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Hi there! It's me again. So I wanted to talk about a couple of things - nothing really happened, I'm just bored, so I'm addressing them rn. 
          
          When I published Aangan and Rivals and Rishtas, I got manyyy comments about how they're too young to be married. Be honest. Did you ever feel like after marriage, their loves changed too much, or did they get too many responsibilities?
          
          Alana and Zavian continued to study as well as Mishal and Ehaan. The only difference now was that they were doing it together and falling in love. Their families were incredibly supportive of it all. 
          
          Secondly, I got them married too because it is uncomfortable for me to write romance between na-mehrams. Not like I don't or I don't plan to, but I don't really want to portray haram relationships that much even if it's just fiction. It just gave me the ick. So the nikkah was a means to make it halal.
          
          Lastly, guys getting married at a young age is a good thing. I don't understand the problem behind it, honestly. It is encouraged in Islam and a way to control our desires or act upon them in a halal manner. People do get mature early on. At least everyone I have witnessed in my life sure did. Even if you don't, I believe there's so romantic about growing up and getting mature together. 
          
          Another problem was cousin marriage. I can say this a billion times that cousins are NOT your siblings. As Allah said in the Quran (I'm just explaining the meaning of the ayah) that do not make haram for yourself what Allah has made halal for you - this ayah was revealed when the Prophet PBUH said that he wouldn't eat honey again because of a small incident among him and his wives. If your religion permits it, there's no reason to be against it. 
          
          Hope I've clarified stuff and you didn't get bored. 
          Take care!

okay but real question… HAVE YOU GUYS LISTENED TO BTS’s new album Arirang yet or are you all just living life incorrectly?? 
          
          because i’m not even exaggerating when i say i’ve been looping it like it’s oxygen. ever since it dropped, it’s been playing non-stop. like… background music? Arirang. studying? Arirang. existing? Arirang.
          
          AND LISTEN. on eid day while everyone else was peacefully napping like normal humans, there i was, fully awake, watching the live concert like it was my full-time job. and at one point i was literally like “namjoon please sit DOWN.” bro was bouncing around the stage, dancing on one foot.
          
          also why are ALL the songs bangers?? i keep trying to pick a favorite but every time a new track comes on i’m like “no wait THIS one.” like excuse me?? how dare they not include a single skip. no.29 is obviously the best tho (don’t argue with me, i’m correct)
          
          but okay some standouts?? i think i’m spiritually attached to the arirang part in body to body, aliens, normal, FYA, and merry go round. rap line?? absolutely destroying. like they did NOT come to play.
          
          and HOBI?? hello??? his voice??? i don’t even have words at this point. just know i am not okay.
          
          AND JIMIN. PLS. he’s literally ethereal. like what is that voice. why is it getting better every single time?? i think my jimin bias has officially made a dramatic comeback because HOW are you such an angel? 
          
          also the more i listen to swim, the more it just… sinks in (no pun intended but also yes pun intended) it’s SO good.
          
          AND RUN BTS IS RETURNING??? do you understand what this means for my sanity?? because i don’t. i just know i’m about to receive the therapy i’ve been missing.
          
          anyway. stream arirang. talk to me about your fav songs. or don’t. but if you haven’t listened yet… i’m judging you slightly. lovingly. but still judging. 

Eid Mubarak, my loveliest people ♡
          
          This year’s Eid started in full chaos, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Spent the entire last roza working in the kitchen of our family home with my phupho like unpaid labor, prepping iftar and meat like true warriors. Then, got my mehndi done at 1 am because miss ma'am was booked and busy earlier. Slept at 3 a.m. waiting for the mehndi to dry, only to wake up and find a stain on my white kameez AND a random mehndi mark on my jaw. Like WHATTT.
          
          Somehow fixed it with makeup, got ready half-asleep, and then had the most heavenly bowl of kheer made by dadi. Honestly, that alone healed everything, so no regrets whatsoever.
          
          Collected Eidi like a professional negotiator this year. Inflation is real, مہنگائی has entered the chat, and I made sure everyone knew. Double Eidi only, thank you very much.
          
          Now it’s officially the infamous Eid nap + editing pictures + spamming Instagram era.
          
          But truly, I hope your Eid is filled with warmth, laughter, good food, and people who feel like home. May Allah fill your hearts with peace, your homes with barakah, and your lives with happiness that stays long after Eid ends. May all your duas get answered in the most beautiful ways.
          
          Eid Mubarak once again. Sending you all so much love!

Waise ngl panga to le liya hai meine by writing a mulit-couple book. It's so hard trying to show equal scenes of each couple because unconsciously, your brain thinks of more scenes of one couple. Not because you love them more, but maybe because they're so easygoing that you can casually write anything and it'll fit them. Which is why, for Just Us, I  would mainly focus on their friendship cute moments in their school time. Like individual scenes or friends. Phir adult life ka to of course romance ho ga. Uske liye uff hamna aur adam ka itna kuch socha hua hai AHHHH. Afrah and Ibrahim are my cutie soft babies.
          ◇ help sorry for the midnight rant ◇

guys, is it just me ya phir wattpad se saari achi stories khatam ho chuki hain? I've read so much, and I think there's barely any left. I want a good pakistani halal romance lekin kya yaar (insert crying emoji)

I wasn't planning to start another story yet. I really wasn't.
          
          But the moment the idea for Just Us fully formed in my head, I couldn't hold myself back. The brainstorming happened, and before I knew it, I was already making the aesthetics.
          
          For readers of Where Love Settles and Aangan, this story will feel a little special because you will be meeting familiar faces again. Ibrahim Zavian Khan, is now sixteen and navigating the chaos of school life with the people who mean the most to him.
          
          At Cedar Hall International School, his world revolves around three others. Afrah Aarhan Baig is gentle and thoughtful, someone he shares the most natural comfort with. And then there are the two walking disasters of the group, Hamna Farooq and Adam Saqib.
          
          Hamna and Adam are new characters in this universe, but I genuinely think they might become some of my favorites. There's just something so ridiculously funny and chaotic about them. Their arguments, their competitiveness, their craziness. I don't know about y'all yet, but I'm already completely enamoured with the two of them.
          
          At its heart, Just Us is about the four of them. Their friendship, their school days, and the small feelings that begin during those years when life still feels simple.
          
          But the story doesn't stop there.
          
          It follows them as they grow older, step into adulthood, face the challenges life throws at them, and slowly realize that the bonds they built during their teenage years were never as small as they seemed. Those feelings grow into something deeper, something that shapes the rest of their lives.
          
          I'll be working on Just Us alongside Al Taym, so updates might be a little slow. For now, I want to write at least five to ten chapters in my drafts before I start posting anything. If all goes well, you might see the first chapter around Eid, inshaAllah.
          
          Until then, stay tuned for Just Us ♡
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/408886230

okay, i need to say this because it has been bothering me for a while.
          
          it is honestly really disappointing to see the complete lack of engagement on the chapters. i understand that it is ramadan and everyone is busy, but if you can take five minutes to read a chapter, then you can take ten seconds to click the vote button or leave a small comment.
          
          each chapter takes me at least 30 to 40 minutes to write. that is the bare minimum. sometimes it takes much longer when i am planning scenes or fixing things. the response on both TYBU and al taym lately has been extremely underwhelming, and it is genuinely disheartening.
          
          i do not get anything out of writing here except that it is an outlet for my boredom and the small group of readers who actually interact. i am not planning to stop writing, but the chapters are literally sitting in my drafts right now because the lack of response makes me not want to publish them.
          
          there are barely any comments, and sometimes, there are not even votes. voting takes one second. commenting takes maybe half a minute. seeing constant 0 comments under chapters after putting time and effort into them is honestly very discouraging.
          
          if you are reading, please show some support. leave a comment. vote. say anything. if you don't like it and want some changes, say that too. because right now, it really feels like i am just posting into empty space.

omg just had a crazy next story idea.
          ibrahim × afrah
          AHHHH cutee
          would yall wanna read it tho?

Guys, go read my storyy. It got completed a few days ago, so you can easily read. Show some love and interactttt ♡
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/403771953