UNEXPECTED || A Shubman Gill Fanfiction

Five years ago, Shayra believed love meant waiting.

She believed in late-night promises, in "I'll call you," in "I'll show up," in forever. She dressed up for someone who slowly stopped choosing her. She defended him when the world questioned him. She stayed when he didn't.

And one day... he simply didn't show up.

Now, years later, fate brings them face to face again - not in a quiet café, not in a forgotten memory - but under blinding stage lights, in a concert where thousands scream his name.

Darshan is no longer just the boy she loved. He's a rising star. Confident. Regretful. Determined to win her back.

But Shayra isn't the same girl anymore.

Standing beside her is Shubman - the silent protector. The one who never made promises he couldn't keep. The one who stood behind her in the crowd, shielding her from the chaos. The one who knows her favorite song... and her worst heartbreak.

As old songs resurface and white roses return, Shayra finds herself caught between two worlds - the past that still aches and the present that feels safe.

Can apologies fix what absence destroyed?

Can love survive distance, ego, and time?

And when the universe gives you a second chance... do you take it?

Or do you finally choose yourself?