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Two bedrooms. One kitchen. Zero scandal. (Allegedly.)
Ananya Tripathi, 26, has just done the most scandalous thing a girl from Bibvewadi can do: she has moved out of her parents' house without getting married first. Her mother is treating it as a death. Her father is quietly on her side. Her brother is a spy.
The only flat she can afford is half of a 2BHK in Kothrud - and the broker forgot to mention that the other half belongs to Dr. Aarav Mishra, a hospital resident who is home at strange hours, labels the medicine drawer, and cooks dal at three in the morning.
Everyone assumes a girl and a boy sharing a flat is a scandal. Her mother. His mother. The society committee. The watchman, who decided in week one that they're married and isn't saying anything.
The actual scandal is how boring it is.
Fridge notes written like prescriptions. A hoodie that never gets returned. A ketchup packet opened without being asked. A chair fixed with a Swiggy menu - which, in Pune culture, is a proposal.
He writes "Rx: Dal. Sig: eat." She replies in capitals. Nothing is happening.
A slow-burn romantic comedy set in Pune. Hindi and Marathi lines come with the meaning right after - you don't need either language. Two chapters a week, Wednesday and Saturday. No vote targets, ever. Every chapter has a joke. Nobody in this book is stupid; everybody is just very, very certain.
Book 1 of On Her Terms Series