𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬

꧁ঔৣ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 2 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬ঔৣ꧂
╰┈➤ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ˢᵗᵃⁿᵈᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ

He taught formulas and reactions-never expecting to feel one.

𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 doesn't believe in second chances. Not in life. Not in love.

With a past buried behind locked doors and eyes that hold a thousand unsaid stories, he walks into the classroom not to inspire-but to survive. As the university's new chemistry professor, he keeps his world cold, professional, untouched.

Until she walks in.

𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢, a quiet student with more courage than she realizes, doesn't crave attention. But something about her professor pulls at her like an unsolved equation. His silence, his intensity, the way he avoids anything remotely personal-it all sparks a reaction neither of them are prepared for.

What begins as curiosity turns into glances.
Glances turn into conversations.
Conversations turn into something far more dangerous.

Between lab practicals and stolen moments, Ishanvi finds herself falling-for the man, the mystery, and the pain he desperately tries to hide.

But Adraksh has rules. He's built walls. And his past... isn't done with him yet.

And when the truth threatens to shatter everything, both of them must decide-
Is love still love, if it was never meant to begin?

Because not all reactions are reversible.
Some bonds defy logic.
And sometimes, the most forbidden equations... write the most unforgettable stories.

"Yeh kahaani ek rishta hai jo kisi formula se nahi bana,
Har pal mein ek reaction tha-magar naam chhupa raha tha.
Mainne likha nafrat se shuru, par har lafz pyaar se bheeg gaya,
Shayad dil ke experiments mein, koi rule nahi hota hai na..."

Student ×Professor
Slow Burn + Silent Yearning
Emotionally Broken × Soft-Hearted Girl