Translator's Soapbox
First giving somebody else drugs without their consent is never acceptable. Giving someone drugs to take sexual advantage of them is highly contemptible. Creating something like a cake to enable someone else to pass drugs is equally contemptible. Both Pong and Guide are very much in the wrong. This was a criminal act. Second the correct response to a child having any sort of medical issue is to take them to a doctor. In the case of what happened to Gok, he should have been taken to urgent care. In this too Pong and Guide are completely in the wrong. This was a criminal act. Further Guide lying to his brother for years afterwards about what happened was was a profane Act of Gaslighting.
Sex should be consensual and between adults. The person in question is not an adult and they have not given consent Keep Your Hands to Yourself.
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Present Day
Pong, a pastry chef, has returned after an absence. He confronts his former friend, Guide, who is enraged by his return. Guide accuses Pong of assaulting his younger brother, Gok, many years ago. Pong does not deny the allegation.
The confrontation occurs outside Guide's house, with Gok present. Guide violently demands Pong leave and never contact Gok again. He reveals that he only learned of Pong's return because his wife saw news about Pong's cake shop, and he discovered Gok was involved with him.
Pong admits to the past act but provides context. He states that Gok is now 19 and has the right to choose his own relationships. He explains that he returned because he could not forget Gok. He claims he never told Gok about the past incident and intended to start anew.
Gok is confused, having no memory of the event, but expresses trust in Pong. This further angers Guide, who drags Gok into the house, leaving Pong outside.
Flashback:
Pong was a culinary student. His high school acquaintance, Guide, asked him to bake two chocolate cakes: one for Guide's younger brother, Gok, and a second, special cake for Guide's romantic partner. Guide supplied a drug (an aphrodisiac) to be put into the second cake.
Pong, though reluctant, agreed. He delivered the cakes, clearly labeling the drugged one with a red sticker. Later, feeling uneasy about Guide's reliability, Pong went to Guide's house to check on the cakes. He found the front door unlocked and the drugged cake opened on the table. Hearing a noise from upstairs, he rushed up and discovered that the wrong person had eaten the drugged cake.
The narrative implies that the person who consumed the drugged cake was Gok. Shortly after Pong finds Gok in a drugged state from having consumed the cake. He attempts to contact Guide on his phone but cannot get through to him. He then proceeds to help Gok. Guide walks in on this leading to the incident for which Guide has never forgiven Pong.
Pong feels deeply remorseful for his part in all events and responsible for Gok. The situation with Guide is why he decides to leave Thailand. During this time he does not forget Gok or his feeling of responsibility towards him.
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