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Jackson has a thing for beauty, and he always goes for the most stunning face in the crowd at a bar or a club. He doesn't do long-term, and he isn't interested in the persons. He doesn't need that to change.
It's just that lately he's been noticing how beautiful Mark has become, and change isn't about whether he wants it or not.
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It was in no way a secret that Jackson had an eye for beauty. He was very appreciative of pretty faces and attractive bodies, and that was obvious by the way he more often than not was dragging good-looking guys and girls for a few rounds of naked body appreciation on nights out. He always got the most stunning face from the crowd, not settling for anything less. Jackson only gave compliments when it was well deserved and he hardly ever had to leave empty-handed, only when the most pretty one was already taken or the person was a total loon when they opened their mouths... Not that Jackson usually got interested enough by a face that he'd bother to know them as a person, so they had to be really obviously crazy or an asshole to turn Jackson away. It wasn't anything personal, just that his priorities were in beauty and for one night nothing else really mattered.
He did not always just have one night things - Jackson dated every now and then, had an eye-candy on his elbow for a few weeks before he got bored of the person or found a more captivating face. Even though or exactly because he hooked up and was in very shallow relationships, Jackson did his best to avoid hurting anyone's feelings. He was never rude, he always respected the gorgeous people he took with him and he always made it clear what he wanted and what he was ready to give, careful not to give false assumptions or let anyone expect too much. He prided himself on being honest.
The members were all comfortable with one another, so Jackson did not hesitate to tell them about this or that pretty boy or girl he had snatched this or that time, as it was a popular topic to talk about once the cameras were off. He was by far the one who got the most action, but not the only one. It was just a matter of most of the others preferring longer term things that were a bit trickier to have and keep up as an idol. But it wasn't a problem amongst them that different members had different opinions about relationships, they still respected one another and understood that not everyone was the same. All the members knew Jackson's ways, knew he went for the best looking thing, and they all accepted it as a thing that was.
There was one face that had caught Jackson's eye often lately, but unlike the others, this one wasn't for him to just charm and enjoy, as it wasn't a face in the crowd at a bar or a club. Between comebacks, dance practices and variety shows Jackson started noticing the beauty of Mark more and more. He had always known that their members all had their charms and they were all very good-looking, if not to Jackson's taste. But Mark was to Jackson's taste, and the way he was noticing the older was evolving to be the way he noticed the most beautiful thing around, very much unlike the passive or objective or not-interested-but-they're-gorgeous way he had noticed Mark before. It had also some difference to the way he noticed all those attractive people at bars and clubs, because he knew Mark as a person and he knew there were more interesting depths to his persona.
If Jackson wanted someone, he just went for it. He wanted something from Mark, so he should just go for it, right? So Jackson tried his usual tactic, appreciating the beauty out loud.
"You have really nice body proportions."
Mark turned to face Jackson from where he was changing his t-shirt in the middle of their shared dorm room, just about to drag a clean shirt over his head and hide his thin but taut upper body again under the loose, form-concealing top. Mark paused for a moment, looking surprised before flashing a smile and finishing putting the shirt on, hiding the gorgeous view in the process.
