Hey Vijiii...
Such a wonderful story...total valentine feels...
I love the title...I hadn't heard of this word earlier, great meaning but also accompanied by such a lovely phonetic sound...!!
I like the description of Sanskaar in the beginning (P.S P&P is also one of my favvv books !!). The show and the actor gave us some lovely glimpses into his character, but I think its writers like you that take a monolithic brief and layer it absolutely beautifully. It's everythign and more that I'd imagine Sanskaar to be...
What to say for his anguish...bechara suffered such a lot, but true to his word never demanded, never forced...he just sat there agnoizing and being friend zoned like crazy !!! It was agony in her presence and agony in her absence...love how you've potrayed the anguish he feels in the nights...dreaming of somethign that he had promised he wouldn't want !! Poor fella !!
Swaaaraaa...this has been my full time gripe that she went full ff on her love realisation (At the wrong point mind you...had she reached there when she was a MM wasi, I wouldn't have minded) . But they have that fight and he says shooo...and she's like omgaaad louves. bechara is saying aise sau dard tum roz deti ho, and one day mein she's like yup...i heart yous. Plus until then, she wasn't even shown ever considering him, it was always his side of things. I wish there was a more gradual progression to her feelings and added with some tanhaaaiii.
Anyhooo...that's why we have your ff :) So beautifully put. I'd expect her to feel morose because of their separation. What you call out as her flaw is somethign I've felt for a long time. Willfully misunderstand her self...haahaaha...this is probably why a progression chart would have helped illustrate :P
Can't tell you how much I love the Shomi from your story. Superb exchange there. Swara voicing her insecurities is 👏👏👏...and who better than a mother to say chal pagli :) The way she takes her on that journey of realisation and draws parallels with S's own complicated life is beautiful. Past, pedestals, firsts...none of it matters. It's about what you feel is your soulful connectio now that makes a difference !
So batti jali finally and train pe chali apne saajan ko milne. You gotta say whatcha gotta say !!
The recliner part is just 😆😆😆...uppar ho yaa neeche...as long as the tum and mere are together !
His reaction is adorable...love, hormones, brain telegraphs...all going haywire !!! And his reaction to her confession is preciousss !!!! Truly...how long she made him wait...but hope is a good thing :)
That kiss...hallelujah...too bad we don't get any of those on the actual show (tsk only) ! The act of pouring all those pent up feelings and dreams into that one action is
Thankgod he went to shave tho...Him and beards is just bleh...teeehehehe...but in the interest of academic curiosity for Swara, I guess chalta hai...:)
Anddd it ends with another beautiful sounding word Ekstaz (I'm totally going to bring these up in normal conversation zabardasti :P)
Thank you for such a heartwarming story...made my day :)
P.S : Swara recollecting every detail of Sanskaar is fabulous !! also his tousled hair look is *seeeti worthy* 😳😳