Est was once the golden boy - top student, star swimmer, his future shining as bright as the trophies lining his shelves. But when his father is scammed and his parents' marriage shatters, Est's perfect world collapses into ashes. With his family broken and his life uncertain, the only thing left is the pool... and the coach who refuses to let him drown. That coach is William's father. And William? He's everything Est isn't - reckless, defiant, chasing dreams of being an idol while hating the pressure of swimming. For years, William has lived under his father's shadow, hearing only one comparison: "Why can't you be more like Est?" So when Est moves into their house, William's hatred ignites instantly. Est is the rival he never asked for, the reminder of everything he's not... and the boy his father won't stop praising. But hate has a way of twisting into something hotter. Their fights burn into stolen touches. Their rivalry spirals into obsession. And soon, William and Est are playing with fire - in kitchens, bathrooms, balconies, anywhere the heat can't be contained. When their secret passion finally explodes into the open, they're left with one choice: hide and destroy themselves, or burn down everything to be together. Because sometimes, the line between love and hate isn't a line at all. It's a spark. And once it's lit... nothing can stop the wildfire.

Two mafia bosses, Pond & Joong ruled a city of shadows with iron fists. They bowed to no one. Until a defiant journalist, Phuwin, challenged their throne without knowing much about their power . And phuwin's friend a gentle med student, Dunk, taken by them because of the same chaos... Two ruthless brothers. Two unexpected captives. It was the beginning of a surrender. (Joongdunk & Pondphuwin as main characters ) # 1 Rank in #pondphuwin (16/12/2025) # 1 Rank in #Joongdunk (25 /01/ 2026) #1 Rank in #Joylada (28/01/2026)

He never said he was mine. He just never left. Phuwin Tangsakyuen learned early that staying was a choice. People came and went-friends, routines, places-everything temporary if you waited long enough. Staying meant intention. Staying meant attention. Staying meant you had already decided the outcome. That was why he didn't stay for most people. He left rooms when conversations dulled. He left parties before anyone noticed. He left before attachments formed. Control lived in distance. Then there was Pond Naravit. Pond didn't arrive like a disruption. He didn't demand space or attention. He simply existed-open, unguarded, unaware of the way eyes followed him. He spoke easily. Trusted easily. Let people linger where they shouldn't. Phuwin noticed him the way one notices a weak point in a structure-quietly, instinctively, knowing it would matter later. He told himself it was nothing at first. A shared hallway. A shared class. A shared room. But then he stayed. He stayed when he could have left. Stayed when silence would have been easier. Stayed when distance would have kept him safe. Phuwin didn't touch. Didn't confess. Didn't claim. He just stayed. And somewhere between watching and waiting, between restraint and want, staying stopped being a choice- and became a vow.

"Thirty is coming. So is the question they never answered. One promise. One year. One chance to choose." At twenty-two, it was supposed to be a joke. A half-laugh, a careless promise made on an ordinary night: If we're still single at thirty, we'll try. No rules. No pressure. No expectations. They never spoke of it again. Seven years later, Pond and Phuwin are adults in every way that matters-steady jobs, separate lives, carefully built routines. They are still best friends. Still each other's constant. Still the first person the other thinks of, even when they pretend not to. When circumstances force them back into the same space, old familiarity turns dangerous. Shared mornings feel too intimate. Soft touches linger too long. Conversations circle around everything they refuse to name. And somewhere between now and thirty, the promise resurfaces-not as a joke, but as a question neither of them knows how to answer. Because this isn't about falling in love. It's about admitting they already did-and deciding whether they're brave enough to risk the one thing they've never lost. Set in the quiet tension of adulthood, Somewhere Before Forever is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers story about timing, restraint, and the kind of love that waits patiently... until it can't anymore.

BOOK 1 of the Madness Series ✊🏻 "Let me make love to you." "Because you want an heir?" "No because I am insanely in love with you, and I might go mad if you don't let me touch you now." "Don't say things you don't mean Mr Naravit Lertrakosum." "I mean each and every word I said Mr Phuwin Tangsakyuen Letratkosum. Let me prove it to you." Wherein Pond needs to get married and have an heir to get access to his grandfather's inheritance. Fulfilling his wish of getting married and have an heir seemed nowhere possible until Phuwin, his lifelong assistant volunteers for the job, after endless failed attempts of finding someone. Their plan was simple in theory. Throw a wedding, move in together, have a baby and act all in love in front of the media. Rules were to set, to prevent any kind of issues from taking place. Rules that were destined to be broken. But the more they acted in love for the media and public eye, the more unsure they felt about the contact. Falling in love was never an option for either of them, but will it remain that way forever? Will they be able to leave each other once Pond has inherited his grandfather's will? Especially when their public display of feelings blends into real ones. Read to follow them on their love story if not their biggest heartbreak. -tension -marriage of convenience -secretary and CEO -jealously -smut (a whole lot of) -mpreg (each book of this series contains mpreg ) Joongdunk and Gemfot side couples as always❤️ this series will have three books with these three couples. Each couple will have their own book and trope💟 They are spin-offs.

At university, Pond Naravit, an engineering student driven by logic and precision, and Phuwin Tang, a fine arts major ruled by emotion and creativity, become infamous rivals after clashing during a basketball tournament. What begins as an ideological conflict turns personal, leaving them to graduate with unresolved resentment and words left unsaid. Years later, fate forces them to reunite as professionals on the same project-Pond as the lead engineer, Phuwin as the creative consultant. Time has changed them, but the tension remains, slowly unraveling into understanding as old wounds resurface and hidden truths emerge, revealing that what they once called hatred may have always been something far deeper. NOTE: Only the story line is mine..the people mentioned in the story are not related to it in real life. Credit of the pictures to the rightful owner.

"You're late. And you smell like someone else's perfume. It's midnight, Phuwin. The sun is down. Take it off." On campus, Pond is the Engineering "Golden Boy." Phuwin is his junior, the Architecture "Ice Prince." No one guesses they are bound by a secret FWB agreement that exists only from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM - no titles, no daylight recognition and no strings attached. For Pond, it's a way to keep his popular life uncomplicated. For Phuwin, it is a poetic torture he endures just to have Pond in the dark. When a charming senior begins to openly pursue Phuwin in the light, the rules Pond created start to feel like a cage. "Midnight is bleeding into noon, junior." The 6:00 AM curfew has finally met its expiration date.

Pond Naravit has everything-wealth, power, a life built on control. Phuwin Tangsakyuen destroys everything he touches... and sometimes, the only thing he can't destroy is the man he's meant to ruin.

What starts as a harmless game of "Seven minutes in heaven" at a party quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Pond thought Phuwin was shy, easy to fluster, someone he could tease for fun. But behind the soft smiles lies a side of Phuwin no one expected confident, daring, and devastatingly addictive. Seven minutes was all it took to ruin Pond. Now there's no time limit, no rules, and no escape.

Phuwin's life shatters the day his step-parents-drowning in gambling debt-sell him to the most feared mafia boss in Bangkok: **Pond Naravit**. Pond doesn't care for anyone. He has blood on his hands, an empire at his feet, and ice in his veins. But when Phuwin is delivered to him like merchandise, bruised and burning with silent rage, something shifts. Pond doesn't want him for pleasure-he wants to *own* the fire in his eyes. Phuwin refuses to bow. Every order, he disobeys. Every stare, he returns with defiance. And with every night they spend in the same mansion-separated only by power and pride-the air thickens with tension. But the world is watching. Rivals want Phuwin dead. Allies want Pond distracted. And no one can know the mafia king is falling for the boy he was never supposed to touch. > **Possession becomes obsession.** > **Hatred turns into something far more dangerous.** > **And when the mafia king bleeds... it's only Phuwin who knows how to stop it.** ---