Five years of anguish and separation had etched deep scars on Anupama and Anuj's souls. Their once-vibrant love now lingered as a distant memory, concealed beneath fabricated smiles and pretend happiness. Their chance reunion rekindled the embers of their past, stirring emotions they'd desperately tried to bury. Longing gazes and hesitant words revealed the truth they dared not speak: they missed each other. Yet, fear and insecurities forged an unbridgeable gap. The pain of their past threatened to resurface, making them question if reuniting was worth the risk. Anupama's heart still ached from the brutal separation, her love for Anuj now tainted with apprehension. Anuj, too, struggled to reconcile his feelings, unsure if he could trust Anupama again. Their love story, once a beacon of hope, now hung in the balance. Would they find the courage to confront their fears and rekindle the flame that once burned bright? Will Anupama and Anuj overcome their doubts and become MAAN once more? Only time will tell."

ᴀɴᴜᴘᴀᴍᴀᴀ ᴀɴᴜᴊ ᴋᴀᴘᴀᴅɪᴀ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴋᴀᴘᴀᴅɪᴀ ᴊɪ 𝟸𝟶 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ʙʜᴏʟᴜʀᴀᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɴᴏᴡ 💔😭. ᴀɴᴜᴊ ᴋᴀᴘᴀᴅɪᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ ʟᴏsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴄʟᴀɪᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴜᴘᴀᴍᴀᴀ 🫤😕. ᴄᴀɴ ᴀɴᴜᴘᴀᴍᴀᴀ's ᴜɴᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ? ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ? ᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ʜᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ғᴏʀ sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ? ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏғ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀ. ᴅɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜsᴘᴇɴsᴇғᴜʟ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs ʜᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴀɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ❤️😘...

The story timeline is set towards the end of the 5 year leap, when Anu and Anuj return to India for Dimple's wedding. Taking off after Anuj calls Anu offering to help her de-stress in Ep 1322 - when Ishani was hospitalized after Hasmukh gave her the wrong medication. Thereafter it shift to an alternate reality but all the characters still exist in this universe acting pretty close to their show personalities. Please check the rating before you decide if it's your cup of tea (or coffee) 18+ This fan fiction contains mature content with details of sexual scenes. I'm including this content in order to describe the deep emotional state of the characters and where they're at in the story. Please exercise caution before proceeding.