famous - nct, markhyuck

♪ 22 ♪

donghyuck head lowered the second he walked out of school, wanting nothing more than to disappear from the surface of this earth. his eyes stayed glued to his feet and to the ground as he tried his best to walk in a straight line without colliding with anyone.

dozens of girls – and even boys – from donghyuck's school were gathered in front of the gates giggling loudly for a very simple reason.

wong yukhei, also known as lucas from super m, was leaning against a car, his charming smile making everyone swoon and go crazy.

the tanned male lifted his head slowly, glancing at his fake-boyfriend in the most discreet way possible. however, lucas immediately noticed him and threw him a wink accompanied with a wave of hand which made everyone around donghyuck turn around to look at him.

a few days ago, donghyuck would have killed to earn such attention from the famous idol. oh god, he was ready to do anything to catch lucas' eyes and be the centre of his attention.

but it wasn't the case anymore.

the boy was living his worst nightmare right now, taking slow and careful steps towards his favourite idol while the crowd followed his every move, whispering and giggling things donghyuck would rather never hear.

"hello lovely..." lucas smiled, wrapping an arm around donghyuck's waist as soon as the boy was close enough.

a collective squeal erupted through the crowd as the student was pulled into lucas' embrace as the idol dropped a loving kiss on his temple.

as beautiful and endearing this all looked like, it was all fake.

there was no love blossoming between lucas and donghyuck.

there was no lucas and donghyuck to start with.

they were just two boys, with different personalities, different interests, and very different lives. and in no way they were meant to be together.

but for the sake of lucas' popularity, they had to.

"take me out of here." donghyuck whispered, his voice muffled by lucas chest against which he was pressed. the tanned male could feel tears welling up in his eyes, just like every single time he thought about how wring all of this was. but he was strong, or at least he had to be.

"huh, sure." lucas nodded, pulling away from the hug and immediately opening the car's door to allow donghyuck to slide inside.

the boy rushed inside, letting lucas wave at 'their fans' one last time before getting in the car as well and allowing the driver – who was none other than the super m manager – to drive away.

"are we going back to the dorms?" lucas asked, passing his head at the front of the car to ask his manager.

the manager looked through the inside mirror, analysing donghyuck's state. just similarly to the other days, he was leaning against the car's door, his forehead pressed against the tinted window while salty pearls rolled down his cheeks.

"no. you have a date." he replied.

donghyuck sighed loudly, using the back of his palm to wipe his wet cheeks.

"where to?" he asked.

"the jungsik restau- "

"woah! isn't that the super expensive gastronomic restaurant a few streets away from sm entertainment?!" lucas exclaimed immediately. "i've always wanted to go there!"