Aru Shah wasn't remotely in the place to have another relationship, much less settle down and start a family. Heartbroken from her ex boyfriend attempting to cheat on her with her older sister Kara, another relationship was way out of the question. Aiden Acharya had never wanted to get married. He had never thought about it seriously, because that was dangerous. It was dangerous to think that he could get married, because the more he put into people, the more terrifying it was. Risking being anything like his dad was too much to ask for, so he would play it safe. So when the only match that Aru and Aiden's mom bring home happen to be eachother, the boy Aru has hated since middle school for reasons that shall not be disclosed, and the girl Aiden has always found a little strange and who has also hated him since middle school for reasons he was unaware of, it became even more unlikely that they would get married. But both succumb to the pressure of their family, and both agree to meet eachother, eventually concocting a plan to fake date eachother so their parents realize how horribly suited they are for marriage- and for eachother. One thing leads to another, and both Aru and Aiden find themselves wrapped up in a rollercoaster of secrets, built up emotion, and unanswered questions. Can they find their own version of forever together? "and i never knew i could feel that much, and that's the way i loved you..."- the way i loved you by taylor swift (a/n): these characters and select plot points are not mine! this is a fanfic/AU based off of the pandava quintet/aru shah series by roshani chokshi! everything that she has rights over belong to her!! and yes, this is very much based off of the way i loved you by taylor swift:) -samhita ❤️

Aru just came out with her latest album, the majority breakup and love songs she'd written during and after her most recent relationship, which the media seemed to be having a field day on speculating why they'd broken up. Nobody seems to judge her based on who she is. All she was to the world was another rich and famous singer/songwriter. But Aru runs into a particular someone who chooses to look past all her scars and her fame, and she finds the one person who gets where she's coming from. What starts out as something that isn't as fake as they think it is or will be turns into what couldn't be more real. Will they be able to tolerate what others couldn't together? "you said there was nothing in the world that could stop it, i had a bad feeling, but we were dancing, dancing with our hands tied..."- dancing with our hands tied by taylor swift okay how was thaaaatttt you guys really loved new years day (if you haven't, go read that now and come back here!) so i really hope you'll like this, it's definitely a different approach! imma set some stuff down here aru is twenty five, aiden is twenty six. rudy and mini are the same age as aru, brynne is the same age as aiden! nikita and sheela are twenty one! okay now the technical stuff! ALL CHARACTERS THAT I HAVE NOT CREATED MYSELF BELONG TO ROSHANI CHOKSHI! ALL LYRICS AND SONGS I MAY USE IN THIS BOOK BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS! ALL CELEBRITIES MENTIONED ARE REAL PEOPLE, I DID NOT MAKE THEM UP BUT YOU GUYS PROBABLY ALREADY KNEW THAT! and yes, this book is heavily based off of dancing with our hands tied by taylor swift YAY I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO READ THIS! MWAH MWAH -samhita❤️ COPYRIGHT: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

this is a collection of songs i write, i wanted to put the good ones out somewhere so here we are:) read if you wanna, you don't have to though tell me what you think in the comments! please do NOT USE THESE WHATSOEVER! i don't wanna be rude but these are really important to me and its taking a lot to put these out in public. these are my songs that i write about my life and they come from really strong emotions and places that aren't easy to verbalize anyways yeaaaah thats about it! COPYRIGHT: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

a book of aru shah oneshots, exactly what you think! taking requests in the comments! love yall!❤️ NONE OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE MINE ALL RIGHTS GO TO ROSHANI CHOKSHI! COPYRIGHT: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Did Aru want to go to the new years party? No. Would she rather be on her couch in her pajamas watching Lord of the Rings while eating way too much Swedish Fish? Who wouldn't? Her father. Her father wouldn't. He wanted her to go there and "socialize" which was code for "you need to find someone to marry because your life's really sad". It was some party for his law firm he started with one of his friends too, not even like a rager which would've been mildly fun. Aiden's father was a crappy one at best. So when Aiden's dad made him the photographer at some stupid new year's party that he was throwing for his law firm, of course he protested. But he couldn't look at his mom so happy about it and still tell her that he didn't wanna do it. So he was still the photographer. "i want your midnights, i'll be cleaning up bottles with you on new year's day..." -new years day by taylor swift (a/n): ok so this is my first fanfic so please don't make fun of it if it's like REALLY bad but there's an unfortunate lack of aru shah aus that I haven't read and I'm like obsessed with aruden it's starting to become an issue and yes this is very much based off of new years day by taylor swift AS OF NOVEMBER 2025: first place in the RR Presents category for the Fireworks Demigod Choice Awards first place in the Best Platonic Relationship category for Aru and Rudy for the FIreworks Demigod Choice Awards