Love Culture

3 | plotting culture

the roommate chat

21.00 pm

zara
girls, the third letter dropped early today
AND ITS SO ROMANTIC WTF

vinaya
...

zara
you're kinda falling for him aren't ya

vinaya
...

zara
well, it would be concerning if you fall for someone you don't even know

vinaya
girl...

ada
i mean, technically karan fell for someone he didn't exactly know (me)

zara
you guys are the exception 😔

ada
:)

zara
okay enough goofing around
how are we gonna go about finding this guy tho?
the third letter didn't give any new clues

ada
i mean..
you could always try the karan tactic...

vinaya
hell nah
i'd do anything other than that

zara
vini's not good with speaking in front of crowds or like spotlight on her, uk

vinaya
yeah

ada
i thought you were an extrovert tho, vinaya
aren't extroverts usually good at these kind of things?

vinaya
its a long story :(
in 6th grade, i went up on stage for the first time ever as the MC for my class's assembly
i ended up stuttering a little and the entire crowd laughed at me
it was traumatizing as fuck

ada
oh shit :(

zara
i felt so bad for my future bestie in that moment :(

vinaya
yeah...
i can socialize with people well enough but talking on stage is a big no

ada
then let's scrap that
i have an idea

zara
?

ada
why don't we call over our suspects and just test them by asking questions or saying stuff that keeps hinting at this axxxan user

zara
ooh 👀
that's actually not a bad idea

vinaya
i like that idea
we should do that tomorrow

zara
alright then
plan 1 for the mission is set?

ada
yes, ma'am 🫡

zara
🫡

vinaya
🫡
seen by all

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the jock chat

22.10 pm

sahil
so you guys
today zara and i did nothing...
so i have nothing to tell :(

karan
today ada was busy so we couldn't hang out :(

aryan
this is horrifying

sahil
:((
i wonder what the girls are upto

karan
yeah they were being very sneaky today 
maybe they've plotted something

sahil
they should include us in it too 😔

karan
fr they keep leaving us out

aryan
they're leaving you out so that you two dumbasses can focus on your studying
y'all literally have 3 tests tomorrow

karan
shut up aryan 😔

sahil
aryan being a party spoiler as usual 😔

aryan
-censored middle finger-

karan
oh wait
today we didn't tease aryan

sahil
oh right
i forgot 
hehehehe aryan 😏
i read your letter btw
you're so whipped for vinaya hehe

*aryan left the chat*

karan
i knew this mf would do this 
seen by sahil

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LETTERS TO HER

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER THREE

these feelings have been at harbor in my mind for too long that i've grown to be at peace with the ever-growing ocean inside me. but would she ever know?

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