mark leaned in and jumped slightly when he felt his and donghyuck's lips touch. they both quickly pulled back and both of them touched their mouths in wonder. neither of them spoke and silence overtook the two boys.
donghyuck was the first to move. he lunged forward and tackled mark in a hug, rubbing his face in mark's chest. they both giggled loudly and laid back together, mark's head on his pillow and donghyuck's on mark's chest. the younger boy listened to the older boy's heartbeat and smiled to himself when he felt how hard it was beating.
"mark, your heart is beating really fast. i can feel it."
"yeah, i don't know why it's doing that." mark replied as he looked down at the top of donghyuck's head.
the pair fell asleep cuddled together. mark's breathing lulled donghyuck to sleep and the other fell asleep soon after. neither of them moved from that position despite it being a little uncomfortable. they both liked it, especially mark. there was just something about the way donghyuck was curled up in a ball at mark's side that made him feel at ease.
"donghyuck, we're leaving." donghyuck's mom shouted as she came up the stairs and headed towards the oldest boy's room. neither donghyuck nor mark moved.
the door flew open and donghyuck's mom stopped dead in her tracks. her big eyes took in the scene in front of her. her son was currently cuddling with another boy, his head resting on his chest, and mark's arm around donghyuck's shoulders. she felt as if her worst nightmares came true and she felt the need to vomit.
"donghyuck."
neither of the children moved. instead, the said boy just snuggled deeper into mark's side.
"donghyuck!"
donghyuck sat up right to meet his mom's deadly glare. mark rubbed his eyes and looked at the two in confusion. he wondered why his friend's mom looked so angry.
"in the car. now." donghyuck's mom demanded.
donghyuck gave an apologetic look towards mark before he shamefully walked out of the room, down the stairs, and out of the house. the woman focused her glare on mark and gave him a disgusted look before walking out, leaving the boy to ponder about what had just happened.
