In the rusted remains of a shipping container park, Pond lives by three rules: fight hard, sell fast, and keep his brother, Dunk, away from the gutter. But when a botched drug delivery leads to a literal collision with the most arrogant brat in the city, Pond's world starts to fray. Phuwin is everything Pond hates-rich, polished, and hauntingly beautiful. When Phuwin offers Pond a deal he can't refuse-play the thug boyfriend to spite his billionaire father-Pond enters a world of silk and lies. Meanwhile, Dunk is back from his father's mansion, hiding his own leather jacket and a secret love for the speed of a motorcycle. As Joong watches Dunk from the shadows, struggling to keep his promise to Pond to stay away, the lines between protection and possession begin to blur. In this jungle, you either hunt or you get caught.

"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.

Dunkjoong au Bully × Bad boy Joong is the campus bully everyone fears. Cold. Silent. Untouchable. Dunk is the rich bad boy who loves chaos and never loses. When he sets his sights on Joong, it's supposed to be a game-make him fall, break his heart, and walk away. But monsters don't flinch at touch. Joong does. Behind the cruelty is a boy drowning in trauma, and Dunk realizes too late that hurting Joong was never justice-it was just another wound. Now Dunk doesn't want to play. He wants to protect him. And Joong doesn't believe in love-especially not from someone who once wanted to destroy him. "Don't touch me" → "Don't leave me"

What happens when you meet the most annoying person in the world... And somehow, accidentally, you fall in love with him? Phuwin meets a goofball- loud, chaotic, impossible to ignore, always pushing buttons and making life a little more unbearable... And yet, somehow, irresistible. But there's more beneath the surface. Outside the university, outside the mask of silliness, this "goofball" is calm, serious... Even dangerous. He carries a weight Phuwin can't quite read, a pain he doesn't fully understand. He doesn't even know who he truly is. So what happens when Phuwin falls for someone who isn't really a goofball? Someone who hides a depth and a sorrow behind laughter and chaos... Someone whose real self might be the most terrifying thing he's ever discovered? What happens when dating a goofball isn't what it seems... Because the goofball isn't a goofball at all? "The Goofball" By cthyqq - A PondPhuwin fanfic. My fifth fanfic is finally published. Thank you for being here with me ❤️‍🩹

Two cousins. Two brothers. Four apartments. Zero boundaries. And one unspoken game: Pretend you don't know you're being watched. Joong and Pond live on the 9th floor of an apartment building, sharing noodles, drama, and a deep mutual fear of initiating conversation with hot strangers. That is-until they both fall hopelessly in lust/love with two breathtaking strangers in the park. They never spoke. Never approached. Just stared. Ached. Yearned. And then-the stalking began. But here's the twist... Joong and Pond know. They know about the shadows in the hallway. The soft clicks of a camera from across the street. The anonymous notes. The emails "from the gas company" that say "You looked good in red today." Only-they like it. And they'll never, ever let Dunk and Phuwin know. Joong (smiling sweetly as he opens his blinds): "I wonder if he's watching again." Pond (deadpan, sipping iced coffee): "He has a folder named 'Joong Smiling JPEGs.' Of course he's watching." Phuwin (in his room, eyes glued to his laptop): "Why does he always drop things when he walks past the window? It's unnatural." Dunk (without looking up): "It's bait. Don't take it." Pause. Phuwin: "I want to be caught." From apartment windows to late-night grocery runs, a delicious psychological cat-and-mouse game unfolds-where both sides think they have the upper hand. And where attraction simmers beneath every forced coincidence, every accidental touch, every withheld confession. Because sometimes, the only thing hotter than being watched... ...is knowing you're being watched-and giving them a damn good show.

Pond Naravit stopped believing in love after a heartbreak that left scars too deep to ignore. He built walls around his heart, determined never to let anyone in again. But when Phuwin Tangsakyuen-his mother's best friend's gentle and quiet son-returns from London to stay with his family, Pond's world begins to shift. Phuwin's kindness is disarming, his presence calm yet unshakable. What happens when a man who has lost faith in love meets someone who quietly teaches him how to believe again? #Pond Naravit #Phuwin Tangsakyuen #Pondphuwin

He kills without hesitation. I cry over spilled milkshakes. Dunk Natachai is sunshine in human form clingy, pouty, and way too sweet for the world he lives in. Joong Aydin is the cold, quiet heir to the Aydin mafia smart, possessive, and terrifying to everyone but one person. When a milkshake, a pout, and a kiss turn friendship into something dangerously real, Joong learns that love is the one thing he can't control... and Dunk learns that even monsters can be gentle with the right heart. 🖤 He's the mafia's heir. I'm just his favorite weakness. #joongdunk #pondphuwin #geminifourth #ForceBook #bestfriendstolovers #mafia

Dunk is the definition of gentle - soft-spoken, polite, hardworking, and painfully innocent. A scholarship med student juggling two jobs, he still brings soup to his mum after every shift. She's all he has. His whole world. When she suddenly collapses and needs emergency surgery, Dunk's life shatters. The cost is impossible. The hospital refuses to move without payment. No savings. No family. No time. And that's when Joong walks in. Joong - the city's most feared mafia heir. Cold. Ruthless. Emotionless. Except the moment he sees Dunk... something snaps. An obsession. Fierce. Immediate. Consuming. Dunk knows none of this. He only hears Joong's offer: "I'll pay everything - the surgery, treatment, private hospital. No limits. No debt. In return... you belong to me." Joong doesn't want money, favors, or work. He wants Dunk - the sweet, innocent boy who has no idea how dangerous he is. Dunk is terrified. But he's also a son watching his mother slip away. He signs. And Joong's obsession begins. • Moves Dunk into his penthouse • Controls where he goes, who he talks to, how late he's out • Drives him to university every morning • Assigns a "driver" who is actually a bodyguard • Threatens anyone who raises their voice at Dunk • Attends every hospital appointment • Watches him study like prayer Dunk is too soft, too pure, too good for Joong's world - and that only makes Joong more possessive. Anyone who looks too long disappears. Anyone who flirts regrets it. Anyone who challenges Joong's claim pays for it. Dunk was supposed to hate him. But Joong is gentle with him in ways no one expects - quiet, protective, almost fragile when Dunk is near. Because Dunk isn't just Joong's obsession. He's the last piece of innocence Joong has left. And Joong will burn the entire city before he lets him go. This isn't a love story. It's the story of a sweet boy who needed help... and the mafia man who chose to own him, protect him, and love him - to the edge of

On campus, everyone knows who Joong is - the son of two notorious criminals. No one dares go near him; no one wants to. Rumors say he's just like his parents - dangerous, cruel, waiting to snap. His parents' sins had already written his story, and campus rumors only made the chains tighter. Dunk just wanted peace - an escape from his unbearable roommate. But fate left him with one option: the room no one wanted. At first, Joong was everything they said - quiet, distant, unreadable. But Dunk soon saw what the others couldn't. And as days turned into nights and silence turned into trust, Dunk found himself drawn into the mystery of Joong's guarded heart. Because sometimes, the people the world calls monsters are the ones who've been hurt the most. A slow-burn tale of two souls - one haunted by his past, and one brave enough to see beyond it. Where healing begins in shared silence, and love blooms in the room no one wanted. ❗️Mpreg❗️