Hi. I'm Twinkle. I'm ten years old. Apparently, my blood has decided to stop doing its job, which is rude because nobody asked it to. The doctors say I need help from someone who shares my DNA. That someone is my biological father. I don't know him. My mom doesn't either. We were doing perfectly fine without him-until we weren't.

[desi academic rivals to lovers] Vishal and Layla - two notoriously competitive all-rounders, never shy to play dirty when it comes to winning. It's all grades and glares between them until one day, it's more. [Paper Hearts #1]

A single train ride. A fleeting conversation. A connection that refuses to fade. In a city that never stops moving, two strangers cross paths for only a handful of minutes - an accidental encounter on a crowded train. They exchange nothing more than a few words, a borrowed smile, and a trace of unspoken understanding... yet something indescribable lingers.

where Mitran and Surbhi meet again... and again... and again. -- | short story | -- © Suganthi Lakshminarayanan 2025

Siddhi Gupta came to Mumbai for a fresh start-new job, new city, new life. Rishabh Gupta came for peace, stability, and a decent afternoon nap. Both came with dreams. Both left their savings with a very talented fraud broker. Now, thanks to one vanished Pandey ji, one messed-up contract, and one extremely stubborn landlord, Siddhi and Rishabh-complete strangers who can't stand the sight of each other-are forced to live together as... husband and wife.

He built an empire on flawless food. She's the disaster that threatens to burn it down. Viren Vadera is Chicago's most arrogant, acclaimed celebrity chef, whose molecular gastronomy temple, Alchemy, is a symbol of absolute perfection. His image is his fortune. But a single, unfortunate incident involving an unexpected allergic reaction and a signature dish turns his world upside down. Overnight, Viren is the target of a vicious global media frenzy, convinced he's been publicly sabotaged. The woman at the center of the storm is Dia Gupta, a fiercely efficient, crisis-averse hotel manager who despises unnecessary drama. She just wants to return to her life in Mumbai, but her well-meaning friends have already launched a high-stakes lawsuit and a media campaign on her behalf. Convinced she is a cynical opportunist, Viren vows to expose Dia. But when the precise, dramatic chef collides with the hyper-organized manager, their public feud quickly turns into a private, volatile attraction. Can a recipe for pure chaos actually lead to a perfect romance? This is one dish neither of them saw coming.

a fluffy story where two cuties find comfort in each other. STANDALONE/SHORT STORY (5-8 CHAPTERS)