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    Est's four-year relationship with Earn has all the hallmarks of a perfect future: a shared home, a kitten, and the quiet anticipation of a ring. But perfection is a fragile facade, and theirs is beginning to splinter.

    The return of Earn's childhood best friend, William, to Bangkok doesn't cause the cracks he merely holds up a light to them. As the story unravels, old, unspoken tensions rise to the surface, quiet moments curdle into searing arguments, and Est is left to question everything when the word "loved" slips, devastatingly, into the past tense.

    As the story unravels in front of William, the reunion is not the homecoming he imagined. At first, everything was fine a joyful reconnection filled with laughter and nostalgia. But as the days passed, the cracks in his best friend's life became impossible to ignore. Watching his best friend, William feels like he's looking into a distorted mirror. The loyal, open boy he knew is gone, replaced by a guarded stranger. Caught in the toxic crossfire of a dying love, William faces a haunting truth: sometimes, the person you know best is the one you can no longer recognize.

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