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Elian Volkov, a world-renowned model and actor with striking emerald-green eyes, has everything-fame, fortune, and admirers across the globe. But beneath the glitz and glamour, he longs for the one person who once made his world feel real: Taro Fujimura, his childhood best friend from Japan. Years have passed without contact, but Elian never forgot their bond. Determined to reunite, he travels to Japan unannounced, showing up at Taro's doorstep with nothing but memories and a hopeful heart.

Taro, now a hardworking manager at a small branch of an international company, has built a modest but stable life with his mother and sister. The sudden reappearance of Elian-a man who now belongs to an entirely different world-shakes him to his core. As he struggles to process their reunion, lingering emotions and unspoken words from the past resurface, challenging everything he thought he had moved on from.

However, Elian's return does not go unnoticed. A powerful billionaire with haunting ruby-red eyes, obsessed with claiming Elian as his own, watches from the shadows. With wealth, influence, and a dangerous level of obsession, he is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Elian by his side-even if it means tearing him away from Taro once again.

As love, desire, and obsession intertwine, Elian finds himself caught between two forces: the warmth of a long-lost friendship that could bloom into something more and the intoxicating pull of a man who refuses to let him go. In a world where love can be both a treasure and a curse, will Elian follow his heart, or will the past and present collide, leading to a fate neither of them expected?

Toxic Gems is a story of rekindled bonds, dangerous attraction, and the fine line between love and possession.

TOXIC GEMS (BL)

Taro let out a deep breath, still trying to process everything, when his eyes suddenly locked onto Elian's outfit.

And they looked way too tight on Elian's model-like frame.

His eye twitched. "Wait—WAIT. What the hell are you wearing?!"

Elian, completely unfazed, casually adjusted the collar of the shirt. "Your clothes, obviously."

Taro nearly choked. "I can see that! But why?!"

Elian gave a lazy shrug. "Your mom told me to take a bath, and my luggage is at my uncle's house. So, I didn't have anything else to wear." He glanced down at himself. "Your clothes were the only option."

Taro snorted, pointing at him. "Pfft—look at you! It's so tight! You look like a sausage stuffed in a casing!"

Elian raised an eyebrow, completely unfazed. "That's because you're fragile. Don't you eat anything?"

Elian sighed dramatically, shaking his head. "Taro, you need to eat properly. Your build is concerning—so delicate, so weak."

Taro threw his hands in the air. "What are you, an aunty now?!"

Elian smirked, crossing his arms. "Maybe I should start cooking for you."

Taro took a step back. "Absolutely not."

Just then, Yumi's voice called from the kitchen. "Boys, stop arguing and come eat!"

Taro grumbled under his breath but followed Elian to the dining table. As he walked, he stole another glance at his shirt clinging to Elian's muscular frame.

"…Seriously, give me back my clothes after dinner."

Taro groaned. This man was going to drive him insane

Chapter 4: Too Tight to Handle