"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.

IT'S A PHUWINPOND STORY SO IF ANYONE ISN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA PLEASE SKIP THIS ONE! ALSO, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE SMUTTIER THAN MY USUAL WORKS! HOPE YOU LIKE IT ENJOY!!! <3 Pond has always been the kind of boy people orbit without thinking. Third year on campus, his reputation walks ahead of him - reckless charm, easy dominance, a confidence so natural it almost feels like instinct. He wins dares, hearts, and attention without trying. Control is simply who he is. Phuwin is... harder to read. Quieter. Sharper. Unimpressed in ways that feel almost intentional. Where Pond is wildfire, Phuwin is gravity - subtle, steady, impossible to escape once you step too close. What begins as a careless late-night bet is supposed to be simple: prove a point, claim a victory, move on. But some games don't follow familiar rules. With every encounter that follows, something in Pond shifts in ways he can't explain, can't predict, and definitely can't admit. Pride turns restless. Curiosity turns consuming. And the version of himself he has always relied on starts to feel strangely... incomplete. As lines blur between competition and connection, both of them are pulled into a quiet emotional tug-of-war where winning no longer means what it used to. Because sometimes surrender isn't about losing control - it's about discovering where you truly belong. In a story of ego, tension, and the terrifying comfort of being understood, Pond will learn that not all falls are failures. Some are simply gravity calling you home.

--- TETHERED BY FATE Pond and Phuwin were childhood rivals turned best friends-brilliant, competitive, and inseparable. But everything changed when their secondary genders emerged. Suddenly, the balance shifted, and so did the world around them. Now, years later, they barely speak-caught in a silence built from roles neither of them chose. But fate doesn't forget. When a single moment throws them back into each other's orbit, old emotions stir, and unspoken truths begin to unravel. As feelings once buried resurface, Pond must face the truth he's hidden for years. Because some bonds never break. And some loves wait patiently... even when they're forbidden. ---

Phuwin accidentally ruins something valuable belonging to Pond Naravit and in twist of fate Pond demands that Phuwin work for him to pay it off. Clashing personalities and comedic misunderstanding, lovely and romantic story begins between them.... Let's see where their story goes.....

Pond and Phuwin were inseparable-best friends, soulmates bound by promises meant to last a lifetime. Until life intervened. Phuwin was too afraid to name what he felt. Pond, already feeling invisible, stopped waiting. They parted without goodbyes-only silence, distance, and the kind of pain that lingers. Seven years later, Pond returns to Bangkok-the city he once called home, where every street holds a memory he never truly escaped. Phuwin, meanwhile, has built his walls high, convincing himself that some things are better left buried. Their paths cross again in an unexpected place: Veiled Voices, an anonymous platform where strangers pour out their hearts and remind each other they aren't alone. They begin writing. One reply turns into another. The words grow familiar. Intimate. Dangerous. What happens when they realize the person who understands them most is the one they lost? When they finally meet after seven years-will it be healing... or heartbreak all over again?

Phuwin and Pond, two best friends with an unbreakable bond, find themselves bound by desires they can't ignore. A drunken night sparks a passionate encounter, and they become entangled in a web of lust and secrecy. But as Phuwin struggles to keep his feelings hidden, he's torn between preserving their lifelong friendship and surrendering to his heart's deepest desires. Will their bond survive the power of their desires, or will it ultimately be their downfall?

They met when they were fourteen. A mischievous boy and a calm golden boy who somehow changed his world. What started as teasing, shared chocolates, and quiet corridor glances slowly turned into something neither of them could escape. Years passed, promises were made, and their lives moved forward. But life has a strange way of rewriting love stories. When Pond and Phuwin meet again years later, something between them feels painfully familiar... yet distant at the same time. Because sometimes the heart remembers what the mind refuses to.

Atrament (n): the ink of desire - dark, unerasable, and written on the soul. Phuwin Tangsakyuen is a model-fierce, untouchable, and independent. Pond Naravit is a mafia heir - obsessed. Ruthless and manipulative. When obsession becomes a hunt, can the untouchable survive-or will desire leave its permanent mark? ✨ Pond x Phuwin AU 🐻🐼🚩

He's filthy rich, sinfully handsome, and the biggest red flag you'll ever meet. Pond Naravit doesn't believe in love-he believes in control. A billionaire with power, charm, and a rotating door of lovers, he never chases. Until him. Phuwin is a hardworking college student with an angelic face, a soft figure, and dreams too big for his small world. Love? He's never had time for it. But when a certain arrogant billionaire sets his eyes-and hands-on him, Phuwin finds himself pulled into a world of late-night meetings, dangerous jealousy, and an obsession that threatens to burn them both. He doesn't want Pond's money. He doesn't want Pond's gifts. So why does his heart race every time he says... "You're mine"?

Pond X Phuwin Warning: An age-gap, dark romance exploring the twisted bond between art, control, and captivity.Stockholm Syndrome!! "Do you think I liked you just because you're good at drawing?" Pond whispers, his hand wrapped around his throat. "No. You were broken. And I... I saw in you everything I hated about myself. And that's why I want you now-only for me. Draw for me. Live for me. Breathe only for me."