» a road-trip story « When sharp-tongued Aditi Roy- who's running from a past she won't name, ends up in a car with the infuriatingly unreadable Kabir Mehra- who's drifting through a life he hasn't figured out, what starts as a reluctant road trip turns into something else entirely- a journey through half-spoken memories, unspoken grief, and the delicate weight of a connection. Join these two unlikely partners on a journey that neither of them planned, as they help each other carry the things they couldn't face alone. Because sometimes, the road to finding yourself runs straight through someone else. And not everyone makes it to the other side unchanged. ©holyypepperoni

She was the storm. He was the stillness before it. Nisha Mehta & Aarav Sethi were never meant to be a story. Not really. Just two people who found each other in a sleepy hill town-between tattered book spines and late-night conversations that neither of them would admit meant something. But life has a cruel way of making people disappear. And sometimes, if you're lucky-or maybe just cursed-it brings them back again. Years later, in a city far away from the one they called home, Nisha hears his name again. And the past, the one she thought she had packed away in boxes of old letters and forgotten mixtapes, will come rushing back like a song she never quite learned how to stop humming. Because some people never really leave. They just become a yesterday you keep returning to. Will the words they left unsaid finally find their way home, or is this just another yesterday waiting to slip away?

꒰ desi romance one-shot x co-stars x enemies to lovers ꒱ ──── Kiara discovers that the boy from her childhood nostalgia is Atharv - her number one enemy. ──── part 4.2 of the UTS series wordcount: 3.5k words © ade 2023.

꒰ desi romance one-shot x childhood friends ꒱ ──── In which popular singer Anish pens an online letter to his fans about his newlywed wife and their romance. ──── part 4.1 of the UTS series. wordcount: 2k words © ade 2023.

꒰ a desi romance one-shot x highschool bus rides ꒱ ──── This is the story of how Saina & Gaurav ended up dating. ──── part 2.5 of the UTS series. wordcount: 2.1k words © ade 2023. [ original publication in 2023 ]

꒰ desi soft romance x childhood friend ꒱ ──── In which Anu & Vineet's daughter ends up falling for Maya & Ved's son. This is the short and sweet story of how Sitara ended up together with Agastya. ──── part 5 of the UTS series [final] current wordcount : 3.2k words © adelaide 2025

In the magical town of Amorville, Sandhya's desperate search for love leads her to a reluctant shopkeeper who helps her perform spells to make her deepest desire come true. But soon she realises that each spell comes with a price, a chilling consequence threatening to strip away pieces of who she is. Burdened to find love before the last petal drops, how far is Sandhya willing to go in the name of love before there's nothing left to give? [Cover image from Pinterest]

Two Rivals. One Serial killer. Zero patience. Dr. Meher Bansal didn't sign up for this. All she wanted was to help her patients, not end up in the middle of a murder investigation. But when her patient's death puts her on a collision course with ACP Aryan Mathur-her childhood rival and a certified pain in the neck-things get messy. He's stubborn, she's sarcastic, and they both think they're the smartest person in the room. Unfortunately, there's a killer out there who's actually smarter. As bodies pile up and the case grows darker, Meher and Aryan must team up to untangle a chilling pattern- resisting the urge to throttle each other. Throw in a six-year-old determined to play cupid, a clumsy intern, a best friend who is always hungry and a killer who is one step ahead. You've got the perfect recipe for disaster. With every clue bringing them closer to the killer-and to death, will they outsmart a monster who's been perfecting his craft for years? Or will they end up as the next pieces in his deadly game? Murder. Mayhem. Matchmaking- What could possibly go wrong?

When Nitara Koli is cheated by her 6-year long London boyfriend on a rainy night in the middle of a deserted street, she has nowhere to go. Leaving his apartment with all her luggage in angst was definitely necessary, but intelligent? Perhaps, not. Having no place to go except a hotel until she rented a place back again for her to find residence in, she takes a cab. What she doesn't expect is for this sappy sad ride to turn into the best rainy cab ride she would ever have, hereafter. Until, it doesn't? mature tag: use of strong language [one shot : 3K+ words]