~𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐈𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲~ How far can Shubman and Ishan fight a majorly homophobic society for each other when every act of theirs is splashed over every newspaper in the country? ~~~~~~~~~~~ "I love you, and I'm never giving you up." ~~~~~~~~~~~ But how far can they fight their family? Their own parents? ~~~~~~~~~~~ "We're not asking them to give up anything more! We're just asking them to broaden their narrow state highway perspective a little bit, to like a national highway maybe, and accept the reality." "Which is not possible." "We'll make it possible!' "You're delusional, Shubi."

~𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐈𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲~ "Seriously? He's my BEST FRIEND, I think I'd know if he was gay, all right?" "Don't you realize you would be the LAST person he'd tell?" Ishan is jealous. Shubman is clueless. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cut to when Shubman isn't quite so clueless. Ishan is miserable. Shubman is miserable. And they can't even talk like earlier. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When did I get so stupid?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Why do I mess everything up?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "But you will find a way. You both will." We have to. We have to, because if we don't, I would lose the person I love most in this world.

"how to deal with an accidental drunk kiss with your best friend?" "talk it out like mature adults and move on." "instructions unclear. i kissed him again." [shubman gill x ishan kishan - indian cricket team rpf]

Just a story about how you sometimes find love in the person you least expected, and yet it makes so much sense, you end up wondering why it took you so long... In other words, the story of Shubman and Ishan's journey from best friends to lovers.

⚠️Cross-dressing in a few chapters "Love isn't found in places where you search..." "... it's hidden for where you might need it in" Shubman and Ishan, aged 25 and 22. Spending infinite nights hating yet wanting love, bruised from his past, Ishan's broken world crashes with Shubman's optimistic romantic one, who falls for him immediately. Slowly learning about Ishan's past, Shubman wants to show Ishan how beautiful love can be. Shubman wants to pick up broken pieces of Ishan's world, but will Ishan accept them? Can Shubman rebuild Ishan's love for love? Read to find out (JSYK, things are going to end well and happy because I'm not a monster) Ps. It'll have a lot of fluff so enjoyyyy 25.2.24- 26.4.24

-what if we get caught? -I'm blaming you.

At the age of twenty-four Shubman Gill is peaking the highs of his career, doing things others could only ever dream about. Career centric, money minded and introverted that is what he has always been cricket being the most important thing in his life, but he too had someone to control him and keep him grounded. The nation's 'heart-throb' has definitely lost his heart to his best friend, and even better than that the supposed best friend is his manager, social media that is. Interesting, right? Ishan had a knack for attracting people, that was his modus operandi.That led him to choose a job that required his very socially active persona, being the Indian Cricket Team's public relations manager is definitely a hard job, but he had someone who made that job easier; his best friend definitely was the easiest to manage. Only recently things have got a bit complicated for him, when he realises he certainly does not only like women. But best friends are brothers, or so they said.

"Don't give me those eyes unless you want me to ruin you, inch by inch." It all started with one sinful dream. A dream that has been haunting Ishan for the past 4 months. A stupid dream that made him question the boundaries of his friendship with Shubman. Somewhere between their text messages, their phone calls, their jokes, their laughter, their talks... Ishan fell for Shubman. Each interaction with Shubman became a delicate balance between hiding his feelings and letting them slip through the cracks.

"I don't remember falling in love with you. I just remember holding your hand realizing how much it was going to hurt when i would have to let it go." How it all happened when it wasn't supposed to, How everything made sense when it shouldn't have. Two men falling in love in the 90's , and in a conservative country like India's was not probably the best thing to do. but here they were. under the stars, wishing on them that at least in their next life they would rewrite their fate

Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, two cricket prodigies with talent as fierce as their rivalry. Their paths crossed on the cricket field, not in friendship but in heated competition. Each match intensified the animosity, creating an electric atmosphere whenever they faced off. Little did they know, this intense rivalry was the spark that would ignite an unexpected flame.