Nct Dream |Instagram| [Nomin , Markhyuck , Chensung]

34.3

"He's barely running and he's still sweating like that? Gross," Some girls whispered to her friend, running past Donghyuck.

It was more of an open period in gym today and he decided that it wouldn't hurt for him to jog some laps.

Barely running?

He had been running as fast as he could nonstop for the past half hour. It hurt. But he was going to keep going.

"Yo Donghyuck! You good?"

Flashback

7th grade

"Yo Haechan! You good?" Mark came running towards him while he was slowly making his way home.

"Hmm?" Donghyuck looked up with tired eyes. His whole body slouching, complete exhaustion overtaking his features. "Shouldn't you be with Jennie?"

Marks girlfriend at the time, Jennie, would usually take Mark with her everywhere she went. Privileges of being popular he guesses.

"Oh no," Mark shook his head. "We broke up yesterday."

Donghyuck straightened at that. "What happened?"

"S'nothing important," Mark waved off his question. "What's got you so tired?"

"Ah I stayed up all night studying for my science test, only to find out it had been canceled. Then I had to take a math test today that I had completely forgot about. Then I had to run to meet Jeno and give him his notes back and then run back to Jaemin to help him with the English homework and then I had to show Renjun around the school and then I was in gym class and then I fell and hurt my ankle," Donghyuck sighed, smacking himself in the forehead. He was tired, frustrated and ready to go home.

"Im sorry you went through all that today," Mark awkwardly rubbed his hand on the back of his neck.

Leave it to Mark to be awkward about nothing.

"Don't worry, its not your fault," Donghyuck hiked his backpack higher onto his shoulders. "But I am exhausted so I'll see you later."

"Wait," Mark stepped in front of him. "Your going to walk all the way home after you hurt your ankle?"

"Uh yeah?" Donghyuck raised a brow. "How else would I get home?"

Gosh he swears Mark says the dumbest things sometimes. He was still cute tho.

"No, I just, what if you fall or make it worse or something?" Mark looked towards the said ankle. Donghyuck was clearly favoring the other one to keep the weight off.

"What? Are you offering to walk me home then?" Donghyuck smirked, fake smugness as he looked at Mark Lee face #3: Embarrassment. Mark was spluttering and stuttering, his cheeks tinted pink and his eyes focusing anywhere that wasn't the person in fron of him.

"Yeah," Mark finally formed a reply. "Ill walk you home Haechannie."

Donghyucks eyes widened and Mark threw on of Donghyucks arms over his shoulders as they slowly made their way home.

"I had a good idea at lunch," Donghyuck said once they were halfway there.

Mark hummed.