Phuwin led his brother to the couch in the living room and sat down next to him.

"Tell me, Gemini, what's going on? We used to be close, and now you wouldn't even tell me that someone was threatening you. I was horrified when Dunk told me about it. Why you don't trust me? I am your brother".

"I don't know, Phu! I would like to know. Something has been happening to me lately that I don't understand. I'm having nightmares, someone gave me a package with terrifying photos of a dead boy who looks like Fourth, my career is basically over, and I'm forced to play the role of the bad guy once again. I don't want it, P'! I want to be myself, I want to have the freedom to choose the person I love, I want to have the freedom to hold that person's hand, I want to live a normal life at least for a moment".

"Oh G...! But you are not an ordinary boy. You are an artist, you have talent, why don't you give others a chance to get to know you and love you?"

"I don't give them that chance?! It's not my fault that P'Erin made me look like a flirt, which I'm not and probably never will be".

"Tell her about it, tell her you don't like it. Why don't you tell anyone? Do you expect them to figure it out on their own? Believe me, most people cannot read others' minds. Do you know that lately you've been hurting and pushing away everyone who only really cares about you? Prim, Pond, me, Mom, Dunk, even our Dad. You pushed everyone away. Don't be surprised if one day you wake up all alone in the world. You can tell us, we are on your side".

Gem felt as if he had been told to swallow a particularly bitter pill. Perhaps Phuwin was right, perhaps it was enough to tell P'Erin honestly? But how? Won't it make her feel bad that he doesn't want to use the idea she spent a sleepless night on? Wouldn't that seem like ingratitude on his part? He told Phuwin about his doubts. For the first time in a long time, they talked to each other so honestly and calmly. Gem felt a pleasant warmth around his heart as he listened to his older brother's calm voice.

"No, I think she will understand and be happy that you also have your own ideas. Go talk to your new boyfriend and decide together what you want to do next".

"Fourth isn't my boyfriend".

"But I didn't mention any name, you immediately assumed it was him. I guess that means something!" - Phu laughed happily, glad that at least one problem had been solved. Gem, although he didn't usually do this, now scooped his brother into his arms and gave him a sincere hug.

"I'm sorry for being an asshole, I promise to do better".

"Okay, okay, we will see about that".

"And as for boyfriends, I have a feeling that you will be the first of the three of us to have a boyfriend" - Gemini stuck his tongue out at Phuwin as soon as he moved away from him.

"Where did this conclusion come from?"

"From a conversation with Pond. Pond is right, I have no right to stop him from loving my brother, and since he is my friend, I should trust him enough to believe that he will give up his ways for you. We saw you in the hall, you heard everything, right?"

"Yes, I heard it and it still doesn't sink in. Pond, my greatest rival and enemy, suddenly confesses that he loves me? I always thought he loved you!"

"Oh no, you too?!" - Gemini laughed in mock disbelief and slapped his brother's knee with his hand.

"What me too?"

"You're the second person today to claim that Pond was in love with me! This was never, ever true! We are friends! We pretended to be in love because that's what was expected of us, because that's what we were paid to do, but we never felt anything more for each other. Pond is totally and definitely not my type!"

"You little bastard! And you never told me?! Because of you, I spent the last year hating someone I thought was in love with you?!"

"And who is the idiot here?"

"Never mind, give me his address, I need to talk to him in person right now".

"Ask him yourself, you have his phone number".

"I don't want to do that, I want to surprise him. I want to see his face when I show up in front of his house, he's definitely not expecting me. Well well..."

"Okay, go ahead, go to him, good luck!" - Gemini took the phone from the table, entered Ponda's exact address in a message to Phuwin and smiled to himself, proud of his work. It was a job well done. After Phu had left (before doing so, he looked carefully in the mirror, straightened his hair, and sprayed himself with perfume, which made the youngest Tansakyuen laugh), Gem sent another message.

To: My Best Bro Pond: You're about to have a boyfriend. And it's not true that I forbid you from loving anyone, I was just shocked. I trust you and believe that you will be able to take care of my brother. I'm sorry I was a crap friend, I'll do better. You were always there for me when I needed you, so if you need me, remember that I'm here for you. I apologize for my behavior. And I'm sorry I didn't explain to Phuwin earlier that there was nothing romantic between us, that poor guy hated you because he thought you loved me. Please forgive me.

And then, completely calm, he went to his own room, where he found Fourth sleeping adorably on his bed, again in his own pajamas. It was such a beautiful sight that he couldn't help himself and took a photo of it, immediately posting it on Instagram in a story for his close friends. At least this one day had brought a lot of good, and he had the feeling that with Nattawat's arrival in his life, the sun was finally shining and there was new hope.

However, when Phuwin arrived at the address he was given, he rang the bell at the gate, but no one answered. The windows in the small single-family house were dark, indicating that no one was currently inside. Phu felt disappointed. Driving here, he felt a pleasant warmth in his heart, he was excited, but still nervous at the same time. It was true that for the last year he had been telling himself that he had to stay away from Pond because Pond was Gem's boyfriend and Phu didn't want to cause another argument.

Phuwin, standing in front of the entrance gate to the yard of Pond Naravit's house, remembered their first meeting. That day, his mother forced him and Dunk to accompany Gemi to one of the galas where, according to the plan, Gem was to receive an award for a supporting role. Dressed in identical, tasteful, dark purple suits, they took their seats in the front row of the audience. Gemini joined them a moment later, also wearing an identical suit, and his makeup artist made sure they looked as similar as possible.

"It will be more interesting and everyone will immediately know that you are brothers" -P'Tong smiled warmly at them. Gem was too nervous to smile back, after all, it was his first ceremony where he would receive an award and give a speech. P'Erin stuffed handkerchiefs made of pretty, light purple material into his pocket just in case.

"Don't be nervous, remember that you practiced this speech. It's nothing. Imagine that there are only your brothers in the audience, no one else. Thank them, smile and get off the stage, it's not that hard, nong Gemini".

Gemini knew P'Erin was right, but he still couldn't shake his nervousness. Phuwin, whose makeup and styling was completed first, stood up and walked over to his brother, resting his hands on his shoulders and beginning to massage them.

"Relax. We are proud of you. Me, Dunk, Mom. See, today you receive the reward you deserve. It won't be that bad. People in the audience already recognize you, that's quite an achievement. Go there and show them that the Tangsakyuens are tough, brave. Remember when you had to make a presentation in front of the whole school? You didn't want to do it, but you did it. No one laughed at you, everyone was so impressed. This time it will be the same: you will enter the stage and prove to everyone that you are indestructible".

Gemini turned to face him, and P'Tong wrung his hands.

"Nong Gemini, please don't move, I have to finish your makeup".

And Gem, that naughty kiddo, that prankster who at that time liked to play pranks on others, made his mouth into a spout, thus making the task even more difficult for P'Tong, who tried to put a delicate lipstick on his lips that perfectly matched his skin tone.

Then two other actors entered the dressing room: both handsome and dressed in elegant suits. One of them (Gem introduced him to them as Pond Naravit) wore a burgundy suit and his hair was bleached to a dark hazel color. The second of them, Joong Archen Aydin, had tiny diamonds attached to the corners of his eyes, which seemed to be a perfect match to those that Pond had glued to the lapel of his suit. They both walked up to Gem and greeted him loudly. Phu then thought that they were too loud, too loud, too laughing. They did not fit the serious roles they played in that series at all.

Pond seemed immediately intrigued by Dunk and Phuwin.

"Hello, respected brothers," - Pond said wittily, shaking hands with each of them. He seemed to linger a little longer next to Phuwin, looking deeply into his eyes. Phu still remembered that surprising feeling, as if Pond had been able to look into his soul and read the innermost desires of his heart. Terrified of his reaction and his heart beating too fast, he abruptly withdrew his hand.

"Hi," - Phuwin replied, suddenly avoiding his gaze. He took a step back and bumped into Joong standing behind him. - "Sorry".

Phuwin, flustered, mumbled something about needing to use the bathroom and left the room as quickly as possible. In the corridor, he almost knocked over Gun Atthaphan, the star of the evening, who was walking towards the dressing room. Gun was walking forward with wireless headphones in his ears, listening to music, and he didn't expect that someone was about to trample him. Phuwin, beet red in the face, began to apologize profusely.

"Nothing happened, nong, I'm fine, really!"

Gun didn't know the reason for his nervousness, so he assumed it was because of their little accident, and to calm down Tangsakyuen, he decided to change the subject by asking him who he was.

"Oooh, oh! My name is Phuwin Tangsakyuen, I am the brother of Gemini, P'Gun".

P'Gun smiled warmly.

"Nice to meet you, nong Phuwin. I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other more often".

"Hmmm, yeah, I don't know, maybe" - Phuwin suddenly became distracted, noticing Pond walking towards them, from whom he was trying to escape. -"Sorry I have to go!"

And he continued on his way. He only managed to hear a fragment of Pond and Gun's conversation.

"What did you do to him? Why do I have the impression that the young man is running away from you?"

"I don't know, I think I made him blush. That's a good sign, don't you think, P'?"

That day he decided to avoid Pond. He wasn't very good at it. In his free time, he often browsed Twitter and Instagram (he even checked TikTok), where he came across a lot of joint recordings and videos showing Gem and Pond's closeness. Gem initially didn't want to take part in it, Phu knew how much it cost him, but over time he learned to hide his true feelings and emotions, adapting to what was required of him. He became a better and better actor and soon even Phuwin believed that his little brother was in love with Pond. A user with the nickname "ppnaravit_fanboy" also left comments under almost every Pond's post. This boy seemed to be even more in love with this pairing than the rest of their fans.

Phuwin, a bit tired of standing at the gate of Naravit's empty house, returned to Gem's car parked nearby, where he sat behind the wheel and took his phone out of his pocket. He decided to wait for Pond to come home, no matter how long it took. In the meantime, he started looking through screenshots in his photo gallery. Of course, most of them concerned Gem and a mysterious fan with the nickname "ppnaravit_fanboy". Phu read his comments again. He had been trying to find out who was behind this IG account for months.

ppnaravit_fanboy: you guys look cute together!

ppnaravit_fanboy: aaaaaaawwwww, too cute to handle!

ppnaravit_fanboy: okkkk, i'm in love! Please, boys, you are like match made in heaven!

ppnaravit_fanboy: ooooooh, I would love to kiss even the shadow of your feet, Mr. Naravit, you look so hot today! 🥵🔥

ppnaravit_fanboy: p'pond marry me please!

There was something unsettling about the comments of this mysterious boy, who Phuwin thought might as well have been an old, sleazy, obese and dirty man (the very thought of which gave Phu goosebumps and made him want to vomit), and that unease grew even more as Phu noticed that Pond sometimes responded to these comments.

ppnaravit_fanboy: you have a beautiful voice, sing something for me! I love it when you sing! Don't let anyone tell you that you can't sing. You sing wonderfully!

ppnaravit: thanks bro! I promise to sing more then!

This annoyed Phuwin.

"How can you trust him so easily? You don't know who is behind the phone or laptop screen! It's dangerous!" - Phuwin thought, but when he told Pond about it, he just waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry about it, tomodachi, he's just my fan, he's not doing anything wrong. These are just comments. It's nice to be praised for something for a change".

"What if he's some kind of pervert? Stalker?"

"Are you worried about me? Oh, that's adorable!"

Phuwin grimaced at this, turned on his heel and walked away. Pond often got on his nerves, and until today he didn't understand why. Only now did he realize that he was simply jealous of his brother's friend. That's why he wanted to talk to him so much...

But unfortunately he wasn't at home and there was no sign of his quick return.

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Yaaaaaaam!

And what do you think about this chapter? Is better? I was writing it today from 5:00 a.m. with a small break for IG and coffee.

Have a nice day, lovely Magical People 💖

~Annie