Chapter 1
🌸 CHARACTER SKETCH
SOORYAVANSHI FAMILY
Vaishnavi Sooryavanshi — 11th, PCB
Age: 16
Height: 5′6"
Personality: Ambivert, cheerful, sensitive, loyal, humorous, carefree around people she loves, quiet around strangers. She hates unnecessary attention and public interaction. She is an above-average student and a topper in a few subjects, although she absolutely hates studying.
She has curly hair, beautiful expressive eyes, spectacles, and is an excellent swimmer. She has mastered Taekwondo and becomes genuinely intimidating when angry. She dreams of becoming a doctor and eventually working in forensic/criminal investigation.
Vaishnavi believes love is nothing more than a distraction.
Until she sees him.
Nicknames:
Family: VishuSiya: SooryavanshiPriya: SooryawanshiiiiiiHer brothers: Choti
Hetarth Sooryavanshi — 12th, PCM
Vaishnavi’s elder brother. Tall, curly-haired, hazel-brown eyes, disciplined and academically brilliant.
He wants to enter the world of Data Science and eventually become a Data Architect/Data Analyst.
He is protective of Vaishnavi without suffocating her and has the perfect balance between strict elder brother and annoying best friend.
Nickname: Heth
Rudra Sooryavanshi — College
The eldest Sooryavanshi sibling.
A medical student preparing for a future in cardiology and surgery. Calm, caring, understanding and fiercely protective of his younger siblings.
He rarely loses his temper—but everyone knows not to test him when it comes to his family.
Nickname: Rudra Bhaiya
Ritvik Sooryavanshi — 10th
The youngest Sooryavanshi boy.
Football player, future IAS aspirant, professional troublemaker and family comedian.
His favourite hobby is irritating his older siblings.
Especially Vaishnavi.
DIXIT FAMILY
Ishaan Dixit — 12th, PCM
Age: 17
Height: 6′1"
Head Boy. Topper. Basketball player. Disciplined. Quiet. Observant.
Ishaan wants to pursue law.
At school, he is known as the serious, responsible Head Boy whom teachers trust with everything.
He doesn’t believe in relationships.
To him, love means distraction.
He has very little interaction with girls and generally keeps to himself.
But underneath the calm exterior is someone deeply affectionate toward his family and closest friends.
Nickname: Ishu — family only.
Siya Dixit — 11th, PCMB
Ishaan’s younger sister and Vaishnavi’s childhood best friend.
Bubbly, intelligent, confident and emotionally perceptive.
She wants to become a Robotics/AI specialist.
She can understand what people are feeling without them saying anything.
Nickname: Siya
Arushi Dixit — College
Ishaan and Siya’s elder sister.
Bold, confident, cheerful and observant.
She dreams of becoming a professional in the culinary industry.
And she has absolutely no idea that a certain medical student is going to completely disrupt her carefully planned life.
Tanvyi Dixit — 10th
Youngest Dixit sibling.
Fun-loving, bold, energetic and good at cricket.
Future IAS aspirant.
She and Ritvik are practically sworn enemies.
For now.
RAJVANSH FAMILY
Priya Rajvansh — 11th
Vaishnavi and Siya’s third member of the childhood trio.
Extroverted, dramatic, cheerful and stubborn.
She loves Bollywood, music, dancing and cricket.
She wants to become a CA and continue playing cricket.
Nicknames:
Vaishnavi → Cricket PagluSiya → DramebaazFamily → Priyu
Ishita Rajvansh — 10th
Priya’s younger sister.
Kind, energetic and caring.
Good at cricket and dreams of becoming an IPS officer.
She and Dhruv are constantly fighting.
MALHOTRA FAMILY
Advait Malhotra — 12th
Sports Captain.
Topper. Basketball player. Extroverted, dramatic and chaotic.
He lost his father when he was five and is extremely attached to his mother.
He dreams of becoming a successful businessman.
He is Ishaan and Hetarth’s best friend—and the school’s unofficial Cupid.
Dhruv Malhotra — 10th
Advait’s younger brother.
Football player, chaotic, funny and mischievous.
Future IPS aspirant.
His favourite person to argue with is Ishita.
💕 THE MAIN PAIRS
Ishaan × Vaishnavi
Head Boy × carefree girl
Sunshine × sunshine
She notices first × he falls deeper
Only hers × only his
Hetarth × Siya
Topper × topper
Quiet understanding × quiet understanding
He falls first × she falls harder
Advait × Priya
Chaos × chaos
Best-friend energy × best-friend energy
Two people who refuse to admit what everyone else can see
Rudra × Arushi
Medical student × future culinary professional
Protective × bold
Fake dating → genuine feelings
Ritvik × Tanvyi
Enemies → friends → something more
Dhruv × Ishita
Frenemies → best friends → love
✨ EXTRA CHARACTERS
Kiara Mehta
The school’s famous “teacher’s pet.”
Perfect uniform. Perfect handwriting. Perfect grades.
And an almost perfect ability to annoy Vaishnavi.
She has her own group of friends and believes being close to teachers makes her superior to everyone else.
Misha Kapoor
Kiara’s best friend.
Dramatic and observant.
Anaya Shah
Part of Kiara’s group.
Usually quiet, but follows Kiara everywhere.
Mr. Mehra
Senior Mathematics teacher and Ishaan’s favourite teacher.
Mrs. Fernandes
Biology teacher who immediately notices Vaishnavi’s potential.
And the important part...
Sooryavanshi + Dixit + Rajvansh + Malhotra
aren’t merely neighbours.
They are family friends.
They have grown up celebrating festivals, birthdays, weddings and family dinners together.
Their parents know each other.
Their siblings know each other’s embarrassing childhood stories.
And now their children are entering the most complicated chapter of their lives.
Hardik Sooryavanshi — Father
Father of Rudra, Hetarth and Vaishnavi.Works in the Indian Navy.Disciplined but also a chill and understanding father.Protective of all his children, especially his daughter Vaishnavi.
Sherya Sooryavanshi — Mother
Mother of Rudra, Hetarth and Vaishnavi.A Chartered Accountant (CA).Caring, warm and understanding.She is the emotional heart of the Sooryavanshi family
Manav Sooryavanshi — Hardik’s Brother
Younger brother of Hardik.Works in the Indian Air Force.Disciplined and responsible.Father of Ritvik.
Radhika Sooryavanshi — Manav’s Wife
Wife of Manav.Mother of Ritvik.Software engineer.Intelligent, caring and supportive.
Harsh Dixit — Father
Father of Arushi, Ishaan and Siya.Works in the Indian Navy.Disciplined and responsible.Protective of his children.
Tara Dixit — Mother
Mother of Arushi, Ishaan and Siya.Successful author.Caring, understanding and warm.Shares a close bond with all three children.
Madhav Dixit — Harsh’s Brother
Brother of Harsh.Works in the Indian Air Force.Father of Tanvyi.Disciplined but caring.
Payal Dixit — Madhav’s Wife
Mother of Tanvyi.Businesswoman.Confident, caring and supportive
Rian Rajvansh — Father
Father of Priya and Ishita.Works in the Indian Navy.Disciplined, protective and loving.
Prachi Rajvansh — Mother
Mother of Priya and Ishita.Doctor specialising in Dermatology.Caring, intelligent and supportive.
Kiara Malhotra — Mother
Mother of Advait and Dhruv.Computer engineer.Strong, caring and supportive.Very close to both her sons.
The Sooryavanshis, Dixits, Rajvanshs and Malhotras have been close family friends for years.
They live near each other in Mumbai and have grown up celebrating birthdays, festivals, family dinners, weddings and special occasions together.
Because of this, the children don’t consider each other ordinary friends.
They are practically one giant family.
And that means everyone knows everyone’s embarrassing childhood stories. 😭
It also means the older brothers have collectively decided that protecting the girls is their full-time job.
Especially when romance enters the picture.
Main family connections
Vaishnavi ↔ Siya ↔ Priya: Childhood best friends
Ishaan ↔ Hetarth ↔ Advait: Best friends
Ritvik ↔ Tanvyi ↔ Ishita ↔ Dhruv: Best friends
Rudra ↔ Arushi: College connection
All four families: Best family friends
