dish_gowda
Two hearts. Two states. One destiny quietly pulling them together.
She crossed an ocean for a new beginning.
He was living an ordinary life a thousand miles away.
Neither of them expected fate to rearrange their paths.
Aanya Rao, born and raised in Bangalore, arrives in Arizona with more fear than luggage and a heart heavy from all the goodbyes she wasn't ready to make. New roommates, new skies, and a new life wait for her-but so does loneliness, homesickness, and the quiet hope that she'll eventually belong.
Arjun Gowda, five years older and grounded in his routines in San Diego, has no idea that his life is slowly shifting. While he worries about work, family, and the pressure of growing older, a girl he's never met is taking her first breath in a country they now share.
Their worlds haven't collided yet.
But destinies don't wait for permission-they gently push two people toward each other until meeting becomes inevitable.
This is a story about leaving home, finding yourself, and discovering love in the most unexpected place: a thousand miles from where you started.
A slow-burn, deeply emotional Indian-diaspora romance told through both their POVs.
💕 TROPES
Dual POV
Indian diaspora romance
Slow-burn connection
Homesickness & healing
Parallel lives turning into crossing paths
Soft, grounded male lead
New beginnings
Emotional growth
Fate without magic
He's older