"donghyuck, you're going to be homeschooled."
donghyuck's eyes widened in horror as he received the news from his mom. he wanted to get up and run to his room, but he knew that his mom would get angry at him. in the past week, after he told his mom about his crush on mark, she lashed out a lot. it was a completely different side of her that donghyuck never experienced.
"i think it's best for you to get away from everyone at school, especially mark." she said with an emotionless voice as she poured a glass of juice for donghyuck. he looked at the glass, scoffed, and turned away.
in truth, donghyuck needed mark. he needed the older boy to comfort him, to make him happy, and to make him feel loved. however, he knew that he could not change his mom's mind. he was just a kid, a kid without a say in his life.
"mark is a bad influence on you."
donghyuck's hands closed into fists when he heard those words. it wasn't true, it was the farthest thing from being true. the two boys were both good influences on each other. one could say that donghyuck completed mark and vice versa.
"boys shouldn't like other boys, donghyuck. i hope you learn your lesson from this." his mom walked upstairs and into her room.
the little boy sighed and stared at his glass of juice. he didn't notice it, but a single tear ran down his face, dripping onto the table. he didn't want to spend the rest of his days being homeschooled. he wanted to be able to see mark almost everyday of the week, seeing his soft smile and hearing his quiet laughter that only donghyuck could get out of him. he wanted to receive mark's little kisses and he wanted to experience the rush of adrenaline that he felt whenever they held hands. all of these small actions meant everything to donghyuck. they soothed him and they made him feel at home, giving him a sense of security.
donghyuck walked up to his room, his steps as heavy as the atmosphere around him. he laid down on his bed and imagined that mark was there with him. he imagined mark comforting him, putting his arms around his shoulders and gently kissing his cheeks. it broke his heart knowing that he wouldn't experience that in a while.
i came back kinda early and i'm in a good mood so i might publish some more chapters later on tonight. i'm going to a concert so i'm probably gonna be really hyper lmao
