Aini was still a child when her dreams were folded into wedding fabric.
She imagined classrooms, exams, laughter, and a future shaped by her own choices. Instead, she was handed bangles, vows, and a marriage she never asked for.
Fakhir never asked for a wife either.
Restless, quarrelsome, and painfully unprepared for adulthood, he is forced to grow up overnight-becoming a husband before he ever learned how to simply be a boy.
Bound by family pressure and circumstances beyond their control, Aini and Fakhir are thrown into an unwanted marriage not by love, but by responsibility, resentment, and fear.
They argue.
They resist.
They endure.
They learn to live.
They learn to love.
This is not a story of instant romance or effortless affection.
It is a story of two teenagers learning boundaries, consent, and respect in a life that rushed them forward too soon.
Of a girl who refuses to let her dreams die after marriage.
Of a boy who learns slowly, imperfectly what it means to be responsible without losing himself.
A studious, determined girl.
A mischievous, emotionally clumsy boy.
Two lives forced together before they were ready.
Sometimes, love does not begin with choice.
Sometimes, it begins with endurance.
And sometimes if nurtured with patience it grows into something honest and lasting.
What This Story Promises
A green-flag male lead with realistic, earned growth
A strong, studious female lead who prioritizes her dreams
Slow, emotional intimacy before romance
Respect, consent, and clear boundaries
No cheating, no love triangles
A grounded portrayal of societal pressure
A realistic, well-deserved happy ending
Ishq Di Baajiyaan is a heartfelt collection of romantic short stories that delves into the many shades of love-passionate, unspoken, fleeting, and eternal. Through diverse characters and life's unpredictable twists, each story captures the beauty, pain, and intensity of emotions that define human connections.
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