Beneath the hate, Lies Love

Tanvi Gautam has spent her entire life believing in soft things — romance novels with dog-eared pages, handwritten diary entries, late-night rainstorms, and the kind of love people only write about in books. Quietly chaotic, endlessly emotional, and a little too lost in her imagination, she enters college hoping for a fresh start. Ishaan Adhikari believes in the complete opposite. Perfection. Discipline. Power. Winning. Cold, untouchable, and dangerously ambitious, Ishaan is the college golden boy everyone admires but nobody truly understands. With sharp words, a colder stare, and a reputation that makes people step aside the second he walks into a room, he has no time for distractions — especially not girls like Tanvi. From the moment they meet, everything between them is a disaster. Arguments. Ego clashes. Accidental encounters. Unspoken tension. He thinks she’s too emotional. She thinks he’s completely heartless. But beneath every hateful glance lies curiosity. Beneath every fight hides a feeling neither of them wants to admit. And somewhere between stolen moments, jealous silences, midnight conversations, and hearts that were never supposed to collide… love begins to grow in the most unexpected place. Because sometimes, the people we hate the most are the ones who understand us best. And sometimes… beneath the hate, lies love.