FEAR AND FALLING
1. LET'S GET FO KNOW｡*ﾟ+*.
MMC — Aarav Malhotra
Age: 28
Reputation: Untouchable mafia lord, feared, ruthless.
Real nature (with her): Calm, observant, unexpectedly gentle.
Code: Never harms the innocent. Never forgives betrayal.
Weakness: Her unguarded trust
How he sees her at first:
A distraction.
Then a responsibility.
Then a danger—to his control.
What will it be later?
Background: ordinary employee, middle-class, independent
Personality: Brave when needed, soft by nature
Belief: People aren’t born monsters
How she sees him:
A stranger in the rain.
A quiet friend of the night.
Someone lonely… like her.
Meet them in incoming chapters
She met him on a night the rain wouldn’t stop.
Under a bridge she was warned never to cross.
With a man she was never meant to know.
Anaya is just an employee trying to make it home when the city fails her—missed buses, empty streets, and a storm that pushes her into the shadows.
There, she meets Aarav. Quiet. Watchful. Kind in a way that feels rare at night.
He never asks questions.
She never pries.
What begins as chance turns into routine—brief conversations in the dark, shared silences, a friendship built on safety she doesn’t question. She sees only the man who tells her to go home, who waits until she’s gone, who never lets fear touch her.
She doesn’t know he rules the very darkness she walks through.
She doesn’t know mercy is the most dangerous thing he’s chosen in years.
Because loving her means lying.
Protecting her means blood.
And the truth—when it comes—won’t ask permission before it destroys everything.
Somewhere between fear and falling,
They forget which side of the night they belong to.
2. FIRST MEET｡*ﾟ+*.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
I... Missed it...*Whispered*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*sat on the bus stop's bench*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*breath fogging the air, looking at her feet as water soaked through her shoes.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
(why can't our government make some platforms on bus stop?)
The street was nearly empty. Shops shuttered. Streetlights flickering suddenly, like they might give up any second.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*checked her phone—2% battery.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
what else could go bad?
Home was still thirty minutes away on foot.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*pulled her bag tighter around her shoulder and started walking.*
The rain grew heavier, drumming against the road, blurring everything into shadows and reflections.
By the time she reached the turn near the old bridge.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*clothes clung to her skin and her fingers were numb.*
Her mother's voice echoed in her head.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
Never take the bridge route at night. *whispered to herself*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*slowed*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
The longer route meant another forty minutes. The bridge would cut it in half.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*hesitated only a moment before stepping forward.*
Under the bridge, the sound of rain softened, replaced by something worse.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
Voices? Whose voice was that? *stopped suddenly, listening carefully*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
Male. Low. Sharp. *heart beating like drum*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
I wish I would have listened to mom's words...
Yellow light spilled weakly from a lone bulb, revealing figures she hadn't expected—four men near a black SUV.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
(They've been always here?)
random MAN
*on his knees, hands tied, head bowed.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*heart slammed painfully against her ribs.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*She took a step back, her foot splashed.*
The sound echoed far too loud.
Every head turned.
UNKNOWN
*Cursed under his breath*
UNKNOWN
*hand went to his waist.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*couldn't move.*
UNKNOWN
*stepped forward calmly.*
UNKNOWN
*lifted his hand, Everything stopped.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
(what's happening? Am I supposed to run... would I be de@d if I tried to run?)
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
The men froze like statues.
random MAN
*trembled harder, knees bl€€ding from kneeling for too long*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*gaze lifted to the stranger*
The man stood as anaya watched carefully, almost analyzing.
Rain dripping from his hair like he was part of the storm itself. His face was calm—dangerously calm.
UNKNOWN
*Not angry, Not surprised, Measuring.*
UNKNOWN
You shouldn't be here. *said quietly*
Wait for the next chapter Lovies♡
3. GO HOME｡*ﾟ+*.
The man's voice controlled, but it carried enough weight to silence the space between them.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
I— I missed the bus, *confused about what to say, she just spilled it like the most perfect excuse*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
I’ll just— I’ll leave. I’m sorry.
UNKNOWN
*studied her for a moment, eyes flicking to her soaked clothes, her clenched hands, the fear she wasn’t hiding well.*
UNKNOWN
*said, almost absently.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*realized she actually wasn't hiding it well*
UNKNOWN
*stepped forward.*
UNKNOWN
*hand lifted slightly.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*watched carefully*
The word died in the air.
Anaya didn’t wait for permission.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*turned, shoes slipping on wet concrete. Was about to break into run but tripped over something*
She almost fell, but strong fingers caught her arm.
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*gasped, spinned by something—someone*
He was closer now, too close.
For a second, something shifted in his eyes. Not cruelty.
Conflict.
UNKNOWN
Careful *he said, releasing her immediately.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
Th-thank you
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*whispered, unsure why she was thanking a stranger she should be terrified of.*
UNKNOWN
*He looked at her like he hadn’t expected that.*
UNKNOWN
Aarav. *he said after a pause.*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
*for a second just stared at him*
ANAYA SHARMA (FL)
Anaya... *almost in whispere*
she, because he wanted her to know.
Him, because he'll know it without even being told.
She didn’t look back, Under the bridge, the rain continued to fall.
Aarav watched until she vanished into the darkness.
The night obeyed.
And somewhere between fear and falling, a line had been crossed—quietly, irrevocably
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