Lost Lanterns

She runs a cafe style restaurant that feels like home.
He designs buildings that never let anyone in.

Gargi Mittal
Is the founder of Padharo a modern Rajasthani cafe lined with books, warmth, and smiles she has perfected over the years. She laughs easily, travels endlessly, and hides her scars behind airport gates and boarding passes. Staying still has never felt safe.

Zayansh Lakhani
Is everything she isn't quiet, reserved, unreadable. An architect who believes in structure, silence, and emotional distance. His past has taught him one thing well: walls protect you.

They meet at an airport.
They clash instantly.
They dislike each other a little too much.

And yet... something feels familiar.

What begins as shared journeys and accidental meetings turns into late-night conversations, unspoken comfort, and a connection neither of them planned. But some bonds are never meant to stay untouched.

They lose each other once.
Four years later, fate brings them face to face again.

Only this time, he is engaged, and she is hiding a past that refuses to stay buried.
Some love stories don't start fresh.

They start where things were left unsaid.
And some truths, once remembered, change everything.

Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Right Person, Wrong Timing
Emotional Slow Burn
Airports, Travel & Missed Chances
Second Chance
Hidden Past / Dark Secrets