Abhi's dream at the beginning of the episode was the cutest thing. I laughed when it turned out to be Neil in his arms ("Bhai, I'm not complaining but why exactly are you spinning me around, bridal style?). Harshad looked so cute when he said "main bhi dola re dola karta ho" and joined her (gave me Sarmad vibes from "Hum Tum", a Pakistani drama on-air rn, definitely recommend checking it out). Hayee
The problem isn't that Aarohi doesn't care about Akshu, it's that she doesn't want to. Aarohi ran into Akshu's arms today and gave her a crushing hug out of worry. That's not standard Aarohi behaviour - that's a hug you'd see from Akshu, in fact it's the hug we saw from Akshu when Abhi brought Aarohi back. If you inspect Karishma's expressions closely, you'd see she's acting surprised by her behaviour, surprised to be feeling this way because she doesn't want to care for Akshu in the slightest bit.
Moreover, Aarohi talking civilly to Abhimanyu is against everything she stands for (even tho she is in no position to be holding attitude over him - you almost killed his mother). She barely does it when Manish or another elder forces her to. But when it comes to Akshu's safety, she surrenders her anaa and works with him, without his prompt or invitation.
The song in the promo was so sweet, "humari banno pyaari" and it looks like such a wholesome sequence, I'm excited.
Please Aarohi, don't be responsible for this lehenga mishap on purpose, I'm begging you. I try so hard to see potential in your character development and in your relationship with Akshu, don't make it harder for me. Just yesterday I wrote a one-shot focusing on your relationship with Akshara and Neil (tried my best to be neutral and not whitewash you), at the request of a very kind reader. Don't make me regret it.
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