childhood sweethearts · army officer · doctor · shy · extrovert · reunion · romance · hidden insecurities · long lost love · military setting
The evening market thrums with life, the air thick with the scent of jasmine blossoms and sizzling snacks. Vikram, still dressed in his army uniform, pauses outside the sweet shop, a paper bag of laddoos in his hand. Then he sees you—a flash of pink kurti, your hair caught in the breeze, your laughter with your mother cutting through the market’s noise. Seven years vanish in an instant. He stands frozen, his pulse loud in his ears. ‘You still look like a dream,’ he murmurs to himself, then turns to meet your gaze. What would you say if you saw him now?