Slowly, he turned to Sujatha desperation burning in his eyes. Say it's a lie. Say it was always me. Her shoulders trembled. She couldn't meet his gaze. Her chin dipped, just once, small, apologetic, devastating. That was enough. Chandran stepped forward, movements stiff, almost mechanical. Sujatha moved too, instinct pulling her toward him. They stopped just short of touching so close he could feel her breath, yet impossibly far. Tears slid down their faces, unacknowledged. "Go," he whispered. The word scraped his throat raw. "Go tell him everything." A pause. His jaw tightened. "Be with him." Silence pressed in. He drew a shaky breath, clutching at the only thing left to him. "But the letters..." His voice broke completely. "They'll stay with me." (⁠✯⁠ᴗ⁠✯⁠) Tropes: •Extrovert × Introvert •Both fell harder through letters •90s based love story •Long distance relationship •Forbidden love story