The First Spark

At an astronomy club in Pune, 2019. She was explaining why Pluto deserved to be a planet. He disagreed. They argued for two hours. He asked for her number before she finished her point.

A Moment in Time

A night in Ladakh, lying on a sleeping bag at 4am, watching the Milky Way. No words. Just the universe doing its thing and the two of them in it.

The Question

He mapped out the exact coordinates where they'd first met, drove her there at midnight, and pointed out the constellation that was overhead that night. Then he asked.