Honestly, this has been on my mind since Rao's first (or one of his first?) POV chapter, where he mentions initially having laughed off Ahiranyi poetry that had men laying with men (which gave the vibes of a deep in denial guy going "haha but men loving men... that's ridiculous right guys...? Right...?"). Rao obviously has his reasons for continuing to seek out Ahiranyi poetry, but...

Is this foreshadowing? I have also been side-eyeing the narration bits in Rao's chapters about not loving Malini (or implying that the one he does love is not her), despite what Prem thought. And then meeting Aditya through Rao's POV... Does Rao like Aditya? Is this what I'm picking up on?