peanut butter ⇢ markhyuck ✔

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"yes, he is causing a lot of trouble, and he used a firearm without a license, and almost attempted a murder," mark said over to the cops firmly, while donghyuck was scared out of his wits because he could never have the courage to do this against him.

"alright, and who is the eye-witness other than you?" the cop questioned him, and in reply, he looked over to donghyuck.

"uh, y-yes, sir, that's me..." he stammered as he gathered all of his confidence. "f-from what i saw...he pointed the weapon to his head...and almost shot him..."

"alright, now, we'll charge a case against him. sorry for the inconvenience," the cop said firmly to the two as he walked out of the hospital. donghyuck sighed in relief as he felt himself being free from sejun's clutches.

"alright now, it looks like he's finally getting the punishment he deserves," mark beamed. "you don't have to worry anymore, alright? i'm there for you."

donghyuck buried his face on to his shoulder. "t-thanks...i n-never thought i-i'll be able to escape from him..." he said, sniffling as he let his hands around his nape. "thank you so much..."

mark embraced him back, comforting him without even saying a word as he let him cry over his shoulder for however long he wants to. once his sniffles ceased, he lifted his face up.

"now, if you'll excuse me, i have something to do," mark said as he frowned at the thought of him. donghyuck nodded in the affirmative as he walked inside the hospital's room, where he was admitted.

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"so we meet again," sejun said cockily at the man in front of him, squirming in pain as he did.

"good thing you're stuck like this," mark muttered under his breath. "it's even better if you were found dead in a corner."

"still going for him, huh?

mark approached him and grabbed his throat. "if you dare lift a finger on him again, i would make sure you would pay for this, got it?" he retorted.

"aww, how cute," sejun choked out. "too bad that he's just a little slut."

"you bitch!" mark retorted as he tightened his grip on his throat, trying to strangle him until he dies. sejun squirmed in pain, but still kept that creepy smile. "i would make sure you would pay for whatever shit you did to him!"

the door opened, revealing a really surprised donghyuck.

"hyung! what are you doing?!" he yelled as he tried to pulled him off. "don't do this!"

mark pulled off and turned to him in anger. "then what should i do, huh?! i'm doing this shit only for you, and you can't bother to look at that! you still care for him like a bitch!"

that stopped donghyuck in his tracks. he backed off, as he started to sniffle. "i-i'm sorry..." he said as he ran out the door.

at that point, mark realized his mistake. "oh shit, what did i just do..." he muttered under his breath as he ran after him.

he saw donghyuck standing at a corner of a wall, crying his heart out. he knew he shouldn't have been harshly honest at him; he has a really fragile heart that can break even at the gentlest of mishaps.

mark gave him a back hug and buried his face onto his nape. "i'm sorry..." he said, his voice muffled and raspy. he held him tight, as he sighed, waiting for a response from him.

"it's...f-fine..." donghyuck said as he immediately turned back to face him. his sobs already reduced into sniffles as he hugged the older male tightly. "i understand..."

"i'm glad you did..." he said comfortingly at him, "still, i'm really sorry that i said like that to you...i should not have been harsh..."

donghyuck hummed in response, as he fell silent, taking in the warmth of the older. after a few moments of serendipitous silence, he spoke out, "now, let's go back to the apartment. you can stay with me if you'd like."

"yes, please..." he said. "i'm fed up of staying there..."

he held mark's hand and walked briskly out of the hospital, with him lagging behind. mark was relieved that since sejun is not there for a long time, he can spend enough time with him, and help him be confident in himself.

A/N: i'm in a really nostalgic state rn, and i'm so happy that i finished almost half of the fic ! i'm planning 20 chapters, plus an epilogue, and thankfully, it's a happy ending.

wait, what am i even saying at this point?

anyways, i'm telling you all, you would absolutely love the next chapter. be ready with your tissue boxes, blankets and comfort chocolates, because the next chapter is going to be an emotional long ass ride ✨

hope it's worth the almost one-month old wait you all had to endure </3

currently listening to: just one day, house of cards and love is not over by bts (ngl, old bts songs are perfect for writing romance books, thank you jungkook for making this beautiful song named love is not over <3)