Parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials are ubiquitous across representation theory, geometry, and Lie theory. This raises two questions: can the (often strictly combinatorial) methods used to compute them be enriched to shed light on algebraic and geometric structures? Furthermore, if two a priori distinct structures are governed by the same polynomials, does this imply a deeper equivalence? In this talk, we address these questions for parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials of type (D_n, A_{n-1}). By enriching the combinatorial methods to calculate these polynomials, we give a new presentation of the structure for the basic algebra of the anti-spherical Hecke category of isotropic Grassmannians. We then use this enriched structure to prove that it is isomorphic to the type D Khovanov arc algebra.