"feeling lonely?"

jaemin lifted his head, looking at the person that had cut him through his staring session.

damn, he did feel lonely.

and being rejected by his boyfriend look-alike day and night didn't help at all.

"isn't it obvious?" jaemin asked, diverting his eyes too look at haechan again.

"it is. may i sit?"

"yeah."

the angel stepped aside to allow the other boy to sit on the dirty staircase as well.

"i miss him."

jaemin raised a brow. "he was my boyfriend. i miss him even more."

"right. he was completely whipped for you."

"mark, it's not the time to joke about him." jaemin said sternly.

mark and him had met for the first time under the surface of the jinyang lake, where all angels lived.

mark had recognized jaemin immediately, and jaemin had finally been able to put a face on the 'flirty dude' that was mark lee.

they had become friends quite quick, and mark had even offered jaemin to stay with him to live, which jaemin had accepted.

they weren't hanging out often due to their angels' duties. and they didn't even see each other much at mark's house. actually, they were rarely there. it was frequent for both of them to sleep at their human's houses.

"how's mina?" jaemin asked, breaking the long silence.

"she's fine." mark replied. "still not over the fact that you were the serial killer."

"i feel sorry for her." jaemin told.

"don't be." mark reassured him. "she may like you, you and donghyuck fit way better together."

jaemin snorted.

"yeah, but he's dead, now."

"he could have reincarnated." mark told.

"reincarnated?" jaemin looked at him weirdly.

"if you threw him in the life diving board, then he surely has a new life." mark explained. "and he may be closer than you think."

jaemin furrowed his brows, looking the way mark was looking.

he saw haechan throwing his cigarette on the floor before crushing it with his foot.

"are you implying that he could be donghyuck's reincarnation?" jaemin asked nonchalantly.

"why not? they're the same person." mark shrugged. "minus the red hair and eyes."

"they aren't the same person. not at all." jaemin said, anger audible in his voice.

"jaemin, open your eyes." mark sighed.

"my donghyuck would never act like this." he growled. "my donghyuck is sassy but kind hearted. my donghyuck is gay and loves me. my donghyuck doesn't smoke. my donghyuck isn't him!"

mark gulped, not expecting angel jaemin to look this scary.

it was obvious that his persona still held pieces of NA, the oh-so-feared serial killer that had rotten in prison.

"look, i know that haechan and you aren't on the best terms, but maybe- "

"it is not possible, mark." jaemin said sternly. "i would know it if he was donghyuck."

"it's just that you don't want to admit it to yourself." mark sighed.

"donghyuck is not this monster." jaemin concluded. "and as much as i'd like haechan to be him, they are two different persons."

mark let out a long sigh as he shrugged. "if you say so..."

Æ

jaemin silently tip-toed into haechan's room.

it was late at night, and the boy was fast asleep.

he was lying on his stomach, limps spread apart, and his face squished against his pillow as he snored loudly.

jaemin approached him carefully, making sure to stay silent and not wake him up from his beauty sleep.

he looked absolutely ethereal like that.

he was so peaceful.

so calm.

so tranquil.

no one could believe that this human being could be such an asshole to jaemin when you looked at his beautiful and peaceful face when he was asleep.

he looked so much like donghyuck like this.

"such a beautiful boy..." jaemin whispered, kneeling next to the bed.

he allowed his hand to lift and caress the boy's cheek softly, making his heart skip a bit at such proximity.

he had never gotten this close to haechan.

the boy was so hostile to him he couldn't even touch him.

so, having his face a few centimetres away from haechan was a big progress for jaemin.

"hmm..."

jaemin got startled when haechan groaned in his sleep, repositioning his head on his pillow, and making his forehead collide with jaemin's.

before jaemin could react, an arm was wrapped around his neck, and he was pulled closer to the sleeping male.

as much as jaemin tried to push haechan away, his efforts were vain, and so, he decided to get on the bed as well, allowing his boyfriend look-alike to wrap his arms around his body while sleeping soundly.