Somewhere Between Maybe and Forever

A Shubman Gill Fanfiction

He's India's golden boy of cricket.
She's chasing a name of her own in sports media.
Neither of them believes in this kind of love story.

Fresh off an international series in London, Shubman Gill wants nothing except peace, practice, and distance from unnecessary emotions. Marriage? Not on his list. Not now. Maybe not ever.

Until his mother says one sentence he can't escape:
"Just meet her once, for me. If you don't like her I'll not force you again."

A family friend's daughter. Smart. Independent. Beautiful.
One meeting. No expectations.

Rutvi Mathur has just returned from the USA-career finally taking flight, applications sent to top sports channels, dreams bigger than ever. A poised media presenter, a die-hard cricket lover (with an unapologetic soft spot for Virat Kohli), and absolutely not someone who planned on marrying young.

But her mother insists.
A proposal has come.
The boy is a superstar.
Surely she knows him.

Rutvi agrees-only to think about it. Only to meet him.

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Two people pressured into a meeting they don't believe in.
Two lives built on ambition, discipline, and distance.
One conversation that was supposed to end politely... and be forgotten.

But some meetings don't end when you walk away.

Between shared silences, honest conversations, and a comfort neither of them expected-lines begin to blur. Feelings grow quietly. Slowly. Dangerously.

Because what happens when just one meeting starts to feel like home?

A slow-burn arranged-marriage story where love doesn't rush in-
it waits, lingers, and changes everything.