Originally posted by: JayDK
Wow, this is a great story. All along, I've been getting first annoyed and then disturbed at Arnav's control issues and the way he repeatedly manipulates to get his way. But now...wow.
Arnav is just so, so wrong -- shockingly, horribly wrong. He's violating the most fundamental right in Khushi's life, her control over her own body. Notice that at no point was Khushi planning to trick Arnav into conceiving a child -- she was trying to persuade him, but she would never be dishonest about it. But now he's taking control over her body and even worse, he's doing it under the guise of agreeing to have a child. It's just such a horrible betrayal on several different levels. How dare he do something so monstrous?
And yet, I understand Arnav's fears, his pain -- some rational, some utterly irrational. His fear, his love, his pain, they're all vivid and all real. He honestly believes that he's doing the right thing. But then, doesn't Arnav always honestly believe he's doing the right thing, when he justifies doing what he wants by whatever means? The story has set this up really well -- Arnav always believes he's right, and whether in big things or little things, believes that justifies lying to and manipulating everyone, including, perhaps especially, Khushi.
I know Khushi loves Arnav, and I know when she finds out about this, she'll be able to understand his fears and reasons. But I honestly don't know how she'll be able to stay in their marriage after she finds out. How can she ever trust him again, when he put her on birth control like she was some kind of pet? When he did it under the guise of agreeing to have a child? When, as she points out, it's still about what he wants and forcing her into going along with it? Just like he's done at almost every point in their relationship.
Wow, I cannot wait to read more! Thanks so much for writing such an awesome and gripping story.
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