#desiblr secret santa 2023

[folklore-girl]

ek ladki bheegi bheegi bhaagi si — a short story

a/n: okok so i tried my best for you @androgynous-pavbhaji <3 since this is your secret santa gift? im so sorry for posting this so late, this was supposed to come out a long time ago.. but ig happy new year? hope you like this!

word count: 0.6k

warning(s): bad writing, cringe dialogues + a shitty asf story in general :( im so so sorry.

raindrops splattered on the sidewalk as i hurriedly made my way to the bus stop, my clothes drenched from the downpour. my hands held up my handbag to shield my head from the rain and to try and deflect some heavy raindrops, but all in vain. for the millionth time, i cursed my stupid self for not carrying an umbrella, even though we were deep in winter, and there was no way I could’ve predicted this. i still should have.

and, to top it all, i was horribly late to my bus.

when i reached the bus stop a thousand years later, my shoes were soaked and my head was in an overdrive. i noticed a guy—probably my age—waiting at the stop too and decided i should probably wipe the mess off my face.

so, i took out my napkin, just to drop it on the ground like an absolute idiot. and as i bent to pick it up, the guy on the right offered me his napkin, in spotless white.

i was scared. not of the guy, but of ruining his napkin by using it. he saw me hesitate and said, “arey, it’s fine. i have spare.”

“pakka?” i asked, uncertainly.

“yup,” he said and i thanked him, smiling.

he smiled back. and i thought, wow. i guess men aren’t all bad, then.

i took the napkin from him and dabbed my face with it gently, still scared to damage it. when i was giving it back, he said “it’s ok, you can keep it.”

“you sure?” i asked again.

“yes!!” he laughed, “it’s alright, you know. i don’t bite.”

“no, but, i’m not used to all this,” i gestured with my hands and his eyebrows rose in confusion. “kindess?” i finished lamely.

“well then, you will be soon,” he winked and i looked away because i was in a loss of words.

meeting a decent man made me feel like i was in some other dimension, some dream where kind strangers were real and not a thing to read in tumblr posts and fawn over.

by now, my heartbeat had slowed down and my breaths were much less frantic, so we talked about our buses.

“oh, me too,” he smiled, “we’re both going to mumbai.”

“that’s nice,” i smiled as the bus approached the stop, “i bet the ride is gonna be fun.”

he smiled, “hopefully.”

we hauled up our luggage and sat in the bus, me in the window seat with him by my side.

we talked for almost the entire ride there, exchanging our names and talking shit about distant relatives (my lord, we had the same type of humour). and when we grew bored of talking, we both decided to do something else. he plugged in his earphones and i found out that i couldn’t find mine anywhere.

i looked out of the window and i could tell it was going to be a long road.

he noticed and offered to share his wired ones. feeling utterly helpless, i gave in.

later, we discovered that our music tastes were very similar and i soon found myself scooting closer to him as we listened to his playlist together.

by the time shuffle lead us to ‘i guess i’m in love’, i knew the feeling burning up in my chest, threatening to spill over. it was beautiful and warm, like sunlight filtering in through the curtains. like the first day of spring, my heart was blooming and after a long time, i felt the butterflies.

but it couldn’t be, could it?

i woke up to the sound of mumma calling my name. i’d fallen asleep with my head in my arms, crossed on the windowsill while rain poured outside and my chai grew colder with each passing minute. right next to it, my phone had just finished playing the song “ek ladki bheegi bhagi si” on my wired earphones and suddenly the surreal scenario in my head made sense.

i guess it was a dream, after all.

xoxo

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[shurveer]

" keep your heart warm, No matter how cold they have been to you " -kavya dixit

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year @kitabi-keeda, sending you virtual hot chocolate and a song

-Raghav❤️‍🔥

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[desiblr-secret-santa-exchange]

DESIBLR SECRET SANTA EXCHANGE 2023

Now, what exactly is Secret Santa?

Well, an official meaning from the google says this :

An arrangement by which a group of friends or colleagues exchange Christmas presents anonymously, each member of the group being assigned another member for whom to provide a small gift, typically costing no more than a set amount.

But....

Yeah, I know we are all gareeb here! 🤣

*Insert main gareeb hoon meme*

So, in this event, the gifts exchanged will be of virtual nature. As in, the gifts exchanged will be something made by someone like art, a cute story, moodboard, playlist, collage, etc. (And whatever else you can think of.)

(I mean...you can also send a chartered plane as a gift but, number one, it will be very awkward for the person you gifted the said plane to, to explain to their parents the plane and WHY DOES SOMEONE ONLINE EVEN HAVE THEIR ADDRESS IN THE FIRST PLACE?!?! Number two, if you are rich enough for that, then I'll plan and commit a heist at your place, sorry, not sorry.)

Okay, cool! So, what's the idea behind this event and how will affect me personally?

The idea behind this, is to bring our desiblr community together and closer.

Maybe you are someone who's new and need some help reaching out to likeminded people (because, let's face it, we are all nervous freaks here 🙃), maybe you are someone who's been lurking around who wants to connect but don't know how to (again, there's a reason why we all lurk around here 🙃), maybe (if you're like me) you just wanna see someone else happy because of your efforts.

(And maybe, being a bit selfish, you can make your other works reach out to more people if they like this one. #free advertising 😉)

Sounds interesting. How and where do I sign up for this?

It is all explained in this post.

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #desiblr

[nerdreader]

love

Whenever I cry at the absence of love. I go to my backyard and sit on the swing. The same swing that my father loves. I look around and see tall trees, All stand tall as the evidence that there was love and care and nourishment. I see my neighborhood couple sitting on the bench, Her head resting on his shoulder as they talk about their days. I see clothes hanging, Woven with threads of love. I sit there with full belly because my mother cooked with so much. I am full because she made sure I ate enough of my favorite food. I wear my mother's ring and my father's t-shirt and my brother's bracelet. Everything reminds me of love. I am here because my ancestors loved and protected. I was born because of love. I was born to love. I was born to be loved. There was love before me. There will be love after me. There is love everywhere. River flows, birds chirp, Morning comes, people work, in the evening Sky is painted with pastels, Birds return to their nests. At nightfall there are streetlights, There is science because of love. People create for love; People create for the people they love. There is something like soulmates because there is love. There are best friends to love. People grow forests, walk across countries, find cures, cook, sing, dance, die, birth, weave, grow, heal, break All because of love. All for love. If only I were great enough to write a poetry on love, But love is poetry in its very existence.

" HERE"

I feel defeated and tired as I sit on the swing in my backyard in the dark.

Around me, are these tall trees and small plants,Very little stars in the sky,No moon in my sight.As if everything has an agreement of fatigue

.Flute playing from my phone makes me smile a little,Thinking that someone dedicated so much of their time and effort and love into this artwork.How they poured their heart and soul is just evident.

Chirping of cricket confronts me calmly,As if asking my well being.

Wind bustling through leaves,Flowing through my hair;Like a hand of assurance on my shoulder

.Squeaking of insects and croaking of birds tell me everything is going to be okay.

I will be okay, maybe not now, maybe tomorrow.I knew I was going to be okay.Everybody agreed.

Even regulus in the sky.Even though it seems lonely and soft.

But I am here.

Christmas surprise for @bandarrrrr

Hope you like these poems....

@desiblr-secret-santa-exchange

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[kitabi-keeda]

Belated merry Christmas ☃️🎄🎅@deesi-academia sry for being late. Sending lots of love and virtual hugs🫶🏼🫂✨️

#desiblr #aesthetic #moonboard #bookworm #desi tag #literature #dark academia #desi dark academia #desiblr secret santa 2023 #dss2k23

[btw-its-tamanna]

Merry Christmas @jawani-janeman. here's your gift

[ I need to improve my moodboard making skills]

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #dss2k23

[coffeeforkai]

christmas gift for @aapki-sakhi-radha

hi, radha! i'm your secret santa. i stalked your blog quite a bit, and the vibe of your blog made me feel that you would enjoy hindi songs more than english ones, so the whole playlist has hindi songs only. lmk if you want english songs, i'll try to add some english songs! the playlist is 2 hrs 45 mins long, enough to last one study sesh hehe. since the prompt was old songs, i tried to add a variety from various decades. here's your playlist:

i didn't add the songs randomly, but in a pattern. i hope you can find the pattern and hope you like the playlist. merry christmas <3

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #dss2k23 #christmas #secret santa

[knickersbar]

A little something for @punkboyjuul, I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season and that you have a fantastic new year!

Loved your prompt, a retro punk DC poster, and I only hope I did it justice (ha) I really hope you like it!

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #dss2k23

[justdesithings]

💕Merry Christmas

tagging @nerdreader

life 's beauty in its love

sunlight painting everything golden, every morning every day.

sparkling stars twinkling away, every night every day.

life is blooming everywhere. every crack, crevice and corner.

it is bustling in streets waiting for traffic to end. sometimes it's found in clean brooks or dirty sewers.

for it always finds a way to fight till the end.

love is etched in the rough hands of a mother, flowing in the stream of laughter.

sometimes it's tender like a bud or passionate like a flame. anywhere it can be found in a rock or in a wave.

life 's beauty lies in its love, so complete and delighting.

it leaves one speechless. we must cherish it as it flourishes and thrives. so, it stays through day and night.

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #desi tumblr #merry christmas #poetry

[aapki-sakhi-radha]

Hello, @3-mushrooms-in-a-kurta !! Here's the Christmas gift you asked for! I hope you like your Desi queer moodboard ❤️

#desiblr secret santa 2023

[deesi-academia]

moodboard based on @delicantly's blog vibes!!

merry christmas!! i was your secret santa!! hope you like my interpretation of your blog and sending over cookies and best wishes for you!! <33

#desiblr secret santa exchange 2023 #christmas #this was a very cute and fun initiative honestly #also delicantly i stalked your blog too much lol you're a pretty hopeless romantic kind soul i think #<33 #dss2k23

[desiblr-secret-santa-exchange]

Hello, everybody!!

I hope you all are having fun with your prompts and enjoying it?

Now, there have been a lot of questions regarding the giving of the prompt and frankly, they are very valid, so without further ado, lemme present to you...

Posting Guidelines

You have to post the work (based on the prompt assigned) on your own blog on the 25th of Dec.

No specific time is required, post it whenever you want to. 🤗

If in case something comes up, you have till the midnight (IST) of 31st Dec as the final deadline for posting.

Tag the person whose url I have given to you and also, send in a link in this blog's dms so that I can reblog it over here too.

Use the hashtags #desiblrsecretsanta2023 #dss2k23 on the post.

And, that's it! That's the guidelines.

So, have fun, enjoy the prompt and wait for your gifts till then 😉

See you soon again!

#desiblr secret santa 2023 #dss2k23 #desiblr #desi stuff #desi tumblr #desi things #just desi things

[toiletpotato]

letter delivery

this is my submission/post for desiblr secret santa 2023.

@misssclumsy - this post is for you! :)

💌📩📃

I tried to keep it both with the prompt of being a love letter, but I did not want to come off too forward given that we have not interacted much!

#dss2k23 #desiblrsecretsanta2023