Mishti's biological parents were always away, leaving her with her local guardians - her Badi Maa and Bade Papa, the Maheshwari's, who are the only close relatives she has in India. They have become the parent figure for her for nearly a decade now. Though she only visits them during the vacations and some weekends, Mishti has a few people who she truly loves calls as her own people: Kunal, her best friend since undergrad, who has been struggling with his boring private job and waiting for his call to adventure. Kuhu, an activist by birth, who wants to leave the country and work abroad.
When Mishti clears the civil services, she befriend's Abir, but their friendship will have to the test through hard times in both their professional and personal lives. Will the fairy lights guide them to the truth or will they get betrayed in the way?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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