Arranged marriage - Fictional
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Bind | by Asphodel-
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Varad Raichand had never planned to get married ever. He was happy with his business, his bachelor life and his solitude. When his grandfather, who is on his death bed puts forth a ultimatum if he wants his inheritance; To get married. Varad is furious but despite his aversion to the concept of marriage, he is not so selfless that he would let go of his inheritance. Vibha Deshmukh works in one of the top IT companies and is an engineer, despite hailing from a wealthy business family. She dreams of escaping her toxic family and settling abroad but the issue? She has just begun earning and she still has to depend on her parents for certain things. When Vibha's father, also Varad's business partner offers her hand in marriage for more closer ties for Varad's family is richer than them, Varad sees her as a pawn for his inheritance meanwhile Vibha doesn't mind for her own selfish reasons and they strike a contract for one year where each of them gets what they need before parting ways. What is in store for them?
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[Previously titled; Serendipity] "Are we a moment of illusion or a lifetime of truth?" Viraj Randhawa is a man battling with his own demons. He has lived with a sense of unrequitedness all his life. Now he is guarded and emotionally unavailable, often due to his own shortcomings. Vani Agnihotri is a woman who has forever wished to just belong. She has her own insecurities and abandonment issues that lead her to overanalyze every gesture and word. A marriage binds them, and despite six months of fleeting moments, unsaid words, and the flutter they feel around each other. There is an invisible chasm between them that she desperately tries to fill, but he is blinded to the truth of her emotions that are laid bare in front of him. When one moment shifts their entire relationship, and he realizes he is turning into what he swore he would never become, will they fight for each other and reconcile, or will the chasm widen further, swallowing both in its darkness?