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Mark lay on his bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling while his speaker softly played Drawing Our Moments by Taeyeon. The dorm was unusually quiet. No schedules. No staff knocking. No cameras. Just stillness, something rare in his life lately.
He reached out and turned his phone off, placing it on the bedside table.
A thought crossed his mind.
He sat up slowly and walked over to his drawer, rummaging through it.
"Where is it..." he muttered under his breath.
Then, his fingers brushed against something familiar.
His lips curved into a soft smile as he pulled out a small, slightly worn photo album.
He brought it with him from Vancouver.
He cherished it more than anything.
He blew the thin layer of dust off the cover and opened it, his smile widening as the first page revealed itself.
Before he could turn it properly, the door opened.
Donghyuck walked in like it was his room, dropping onto Mark's bed dramatically.
"What's that?" he asked.
Mark barely looked up.
"It's a photo album."
"I wanna see."
Donghyuck slid off the bed and sat beside him on the floor.
Mark opened it again and flipped through the pages.
"Why are you flipping so fast?" Donghyuck frowned.
"There's something I want to show you."
Mark stopped at a picture.
A tiny baby Mark and a little girl beside him.
Donghyuck leaned closer. "Who's that?"
Mark smiled.
"My first love."
"What?!" Donghyuck's eyes widened.
Mark quickly laughed. "Ah, my childhood best friend. Tiffany."
Donghyuck squinted suspiciously.
Mark flipped more slowly now.
"Cute," Donghyuck cooed.
"You still talk to her?"
Mark sighed softly.
"Not really...she's not in Vancouver anymore. She's in college. Changed her number too. The one I had doesn't work anymore."
Donghyuck glanced at the photos again.
"You two look really close."
Mark nodded, his thumb brushing over the picture unconsciously.
"We went to a wedding together. Her mom took this one."
He turned another page.
"This was our favourite restaurant. We always went there together."
Donghyuck smiled. "You're smiling differently in these."
Mark chuckled quietly.
"I miss her."
Donghyuck looked at him thoughtfully.
"You could ask your mom about her. If she still keeps in touch."
Mark's eyes lit up.
"That's...actually a good idea."
He immediately dialed his mom's number.
It rang.
"Mark?" her voice answered.
"Mom~"
Donghyuck smiled fondly and quietly slipped out.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing, I was just looking at photos."
"The album?"
"Yeah."
"Oh...Tiffany's parents are visiting next week."
Mark sat straighter.
"Oh? Is she coming too?"
"No, she has exams."
A pause.
"You two still keep in touch, don't you?"
Mark hesitated.
"...Not really."
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