famous - nct, markhyuck

♪ 29 ♪

"everything alright, hyuck?"

"no..."

"come here, tell me what's the matter."

the tanned male didn't hesitate a second before jumping under the covers by ten's side, letting the older boy engulf him in a hug while tears slipped out of his eyes unconsciously.

"i-it's mark, again..." donghyuck whispered.

"i had guessed it was about him again." ten sighed. "have you tried talking to him like i told you?"

donghyuck sniffled, shaking his head left and right.

"you didn't?" ten frowned. "but why? you guys need to clear things out..."

"he's going to reject me..." donghyuck said while crying.

"he would never. you told me mark said he wanted to be your boyfriend." ten refreshed donghyuck's mind.

"yeah, but that was... almost three weeks ago..." donghyuck srated crying louder. "now he probably hates me for ignoring him..."

with another sigh, ten tightened his embrace on the younger boy, letting him wet his clothes while he emptied himself of all the tears he had in stock, just like the past weeks.

even though the tanned male appeared to be joyful and happy whenever he was at a concert or outside, the poor boy was a complete wreck on the inside, on the verge of a mental breakdown.

he liked mark so much. his feelings for super m's maknae were undeniable and he was very aware of them. and honestly, he would have done anything to get with mark a few weeks earlier.

when mark had kissed him that night in atlanta, everything had felt so right for donghyuck. it was as if everything had fallen into place, as if everything that should have happened had happened. and donghyuck wasn't ashamed to say he wanted more than just one kiss and a hug, he wanted mark, for ever, as a lover.

but things don't always go the way people want them too...

taeyong's appearance in the room that night had acted like an eye-opener for donghyuck.

that night, he had realised how wrong all of this was.

he had become famous now, and his figure was associated to lucas from super m, because they were supposed to be a loving couple.

and by kissing mark, who was one of lucas' teammates, donghyuck was – supposedly – cheating on his boyfriend with one of his co-members. and if someone came to learn about that, it would be the end.

donghyuck wasn't fond of being famous. he hated all the attention he received, he hated standing on stage and having everyone applauding him, he hated walking on the streets and having people stopping them because they recognised him, he hated it all. he'd rather be anonymous, able to hide in a crowd and never have anyone glancing his way to talk to him.

but worse than being famous, donghyuck couldn't imagine how bad things would be for him if he came to be famous for cheating on his boyfriend with his co-member.

with that, everything would change for the worse...

he wouldn't be applauded by the public anymore.

he would be shouted down at.

he wouldn't be stopped in the street to be talked to.

he would be insulted.

and worse, he wouldn't be the only one to receive all of this hate.