The Soul Remembers

The Soul Remembers

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Shivansh Sir, app pe definitely kissi cheez ka saya hai!When Shivansh first heard his assistant, Jay, and his receptionist, Miss Kashyap, claim he was being haunted by something supernatural, without letting them see his dread and anxiety, he dismissed them with an expression colder than Antarctica. When they continued to insist, he subjected them to a glare hotter than hell until they flew out of his office. But as time went on, much to his misery, it all made sense. Otherwise, why did he feel someone's presence around him? Why did he feel being watched by something unseen? The clinking of bangles and tinkling anklets, the enchanting scent of jasmine following him around in the dark, the faint whispers of his name in the most melodious voice he had ever heard, none of that could be explained. One night after being visited by a temptress, a siren, a Jinn, a Yakshini, or whoever that alluring entity was, Shivansh was convinced that indeed, he was being haunted.OrFollowing the car accident, Shivansh loses memory of the past six months of his life and thinks Prarthna is a supernatural being who is trying to bewitch him.A fun take on the memory loss track, as I remain fascinated by the notion that 'mind forgets but the soul & body remember,' and couldn't resist writing something about it. 😛 Started writing on: 6/8/25 - Punlished on: 3/9/25 - Completed on:…

Being Loved

Being Loved

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Summary: Suman Tiwari was falling in love with him, and Shravan Malhotra knew it. The girl he had loved for a decade and more was finally falling for him. These days, he didn't feel as if they were 'just' friends, but that didn't mean that the comfort and frankness of their friendship were missing now. No, she still was his 'Sumo' and he still was her 'Qutub-Minar', but there was something more between them now. A warmth of its own kind and an awareness of each other that friends didn't have...It did something to him to know that - the awareness of 'more' that he had felt for ages - now she felt the same..."You and I both have to forgive the past you for her mistakes as we have forgiven me for mine, Sumo. Only then we will be able to move on," he whispered, gently taking hold of her hand as he looked down at her with a tender smile."And, please, don't be so harsh on the past you, she was my best friend before you. I may be more attached to her than I am to you," he said, teasing her as his eyes crinkled in amusement.---Awarded:- #"Being Loved" won 🥉 3rd place in "ShraMan" Fandom, The Incendia Fandom Awards.#"Being Loved" was rated 4 stars out of 5.5 🌟 in the "Romance" genre, The Mystical Awards#Ranked 1st place in Ek duje ke vaaste from 14/8/2020 to 1/9/2020 #Ranked 1st place in Ek duje ke vaaste on 8/8/2024 to 19/8/2024 #Ranked 1st place in ShraMan on 28/8/2024Book Cover by @monu2525"If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe form, please go (Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/186559519-being-loved ). Thank you...…

Contradiction & Reality

Contradiction & Reality

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Summary: An event of a dark night brought with it new revelations and truths that shook Shravan Malhotra to the core, ripped open his unhealed wounds, and marked him with new ones. Suman Tiwari, his former best friend, suffering from the trauma of the very same event, broke his heart once again with a revelation that led him to learn the truth about his parents' broken marriage. The betrayal and the lies tore the remaining of his soul into pieces. Trapped within the events of that night, his broken illusions, he confuses reality with the contradictions or vice versa; he still doesn't know..."You know someone gave me a blank cheque to leave you, but I agreed only on staying away from you, for pushing you away if the price was Pushkar and Preeti's marriage," she confessed."I still think I cracked a better deal than you. I sold you and us at a better price, Mr ShravMalhotra, the lawyer. Am I not a great businesswoman?" Suman smirked at him as tears slipped from her eyes.How ironic it was that they both had, in their own way, made a mockery of the bond between them...---Book cover by @monu2525Awarded:-#"Contradiction & Reality" got 5.5 stars 🌟 "one of top performance", July edition, The Mystical awards#"Contradiction & Reality" won 2nd place 🥈 in the "General Fiction" genre, Tricolor Triennial Awards"If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack or something more. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe form, please go (Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/186356046-contradiction-reality ). Thank you...…

The Unforgettable Night

The Unforgettable Night

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Prarthana leaned towards him with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "If you don't remember, we should recreate everything that happened."Her eyes were sparkling. Before Shivansh could stop her, she opened the door and got out of the car in the rain."Prarthana!" His calling out her name was in vain. With a suffering sigh, he got out of the car and followed her. That mischievous smile dancing on her lips should have been a giveaway of her intentions. Or Drunk as he had been, Shivansh forgot about what had happened last night. Prarthna took that as an opportunity to dance in the rain with her husband once again. * A short story on PraShiv - Prarthna and Shivansh, from the show Kumkum Bhagya.…

The Greek Gift Sacrifice

The Greek Gift Sacrifice

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The Theerapanyakun family famously had a curse; their first loves always end in a tragedy, culminating in the death of their beloveds.Kim didn't believe it to be a curse. At a very young age, he had recognized it for what it was: a cycle of generational trauma that Theerapanyakun fathers took pride in giving their children, who then passed it on. Knowing the reality, Kim managed to avoid it. For years, Kim thought he had succeeded in deceiving his father, just to be told otherwise."Remember about the Theerapanyakun family's curse?" His father reminded with a triumphant smile curving his lips when he saw his son's face paling.When their eyes locked, his grin sent chills down Kim's spine. His father's eyes were just shallow holes of nothingness that seemed to absorb him into a void of dread, forcing him to react out of fright and desperation. And very stupidly he reacted...* * * Porchay knew Kim had various sides to him that he kept hidden. The man himself had warned him of their existence. As smitten as he had been by Kim at that time, Chay had thought he would be content with any of those sides. Be it charming and brilliant Wik - kindhearted and gentle Kim, or P'Kim whose smiles were soft and tender gaze. Only later, Porchay found out the real Kim, who was callous, distant, and aloof: Khimhant, the youngest son of the Theerapanyakun family.But on that stormy night, the Kim that came to his doorstep wasn't anything Porchay knew him as. That Kim, with rain dripping down his messy hair, in a wet black hoodie that was too big on him, and a frown fixed on his forehead, was someone else. His eyes were giving away his secrets, but in a foreign language, still incomprehensible to Porchay.Later, Porchay finds out that Kim has gone missing after he came to meet him. The mysterious disappearance forces everyone to join their hands in tracking Kim down. Finding his secrets and those of the Theerapanyakun family along the way wasn't part of the plans.…

What-If Series - ShraMan

What-If Series - ShraMan

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Do you often wonder about what-if scenarios?Are there what-ifs you constantly think about?Do you want to read about it?Or do you want to write it with me or other ShraMan writers? Well, here you can give writing prompts, written verses, or even propose collaboration ideas. I humbly invite ShraMan readers and writers to continue reading and writing ShraMan stories along with me... :)…

Living in a Mirage

Living in a Mirage

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Manik Malhotra, Nandini's soulmate & Cabir's best friend, has been missing for the past 4 years, presumed dead in a car accident he had been involved in, yet the circumstances of his disappearance were strange. For the past 4 years, the two had teamed up to search for Manik, but remained empty-handed, encountering dead ends. While Nandini was believed to be living in a mirage by refusing to accept Manik's death, Cabir was accused of encouraging her delusional behavior. Just when all hope seemed lost, Nandini supposedly found him."I know I have been proven wrong before, but it was him..." Nandini recounted vividly.Battling with the fear of Nandini losing her sanity and the hope of finding Manik, Cabir, along with Nandini, embarks on a journey to find him that changed the course of their lives.***Manik Malhotra had been on the brink of losing his sanity for years now, torn between reality and imagination, confusing one with the other; he had thought he had been running behind a mirage. He was told there was no Nandini, yet right before him was standing the girl everyone claimed had been only a figment of his imagination...---Awarded:- #Featured Stories - Best of Outreach Hidden Gems - November 2022 - by Wattpad Outreach Team#"Top performance", 5.5 ⭐ - "one of top performance" - reviewed by "The Mystical Awards - June edition 2020"#1st place 🥇 in "MaNan - Long story writer" - Judging round - Star and Moon PaNi/MaNan awards#1st place 🥇 in "MaNan - Long story writer" Judging round - SILVER AQUA AWARD 2020#2nd Place in the category of "General Fiction" - THE CRYSTAL ROSE AWARDS#3rd place 🥉 in the category "Fanfiction - Indian" - Tricolor Triennial Awards#3rd Place 🥉 in the category "Fanfiction" - The 10 Awards 2020Book cover made by @monu2525If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, please read this story in its original, safe form, on Wattpad (Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/185935493-living-in-a-mi…

Journey of love - KriYam SS

Journey of love - KriYam SS

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Despite being born within wedlock, Sayyam had been abandoned by his mother, Mrs Suhani Birla, who, after giving him birth, had left him in an orphanage, forgotten about his existence, and gone back to live her life as Yuvraj Birla's wife - the man sentenced to jail for the murder of Sayyam's father. Now, after two and a half decades, Sayyam - who had lived his life in an orphanage, after finding out the supposed truths - had enough of being the only one who was suffering. Intending to take revenge and along with millions of questions, Sayyam barged into Birlas' lives like a hurricane, discovered himself, the whole truth, and learned to love and to be loved.Krishna was an orphan who couldn't claim to be one as she was loved by the Birlas, or at least, by some of them. With her father missing before her birth, and no memory of her dead mother, it was easy for her to see Suhani as her mother figure, and accept Birlas as her only family. Sheltered by Suhani's overly protective nature, nurtured by the wisdom of Dadi, she lived her life as Yuvaan's sidekick. Yet suppressed under Suhani's wings, Krishna hadn't known how to fight on her own or for herself until Sayyam came into her life like a storm, turning everything upside down. Sayyam, to her, was a force of nature, rage in persona, a wounded animal to pay caution to. Within days of knowing her, he had forced her out of her meekness by cornering her enough for her to fight back. Whenever he snapped at her for walking into him, taunting her for her lack of backbone, a fire sparked within her that made her fight back, harder than their last fight, forcing her to discover a hidden side of her: she had a voice, could scream, could be vindicative, could plot and plan, be restless with the urge to hurt someone. Together, bound by an act of revenge, they discover how similar they are in their pain, loneliness, longing, and in their desire to be accepted.* Book Cover by the lovely @_khusiyaan_…

Us and Seasons - ShraMan OS

Us and Seasons - ShraMan OS

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Summary: Shravan should have seen it coming miles away...And he had. He had seen it in the way the new guy had looked at her, the way their eyes had met, and how she had sat there still, just looking at him. Shravan had felt his heart trembling within his chest at the way her awestruck eyes had made the new guy smirk and hold her hand in an attempt to pull her up from the ground where she had fallen...ShraMan OS - originally written for Ek Duje Ke Vasste anniversary - 2020.Writing prompt: write a ShraMan OS based on any movie/show/novel of choice. Edited and re-published in 2024.…