The Anti-Halo Effect

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:17:58 +0000

Pallavi wouldn't have cared for the Best Outgoing Student Award if not for her plan to escape from what she considers an awful fate. Winning the award is her ticket out of this country. She needs it. Turns out, Atharva Krishnan, her stupidly attractive and privileged classmate, is aiming for the same award for reasons unknown. Sometimes, she wonders if he is only after it so he could piss her off. He has that quality to him.

Atharva and Pallavi instantly become sworn rivals, grappling for a win over the other so it can fetch them the coveted prize at the end of their course. 'Who will win the award?' would've been the right question to ask if not for the mischievous heart causing havoc in what should've been an exclusive battle of wits. Now, the right question is, 'Who will win the other's heart first?'