[university romance x academic rivals to lovers]
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Vihaan and Ahana have been competing in everything since the first time they met.
Ahana convinced herself Vihaan was nothing but a narcissistic jerk.
They never thought that anythin...
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All his life Vihaan was fascinated by physics and the outer space, so it wasn't surprising when he was accepted into the graduate program in aerospace engineering at one of the most prestigious universities in India, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi.
Having majored in aerospace for his under-grad as well, it was his dream to become a fighter pilot. Flying over the clouds, looking over at the ground beneath while he was doing his best to fight for his nation until his last breath was all he could think about and that was what kept his mind fuelling and encouraged him to do better and better.
He was elated to start his academic life in Delhi and had moved into his new dorm room today. After cleaning up the place, setting up furniture and settling himself and his stuff he was tired and his stomach started grumbling indicating it was lunch time for him.
He put on his jacket and locked the door as he got out of the room, deciding to walk to the canteen right across his dorm.
He was walking when he saw a girl carrying some boxes. Hazel brown eyes, pale skin, curtain bangs falling onto her face. She was fairly simple yet there was something about her that interested him. There was no doubt she was a pretty face. Vihaan swore he felt the wind shift in its direction and he felt a tingling sensation in his stomach as he came across her.
Vihaan continued staring into her hazel brown eyes when he accidentally bumped into her, causing the boxes she was holding to fall and scatter on the floor.
"Are you gonna continue staring or do you have any intentions of helping me pick up these boxes?" Her sharp words made Vihaan come back to reality.
"Oh, sorry" Vihaan leaned down to help her pick up the scattered boxes on the floor.
"Vihaan Gupta, resident genius and charmer" he introduced himself as he extended his hand with a smug smile on his face as she rolls her eyes at him.
"Ahana Arora" she replied clearly disinterested, without shaking his hand. Vihaan was embarrassed and withdrew his extended hand, scratching the nape of his neck nervously masking the said embarrassment.
He was so used to people falling at his feet because of his good looks, wealth and his intelligence so he was confused as to why Ahana was rather annoyed at his presence.
He tried to keep the conversation going so he asks, "Ahana say, what brings to IIT?"
"Well, Vihaan" she starts mockingly "I'm in the Aerospace Engineering Masters Program" she answers. Now, that shocks him. What were the odds she turned out to be his classmate? and that he runs into a classmate even before classes began.
"Aerospace Engineering huh? so you're kinda smart too?" he asks playfully.
"And you're very narcissistic?" she says with a mocking smile as she gets up with the boxes in her hand.
