Her Crush

She's sunshine,he's storm
They are school Rivals, now neighbours
She hides it well,he's in denial.

Alia, a hopeless romantic who believes in love like the stories she reads and Siddharth, a realist who refuses to entertain the idea of love at all.

She has always believed in love the kind that lingers in stolen glances and whispered confessions. And for as long as she can remember, her heart has known only one name: Siddharth. A school crush that never quite faded, a quiet longing buried beneath layers of denial and distraction.

Siddharth, logical to a fault, doesn't believe in the distractions of love. He plans his life with precision, leaving no room for unpredictable emotions.

She frustrates him. He confuses her. They argue over the smallest things, challenge each other in ways neither expected. But then there are moments when she looks at him like he's something out of her favorite novel, when he shields her in a crowded room without thinking, when silence stretches between them

She knows she loves him.
She knows she always has.

The only thing she doesn't know-
Is if he'll ever let himself love her back.

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She falls first he falls harder
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slow burn
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