"mark hyung... there's no time," donghyuck mumbled against mark's lips, lifting his arms so mark could pull his shirt over his head. "that's why i'll make this quick," the older answered, successfully taking both of their shirts off.

   it had been a two weeks since donghyuck agreed to be friends with benefits with mark. since then, they had multiple quick makeout sessions but nothing more than that. compared to the first time, the two learned how to keep their relationship more discreet and the rest of the members didn't notice much.

   donghyuck pulled at mark's hair, moaning at the feeling of mark's lips against his hot skin, going lower and lower. "no hickeys," he breathed out, remembering how their stylist might see them. instead of answering, mark gently bit down on the skin above the younger's belly button in a teasing manner. the brunette threw his head back, groaning slightly.

   he bucked his hips, wanting to feel mark, but the ravenette wasted no time as he gripped onto donghyuck's hips, slamming them back against the wall. "stop," he ordered as the shorter continue to squirm under his grip. "you don't want me to walk on set with a boner, do you?" mark growled, pulling away from donghyuck. 

   donghyuck didn't get a chance to answer as jisung's voice was heard from the other side of the door, "we're leaving in five!" "shit," the younger cursed, pushing mark's hands off of his hips. the candian was oddly calm as he chuckled and watched donghyuck put his shirt back on and attempt to fix his hair. 

   the shorter looked up to see mark staring at him in the same place where they left off. "stop staring and get moving," he said, trying to hide his burning cheeks. "i'll be looking forward to continuing this later," mark's tone was suggested as he picked his discarded shirt from off of the ground. donghyuck rolled his eyes, wondering why he even had a crush on him. forgetting about mark and working on himself, he combed through his messy hair with his fingers, panicking as a know sounded from the door.

   "we're leaving now!" it was jeno this time, alerting them that the car was most likely in the lot downstairs. donghyuck turned to mark and saw him looking as if nothing had ever happened in the first place.

   his eyes scanned the room until they stopped abruptly. mark walked over to what he was staring at, a dresser, and opened up the top drawer. "take this, it looks like someone just sucked off your lips," he laughed, handing donghyuck a black face mask. the brunette scowled at him, but put it on. "that would be your fault any ways," he said, tone rising as his annoyance grew.

   knowing that they had no time left, they left their dorm and headed to the lobby where everyone else already was. "haechan hyung, why is your face so red?" chenle asked, noticing as soon as mark and donghyuck arrived. "i'm probably just hot," he replied, looking to mark in worry.

   the older paid him no attention as he cooed at jeno, sending a pang of pain to donghyuck's heart. i was stupid to think mark hyung would treat me differently if i agreed. he doesn't have feelings for me and he's never going to.

   "let's go, get into the cars," a manager appeared, leading them to the three different cars that were waiting for them.

   donghyuck slid into a random car as jaemin took a seat next to him. the younger immediately put in ear buds and rested his head, closing his eyes. for once, donghyuck was glad it wasn't mark.

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   "good job everyone," the staff praised as the dreamies walked off stage. their chests heaved up and down, lungs trying to expand as much as it could to get more air in to breathe.

   donghyuck made a beeline for the hand fans in the corner of their dressing room, succesfully getting one and fanning his face. he sighed in content, taking a moment to sit down. the other members also grabbed a fan and wiped at their sweat which donghyuck was already doing. the sun kissed male couldn't help it when his eyes landed on mark. 

   his arm was wrapped around renjun's side as he told renjun about how cute he was. donghyuck couldn't continue watching so he looked elsewhere. "are you okay?" jisung was eyeing  him and his tight hold on the fan in his hand. he had been unaware of how hard he had been gripping it. seeing how the younger was right, he loosened his grip and forced out a laugh. "i'm fine," he sounded overly happy.

   jisung looked at him weirdly before shrugging and sitting down next to chenle at the couch opposite to him. the brunette watched them in jealousy. chenle was showing jisung a video on his phone, both sitting closely as their thighs touched. as they watched together, their heads got closer and closer until they were touching. donghyuck noticed how they were sitting so closely with their heads resting against eachother at that point.

   chenle and jisung were best friends, so there was an obvious explanation as to why they were always together and didn't really understand the meaning of personal space as long as the other was there. 

   what he didn't get was why he and mark weren't like that. they were best friends too and mark had even called them soulmates in the past. yet, their bond didn't seem as strong as the two maknaes infront of him. infact, for the most part, unless he and mark were making out, they didn't really hang out.

   as long as mark and i are together then, nothing else matters, right? he's not mine anyway, he tried to convince himself.

   for the rest of the day, as they finished up schedules, the jealous feeling in donghyuck's heart wouldn't go away. it was slowly driving him crazy. no matter how hard he tried to forget about mark and who he was with, he couldn't. 

   "i'm going to buy some snacks," he stood up suddenly, all of the dream members turning to look at him. they had been sitting on the couches chatting about anything under the sun. donghyuck hadn't said a word as all he could think about was how chenle played with mark's ears and pinched his cheeks.

   mark stood up and straigtened out his hoodie. "i'll come with you," he suggested. the brunette shook his head, quickly shutting his request down, "i'm going alone." before mark or any of the other members could react, he left the dorm, leaving everything but some cash and his cellphone behind. instantly, the fresh night air and moonlit sky relaxed his troubled mind as he left the dorm building and walked towards a store located nearby.

   he hummed quietly to himself, entering a dark alleyway. it was a shortcut that mark had showed him in the past and he always used it ever since. a cool breeze passed and a chill went up his spine. once again, that strange feeling of being watched passed over him.

   his feet stopped in their tracks as he turned around and looked into the darkness. from what he could see, no one was there. "i'm getting so paranoid these days," he mumbled to himself, making a right turn and walking some more until he saw light and reached the store.

   considering the store ran for twenty four hours everyday, he took his time, walking through each isle, eyeing the potential snacks that he would buy. after coming to the conclusion that he had been a little cold and distant from the other members, he decided to buy them each their favorite snacks. as he picked out what everyone would want, he smiled to himself. going out to get some fresh air and to simply just have some personal time had been such a great decision.

   he quickly picked out all of the snacks that he would buy and chose a drink for himself too. the idol set his basket on the counter and finished his interaction with the cashier. after paying, he waited patiently for the woman to bag his items when he felt a buzzing in his back pocket. the woman handed him the plastic bag and he accepted it gratefully, his other hand quickly accepting the call and putting the phone to his ear.

   "hyuck?" mark's voice sounded from the other side. donghyuck rolled his eyes, he wasn't in the mood to talk with him. standing outside of the store, he listened to mark ramble about his safety. "...are you even with  your manager?" he asked after scolding the younger. 

   that's when donghyuck had enough. "it's none of your information, but i am," he lied. everything mark had said in the past minute had been like lighting a match to a ticking bomb, and donghyuck was about to explode. "mark lee, why are you acting like you actually care? what are you worried about? me not making it back safely so i can't suck you off?" he lashed out, voice sharp and tone bitchy. "haechan that's not true and you know it," mark sounded angry as he interrupted donghyuck. 

   "honestly," donghyuck laughed dryly, "i don't really give a fuck." the sound of mark exchanging words with the other members was heard before the sound of a door closing. "haechan-ah," mark said, he sounded the most calm that he had the entire call. "i care about you, how many times do i need to tell you this?" he asked. 

   donghyuck pulled the phone away from his ear, laughing alone in the darkness. "do you know how many times you looked my way today after we left the dorm?" he questioned the older who fell silent. "exactly my point," he muttered. "why does that even matter? do i have to give you attention all day or something?" mark exaggerated, getting triggered at how donghyuck was acting.

   at that point, the brunette didn't even care if he was being clingy or immature. he was tired of all of it and it was time he let it out. "you say these things and still want me to believe that you care about ensuring my safety? unbelievable, you really are something else," donghyuck laughed again.

   "look, haechan," it was so obvious at how frusterated mark was that donghyuck felt satisfied. he deserves some of that frustration that i've been dealing with alone these days. "i care about you a whole fucking lot and i know you don't believe me, so can we please just talk about this when you get back to the dorms? it's too dangerous to be out right now, it's already midnight," mark pleaded.

   a hot rolled down donghyuck's cheek. he was thankful that it was only a voice call and the older couldn't see how pathetic and weak he looked. "you. aren't. my. boyfriend. stop acting like you are," he gritted out, hanging up the phone and feeling regret immediately after.

   despite being emotionally drained, he forced himself to walk back down the alley and head back to the dorms. he didn't want to face mark, not after what he said. "how could i let that slip?" he knocked on his head with his fist as the plastic bag on his arm rustled due to the wind. after walking for a couple more minutes, his phone buzzed again. it didn't take half a brain to know that it was mark who was calling him.

   he pulled the phone out of his pocket and turned it off, not wanting to deal with mark's calls anymore. before he could put his phone back in his pocket, he dropped it on the ground along with the plastic bag of snacks that he bought. a high pitched shriek escaped him as a hand covered his mouth and someone brought their lips to his ear. 

"make one more sound and you're dead."

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word count: 2000

random update yay :')

this book is nearing it's end...ik, ik... how tragic

last thing; how come i had no idea that the plural of hickey is hickeys??? i srsly thought it was hickies and made a clown of myself in the past chapters. i'll try not to repeat my mistake anymore ㅠㅠ

happy 127 dayyy

✎ ---- dreaminghyuck⤾