Originally posted by: austen-eliot
I'd like to think that there's a kind of visceral attraction Neil has for Aarohi which has nothing to do with how good a person he is or how bad Aarohi is. Right now I'm not happy with the way they're taking Aarohi's arc, if the main focus of her character is going to be as a sidekick for abhira I won't be interested in watching whatever half-baked story they get up for her..if they go according to the og, and Neil marries Aarohi to keep an eye on her and keep her from creating trouble for abhira, or Aarohi marries Neil to get into Birla house and make problems for her sister, then I don't want to see.
But if they could show Neil as having his own passion and career other than Abhimanyu's handyman, even if it isn't a high profile one, I'll be happy to see how his story with Aarohi develops. Ofcourse they are going to appear a mismatched couple but there is potential for a beautiful love story. Lately we've been seeing how Neil senses that there is something wrong with Aarohi and he's the first to see that in the hospital itself. While Abhi noticing it also later is bcz of his distrust , I want to think Neil's awareness is due to a concern for her even if he is not aware of it himself yet and though it looks like it's only bcz he is used to troubleshooting for his brother.. If later Aarohi really gets into major trouble and suffers, they can show Neil as feeling compassion for her even though he knows she's at fault but still feels for her pain. And through his trying to help her out of her troubles and correcting her moral compass, Aarohi could learn to be a better human being and Neil would also learn the underlying and deep seated insecurities and fears that make Aarohi behave as she does. In the process, Aarohi would develop feelings for Neil which he would eventually reciprocate. Neil shouldn't be the one to fall first bcz, Aarohi would then just try to use him too. If Aarohi falls in love and becomes vulnerable, that would add substance to the attraction that she has always had for Neil.
Btw, Eka have you read Daniel Deronda?
Agree with everything you said. But I don't see Neil's concern for Aarohi yet. He is also just very distrusting of Aarohi and but he is more sensible in dealing with it than his brother, I guess.
Aarohi doesn't care for him at all. I can totally understand why she is irritated by him all the time. I also don't want their marriage to be one of their ruse to save AbhiRa but would like it to be a love match.
Nope. I haven't read Daniel Deronda. What about it?