"A marriage built on paper. A love that was never supposed to happen." Perth and Santa are Thailand's golden couple - rich, flawless, untouchable. But behind the mansion gates, their one year contract is about to end. Their marriage was never about love, only business. A one year contract to merge two family empires, sealed with smiles and handshakes. "I can't stay in a marriage where I'm the only one in love, Perth" Santa says, his voice breaking. Santa is tired of living in a loveless marriage. Perth, who once swore he'd never fall for his husband, is not ready to let go. Now, with their past threatening to pull them apart, Perth has one chance to prove that this time, his love isn't just written in a contract - it's real.

Two clans. Two heirs. Two worlds destined to collide. Santa Pongsapak, youngest son of the Pongsapak mafia, lives far from his family in London. He studies art, paints life in colors of peace, and rejects the violence and the throne his name demands. Strong, calm, untouchable he belongs to a world of his own making. Perth Tanapon, second son of the rival Tanapon mafia, lives for power and ambition. Arrogant, ruthless, and obsessed with the throne he was denied, he sees loyalty and family as tools and the world as his battlefield. One paints on canvas. The other paints the world red. Both belong to different worlds, driven by different desires. One pretends. The other falls. In a world of blood, ambition, and unspoken rules, their paths will cross and love, betrayal, and pain will follow. Tropes: Rivals Opposites Attract Betrayal Obsession Redemption Family Drama Touch him and you die Angst

Perth and Santa grew up as inseparable family friends, their closeness brushed off as innocent even as unspoken feelings lingered beneath every hug and late-night secret. At eighteen, Perth left to study abroad, and silence turned promises into heartbreak. Years later, fate brings them back together - Santa, a rising designer guarding hidden scars, and Perth, a successful lawyer carrying regrets. Their reunion is awkward, tender, and inevitable, but shadows of the past threaten to break them once more. A story of childhood promises, aching silences, and love that refuses to fade - even when the past won't let go Warning: Domestic Violence

Joong doesn't believe in love. He believes in loyalty. In violence. In silence. For years, he's built his empire with blood and broken bones - to keep his little brother, Phuwin, untouched by the world that ruined him. There's only one rule in his life: No one touches Phuwin. Not his enemies. Not strangers. Not even his best friend. Pond knows that rule better than anyone. And yet he looks. Just enough to piss Joong off. Just enough to remind him how thin the line between friendship and war can get. And Dunk? He was never meant to be part of this story. The boy behind the counter, smiling like nothing hurts. The man who built a restaurant Joong visits only with strangers. Dunk waits. Watches. Loves him in secret. And Joong- Joong looks right through him. Because Dunk is background noise. And Joong doesn't love. He uses. He leaves. He destroys. But love doesn't need permission. It festers in silence. It grows in the dark corners of late nights and long stares. It bleeds when Joong walks in with someone else and Dunk has to serve them like nothing inside him is breaking. And when violence comes closer- when Pond crosses a line that should never be crossed, when Dunk becomes a weapon instead of a man- Joong will learn what happens when something he never claimed is ripped away. Because this isn't a love story. It's a slow descent. A dangerous want. A promise of ruin. ⸻ A real dark romance - where loyalty is a knife, love is a trap, and one look can cost everything. (‼️Main Focus: JoongDunk‼️)

Pond never expected his carefully planned life to spiral into scandal. Phuwin never thought that idolizing a man could change his entire world. Joong never imagined he'd be forced to face his own heart and the truths he'd been running from. And Dunk never imagined love could find him in the middle of all the chaos. But when love collides with family expectations... what choice do you make? And when choosing happiness means risking everything... do you still dare to fight? Four hearts, tangled by fate. Two couples, tested by family. One scandal that could ruin everything- or prove that love is worth the fight. ‼️This story is a pure fiction . This has nothing to do with real life‼️

There was once a villain of the city. A storm. Whose tortures marked the city with blood. Trees and winds would hush when he walked. Stone cold eyes and heart devoid of any ounce of warmth. Perth Tanapon. Then there was the sunshine of the world. Who would probably apologise to a mosquito if he slapped it. Adored by even the hardest hearts. The boy who tamed the storm. Santa Pongsapak. The boy who wouldn't hurt a fly. And the man who would burn down the world for him. It's their story

Mafia boss? Check. Deadly aura? Check. Emotional damage? Definitely. Perth Tanapon never expected his peaceful (and illegal) empire to be ruined by one clingy, talkative, annoyingly cute guy who wouldn't stop calling him "P'Perth~" every five minutes. Turns out, the most dangerous weapon isn't a gun, it's a sunshine named Santa.

I was 10 when my Mother sat me down for a talk. "Milo, I know you like him..." She paused, as if trying to pick her words right, "but he doesn't like boys like that. He likes girls." Flushed and feeling caught out, I avoid her eyes. I didn't realise it was so obvious. She gives me a sympathetic but firm smile. "So don't make him feel uncomfortable and ruin your older brothers friendship with him, okay?" 8 years later...

Disclaimer: This story is fiction and has no connection to the names mentioned in the story, real life, or real relationships. It is purely fictional! When two hearts that have both lost something are forced to come together Tears, heartbreak, regret, words of love waiting to be spoken Is perseverance a strength or a way to continue living? "All I know is that I can't live without him." "Just tonight, can you pretend to choose me?" Those eyes stared at him, desperate. Warning: bxb, mpreg, angst Side Couple: PondPhuwin JoongDunk This story is actually already finished in Indonesian. But I decided to write it in English. I hope readers will enjoy it.

Santa is tired. Tired of trying, tired of believing love could grow in a marriage built only for business. For two years, he lived beside Perth, the cold and ambitious CEO who never truly saw him. But one drunken night, when Perth whispered another woman's name, everything inside Santa broke. Blamed for something he didn't do, hurt beyond repair, Santa finally chooses to let go. Because sometimes, walking away is the only way to survive a love that was never his.