🌸 Ushiwakamaru and the Night of Blossom 🌸 Aoi, a shrine maiden of the Heian period, was never meant to see him. Yet from childhood, the spirit of Ushiwakamaru- her village's guardian deity- has walked beside her. Together they share days of laughter, rituals, and whispered secrets no one else could ever know. But the bond between mortal and divine cannot last. As shadows stir and the blossoms fall, Aoi must face the truth: love may tie them together... yet fate is already pulling them apart. Will their story end in silence, or will the blossoms bloom once more when he returns?

ABHIMAAN SINGH RATHORE "She was mine the moment I saw her, she just needs to realise it." The 'emotionless' King of Rajasthan. He's always searched for her in the wrong places, but when he finally stumbles upon her by chance, there's no way he's letting her slip away again. But what will he do? She doesn't even know him whereas all he knows is HER. NITYA RATHORE "He calls me his, but I don't wanna belong to anyone." The 'heartbroken' belonging of his. After a recent heartbreak, she found herself coincidentally meeting the KING OF RAJASTHAN. Just the sight of him started to heal her heart, but accepting him as hers will take everything she has. But what can she do? He won't let go of her which might result in her not wanting to leave as well. will their past collide with their future and destroy everything? or will it make them stronger?

| Leaving behind the frayed ends of our past, stitch your pulse straight to my heart | A medical romance with slices of secrets, angst, a tangled past and a second chance for two indiviudals from opposite sides of the country with no other connection than fate and a roller-coaster two-week romance which left one with a bitter aftertaste and the other with a whole lot more. The names of the main characters are inspired by the show Tere Bin. There are no other references or similarities to the show. Cover designed by my darling moonshine_1 and couplet at the top penned by the lovely Lavender Moon ♡