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There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) White floral dress, Ashish Karmali (@ashishkarmali )

There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) Ripple dress, Ashish Karmali (@ashishkarmali ); headgear and Beaded Corset dress, Manthan (@meta_manthan )

There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) On @anahas360 : White structured dress, Ashish Karmali (@ashishkarmali ) On @dane.co : Pleated vest, Ashish Karmali (@ashishkarmali ); trousers, model’s own

There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) On @anahas360 : Clock print dress, Archival Kallol Datta WLIFW Autumn/Winter 2011 (@kalloldatta ); Stockings, stylist’s own

There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) On @anahas360 : Top, Pardah Nashin collection, Kahkasha Sidra (@kahkashasidra ); Ombre Dhoti skirt, Manthan (@meta_manthan ) On @dane.co : Elan sky block printed shirt, Eka (@ekaco ); Crossed Logo Patched Jeans, Unreborn Project (@unrebornproject ).

There is no surveillance state like the state of having a crush. All the world becomes a stage: you, the main character, constantly putting on a show for an invisible (inexistent!) audience. Act normal! Nonchalant! So chill. Go to bed prettier in case they’re Edward Cullenesque, watching you in your sleep. Would they find your drowsy drooling cute? Stand straighter! Laugh softer! Reply to their cryptic message only after forty minutes have passed. Do they know you’ve been bedrotting for hours, sweat-soaked and pathetic, waiting for a text back? Cold Cut Press invites you into the hellish panopticon of a situationship. Anxiety, obsession and uncertainty suffocate you. Infatuation turns into imaginary but continuous surveillance. You become your own voyeur. The performance never ends… and then everything spirals humiliatingly out of control… Or are you normal? Photographer: Aditya Sinha (@adipiscor ) Stylist: Sushiru (@sushiru_ ) Models: Sahana Sinha (@anahas360 ) Daanish Shakaib (@dane.co ) Makeup: Sushmita Vankar (@sushmitavankar ) Hair: Nishi Shah (@nishishah_makeupandhair ) Set Designer: Jahnavi Verma (@jahnavi.setdesign ) Creative Director, Writer: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Producer: Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Sophiya Attari (@soap_hiya ), Preya (@_.preya.__ ) (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) On @anahas360 : UV printed vegan leather trapeze dress, Kahkasha Sidra (@kahkashasidra ); Tassel Embroidered bridal dress, Sanika Shah (@sansan._.man ); Embellished stockings STK001, Manthan (@meta_manthan ) On @dane.co : Droplet blazer, Balav (@balavofficial ); Black Ink trousers, Alter-X (@alterx.x )

Shows like Crime Patrol claim to make us safer—but did sensationalise violence and sexual assault? Did they contribute to women’s freedom being restricted for something that is the fault of men? At the link in the bio, Ale discusses why she was terrified to speak up after being sexually assaulted.

What happens when safety becomes inseparable from abuse? When the body becomes a space to endure rather than exist? At the link in the bio, Parth asks these questions—and more.

“Listen, I already know that when I go home, nobody will come pick me up. My passport has enough stamps to make that sufficiently embarrassing. Soon I will stop getting weather updates about the city because it doesn’t rain much where I live.” At the link in the bio, @parnika.06 writes to and about her current muse. Spit, bruises on thighs, can’t put anything in my mouth without thinking of you.

Neel has been reading BL manhwas for a long time. Before he was sexually assaulted, the non-consensual scenes were just aspects of psychological horror. After he was sexually assaulted, they became comforting: something he could relate to. There were pros and cons to this. At the link in the bio, find out. Artwork: @parnika.06

2026: The Year of Slacking at Work Director: Savio Gerhart (@gerhartsavio ) Creative Director and Stylist: Parnika Agarwal (@parnika.06 ) Models: Manya Mitra (@manyamitra ), Agency: Feat. Artists (@featartists ) Gayle Dweltz (@gayletheginger ), Agency: Faze Management (@fazemanagement ) Chaitanya Padhye (@lemonadeinng ) Makeup: Karchung Gurung (@karchung_gurung_ ) Hair: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Director of Photography: Adil Shingala (@adillshingala ) Video Editor: Rieva (@rieva.gomes ) Colourist: Kshitij Sharma (@weirdlonda ) Creative Production: Brown (@community.brown ) Editor-in-Chief: Saachi Gupta (@saachisassified ) Assisted by: Arshil Syed (@a.rshil ), Nomi (@indn0mie ), Christopher D’souza (@chrissy_the_dreamer ), Aneesh Jhamb (@aneeshjhamb03 ), Ayush Bhavsar (@ayush_277 ), Roshni Ankola (@roshni_ankola ), Advika Mathai (@advika_18 ), Ishaan Menon (@ishaan.menon ), (Production), Vinayak Gonbare (Fashion) Space: Salt Inc. On Manya Mitra: Fountain Vest Black, QUOD by Ikshit Pande (@quodbyikshitpande ); Unchain Stockings & shoes, Freddie Mr Bad Guy, both Theater XYZ (@theater.xyz ); shorts, stylist’s own Rahbi Thar dress, Hannah Khiangte, sourced by Lal Thang Khuptong (@awleplease.png ); stockings, Harajuku White & shoes, Twiggy Diamond Trap, both Theater XYZ (@theater.xyz ) On Gayle D: Zinnia Tie Up Top, NorBlack NorWhite (@norblacknorwhite ); dress, stylist’s own; shoes, stylist’s own Maldives shirt and shorts, NorBlackNorWhite (@norblacknorwhite ); Électrique Bleue Stockings, Theater XYZ (@theater.xyz ); shoes, stylist’s own On Chaitanya Padhye: QUOD in Wonderland Replica Shirt, QUOD by Ikshit Pande (@quodbyikshitpande ); Rouge Stockings, Theater XYZ (@theater.xyz ); shoes, model’s own Shirt, stylist’s own; pants & shoes, model’s own

DID YOU HAVE MULTIPLE ORGASMS IN 2025? DID YOU USE FLAVOURED LUBE OR EXPLORE A NEW KINK? PLAY COLD CUT PRESS’ SEX BINGO—AND LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS. HOW WILD WERE YOU THIS YEAR?