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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 stood frozen, his fingers instinctively clenching at his sides. The air in the office felt thick, as if the very walls were pressing in on him.

Rylan Daemon Asano didn't move from his seat, but the sheer weight of his presence made it feel like he was towering over Taro. The man exuded power—his tailored suit fitting his broad shoulders perfectly, the dim lighting casting sharp shadows on his chiseled face.

Taro swallowed. Why does he feel so intense?

"Have a seat," Rylan said, gesturing to the leather chair across from him.

Taro hesitated but eventually obeyed, sitting stiffly. His mind raced—why was someone as high as the Director personally meeting him?

"You look tense," Rylan observed, his voice deep and smooth.

Taro let out a nervous chuckle. "Well, it's not every day someone like me gets called into an office like this."

Rylan leaned forward, resting his elbows on the desk. "Someone like you?"

Taro fidgeted under his gaze. "I mean… I was just working at a small branch a few days ago. This transfer happened so suddenly, and now I'm sitting in front of the Director himself. It's a little overwhelming."

Rylan's lips curled slightly, amusement flickering in his crimson eyes. "Do you believe in fate, Mr. Fujimura?"

Rylan's fingers drummed against the desk. "Some things in life happen by chance. Others… are carefully orchestrated."

Something in his tone made the hairs on Taro's neck stand.

"Are you saying this transfer wasn't just luck?" he asked cautiously.

Rylan's smirk deepened, but he didn't answer directly. Instead, he stood up, adjusting his suit as he slowly walked around the desk.

Taro tensed as Rylan stopped beside him, the man's presence unnervingly close.

"Work hard," Rylan said smoothly. "I'll be watching."

Taro's breath hitched as Rylan's hand briefly rested on his shoulder before the man walked back to his desk.

Taro stood up quickly, his thoughts in chaos. What the hell was that?

As he stepped out of the office, the tension in his chest didn't ease. Instead, it grew.

For some reason, he felt like he had just stepped into something far bigger than he could understand.

Chapter 13 – The Devil’s Office