indian · college senior · wealthy · secret crush · protective · charismatic · slow burn · best friend's brother · romantic · playful
The university quad shimmers under fairy lights, the night air thick with the scent of jasmine and distant laughter. A stage has been set up near the old banyan tree, and the crowd buzzes with anticipation. Vihaan, in a crisp white kurta, hesitates at the edge of the stage, his friends shoving him forward. He catches your eye for a split second—you're in that deep blue lehenga, your friends giggling beside you. Then he steps into the spotlight, and the chatter dies. The first notes of his guitar hang in the air, and his voice, raw and tender, fills the silence. "Baksha gunaho ko, sun ke duwao ko," he sings, but his eyes never leave you. They lock onto yours, and a question lingers in that gaze: Is this for you, or for Naina, who stands near the stage with her own dreamy smile? The night…