M-my ishie have a boyfriend?!
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It started slow.
Ishie wasn’t a baby anymore. He was 18 now.. still got the curls, still the cheeky grin but now there was height, shoulders, and a voice that actually dropped.
Team India still called him “Baby sharma” but he barely flinched anymore.
Mostly just rolled his eyes like:
“Uncle KL, I’m literally a legal adult. Please stop bringing up the time I fall on my bum.”
But even as he grew, the protectiveness around him stayed strong.
Hardik still asked if he needed sunscreen every ten minutes.
KL always made sure no one hit him too hard in friendly net games.
Bumrah? He lowkey still carried an extra water bottle. Just in case.
And don’t even get started on Rohit and Virat.
Virat was still the one adjusting his collar before press events.
Rohit? Still cutting apples like Ishie was five.
What no one noticed though?
The way Shubman Gill and Ishie had slowly stopped teasing each other like chaotic siblings… and started lingering.
Lingering looks. Lingering touches. Lingering moments after practice.
One time, someone saw them walk back to the hotel together.
Ishie’s hand suspiciously close to Shubman’s. No one thought much of it.
But Rohit?
Rohit noticed.
Virat?
He definitely noticed.
One evening, post match everyone in chill mode, music playing, snacks out Iyer suddenly asked a dumb question:
Iyer: “Ayo, Ishu, how come you never talk about dating? No college crush? No sneaky DM convos?”
Ishie choked on his drink. Hard.
Hardik: “Ohoooo wait wait wait.. what was that reaction?! You hiding something, bro?!”
Shubman looked a little too invested in his phone.
Virat narrowed his eyes. Rohit literally sat up straighter.
Virat: “Ishan?”
Ishie, trying to recover: “I- it’s not that deep, chill--”
KL: “YO IS HE BLUSHING??”
Bumrah: “WHO IS SHE?! TELL US!”
And then it happened.
Shubman, without even looking up, casually said:
“…it’s not a ‘she.’”
Room: DEAD SILENT.
Crickets: Shook.
Hardik’s Pringle: Mid-air.
Ishie turned to look at him like: bro what did you just do
But Shubman just smiled, soft, real, fearless.
Shubman: “I’m done hiding. We’re not a secret.”
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