𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟗𝟔

"where's mark?"

that question had become such a common one recently. there were times when everyone was eating together or even just sitting with each other but mark wasn't. the seven worried for him, that he was too caught up on the book he was working on.

"he said he was going out into the garden." renjun replied.

"he finally left his room." she said. "i'll go check up on him."

"take this bowl of fruit with you." jaemin said, sliding a bowl towards her. "he's probably hungry."

jihyun took the bowl and left out the back door, accidentally letting bean run past her.

"oh no, you don't!" she yelled, chasing after the kitten as he ran into the garden. he was a mischievous little one and would probably run too far and get lost.

mark heard her yells and stood up from where he was sitting on the grass to see what was happening. just as he did, bean ran past him and before he knew it, jihyun had slammed straight into him.

the bowl she had been carrying flew out her hand, but mark's reflexes were fast. with one hand, he held her waist to prevent her from falling and with his other, he caught the bowl and the pieces of fruit that nearly fell to the floor.

bean came to a stop, deciding not to torture jihyun any further and instead rubbed his fur against mark's foot.

"sorry." jihyun winced.

"you okay?" he asked, glancing down at her.

she was pressed against his chest, his arm having a solid hold on her waist. suddenly, her cheeks felt warm and she couldn't meet his eyes.

"fine..." she mumbled. "i was coming to see how you are and i brought some fruit per jaemin's request."

"thank you." he let go of her, making sure she was stood on her feet properly and then he sat down on the grass. "sit with me."

she joined him and placed bean onto her lap, quietly scolding him and mark put the bowl of fruit in front of them.

"how's your work going?" she asked, watching him pick up his little laptop. he had taken it from thirteen and kept it with him the whole time. thankfully, the village also had technology of their own so the laptop worked.

"i've almost finished it actually." he replied, taking a slice of orange.

"can i read it when you're done?"

"it'll take a good few hours for you to read it." he smiled, holding a chunk of apple out to bean.

"i don't mind. if it's written by you, i know it'll be good. i'll even read it a hundred times if i have to." 

"i'll hold you to that."

a silence filled in as jihyun sat on the grass, playing with bean and occasionally feeding mark some fruit while he worked. even though they weren't talking much, they were spending time together and that was all that mattered to them.

"can i have a strawberry?" mark asked, his eyes focused on the screen in front of him.

"one second." jihyun replied, her mouth sounding a little muffled. he turned to look at her and saw that she had a strawberry already between her teeth and was picking out another one for him.

he smirked and his hand reached out to her face. she glanced up as he held her jaw and leaned forwards. her eyes widened as she heard the soft crunch of him biting into the strawberry that was between her teeth. he took small bites, moving closer until his lips were grazing hers and then he moved back to see her flushed face.