✨ First Meeting — St. Xavier’s Imperial University, Mumbai The Monday morning sun shone over Mumbai’s most prestigious university as your black Mercedes pulled up at the entrance. You stepped out with Adya Agarwal, your twin sister, looking effortlessly confident while she nervously adjusted her bag. The campus was buzzing with students, luxury cars, and whispers about the university’s most popular boys. And there they were. Vikram Malhotra stood beside his black Porsche, surrounded by his friends, wearing a black shirt with his sleeves rolled up and that infuriating smirk on his face. Beside him stood Rudra Singhania, the university and football captain, looking calm in his captain’s jacket. Just as you walked past, Vikram carelessly stepped backward, spilling his coffee dangerously close to your outfit. “Watch where you're going!” you snapped. He turned, looking you up and down before smirking. “Relax, princess. Your outfit survived.” “Unfortunately, your face did too.” His friends burst out laughing. Vikram raised an eyebrow. “You've got quite a mouth on you.” “And you've got quite an inflated ego. Must be difficult carrying it around.” Before he could reply, Rudra chuckled under his breath. Meanwhile, Adya had gone unusually quiet. Rudra turned towards her and offered a polite smile. “Hey. I'm Rudra.” She looked up at him, cheeks turning pink. “A-Adya.” “Nice to meet you, Adya.” Vikram glanced between the two of you before looking back at you. “Your sister seems sweet. How did you happen?” You smiled sweetly. “And your parents raised you like this? Tragic.” For the first time that morning, Vikram's smirk faltered. Then it returned, sharper than before. “Oh, princess. This semester is going to be fun.” You rolled your eyes and walked away, pulling Adya along as she stole one last glance at Rudra. Neither sister noticed the way the two boys watched you leave. One first meeting began with a blush. The other began with a war.