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"?

- "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. ---

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Phuwin Tang doesn't believe in love-but he does believe in leverage. So when his father tries to marry him off to the one person he swore he'd never go back to, Phuwin does the only thing he's good at- He finds something better. Something stronger. Something ruinous. A video. And at the center of it? Pond Naravit. Powerful. Untouchable. Dangerous. And the one man who has hated him for years. So Phuwin makes him a deal. A marriage for silence. A ring in exchange for ruin. It should've been simple. Fake smiles. Separate lives. No feelings. Except nothing about Pond is simple. Not the way he looks at Phuwin like he already knows every weakness. Not the way he refuses to touch him when it matters- and chooses someone else instead. Not the way their fights feel a little too close to something else. Something sharper. Hotter. Harder to ignore. Because somewhere between blackmail and champagne toasts- between quiet nights and unspoken claims- the line between enemies and something far more dangerous begins to blur. And when the truth finally surfaces... It won't just destroy their marriage. It might destroy them.

At Aureline University, people like them don't usually belong. Not in buildings named after billionaires. Not at invitation-only parties hidden above the city. Not in hallways filled with students who wear power like perfume. But this year is different. A new batch of transfer students arrives on campus under circumstances nobody fully understands, and suddenly Aureline feels smaller than it used to. Friend groups shift. Rumors spread faster. People start paying attention to the wrong things. Especially the wrong people. Diesel. Style. Atom. Warich. Boys everyone knows about long before meeting them. And somehow, despite every warning, Day, Fadel, Tinn, and Tan keep ending up in their orbit. Maybe it's coincidence. Maybe it's curiosity. Maybe some disasters are impossible to avoid. Because somewhere between late-night conversations, reckless decisions, crowded dorm rooms, and the kind of secrets nobody says out loud, things begin changing too quickly for anyone to stop them. At Aureline, appearances matter. Reputations matter more. And love? Love is the easiest thing to lie about. Afterall, love is easy. It's trust that ruins people.

"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 Lertratkosum is a self-made tech CEO-cold, commanding, emotionally shut off. Raised to believe queerness equals weakness, he built his empire by burying every part of himself that could feel. Now, his father threatens to take it all away-unless he agrees to one thing: marry a man. Phuwin Tangsakyuen is everything Pond was taught to despise-openly gay, elegant, and the biological son of two powerful fathers in a world where mpreg is completely natural. A fashion mogul in his own right, Phuwin once loved Pond silently, clinging to a fleeting moment of college kindness. So when the chance comes to marry him-even through a loveless contract-he says yes. Because maybe, the boy he once believed in still exists beneath all that ice. But what begins as a cold business arrangement quickly unravels into something messier. Resentment. Buried desire. Emotional scars. And a past that refuses to stay buried. But will Phuwin finally get the love, he's always ached for or will he have to watch the one thing he wanted most, burn him from the inside out? This is not a sweet romance. It's messy, raw and painfully human. 🔥 Slow-burn | Enemies to lovers | Arranged marriage | Mpreg AU ⚠️ Verbal/emotional abuse, internalized homophobia, heavy smuts, angst, mpreg. Reader discretion advised. 💫 Joong × Dunk and Gemini × Fourth appear as side couples-offering warmth (or more angst) and contrast to the chaos.

Phuwin is ready for the new school year-not for the classes, but because he'll finally see his crush again: Pond. Popular. Handsome. Untouchable... or so he thought. Things take a wild turn when Phuwin finds out they're roommates. What he doesn't know is that Pond isn't as happy as he seems. He hates the attention, doesn't feel at home in his friend group, and hides behind a smile that isn't really his. But something about Phuwin makes Pond feel... different. Real. Safe. And feelings start to grow-ones Pond can't ignore. Between awkward silences, secret glances, and late-night talks, the two boys slowly learn that love sometimes shows up where you least expect it-like in a shared dorm room. But when everything was going well phuwin had to marry someone that wasn't pond. They're way split and try to forget each other but that was harder then they thought. After a few years they finally met again. Lovers? Friends? Enemies? A feel-good story about friendship, confusion, first love, and a whole lot of heart-fluttering moments. 💫side couples: joongdunk, Williamest, Perthsanta and geminifourth

When two worlds clash - one ruled by ruthless business deals, the other by red carpets and scandals - the only thing tying them together is a ring neither of them wants. Diesel, Thailand's beloved bad boy superstar, is forced into an arranged marriage to save his career image. Day, a cold, disciplined heir and CEO, agrees to the union only to satisfy his shareholders. They agree on one thing: they'll never fall in love. But what happens when rules are broken, teasing turns into tension, and one heated night could change everything?

Diesel only comes to Day when he's bleeding, drunk, or falling apart. Day always opens the door anyway. Somewhere between saving him and loving him, they forget how to stop destroying each other.