Avni spent years convincing herself she had moved on. Neil spent years not even remembering her. But when fate brings them under the same roof again, old wounds reopen, buried memories return, and choices must be made - between love and loyalty, friendship and truth. This is a story of a love once lost, and the love found again.

She walked away once. But in a world stitched from second chances, what happens when love knocks again? Two hearts. One choice. A story of hesitation, hope, and the courage to choose love - maybe for the first time. The Step Taken - a slow-burning alternate universe romance, where the heart remembers what the mind tries to forget.

Aarohi Mishra never planned to fall for more than one boy. But life doesn't always ask for permission. From quiet libraries to rooftops echoing with rain, from whispered journals to unforgettable firsts - her world spins between Veer, the comfort she never questioned, Arav, the first heartbreak she never forgot, and Reyansh, the chaos that felt like home. What happens when the past doesn't stay buried, and choices must be made? Is love about staying, or about choosing - even if it hurts? A tale of friendships, falling apart, and finding your way back, Between What-Ifs and Always is a slow-burn coming-of-age love story for every heart that's ever stood at the edge of maybe.