𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟕𝟎

jihyun hadn't left the hospital in a week. she had been going back and forth into doyoung and mark's rooms to check up on them. doyoung hadn't woken up and hana was often with him as well. mark had woken up though after a few days but he was still recovering so he was told to stay in the hospital.

"maaark." jihyun sang as she entered the room then paused by the door, hand on hip. "oh. the whole gang is here."

"took you long enough to get here." chenle said.

"i was complaining to doyoung about you all." she said, sitting on the armrest of his chair and he rolled his eyes.

"you've been with him all day. have you eaten yet?" mark asked.

"yeah, i did. trust me when i say hana wouldn't dare let me starve." she replied. "anyway, mark, how you feeling?"

"better. i went for a walk with renjun earlier."

"yeah, and then you nearly collapsed and i had to drag you back to your room." renjun said, annoyed. "the doctors told him not to strain himself but he managed to convince me he was fine to walk. now he's been put on bed rest for another two days when he could have been out of here tomorrow."

jihyun turned to look at mark with a glare but when she was met with his cheeky grin, she couldn't help but smile. and then she was leaning towards him and pinching his cheeks.

"my god. you are so adorable."

"really?"

"so cute." she cooed, cradling his head.

"if it was me, she'd be scolding me." haechan muttered, crossing his arms and pouting. chenle laughed at him and patted his head, finding his sulking cute.  

"jihyun clearly has favourites." jisung said.

"yeah, and who are they, smartass?" she snapped, letting go of mark and jisung's jaw went slack out of shock.

"di-did you see that change in demeanour?!" he exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger at her.

"well, you're clearly not a favourite." jeno said, smugly.

"it's not you either."

"doesn't change the fact that it's not you."

"we all know it's renjun, mark and haechan." jaemin said.

"me?!" haechan asked. "she bullies me."

"oh shut up. you two are like a pair, always doing stuff together. even if she teases you, you're at the top of the list." chenle told him.

"you're just mad you're not on the list." he scoffed, leaning back into his seat.

"you lot are so childish." jihyun shook her head.

"mark being a favourite is debatable. before coming to thirteen, mark and jihyun were kinda awkward, don't you think?" renjun asked.

"yeah, it was like if we left them in a room alone together, they wouldn't be able to hold a conversation." jeno added.

"we were not awkward." mark defended.

"i think we kinda were." jihyun laughed, sheepishly. "i didn't really understand your character and how to approach you, so i'd mainly talk to you when other people were there."

"oh..."

"but we've come a long way." she continued, tapping his knuckles. "you're one of my best friends now, right?"

"indeed." he replied, entwining their hands.

"coming back to the topic at hand... renjun has always been your number one cuddle buddy. you've always liked him." jisung said and renjun blushed a bit.