donghyuck woke up in mark's bed, alone. the room was eerily quiet and the bed felt extra large even though it was only a twin bed. the brunette ran his fingers through his bed head as he tried to focus his vision. once he could see clearly, he stumbled onto his two feet and walked out of the room, pushing the door open.

   "it was really weird. they both looked so red and so— oh my god you scared the heck out of me!" renjun jumped in his seat. donghyuck chuckled as he stood there awkwardly. had they been talking about what they walked in on yesterday with mark?

   he cleared his throat and took a step forward. "did i miss something?" he kept his tone neutral though he was anxious inside. "no, we were just talking," jeno swayed, jaemin nodding his head seriously. jisung and chenle who were also sitting there didn't speak or move. they simply avoided eye contact.

   donghyuck walked to the kitchen, pulling out some ingrediants to make simple jjajang myeon. "do you guys know where mark hyung went?" he asked. he risked a glance at the others and instantly regretted it. renjun was looking at the two youngests as if to say 'i told you so', with his eyes. whatever that was supposed to mean.

   "he got a call from the 127 hyungs. they said there was something important happening," chenle finally spoke up. the sun kissed male furrowed his brows. "i'm in 127 too though," he reminded them. "he said he didn't want to wake you since you seemed pretty exhausted. he said that he would take notes for you and let you know if you missed out on anything," jaemin explained.

   donghyuck tried to ignore the stampede of elephants in his stomach as he turned around to hide the blush on his face. stop it, you shouldn't even have feelings for mark anymore. not after you told him that you didn't like him, you liar.

   the room fell silent so donghyuck began to busy himself with cooking. everyone else seemed to take a hint that he didn't feel like talking anymore and started talking amongst themselves as they had earlier.

   as donghyuck was left with nothing but the sound of water boiling, he thought back on what mark had said the night before. did it mean that mark wanted a friends with benefits relationship? what would happen if he agreed? he imagined him and mark kissing off camera without having a valid relationship.

   it would be a risky game, but wasn't that part of all the fun? even if he couldn't have mark as his own, it might not be a bad thing to have mark when he wanted him. "lee donghyuck... are you seriously considering this right now?" he quietly scolded himself after coming to his senses. he shook his head and proceeded to cook.

   after eating and cleaning up his meal, donghyuck met with the rest of the members at the couch. "what's the schedule for today?" he asked. the others shrugged, "nothing much," jaemin said. "we have a couple live performances at six, but aside from that, we don't have much for today." chenle explained.

   donghyuck sighed in relief, he really wasn't in the mood for a busy day with press and media on his tail to ask him personal questions. "that's good to hear," the news automatically put him in a good mood. he began humming as he jumped up from the couch and wandered back to his bedroom. figuring that it would be better to be prepared for their manager to come and pick them up at anytime, he took a shower and made sure he looked presentable.

   once he was done getting ready, he took a seat on his bed, playing music quietly from his phone. his eyes scanned the room before landing on mark's bed. just the night before, mark had kissed him, exactly on the couch where all the members were sitting earlier. he blushed as he thought back on what happened.

   mark's lips on his, the scent of mint, and the savory flavor of mark's tongue in his mouth. he remembered the feeling of mark's hands on his skin, everywhere he touched had been on fire. 

"jump baby"

   mark had commanded him. the memory was still fresh and vivid in his mind. mark had called him baby. baby. that was a pet name for couples, not for best friends for almost ten years.

   he closed his eyes, remembering the way mark took his hand into his own and used it to trace his stomach muscles. honestly speaking, it had been really hot. he loved the way mark stared down at him with dark and clouded eyes. it made him feel sexy and confident.

   opening his eyes, he thought about the offer that mark had given him. friends with benefits. was it safe to assume that it was basically that? if he were to agree, how far would it eventually go? would they go so far to have sex? so many questions swam around in his head, and he didn't have the answers for any of them.

   that's when he remembered the existence of an angel; jaehyun. he scrambled to pick up his phone and dial the number which he had grown used to. it took a little while before the elder picked up. "hey haechan," he greeted, once again his dimple smile appeared. 

   "hyung, i have news," donghyuck spat out before jaehyun could say another word. "does it regard mark?" jaehyun asked with suggestive eyebrows. the younger frowned, "yeah, how did you know?" jaehyun hummed, winking. "i might tell you afterwards," he disclosed. though curious, donghyuck nodded and went back to his original topic.

   he fiddled with his finger anxiously while balancing the phone between his shoulder and ear, placing a blanket over his legs. "yesterday mark hyung and i," he paused, clearing his throat, "we kissed."

   there was a silence over the line before the older spoke up. "something tells me that you two did more than just one simple and innocent kiss," donghyuck could hear the smirk form the tone of his voice. he was confused, did jaehyun know something that he didn't tell him? "well... we kind of sorta made out and i—," he stopped. did he really want to finish saying everything? fuck it, what did he have to lose? "i almost sucked mark's dick," he finished.

   jaehyun's hearty and signature laugh was heard over the line. it took a minute for him to stop laughing. when he did, what he said surprised the brunette, "i know." "what? how did you know?" donghyuck asked. he hadn't called him since last night, he never told the older about it. "i saw mark in the bathroom today, covering up hickies on his neck. at first i thought he had gone out to see someone, and then i realized that there was no way, and you were the only possible candidate," he explained, feeling smug.

   donghyuck furrowed his brows, he swallowed his embarrassment and thought about what jaehyun had said. he didn't understand what jaehyun was getting at, but he didn't necessarily want to ask either. for the first time since the previous night, the sun kissed male finally felt like he could breathe. a heavy weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. 

   "i'm not going to ask what you mean by that, but thanks for listening. i feel better after telling you," donghyuck confessed. "did you... ask mark about the hickies?" he asked. it was a pretty personal question to ask, but considering how much he trusted the older, it was okay.

   there was a shuffling sound on the other line, "nope. i figured it wasn't the right time." the younger hummed, looking up from his lap at last. he let out a sharp gasp and dropped his phone onto the floor when he met eyes with mark who was standing in the doorway with an amused expression.

   donghyuck grabbed his phone ignoring the string of questions that jaehyun asked him, he began mumbling about how he was sorry and he would call him back later. after hanging up, he turned back to mark. "how long have you been standing there?" he asked, clearly nervous. mark laughed and wore a teasing smirk on his face. "long enough to figure some things out," walked over to his bed and sat down.

   "now do you know why you shouldn't have been jealous of jaehyun before?" donghyuck asked playfully. the canadian rolled his eyes, "i wasn't jealous." the brunette was enjoying the light bickering between them, it had been a while. "just keep saying it if it makes you feel better," he grinned at mark's annoyed expression.

   he stood up and walked over towards the mirror, seeing if he needed to apply any cosmetics. his breath fell short when he noticed the purplish marks on his neck and collar bones. "mark!" he spun un his heel to face the older. "why didn't you tell me?" he panicked. he had left the room earlier and had been in front of the other members. how come none of them had said anythng.

   donghyuck quickly applied makeup to it to cover it up. he jumped in his place when he saw mark next to him. when had he gotten there so quickly? gently, mark pulled down donghyuck busy hands, holding his wrists together with one hand. he leaned in towards his ear, "don't worry, you'll only see them if you know where to look."

   while his words were innocent, his tone was sexual and suggestive. it made donghyuck fell on edge as he kept himself aware to what mark was doing. "did you think about my offer," mark asked, slightly pulling away to look him straight in the eye.

   "i did," donghyuck answered honestly. "and?" "and i decided that it wouldn't be bad to try it out as long as we established a few rules," he said, surprising himself.

   he hadn't decided whether he wanted to go along with it. yet, with mark staring at him so intently and images of their previous night flashing through his mind, somehow, he found himself agreeing.

   the ravenette smiled, eyes glancing down briefly at the younger's pink lips. before he could help it, donghyuck felt himself gravitating towards the older. their lips barely brushed against eachother before the door swung open, causing them to hurriedly pull away. "get ready to lea—," jisung stared at them up and down, sighing and turning around to go. "we're leaving soon," he said, exiting as if he had never been there.

   "w-we should go," donghyuck blushed for stuttering and for getting interrupted at an intimate moment again. mark chuckled and pet donghyuck's head fondly. he placed a soft kiss on his forehead, leaving donghyuck to stand there red and completely embarrassed.

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word count: 1817

it's been like a week or something, but here i am

the writers block has been getting me over these past few chapters

i know the chapter was boring so i'll try to improve

help

✎ ---- dreaminghyuck⤾