Under the Covers | Markhyuck

4| Tired

The whole day was tiring. Donghyuck slumped on his bed the moment he reach the edge. Everything they did for today's classes are already enough for him to take a deep slumber but Mark really just had to tire him more. They stroll around the places near their school. They went eating street foods, going inside a photo booth and spending an hour in a karaoke.

Donghyuck heard the door creak. "Hyuck?" That's Mark who just entered their temporary shared bed room. "Are you still awake?"

"Hmm" Due to too much tiredness, Donghyuck just let out a lazy moan. He snuggled closer to his big pillows and hugged them.

Mark chuckled. "Sorry."

Donghyuck fluttered his eyes open. "For what?"

"You're so tired because of me. I'm sorry if I had to drag you to places. I'm just so excited to stroll around." Mark placed his bag on the couch and sat to removed his shoes.

Donghyuck sighed. "Ohm, that's mkay..." He answered lazily.

Mark did not answer after that but after he removed his shoes, he walked near to the bed and initiated to take off Donghyuck's shoes. He felt Donghyuck stiffened due to the contact of his hands to the younger's ankle. "Relax." He said and go off to take of the shoes. Donghyuck didn't argue because he is really drained, physically and mentally.

After some moment of slight recovery, Donghyuck managed to get up to have a warm shower and after, change into pyjamas. Mark is not in the room at the moment. He may be eating downstairs.

When Mark entered, Donghyuck also came out from the bathroom, drying his hair with his towel. "Aren't you hungry?" Mark asked offering him soft chewy cookies.

"I'm still full with all the foods we ate earlier." Donghyuck answered and jumped into the bed. "Just eat whatever you want. Is mom and dad home?"

Mark sat beside him and crossed his legs while the jar of cookies resting on his legs. "Yup. They asked for you but I said you're resting. I told them what we did today so they chose not to call you downstairs."

"Hmm." Donghyuck hummed as an answer. He slowly stretched and heard the cracking in his joints. "Ughh...ahh!" He massaged his legs because he can feel the soreness.

Mark stopped eating and placed the jar on the bedside table. "You want a massage?" He asked Donghyuck.

Surprised by the question, Donghyuck quickly shook his head. "N-no, I'm okay." But contrary to what he said, he starts massage his legs again.

"C'mon, lay on your stomach. Not to boast but I'm actually pretty good at this." Unsure of what's happening. Donghyuck just did what he was told. He faced the part where Mark can't see his flushed face.

Mark took a bottle of moisturizing lotion from the drawer. He first rolled the younger's pyjama up. Then he put enough lotion to cover Donghyuck's leg on his hand. Very sure of what he's about to do, he glides his hand from the younger's ankle up to his tanned under thigh. At first, he just covered Hyuck's entire leg and thigh, when it is covered enough, he starts to put pressure and pressed his palm against the younger's smooth tanned thigh.

Donghyuck on the other hand relaxed a bit when he felt that the soreness is slowly going away. "Nngg..aahh!" He moaned when Mark pressed a very sore part. Mark continued to massage the stress away from his legs and Donghyuck moans every time Mark puts a pressure on a very stressed part of his legs. "You really are actually good at this. Where'd you learn?"

"You see when my mom died, no one would massage dad every time he comes home from work so I have to do it. It's the least thing I can do for him. He works his ass off for me to have a good life, so I might as well do simple things for him." Mark answered. "What about you? What things changed when your dad died?"

"The only thing I can do for this household is to cook." Donghyuck muttered. "Before, mom would just stay home and do office works here so that she can still watch over us. She used to cook, have movie nights with us and even join us swimming while dad stays at the company. In the end of the day, we would still eat together for dinner. Dad rarely goes home late, just when there are emergency meetings." Donghyuck felt that Mark is listening while now massaging his other leg. He continued. "But everything changed when Dad died. Mom decided to do the office works at the company and attend all meetings she has to attend. Of course I have to take care of my sister, especially Mom started working at the company, that's why I taught myself to cook."

"You're so amazing, Dad always cook for me when we where still in Canada, though we ate western foods in there like poutines, burgers and sandwiches, still I can't cook easy foods like that."

"You'll somehow learn that in here. We have cooks and I'm also here. Your pick." Donghyuck then turn around when Mark finished massaging his legs. "Aaaghh.. that feels so good.." He stretched again and now he can't feel the tiredness he's feeling earlier. "Your future wife is lucky." He joked.

"If I'm gonna have one." Mark joked back.

"Who wouldn't go after you? You're smart, fluent in english, good at sports and you're handsome..." his voice faded at the last word.

"You think I'm handsome?" Mark grinned. He he lay beside the younger and looked at the ceiling.

A light shade of red tinted Donghyuck's cheeks. He thanked the dimmed light from the lamp shade, Mark can't see him. "What's the big deal, I'm good looking too."

"Of course you are. You're in fact, beautiful Hyuck." Mark faced the younger and smiled. "Goodnight Hyuck. Sweet dreams."

"G-goodnight."

Donghyuck's cheeks are even redder than before. He has many things in mind. A lot of odd things happened today.

Does a brother massage his brother's legs? Or maybe it's just pure care and concern.

Does a brother calls his brother beautiful. Maybe he just acknowledged his brother's ethereal beauty.

Is it normal for a boy to blush because of his brother? Maybe he was just shocked.

Or not.

Donghyuck just doesn't see the older as his stepbrother. It's something else, something more than just a brother.

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Short update before i sleep! :)