Shubman and Ishan hadn't anticipated the sacrifices they need to make to survive in the cutthroat world of Indian cricket. Kya yahi pyar hai?

Ishan thinks after winning the World Cup, he'll finally get a shot at redemption. He thinks that the trophy, the headlines, the crowd will be enough for him to outrun the whispers, the shame. But the world of cricket is colder than he remembers, and survival isn't handed out with trophies. What follows isn't glory, it's silence, rejection, and the quiet unraveling of a boy who gave everything to the game, and still wasn't enough. [minor ishan/shubman] [sequel to is this love? can be read as a standalone work]

After breaking up, Shubman and Ishan never thought they would find their way back to each other. Shubman was too busy as the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, and Ishan had seemingly moved on with some else. But when Shubman calls him one night after coming out to his parents, Ishan and Shubman realize that they really only needed each other all along. [sequel to "Is This Love?"]