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I’m very late to making this announcement, so let’s start with Happy New Year! ✨️
          
          The past few weeks have been incredibly busy on the academic front, but January has been good to me so far.
          
          Just One Day made it to the winners list in the Romance category in Grand Fiction Awards — yay! ❤ A huge thank you to @_abhipreeti_ and the @GrandFicComm for all the hard work behind this.
          
          It was also recognized as a runner-up for Best Opening at the Amberleaf Awards by @TheGemmeCommunity ❤️
          
          I’ve been working offline on edits for Just One Day. I’m not sure I’ll be able to release Book Two, Just One Heart, this year — but we’ll see how it goes. 
          
          As always,
          Happy Reading ❤️✨ 
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A gentle knock interrupts my spiral down the deep dark abyss called self-pity. A familiar voice yanks me up before I get heads deep in.
          
          "Megha..." the voice whispers, softly. "Megha, may I come in?"
          
          It's Suwahas. I don't bother to answer. The door isn't locked, and he probably can hear me sniffle as clearly as I hear him sigh. If he cares, he'll come in himself.
          
          I close my eyes tightly, as if that will somehow stop the tears from flowing. Dumb. I'm dumb. I've always been dumb.
          
          The door creaks open, and I hear his footsteps approaching slowly, cautiously. I want to shrink into myself, to disappear, but I can't hide from the reality. 
          
          "Hey," he says softly. "It's okay. I'm here."
          
          "Go away, I don't want you here right now," I mumble between broken sobs. 
          
          It even pains me to speak. It even pains me to breathe.
          
          "Why?"
          
          "'Cause I'm in pain."
          
          "...And?"
          
          "And I'm not very human when I am."
          
          I hear him chuckle. He chuckles?
          
          My eyes snap to him, narrowing into a glare. It feels like I could rip his head off, yet he seems unfazed by my reddened eyes or my intense glare. 
          
          He pushes the blanket away and sits on the edge of the bed. The bed welcomes him, betraying my perpetual anger. 
          
          "You have to be the first person to shoo away a doctor when you're in pain."
          
          
          
          https://youtu.be/sEj8F_TTRFg?si=r79JQ9UvKvanVEDN
          
          This song just made me want to reread that specific part. I miss these two so much, but time and life just won’t let me get back to writing their story.
          
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/389169896

Something loosened in his chest the moment their eyes met—something old and familiar, rooted so deep it didn’t matter how long it had been. Kaiho stood, arms already open, and Wish didn’t hesitate for even a second before stepping into them.
          
          Kaiho still smelled the same—detergent, a trace of cedar cologne, and something soft like rose hand cream. Today it was tinged with airport sweets and the stupid pink drink in his hand.
          
          Wish sank in before he realized what he was doing—before he remembered how long it had been since he’d let himself miss this. The world dulled for a moment. Seven years of dodged calls, missed birthdays, and barely-there texts—all of it softened inside that circle of an embrace.
          
          God, he’d missed this.
          
          He didn’t know how much until now.
          
          Kaiho pulled back just enough to peer into his face.
          
          Then, with zero warning and the utmost solemnity, he pointed at Wish’s cheek.
          
          “That pimple is the size of a baby tomato.”
          
          Wish blinked. Then groaned.
          
          “I missed you too, fvcker.”
          
          
          _Just One Heart_
          
          
          I really wanna get this out but life wouldn't let me /:
          
          (Reposting because Wattpad bravely shields the masses from the true evil — the f-word. Everything else? Totally fine lol.)

Four years old on Wattpad today! ✨
          
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There's a difference between wanting to disappear from the world, and wanting the world to disappear, right?
          
          https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLM7vgCTff1/?igsh=eHA1cXc2aHptanoy

"And now... against all odds, here we are. If I asked you out—properly, a real dinner, no accidental meetings—would you come?"
          
          °°°
          Happy Reading ❤️✨ 
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/340125501

"Promise me..." she falters, teeth catching her lower lip, "even if I'm not right next to you... you'll remember this."
          
          He blinks. "This?"
          
          "This moment. This hour. This feeling." Her voice cracks, eyes glimmering. "Promise me you'll hold on to it. Even if I'm not there. That you'll keep going. That you'll believe I'm still with you, somehow."
          
          She points to the sketchbook."For every day you stay, you fill one page in this. Of what you loved about that day. Only the things you loved. The things you would've wanted to show me."
          
          Wish tries to smile — but it breaks halfway. His throat feels tight.
          
          "You're getting weirder," he whispers, even though it's really hard to form coherent words. His eyes burn for a reason he can't yet understand.
          
          "I know." She exhales, voice barely steady. "But promise me anyway."
          
          °°°
          
          Just randomly remembered JUST ONE DAY. Check it out if you haven't already. 
          
          Happy Reading ❤️✨ 
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