ek aahista mohabbat ╔══❀•°❀°•❀══╗ 𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙖𝙣 ╚══❀•°❀°•❀══╝ He designs cities. She studies the universe. ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ✶ ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ 𓊈 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 𓊉 city's most respected architect, carrying a legacy built by his father and guarded by his own quiet dignity. he believes in responsibility more than romance, in silence more than confession. 𓊈 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𓊉 first-year master's student in physics, who anchors her world in logic, discipline, and effort. there is kindness in her silence, and strength in the way she holds herself. when two strangers, carrying unspoken pasts and restrained hearts, are brought together through an arranged marriage neither resists. something slow, soft, and unexpected begins to grow. ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ✶ ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ❖ arranged marriage ❖ slow burn ❖ romance ❖ architect × physics student ❖ healing together ❖ found family

- DESCRIPTION: she wasn't running away; just quietly walking out of everything that no longer felt like hers. set in a small town stitched together with gossip, rain, and half-meant goodbyes, "what stayed" follows her as she stumbles through growing up; one bitter sip of tea, one awkward realization, and one too-honest conversation at a time. a story about healing (kind of), coming-of-age (accidentally), & finding peace in places that never really changed - except you did. - THEMES & TROPES: ☁️ small-town life • quiet healing • found peace • old-school • emotional growth • introspective sarcasm