~𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐍𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲~ Nitish doesn't face problems head on. He runs from them. And at one point, running does seem so much easier than fighting the world and most importantly his family for Abhishek's sake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Wasn't it supposed to be obvious that we couldn't end up together?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Nitish leaves him, Abhishek knows he hasn't ever been good enough for anyone and he loses his ability to trust too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I can never stop loving you. But...I don't think I can trust you again when you say you-you love me, or anything of that kind." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or, Nitish ruins his own life and that of the person he loves more than anyone in this world and then decides to put it back together, or die trying. Metaphorically, of course.

Somewhere between answering journal prompts and praying, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy fall in love.

~𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐍𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲~ As far back as he remembers, Abhishek's been in love with his best friend. He has borne Shubman's undying love for Sara, then him flitting from girl to girl always with a smile on his face. What would he complain about?-he prefers men (or one man); his best friend prefers women. But the day he realizes Shubman's soulmate is Ishan...that day finally, a ten year long unrequited love shatters his heart completely. ~~~~~~~~~~~ At the same time, overwhelmed by the glamorous life of IPL, Nitish finds steadiness and warmth in someone who has played for their team for years. Because Abhishek Sharma is like sunshine...he tries to make everyone happy, always, wherever he is, and whatever he is feeling. ~~~~~~~~~~~ "I know a broken heart when I see one. But I can heal yours." ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanks, but no...you can't." ~~~~~~~~~~~ Or, Abhishek refuses to entertain the idea of getting over the love of his life, though he needs to so badly and Nitish knows he's the worst person for that job and can't help attempting it anyway.

In hindsight of the deepest bonds, the first encounters are priceless memories.

Society. Misunderstandings. That one word you said at the wrong time. That one impulsive reaction of yours at the wrong time. That one time you broke the trust of the person you love. Jassi and Hardik have seen it all, done it all. They've tried their best to move on. They've got married. They have kids. They are normal best friends, now; perfectly normal. Or they would be, if life ever stops hitting them in the face with the cruel lesson that there are some loves you cannot get past, even after a lifetime of trying. Some loves are, truly, forever. Which should be beautiful, right? The cruelest lesson they've learnt is that those loves-the forever ones, the ones that should be beautiful-sometimes end up becoming the ugliest thing in your life.

The story of Harshit Rana and Riya Ganguly's presence in each other's life going through all the dyes of autumn till they discover what was meant to be...

Two weeks before the war, Krishna confronts Karna with the truth of his birth and offers him an impossible choice that compels him to fight on his brothers' side. On his dearest friend's opponent side. Karna and Duryodhan are devastated while the Pandavas, particularly Arjun, seethe at Madhav's incomprehensible move which disregards their competence. In the war camp, two boys in their teens strike up an innocent friendship defying their fathers' hatred for each other. Entering the battle, both sides are a mess. Lord Krishna, however, always works for the greater good.

~𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟙 𝕠𝕗 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕟𝕒-𝔸𝕣𝕛𝕦𝕟 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤~ Amidst the chaos as Arjun and Bhrata Bheem tries to clear the way for themselves and Draupadi through the furious band of unvictorious suitors, an impish voice speaks up. "Need any help?" Arjun turns. It is a stranger with the strangest of ornaments on his head: a peacock feather. Someone he has never seen before. Someone about whom he knows nothing. And yet, why does it feel like he has been waiting all his life for this stranger? In the swayamvar of Panchal's fireborn Princess, Arjun gains not one but two companions for life.

Nitish is pining after his old team, Venky and Rinku can't stop missing him and worrying about their price tags, Narine has stopped drinking cranberry juice owing to Gauti's absence, Angky is in shock to see the defending champions (that is, themselves) languishing at the bottom of the table and when the home leg vs PBKS comes by, Shreyas feels like an alien within his friends, and Manish decides to ask, "What do we fight for?" The answer is unanimous. No one knows what they fight for, but they do know who they fight against: puffed up pitch curators who deny the home team a blasted spinning track. It's not like it's too much to ask for! Maybe Harshit and Rambo's assassination plans weren't so bad after all...

Shreyas's perception of his new team changes from aliens and strangers to something he might-someday-call home.