"THIS FANFICTION IS INSPIRED BY THE ONGOING KOREAN DRAMA 'OUR UNIVERSE' PLEASE NOTE THAT NO KIND OF PLAGARIZATION IS INTENDED. THE STORY IS PURELY INSPIRED, NOT COPIED. THE CORE OF THE TWO WILL BE 100% DIFFERENT" When tragedy strikes, life doesn't wait for anyone. At 24, Phuwin loses his older brother and sister-in-law in a sudden accident-leaving behind a tiny, six-month-old baby and no family to care for them. With his parents long gone and no one else to turn to, Phuwin makes a choice that will change everything: he takes the baby in. He's not alone. His closest friends-Pond, his steadfast roommate; Joong, the sarcastic neighbor with a surprisingly soft heart; and Dunk, the dramatic yet lovable chaos-magnet-step up to help. Together, they form an unconventional family, navigating sleepless nights, first cries, and the terrifying responsibility of raising a child who needs them more than ever. Between work deadlines, unexpected hospital visits, and the constant chaos of apartment life, bonds are tested, hearts are challenged, and love-both platonic and something more-grows in ways none of them expected. Phuwin learns that family isn't always born, sometimes it's built in the middle of chaos, laughter, and midnight lullabies.

"Power isn't taught. It's tested-and most don't survive the audit. WELCOME TO THE SUCCESSION" Succession is where power learns it will never be punished. It is not a school. It is a closed system designed to refine heirs who already own pieces of the country-energy, weapons, infrastructure, policy. Everyone admitted is old money. Everyone is disposable. The Academy exists to decide who remains useful. Nothing here is illegal. Everything here is intentional. People don't fail. They are reclassified. Reputations collapse through paperwork. Futures end in private meetings. Violence happens without impact, without witnesses, without consequences. Silence is enforced. Compliance is recorded. What breaks students is never visible enough to name. Pond Naravit enters, carrying an empire built on fuel, grids, and dependency. Phuwin Tangsakyuen enters with a legacy forged in arms contracts and sanctioned conflict. Their families have circled each other for generations-never allied, never at peace. The hostility is structural. It doesn't require emotion. Succession places them in proximity. The Academy thrives on pressure. On watching incompatible forces occupy the same space until something gives. Desire is not discouraged. Cruelty is not corrected. Everything is observed. Everything is ranked. No one here becomes good. Some become necessary. Succession does not teach morality. It teaches continuity. And it has never cared about what it costs.

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.

"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.

Pond Naravit is broke enough to answer a suspiciously vague job listing titled: "Private Companion Needed for Social Events." The pay is ridiculous. The expectations seem simple. Pretend to be someone's boyfriend. Attend fancy dinners. Look convincing. What Pond does not expect is for the client to be Phuwin Tangsakyuen-rich, composed, and rumored to be the kind of person you really shouldn't annoy. Phuwin didn't expect Pond either. But somehow the chaotic university student who talks too much and smiles too easily ends up signing the contract anyway. It's temporary. Strictly professional. Just a public arrangement for appearances. There are rules. There are boundaries. And absolutely no emotional involvement. Unfortunately, Pond has never been very good at following rules.