Phuwin Tangsakyuen thought his happy ending was guaranteed: engaged to Pond Naravit, their wedding just one year away. But as the day draws closer, a cruel aftermath of Pond's past car accident awakens-his memories begin to fade, slipping through his fingers like sand. The nightmare Phuwin has always feared is coming true, Pond is slowly forgetting him. And what breaks his heart most of all? The only name Pond keeps whispering, clinging to, and begging to see... is one Phuwin has never known, Dunk Natachai. Desperate and terrified, Phuwin turns to the only family he has left, his older brother, Joong Archen. To the world, Joong is cold, distant, and unshakeable but few know the truth that he is the feared head of a powerful mafia, a life he built from the ground up after their parents died, all to protect and give Phuwin everything he ever wanted. He spoils his brother endlessly and would burn the world down before letting him get hurt. When Phuwin begs him to find this mysterious Dunk, Joong agrees instantly-no questions, no hesitation. Meanwhile, Dunk Natachai is fighting to survive. He takes every job he can find, desperate for money to keep the most important person in his life safe and cared for in the hospital. When he is hired as the private caretaker for a man suffering from memory loss, he walks in and freezes-because the man lying there is Pond, his ex. Old wounds reopen, and new feelings begin to bloom in places no one expected. Phuwin fights to hold onto his place in Pond's heart, while Joong-who came only to help his brother, finds himself falling hard for Dunk, drawn to his quiet strength and hidden pain. Four lives tangled by fate, a past that refuses to stay buried, and a love that defies every plan they made. No one fights against each other but they fight for what their heart truly wants. But when memories return and the truth comes out... will it be enough? Or will they lose more than they ever imagined?

Dunk Natachai has one rule. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮. Joong Archen lives to break it. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.

To tame a playboy, you need a strategy. To marry one, you need a contract. Dunk's "Husband Project" is simple: fix his chaotic, infuriating husband, Joong. But Joong isn't just a spoiled heir-he's a man hiding a world of pain behind every party and provocation. The real project isn't about changing each other. It's about learning to love the broken parts.

Tucked at the edge of town is a quiet mansion surrounded by endless, always-blooming flowers. Its owner, Dunk Natachai, is stunning, looks barely 20, and a total mystery-no one knows his background, age, or secrets, only his name. The truth? He is immortal; every bloom in his yard is tied to his life force, all grown for a long-lost love he has waited centuries to find. Joong Archen, a curious, playful university student, has heard all the strange rumors about Dunk and his hidden home. Drawn by curiosity, he sneaks inside when he finds the gate unlocked, following a sweet, hypnotic scent deep into the gardens. There, he catches sight of Dunk-bare skin glowing, breathtakingly beautiful as he showers among the flowers. Mesmerized, Joong can't look away... until in one blink, Dunk is suddenly standing right in front of him, appearing out of nowhere. Caught peeking and trespassing, Joong expects anger or punishment. Instead, he is consumed by an instant, burning obsession with this mysterious man. But Dunk has no plans to chase him away. He has been waiting for someone just like Joong. Both carry secret agendas, hidden desires, and truths they dare not speak... and every flower in the garden is about to witness a love story hundreds of years in the making. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘬'𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴... 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳?

TITLE: Mine, Professor GENRE: Dark Romance • Mafia • Forbidden Love • Possessive Love • University • Secret Identity SETTING: Bangkok, Thailand TROPE: Mafia King × Professor Student × Professor Obsession × Forbidden Love STORY SUMMARY: At only twenty years old, Joong Archen rules one of the most feared mafia empires in Bangkok. No one has ever seen the true face of the man controlling the city's underground world. To the public, he is nothing more than a rumor... a shadow whispered about in fear. Cold, calculating, and ruthless, Joong never allows emotions to control him. Until the day he sees Professor Dunk Natachai. Dunk is calm, intelligent, and respected by everyone at the university. At twenty-six, he is already a well-known professor and comes from a powerful family. His life is perfectly arranged - including an engagement his family has already decided for him. Joong hates that. Without hesitation, the mafia king enrolls in the same university under a false identity, hiding among ordinary students while secretly watching the man who unknowingly became his obsession. To Dunk, Joong is just another quiet student. To Joong... Dunk already belongs to him. And when someone dares to get too close to the professor... They disappear. Because the most dangerous man in Bangkok has decided only one thing: Professor Dunk Natachai is his.

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"

SPEEDLINES 2 Two years ago, Joong walked away without a word, leaving Dunk with unanswered questions and a heart full of pain. Now, Joong is back in Thailand. Colder, and carrying the weight of choices he can't undo. Dunk isn't the same boy he left behind either. He's built a life without Joong, one that doesn't have space for the past... or so he tells himself. When their paths collide again, buried feelings and unspoken truths resurface. Can they face the storm of what was left unsaid, or will the distance between their new lives keep them apart for good?

Joong Archen was counting down to his wedding day-until the screech of tires and a sickening crash turned his world to ash. Dunk Natachai's hands on the wheel took Dao Ransitang (Joong's fiancée) from him, left him lying silent on the rain-soaked asphalt. Prison was too clean, too easy a way out. So he forced Dunk to stand where he was meant to stand, to say the vows he'd practiced a hundred times, to wear his ring on a finger that didn't belong there. Blue is the hue of bruised skin, of tears that won't stop falling, of the cold emptiness in his chest that mirrors the distance in Dunk's eyes. Every touch is a reminder of loss, every word a lash of blame-but it's all a cover. The truth is, he never loved the man who died. He used the tragedy as an excuse to marry Dunk, a way to claim what he'd truly wanted all along. They're bound together by blood and pain, two ghosts living in a marriage that was never meant to be. But can this agony they share ever become something more... or will it drag them both down into a darkness no one can escape?

"Fucking... asshole..." Dunk cursed under his breath, his body trembling from the overwhelming sensations. Joong leaned in, voice low and vicious against his ear. "That's right," Joong growled, his hips snapping forward, thrusting into Dunk with increasing force. "I am fucking an asshole." For generations, the Boonpraserts and Aydins have stood side by side-two of Thailand's most powerful dynasties, bound by legacy, empire, and an unspoken promise to protect each other's interests. Now, that promise is becoming permanent through the upcoming marriage between the Aydin heir and the Boonpraserts' only daughter. Joong Archen Aydin is everything an heir should be: elegant, obedient, and impossibly perfect-the golden son shaped by legacy and expectation. Dunk Boonprasert, on the other hand, is chaos incarnate. Reckless. Sharp-tongued. The black sheep his family tries to hide behind polished smiles and public image. The two have been enemies since childhood-locked in a lifelong war of petty sabotage, brutal words, and fights that always turned ugly. But everything changes the night Dunk decides to give in to a moment's vulnerability and sleeps with Joong. His sister's fiancé. His lifelong nemesis. The one person he should have never touched.

Joong, a runaway merman torn between the sea and the unknown world beyond it, washes up injured on the edge of a desert, where the ocean meets the wild. There, he's discovered by Dunk, a gruff but kindhearted cowboy living a quiet life under the wide, open sky. Their meeting is strange, funny, and full of tension two souls from vastly different worlds forced into each other's lives. As Joong recovers, he and Dunk begin to grow close, learning to trust one another. Joong finds comfort in the land, in the rhythm of Dunk's days, while Dunk is drawn to the mystery and softness Joong carries like salt in his blood. Throughout the story, the two face many tests: Joong's fear of the sea's call, Dunk's own buried grief and solitude, and even a violent storm that forces them to confront their deepest fears and desires. Yet through every challenge, their bond deepens from hesitant touches to passionate nights under starlit skies. By the final chapters, Joong and Dunk are no longer just two strangers who met by fate. They are partners, soulmates, each having chosen the other freely. Joong proposes with a handmade ring crafted from a piece of the ocean that once hurt him turning pain into a promise. Dunk accepts, not just with words, but with tenderness, devotion, and fierce love. Together, they carve out a life where sea meets sand, where Joong doesn't have to leave the water behind, and Dunk learns to dive into love without fear. They didn't just find each other, they found home. Disclaimer: Tides of the Wild is a fictional story created for entertainment purposes only. All characters, including Joong and Dunk, are inspired by real public figures but are portrayed in an entirely fictional and alternate universe (AU) setting. This work does not claim to represent the real personalities, actions, or relationships of any individuals mentioned or referenced.