The Other Man || markhyuck

c5: Blink Of An Eye

".... until my boyfriend proposed to me... I feel like I am the happiest person in this world.... "

Like how the heavy rain meets the pavement and the muffled sounds of the fruitless branches mercilessly crashed against the glass window, the warmth he felt that bloomed inside his chest suddenly evaporated to nowhere. Without his permission, the chills went down his spine as his limbs weakened.

Those deadly seconds he encountered he heard those words, his heart just stopped pulsating but the tanned male in his front was bringing him back to consciousness. From the distance, the soft melody from the television, the heavy thud from the roof, and that familiar honey voice knocked him out to his senses. Mark then inwardly took a deep breath.

He didn't know what just happened but he felt like everything was moving at a slow pace, his heartbeat reigning all the noises.... and he watched how the tanned male met his gaze as those eyes exactly wanted to tell him that he couldn't contain all the happiness within him.

" one of the best memories I ever had on the beach " in just one snap, Haechan started to feel emotional but he refuses to show them as he tried to smile wider.

But the canadian male had no more strength to match his beautiful smile.

" p-proposed? " Mark didn't care if his voice suddenly cracked or what his face looked like at that right moment because he was too stuck at that certain word which successfully imprinted across his head.

He was lost in words like how his own breathing was put to a halt. He just sat there in stillness and his eyes were fluttering repeatedly as the sight of the beaming male was telling him what reality was to them.

" yes, I am already engaged with my fiancé " Haechan stated and everyone could hear in his voice that he was excited and at the same time, nervous to welcome another chapter of his journey with the person who he didn't know will make him happier and show him everything that he deserves the world.

" him? " sounded like a whisper but the tanned male still heard him due to the proximity.

" uhh yeah, I don't know if you're comfortable with umh you know same-sex relationship... but yes to answer your question, him little simba " the small smile formed on his wary face when he mentioned his lover's name but he couldn't help but to feel confuse when the older male just stared down at him with those shaky eyes that gave him uncertain thoughts.

" what's wrong? " he asked Mark in a careful manner, trying to match their gaze but he failed.

" mhh, nothing really... and it's not like I am not into that kind of situation. I support same-sex relationship just saying " Mark said like some gibberish thoughts while shaking his head to show he was telling a truth. He was still sane to think clearly and trying to be careful with his words and actions.

It was just he couldn't found himself to process everything, to comprehend everything.

" don't get me wrong, channie. It's just... I am shocked you know. Anyways, congratulations to you " He added and forced himself to plaster a kind smile. He didn't want to make any issues between them. He didn't want the tanned male to think of him differently which may lead to drop their conversation to end or worse leave him just like that.