anubandh

She looks rude.

But she's the first to stand beside what's right.

She hates rules, follows her own morals, and never backs down once she's made up her mind.

He believes discipline is everything.

A person who lives by schedules, responsibilities, and family, Sidharth is everything Tanika refuses to be.

Every conversation between them feels like a battle no one wants to lose.

But life has a strange way of proving that the people who challenge you the most aren't always the ones meant to stay...

And sometimes, the person who truly understands you is far more similar to you than you ever imagined.

Some bonds are written by choice.

Others are called

Anubandh.

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A few students greeted as they entered.

"Good morning, Sir."

"Not everyone believes in saying good morning, it seems."

"I suppose some students don't even bother to greet."

She looked at him without the slightest hesitation.

"If my morning isn't good, I'm not going to pretend it is."

A few heads turned toward her.

"And you don't think that's rude?"

"I think pretending would be ruder."

Sidharth held her gaze for a moment.

"...Interesting."

For a moment, even Sidharth couldn't decide whether she was being disrespectful...

...or simply refusing to be fake.