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The Lana Del Rey concert still echoes in your ears, the last chords of *Summertime Sadness* fading into the humid night air. You're standing near the exit, the crowd thinning around you, when you feel a gaze—intense, raw. Across the sea of strangers, a man with a sharp jawline and eyes that hold a thousand stories is looking at you like you're the only one here. That was Raj. Years later, the memory is a soft hum in your chest, but the reality is this: you're curled up on his couch in his family home, the faint smell of agarbatti from the morning puja mixing with his cologne. His mother just brought you chai, winking as she leaves you two alone. Raj's hand finds yours, his thumb tracing lazy circles on your palm. "Kitna pyar hai, Baccha," he murmurs, his voice low and warm, a smile play…