AANI!!!!!
AaanJaaan!!!!! 😆
What a pleasure to read another new story from you!! Absolutely loved the beginning and the way you weave a sense of dread in those first few lines is amazing!
Thank you so much 😛 that was the idea, to give a glimpse into things and yet not give away anything - a sorta peekaboo 😆
Her hand near his heart just besides Ruhi' head - he is still not peaceful enough to sleep. --- I love this!! I can't tell you why, I just do!!! Will you accept that? :P Some things just have no rhyme or reason :D
Honestly this was inspired by the scene the other night, when Ruhi insisted she wants to sleep with her mom and dad, and of course you are not as aware of your actions in your sleep so Ishita never even realized when she cuddled Ruhi and in the process kept her hand on Raman' heart 😳
A scenario he fears he will relive in his nightmares for all the days to come from now. ---Ahhh!!!! That is terrifying! To think that an image that strong, that poignant and powerful can stay with him for the rest of his life... That is so scary!! I love the way you point out the seriousness of the day that has just passed for Raman...and I love that you are able to convey his fright without even telling us yet exactly what he has been through!
I have never been thankfully caught in such a dreaded situation - hope never do *fingers crossed* - but the experience you read about those unfortunate people caught in these things made me write this. To be aware of riots is one thing, to be caught in one another - but to have your spouse/family member be caught in one of them is a nightmare of another level. And Raman had it twice as hard - he saw the images of the destruction up close and personal and he was harried about Ishita. Going crazy with worry about her safety.
As he also remembers breaking down and holding her in his arms uncaring of who was looking at them or hearing him profess how scared he was, that he had lost her while sobbing uncontrollably. How she hushed him, comforted him as if she were tending to a frightened child; by gently running her hands over his back, said the words that calmed him at last. ---This is beautiful, Aani!!! It is absolutely brilliant! It is just the kind of placating Raman needs at the moment...and I see this scene playing out between Raman and Ishita. You are so amazing with your descriptions!!!
Raman is absolutely such a jerk sometimes that we forget that he was not this man once, but he was forced to become this. While Ishita is miles and miles away from tapping out that Raman from within, she has made her presence in his life felt and acknowledged, to him she is the mother of his daughter - even if she is yet not the woman he loves- to think that he lost that - that his Ruhi could have become motherless again, after finally getting a mom, of course scares him half to death and once the anger is out, the whole fury unleashed is the fear that remains - which can only be ousted sometimes with tears. And Ishita, being the gentle soul she is of course could not see her Raavan crying 😆 that is the last thing she expects of him, especially given that he is crying because of her, and for her so she had to soothe him 😳
He is not in love with her. He knows that. As clearly as he now knows, he is petrified of falling in love with her as he is of losing her. ---
Anger and hatred forged his identity; not in parts but the whole of it. He does not know who and what he is without it now.
Unable to love, incapable of hate - he is lost about the nature of their relationship.
AHHH!!! Such clear insight into who Raman is and his crippling fear of falling in love with Ishita!!! These lines are perfect!! I imagine that this is exactly the kind of internal turmoil Raman will go through on the show, which is why I love these lines even more... I feel like your stories are an extension of the plot and characters on screen, which make them so relate-able and easy to understand.
You know I sometimes find myself so angry with his actions, but then I put myself in his shoes and see a man scared to death to trust and love again. And so he does the only thing he knows how to do now - he keeps everyone at bay, at an arm' length. Most people dont attempt to even know him, the ones who get one taste of his sharp tongue run away from him. But Ishita 😆 oh boy she doesnt ever give up and he actually is infuriated with her because she is the first person who has CHALLENGED him - this Raman - who scares people off, even his own family and that he cannot take 😉
And the more she does this - the more he is fascinated by her as is intrigued by her strength. He sees her being this formidable person against him and the next when its Ruhi or his mom or someone else she is such a gentle soul, he gets baffled by the contrasts 😆that aggravates him as per me because it makes her fascinating and Raman has vouched to stay off womankind for life, for good . How can one woman be the downfall of that😉 😆
Loved loved loveddd the father-son conversation and Mr. Bhalla's words of wisdom. I am so glad to see a conversation between Mr. Bhalla and Raman because that seems like such a rarity on the show.
That was the point of conception for this story - this convo - it just came to me and I wrote the OS based on how this would come about and where it would end 😳
I love that you did not force a relationship on Raman and Ishita in this story...I love that you know that this this relationship will take its course and will need it's own time.
Thanks once again, it had to stay true to the spoilers and the show - and when they arent in love here it would have been silly and really bizarre to make even one of them profess an undying love here for the other
You are a brilliant writer, Aani!!! Thank you for writing again!!! We are so sorry if we don't write in on your stories because we have gotten super busy lately, but we will try to drop by as much as we can. I hope you will keep writing so that we can keep reading :D
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