They were raised to hate each other. Perth Tanapon and Santa Pongsapak have spent their entire lives on opposite sides of a family war, turning every achievement, argument, and encounter into another reason to compete. They learned early how to provoke each other-and never show weakness. University was supposed to be no different. Until a business project forces them to work together. Long hours, heated arguments, and moments neither can explain begin to blur the line between rivalry and something far more dangerous. Beneath years of resentment lies a passion neither was willing to acknowledge. Something they were never supposed to want. But some things are easier to hide when you're enemies. And when the old war between their families begins to close in, Perth and Santa must decide whether to protect everything they've been taught to stand for-or risk it all for the one person they were raised to hate. They know exactly why they should stay away from each other. That may be the problem. ━━━━━ started: Aug. 17, 2026 completed:

Behind the scent, lies a different truth. 𔓘 8/1/2026 - ONGOING

He had spent his entire life being told who he belonged to. The prince had spent his believing he needed no one. One quiet encounter within the palace walls begins a journey of healing, trust, and discovering what it truly means to be free.

There was never room for someone like him. In the mafia's underworld, an omega was little more than something to be used. But Santa learned to survive. He learned to bury his fear, to turn pain into armor. And for his freedom, he's ready to sink his claws into the throat of anyone who dares underestimate him. Because being an omega doesn't mean weakness...

Perth Tanapon is the cold, arrogant heir of a massive business empire. He parties hard, studies harder, and doesn't waste time on people who smile too easily. Santa Pongsapak is the complete opposite. Warm, energetic, and impossible to hate - even though his family is Perth's biggest business rival. They've shared the same classrooms for two years without ever needing to speak. Until one group project forces them together. What starts as quiet dislike turns into constant clashes. What starts as competition turns into something neither of them can control. In a university full of rich kids, power, and secrets... falling for your enemy is the most dangerous thing you can do. Especially when both of your families are waiting for you to destroy each other.

"Sometimes we fall so deep in love that we never get the strength to get up." . . . Where love is Forbidden in their world, will the next in line heir of the Shukumpantanasan mafia family,Perth fall head over heel for the young master of the Oudompoch mafia family,Santa?

Santa met Perth when they were fifteen. Perth was rich, charming, annoyingly good-looking, and most importantly interested in Santa's best friend. Santa, being the loyal best friend, he was became their unofficial matchmaker and accidental third wheel. Somehow, however, he ended up becoming friends with Perth too. For years, Santa was part of Perth's little world. They went on adventures, shared inside jokes, had late-night conversations about life and the future, and knew enough about each other's habits to call themselves friends. Then everything fell apart. Perth and Santa's best friend broke up. The friend group slowly scattered, Perth left the country with his parents, and life moved on. Five years later, Santa meets Perth again at university. There is just one problem- Perth doesn't remember him. Santa would like to say he handled this maturely. He did not. Instead, he decided he hated Perth. And because confronting people about their feelings is apparently too emotionally exhausting, Santa found an old email address Perth no longer used and started writing to it instead. Every day. One email for every grievance. Every forgotten memory. Every ounce of resentment. Perth, completely unaware that he has somehow acquired a dedicated hater, goes on with his university life. Until Santa's roommate starts becoming friends with Perth's circle, forcing the two of them into each other's lives again. Santa does his best to avoid him. Perth does his best to figure out why the sweet junior who smiles at everyone looks at him like he personally ruined his life. The more Perth tries to get closer, the more interested he becomes. What starts as one-sided resentment soon becomes a complicated game of avoidance, confrontation, misunderstandings, jealousy, and feelings neither of them knows how to name. Because sometimes, the hardest person to hate is the person you never really stopped caring about.

Perth Tanapon has always gotten what he wants. Until he meets Santa, a mysterious dancer who doesn't care about his money, charm, or attention. When Santa rejects him, Perth turns him into a challenge. The bet is simple: Make Santa fall for him within one month. But what happens when the game stops feeling like a game? Sometimes, the person you plan to win... is the one who steals your heart instead.

"Loving you was never in my dictionary, but it just happened anyway." - Santa "I've never fallen in love before, but with you? I can fall a thousand times."- Perth ......... In a story where Pond and Santa had been in a relationship for five years and promised each other to get married. Santa had to marry Pond's younger brother Perth due to Pond's sudden absence at the marriage day. It was difficult for both Perth and Santa as Perth always saw Santa as his brother's boyfriend and someone he needed to respect and Santa always treated Perth as his own younger brother, but destiny chose to twist their relationship completely. Santa always loved Pond and accepting the marriage with Perth was the last thing he would do meanwhile Perth however tried to retain the friendly bond between them like before despite Santa's recent hatred towards him.

At nineteen, Santa has stopped waiting for his body to tell him what he is. Then Perth walks into his life, and suddenly, everything he thought he knew begins to change. An unfamiliar scent, an inexplicable pull, and a part of him that has been silent for years finally begins to awaken.