Safe place (Markhyuck)

8

When Mark woke up on Saturday around ten to Jaemin and Jeno bouncing on his bed like idiots, he knew it was going to be a long day.
"I'm up, I'm up get the fuck out." He laughs at their childish antics and puts a pillow over his face.
"We give you fifteen minutes to make an appearance or we will have to come in here and torture you." Jaemin says as Jeno makes a kissy face at him, causing Mark to fake gag as he jumps out of bed. He doesn't mind public displays at all it's just that it's his cousin, they grew up together and it just doesn't sit right. He quickly showers and comes out in time to help finish getting ready.

When they get to the carnival Jeno and Mark can't help but coo at how excited Jaemin is.
"Sometimes he's like a child but he's cute." Jeno says walking behind him with Mark. Mark can't help but wonder what Haechan would be like in a place like this. It's still too early to tell but he thinks he would be cute too although he still doesn't know what he looks like.

Mark eventually gets an idea and spends his day fulfilling his plan. When they are done Mark hands Jeno a bag filled with a teddy bear, a lion, a bag of cotton candy,some caramel corn and various other sweets.
"What's this for?" He asks looking at the items in the clear plastic bag. Mark smiles.
"Give this to your friend Haechan and tell him it's a gift from your cousin Mark." Jeno chuckles and Mark can sense his apprehension. He raises his hands and shakes his head.
"I won a few animals I don't need and I thought why not throw some sweets in there so he can live the experience too." Jeno smiles and nods.
"Ok, he should like it. Thank you, for not being weird about his situation, a lot of people wouldn't understand. He's a great person, he's just troubled." Mark pulls Jeno in for a one armed hug, sensing his sadness.
"And you are a great person for taking such good care of him, Jaemin too. The fact that you can share your boyfriend with him is amazing." Mark ducks and runs when he sees the anger on Jaemin's face.
"It was a joke, chill. We all know how devoted my cuz is to you." Jaemin smiles and kisses Jeno's cheek.
"We can take the same cab to his house right? I want to swing in to the cafe and talk to Jungwoo so I will just walk from there?" Jeno nods.
They all pile into the cab and feel the exhaustion from the day settle in. When the car pulls up to the house Mark offers to pay and shoo's them out. As he finally steps out of the cab it's just in time to make a small eye contact with Haechan as he opens the door. He notices his soft caramel hair and he can tell even from this distance that his skin is also a beautiful caramel color. It's too far away to make out his features but it's a start. He nods just slightly with a small smile at a surprised Haechan.
Mark walks away toward the cafe, not looking back. He doesn't want Haechan to feel bad about him not being able to come over. His intention was to walk away before he seen him but the cab driver had trouble with the card reader.

"Hi guys, come in. I got your wine you sent earlier thank you." After noticing Mark, Haechan does feel bad, he knows he's not ready but it makes him mad at himself.
"Here, this is from my cousin, Mark. We all went to the carnival today and he won some animals and wanted you to have them, along with some sweets." Haechan can almost feel his breath get knocked out of him. He gingerly takes the bag and tries not to show how excited he is but he can't help it.
"Oh they are so cute. This is so sweet." He takes out the sweets on the kitchen counter and smiles cutely when he gets to the animals. He notices a folded up paper sticking out of the lions shirt and quickly hides it in his pocket.
"Make sure you thank him for me." He quickly sets the stuffed animals on his book shelf and finishes setting the table.
"So how have you been?" Jaemin asks Haechan while grabbing glasses out of the cupboard for the wine.
"I've been pretty good actually. The feelings of loneliness aren't as overwhelming most days and I've started calling my therapist again." Jeno and Jaemin can't hide their surprise. He had given up hope a few months ago of ever getting better and refused to talk on the basis that it was hopeless.
"It's not much but it's a start. Also I called my dad the other day. We had a nice talk and I invited him to come over." Jeno hugs him excitedly.
"That's great Haechan! You are so amazing, and anything you need, to help in this process just let us know." Haechan nods happily. He knows he would be nowhere without his friends, especially Jeno.
"I've been trying for the last month to open a dialogue with dad, since initially the doctor said it would help, but it was scary. Even though I've known him all my life, I was scared to talk to him, especially after the way I treated him before. I hope he can forgive me." He turns and walks away sadly to get the food out of the oven as Jaemin speaks.
"I know he will, you are his son and he loves you. He takes good care of you even though you didn't want him in your life." Haechan can only nod as he sets the food on the table.
They start to eat in silence until Jeno decides to break up the sad atmosphere and talk about how cute Jaemin is when he's excited, and about the adventures they had at the carnival. They spend the rest of their time together talking about important but light subjects. Jeno doesn't want to have too heavy of a talk then leave while he's super depressed.