bangles

{updates every weekend}

A GenZ desi rom com situated in Hyderabad.

She falls first. But he falls harder.
She remembers him, but does he?

Told across three timelines - when she's 13, then 17, and finally 21 - this is the story of two childhood friends and neighbors turned something else entirely.

She's the eldest daughter in a house that keeps forgetting to love her.
Lonely, quiet, and surviving more than anyone knows, she hides her bruises behind sarcasm and sleeves.

He's the golden boy next door - eldest son, all charm and chaos, raised in the warmth of a family that hugs first and asks questions later.
But even sunshine has shadows. And he's got more than he lets on.

As fate - and faith - throw them into each other's orbit, sparks fly, secrets untangle, and hearts collide in ways neither of them saw coming.

This is her story. A semi-autobiographical, raw, messy, funny, deeply Desi rom-com with emotional gut-punches, stolen moments, wedding disasters, a quiet return to faith, religious rebirth, and chai that burns just right.

💔 It's not a love story between perfect people. It's a story about hurting and healing, about choosing softness anyway - and learning to trust God when love alone isn't enough.

Tropes:
Sunshine × sunshine
Childhood crush
Neighbors romance
Sneaky romance
Obsession
Mental health focus
Found family
Teenage love