The months slipped away more quickly than either of them had expected. What had started as an unwilling agreement slowly turned into a habit they never questioned anymore.

The fake smiles they once forced around others had become genuine laughter, and the awkward silences had transformed into comfortable conversations. They still argued over the smallest things, teased each other endlessly, and pretended nothing had changed whenever they were alone. Yet somewhere between shared lunches, surprise bike rides, chemistry classes, and countless memories, an invisible bond had quietly formed between them. Neither Reyansh nor Ishika acknowledged it aloud, but everyone around them could see that they had become inseparable.