Rakshasan --> R&B --> Raman
It's the progression of their relationship from November to March captured perfectly in just three words. They started off hating each other, then began to know each other, and now they are bound to each other for life. The terms of endearment progressed from each step to become more and more personal.
I have to point out that I find it intriguing as to why he wanted to hear Raman from her lips; he is R&B for everyone else, including his sisters and closest friends. Did his mother refer to him as Raman? Others have also shared this sentiment before me, but I couldn't not talk about it in my post, as this is the first thought that popped into my mind as well.
I have a story to share regarding R&B-Raman, a related tangent you can call it. Again, it's the small things like this that give SoSy a whole new meaning and place in my life Nisha. 😊
My nickname Nivi stems from my first name, Maanvi. Nivi came about because of my younger brother's inability to pronounce my full name and instead coining the new term Nivi didi. Since then, every single family member (my parents included), friend, relative, colleague, classmate, etc calls me Nivi, Nivs, Niv, or some related set of letters. 😛
The nickname is my identity now, but I still feel a really strong attachment to my actual first name because it was given to me by my great-grandmother (she passed away a few years ago) and in many ways it represents her presence and influence in my life. A recently met special someone (most definitely the product of a "thathastu" 😳) calls me only by my full name and I can't help but smile everytime I hear it.
Like I said in a previous post, it is eerie, borderline scary, how true and relatable this story is.
