━━━━━━━━⊱ ♡ ⊰━━━━━━━━ ╔══❀•°❀°•❀══╗ 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. ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ✶ ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ❖ arranged marriage ❖ slow burn ❖ romance ❖ architect × physics student ❖ healing together ❖ found family

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- 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