Two bikers who live fast, loud, and reckless never expected their lives to slow down for a pair of soft smiles behind a flower shop counter. William and Nut are inseparable-brothers not by blood but by burned rubber and shared history. Est and Hong are the same-protecting each other, working hard, and dreaming of something gentler than the world they grew up in. A coincidence brings them together. A glance becomes curiosity. Curiosity becomes attachment. But love doesn't arrive quietly when engines are already roaring. Strangers to lovers. Comfort vs danger. And four hearts learning that sometimes the bravest thing you can do... is stay. 🌙

Est loved William from childhood, while William realized it much later. Along with Perth and Santa, they grow from friends to chosen partners, navigating love, distance, and betrayal before finally choosing each other.

Est married someone who never loved him. He knew it and chose him anyway. He never expected anything in return. Not touch. Not affection. Not love. He simply waits. But then William shows up and changes the way waiting feels. # Highest Ranking 🏅 #1 williamjakrapatr #1 estsupha #1 nuthong #1 ache #7 williamest #3 secondchance ⚠️ Disclaimers: Contains: Intense feelings, sweetness, cuteness, ache, and heavy angst -- be ready for a rollercoaster! Credits for pictures in the book cover and chapters goes to original owners, I do not own them. I simply found them in internet. If you'd like credits or want them to be removed, please let me know. Only the story is mine, it is a fiction and does not represent the actors' real life. Do not copy or translate. -- Thanks --

Est is a champion in the pool, but in the bedroom, he's never been more out of control - and William is the only one who can break him.

It's been years since Est and William last saw each other properly. Life moved on... but some things never really did. Est has changed. He's finally trying to live for himself, slowly breaking away from everything that once controlled him. William has changed too-more distant in some ways, but still carrying the same quiet weight of everything they never said. When they meet again as adults, it doesn't feel like a fresh start. It feels like unfinished business. There are no easy conversations, no simple "what ifs." Just memories, silence, and feelings that never really went away. And now they have to figure out if what they had was just a phase... or something they were never meant to lose.

Est Supha is the perfect son-carefree, vibrant, and disciplined, raised in a strict but loving home where every step of his life is carefully guided. Until he meets William Jakraptar. William is quiet, distant, and nothing like anyone Est has ever known. Yet somehow, he becomes the one person Est feels completely at ease with. What starts as curiosity slowly turns into comfort... and comfort turns into something neither of them wants to lose. For the first time, Est feels seen. And for the first time, William begins to soften in ways he never has before. But not everything meant to feel safe can stay that way. Between pressure, silence, and things left unsaid, their bond begins to crack-until circumstances force them apart. And when they separate, nothing stays the same. Some connections don't end when they break... they change.

يقولون إن الطريقة الوحيدة للنجاة من الغرق هي التركيز على ضربات قلبك وتجاهل ضجيج الموج. لكن ماذا تفعل عندما يكون الضجيج نابعاً من أعماقك؟

ون شوت متنوع لـ ويليامإيست 🎸🦈

كيف تهزم قاتلاً يملك مفتاح عقلك، ويعرف بدقة متى ينبض قلبك خوفاً؟ في قلب مدينة ضبابية لا تكف عن البكاء، يعيش ويليام خلف جدار من الصمت والندم، غارقاً بين تروس الساعات القديمة في متجره المعزول. اعتزل عالم الجريمة يوم أن خانته عبقريته كمحلل سلوكي، وتسببت في مقتل شقيقه الأصغر.لكن الماضي لا يموت، بل يعود متخفياً في زيّ قاتل متسلسل سيكوباتي يُدعى «الصائغ». جرائم هندسية معقدة، وساعات جيب مكسورة تُترك في كل مسرح جريمة، مضبوطة بدقة على وقت مأساة ويليام القديمة.بمساعدة المحقق «إيست»، الشخص الوحيد الذي يربطه بآدميته، يُجبر ويليام على العودة إلى مسرح اللعبة. لكن هذه المرة، الرهان ليس مجرد حل لغز، بل سباق مرعب مع الزمن لحماية طفلة صغيرة تحمل ملامح شقيقه الراحل.عندما يكتشف ويليام أن القاتل يحفظ خريطة عقله عن ظهر قلب، يدرك أن المعركة ليست لكشف الهوية.. بل للنجاة من فخّ نُسج له لسنوات.

"في سن التاسعة عشرة، لم يكن 'نات' يرى في الكون اتساعاً إلا في ضحكة طفلٍ ذو تسع سنوات.. 'هونغ'. ولكن في ليلةٍ خريفية باردة، اختطف ذلك الصغير، وتوقفت عقارب الساعة في قلب 'نات' عند تلك اللحظة.. لعشر سنوات كاملة.