So basically I’m going to divide in two parts then compare them at the end

Drama part:

So basically this is probably the best and worst drama I’ve watched that’s about mafia. The acting is at best sub-par. But the thing is I am not sure if the acting is bad due to the character portrayal or not because irl the actors are so cute with each other. Although the characters the presented did kinda make me believe that the love in Kamol’s part was at least real. If you want to watch this because of BDSM elements this is definitely not it. I think the only true BDSM scene is the one in the very first episode and that scene is even stretching it to be called a BDSM scene. And there are 12 episodes. The story line is actually not bad at all. Although the fact that Kamol chose Kim purely off the fact that Kim could withstand Kamol’s violence during sex has always been very odd to me. I do like the drama a lot though because it makes more sense than the novel to me and they add somethings in not originally included in. The drama at the end shows Kim and Kamol getting married and meeting his parents which is not in the novel so that was actually a very nice touch I loved because in bls typically there is not a marriage scene. I’m aware that the drama may not show things in the novel because the novel is actually pretty intense and due to the viewing audiences not being very open about it due to the fact that Thailand is an Asian country and Asian countries are typically pretty conservative with their views. Overall great drama but could use a bit of work.

Novel:

I’m just going to start off by saying the novel is wayyyy dirtier than the drama. In the novel Kim and Kamol are like always having genuine BDSM sex. And I mean the real thing with tying up and everything. I’m just going to put this out here but it’s so real that Kim actually starts bleeding the first time he hooks up with Kamol due to um repeated uh… penetration of a certain someone. Also in the novel Kamol is portrayed as much flirtier than in the drama. There are certain habits in the novel not portrayed in the drama such as Kamol always chuckles a bit if he thinks Kim is being cute. Kamol called Kim his wife so frequent it’s found in literally every chapter. Kamol is also shown to be far more possessive and I guess I would say more intimidating and authoritative. Kim is portrayed as much more hot headed, emotional, and thirsty for sex. In the novel Kim is depicted as a very fair skinned man who is very pretty. People actually mistake him for a woman at times. The novel actually doesn’t show as many sweet scenes as it does in the drama. I personally felt the novel was a bit messy as I often got a bit lost while reading it. I say this because in the novel Danai is actually not the one who kidnapped Danil and Kim. It was a former enemy named Chen who kidnapped them due to some conflicting business issues such as stealing customers and business. The drama adds Cherry in who is not originally included in the novel. However I like it because it adds understanding. I’m not entirely sure but I think the author might have been a bit horny when writing this novel. All the sex scenes are very intense and Kim and Kamol don’t just do it once in a night. They do it maybe three or four times in a night. The novel actually depicts Kim as more of an avid drinker than shown in the drama. However after he meets Kamol he stops drinking so much. Kim mainly drank to forget Day. In the novel there is no threesome of the bodyguards so basically the director of the drama said ‘fuck it we’ll throw it in’. The tigers are much more symbolic as well. Their names are Chantilly and Whipped- Cream. When Kamol rescues Kim the second time he brings the tigers with him and the tigers actually attack and bite Chen ultimately killing him. Also when Kim is in the tiger cage and Danil comes to see him Chantilly actually approached Kim and licks his face in affection. The novel actually has funny parts such as Kim can tell when Kamol or his subordinates lie to him or Kamol knowing when Kim will be mad at him. I think what I like most about the novel though is that it does show how Kim changed Kamol’s life. Such as after work Kamol would grab drinks or hook up with a call boy. After Kim, Kamol stopped doing that and even started to go home immediately after work. Also it shows a little bit more of a human side to Kamol because originally it says Kamol would not get much sleep and would even go nights without sleeping. So then Kim would tell Kamol to sleep and rest and on the vacation Kamol actually sleeps normal hours which Kamol is unfamiliar with.

Comparison:

Now that I think about it I think the drama might be bad because the novel is just really messy. The directors of the drama had to add characters and change the entire story around to be understandable compared to the novel. One thing I did like in the novel is the fact that Aunt Nee is shown as more of a mother to Kim. It was very sweet. I prefer the drama over the novel because it makes sense and I feel more sweet than the novel. Like in the drama there are many scenes where Kim and Kamol just talk. Like seriously talk which is not often found in the novel. I also feel that the drama is more in depth than the novel. The novel is pretty shallow as it mostly revolves around misunderstandings and petty arguing. Although in the novel Kim did punch and kick the shit out of Danai which I loved. I really love the drama though even if it is a bit comical due to bad portrayal. The novel though is more of a ‘turn on’ to read. Its explicit with the sex scenes. The rest of the novel is pretty shallow and doesn’t have much feel to it. While in the drama there is less sex and more feel. Basically if I didn’t know any better I would say the novel and the drama are different things with a ton of coincidences. That’s how different they are. They just have too many coincides to be considered different.

For anyone wondering about Khom and Baiboon:

In the novel it’s actually way worse than in the drama. Baiboon is wrote as 15 years old while Khom is definitely much older than Baiboon so the relationship between them is much more creepy as it kind of shows grooming towards Baiboon. Baiboon is left with Aunt Nee(his grandma) after his mother abandoned him. His father died when he was young in an accident and his mother later in life got a boyfriend and abandoned her son to be with her boyfriend and took the money Aunt Nee transferred to her which is why Baiboon wasn’t in school and started halfway through the semester.