𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐫 × 𝐃𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐯𝐢 | 𝟑𝟏 × 𝟐𝟐 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: #𝟏 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 She saw him more than once. And every time, her heart betrayed her; racing, stumbling, fluttering like a caged butterfly chasing a memory. Her breath shortened, her chest tightened, and still, she said nothing. Because it wasn't her place. Because she was never meant to be seen. Until she was. Until the day she stood before him, not as a stranger in the crowd, but as his bride. The wrong bride. He had seen her before. Once in passing, her eyes barely a flicker in his peripheral vision, dismissed for a prettier pair. The second time, he saw her through a vow sealed in blood and duty. And rage erupted. Exacting. Demanding. She wasn't supposed to wear that dress. She wasn't supposed to carry his name. But now that she does... There's no turning back.

Julian Montez thinks life in the quiet town of Romblon will never change, especially with his best friend, Joaquin, by his side. But when Joaquin's estranged father unexpectedly arrives and whisks him away to the city, Julian's world is turned upside down. For a while, they stay connected through letters, until one day, the messages stop. Joaquin has vanished without a trace. Years later, Julian's world shifts again when he moves to Manila with his mother's new family. Now a university student, Julian is on a mission to find Joaquin and reconnect. But when he finally tracks him down, he's faced with a harsh reality: the Joaquin he knew is gone. In his place is a slick socialite with a mean streak, and always by his side is his stunning best friend, Alexander. ****** Start Date: October 2024 End Date: March 2025 Originally published under Crimson3/Gossipgirl03 in Tagalog-English (2009) Former title: Bestfriend x Boyfriend

"But friends don't sleep together." Ethan's chest tightened. His voice shook. Daniel smirked, his tone mocking. "Then let's not call it friendship. Let's call it what it is. Friends with benefits." He leaned in suddenly, his face inches from Ethan's, making Ethan freeze in place. "I like what we have now. It's simple. Physical. I don't want to make it complicated with feelings or labels. You know I don't like guys, I like women. But what we have in bed... it works. Our bodies match. So why not just enjoy that? why ruin it?" ***** Ethan has loved his best friend Danial for a long time. He was aware that Danial doesn't feel the same way, but after an unexpected forbidden kiss, everything changes as Danial grows more possessive, now, Ethan must navigate his own feelings while dealing with Danial's newfound affection. Ethan torn between his unrequited feelings and the heartbreaking reality of watching Danial continue to be with other women. Trapped in an emotional struggle, Ethan can't break free from Danial, even though he knows that if their relationship was ever discovered, everything around them would fall apart. How will Ethan handle his feelings for Danial while protecting their complicated relationship from collapsing?

Casey always blended in. Never seen, never chosen. He existed quietly, drifting through days that all looked the same. Life was uneventful, predictable. He was boring... or so he told himself. Then came Lukas. A storm Casey didn't see coming. And maybe that's why he let it happen. Let him in. Let himself feel. Because when you've got nothing to lose, even chaos can feel like salvation. WARNING: Stalking & violence I-will-burn-the-whole-world-for-you type of love

Sam has been hopelessly in love with Rick, a man nine years older than him, who only sees him as a shy boy in the Pack. Sam can't help but be drawn to Rick even though it's unrequited. However, Rick is in love with his straight best friend. It's a hopeless situation, but a heart wants what it wants. Trying to nurture his wounded heart, Rick has focused all his energy on his work as pack security. A series of last-minute changes makes Rick the coach for Werewolf's most prestigious game. Coaching isn't easy when one of the newest additions to the team, Sam, a twenty-year-old flamboyant boy, tests his patience. Training the team becomes more than just winning a trophy as Sam tests Rick's resolve to keep his focus. Sam awakens something he thought he'd lost long ago. With their hearts on the line and the tournament's higher stakes, Rick must decide if he's ready to risk everything for a love he never saw coming.

Fate sealed their lives together in a forced marriage, turning his best friend into a bitter enemy and the torment begins, desire breaks through and the ache carved deep in their hearts... in that depth, they find each other. Again.

A boy, whose life is all about surviving, day by day. In his own house he has to find ways to survive his day, think about how he could get a meal. Working more than a servant, begging for his meager needs, live like a homeless person in his own parent's house and endless beatings for the smallest mistake; trauma, nightmare, self-harm as a part of his life; this was Phuwin's life all about. But one day someone entered in his life to turn his whole life upside down . A Mafia, scratch that, THE MOST FEARED MAFIA and one of the top businessman in Thailand, whose life is all about work, company, schedule, guns, goons, blood and revenge for those who hurt his dear one. Cold, stone-hearted, tight-lipped, merciless and most importantly a fearless man, who knows no bounds when it comes to kill someone who hurts his family, this was Pond Naravit. By the day he is a businessman and a mafia by night. But he doesn't kill for fun or to show people how merciless he can be, he kills for betrayal and lies, kills for hurting his family, kills to save people. He kills the evil. These two persons who shouldn't have crossed their path by any means, crossed paths anyway. While Phuwin was still figuring things out Pond pondered how to understand this boy, read through him like an open book? But destiny had another plan. Let's see if Phuwin can find his desired happiness and Pond can find his lost puzzle piece of his life? Or both get lost in the process. Support role : KinnPorsche. (First few chapters) JoongDunk. PerthSanta. Forcebook. GeminiFourth. **This story contains mpeg.** #Achievement ~~ {Out of : '/' } #13 /93.1k in Hurt ~ 6.12.25 #4 /56.4k in self-harm ~ 6.12.25 #3 /33.3k in nightmare ~ 27.11.25 #1 /16.4k in Cry ~ 15.9.25 #7/2.36k in PondPhuwin ~ 21.12.25 #4 /1.77k in Pond ~ 25.9.25 #1 /800 in Joong ~ 9.11.25 #1 /644 in Dunk ~ 18.9.25 #1 /147 in m×m ~ 28.11.25 ~~~Srabony