To the rest of the university, he is a ghost - a loner who finds peace in solitude, cigarettes, and academics. He has never known how to connect with others, until Maithili walks in and shatters his armor of isolation. When the ghost decides to rescue a girl drowning in mathematical equations, she unknowingly becomes his new anchor, his living talisman. But does she feel the same? Does she see him as a lifeline in the ocean, or was he just temporary scaffolding all along? To find out, he must step out of his fortress of solitude, confess his truth, and accept whatever destiny has in store.
The Last Drag of Her is a psychological tragedy about unrequited love, the heavy cost of vulnerability, and a shadow who dared to fall for the sun.
(Includes the bonus short story, The Canvas of Smoke).