- "Rivals on the court. Temptation off it." ------------------------------------------------- Phuwin plays with precision-every pass calculated, every shot clean. He's the rising star with ice in his veins and no time for distractions. Especially not the kind that smirks like trouble and moves like temptation. Pond is chaos in motion. A playboy with a killer crossover and a reputation for breaking hearts off the court. He's cocky, unpredictable, and maddeningly good at getting under Phuwin's skin. They're rivals-always have been. On the court, they clash like thunder and lightning. Off the court, the tension simmers, sharp and electric. Phuwin swears no one can make him lose control. Pond swears he's not chasing anything serious. But when rivalry turns into something hotter, heavier, and far more dangerous than either of them expected, they're forced to confront the truth: Some games aren't meant to be won. Some hearts aren't meant to stay guarded. And sometimes, the person you're trying hardest to beat... is the one you're falling hardest for. ---

"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.

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"When Phuwin gets invited to spend his holiday at his best friend's house, already excited thinking about the days ahead and the gigantic pool, nothing seems to go according to the plan as secrets unfold and risky teasing banter starts having an impact on everything around him..." Or: Phuwin flirts with his best friend's brother, which leads to more and more issues. GUILTY +16 > summer romance, smut, (light) angst ©PHUMEOWW's original work.