once again | markhyuck

ꫂ ten

Despite being stuck in his teenage body, Donghyuck can't help but worry about things like if one of his friends finally got the monthly bill for their apartment, if they were able to unplug the charging gadgets before leaving the house, and not to mention the groceries. He couldn't remember if these were also his concerns before, or was he too busy living his high school life.

But what's for sure is that he can't get rid of this trait he got from being a parent.

Donghyuck couldn't help it. It was unbearable to be under the same roof as... teenagers. Sure, he was once a teenager himself. He can't deny the fact that he was messy at times. He gets too lazy to fold his clothes, to clean his room, and even throw out the trash. However, upon growing up, seeing a mess makes him feel like something is crawling to his skin. It would bother Donghyuck big time.

Being a clean freak would probably be a trait he needs to work on if he wants to keep his teenager facade.

"Jaemin kept on complaining that he'd have a spotless room." Shaking his head, Lucas wanted to rephrase that. "Actually, he was confused."

The moment they were dismissed in class, Donghyuck found his boyfriend waiting for him outside his room. "Shouldn't he be grateful that I maintain the apartment clean and tidy?"

"Chenle would also wonder where his game cards are." Faking a cry, Lucas hit his chest to act out a pained expression. "He keeps on blaming me as if I didn't return his Mario Kart back."

"His game cards are always scattered on the floor after playing with Jaemin!" Donghyuck whined out in frustration, "I have to clean it up because he keeps on giving me reasons that he's too tired to do it."

"Exactly! I told him that he should ask you about it." Lucas let out a stressed sigh. "I rarely even visit your apartment because they don't want us seeing all lovey-dovey, yet he's blaming me for his lost game cards."

They were now walking down the hallways alongside students who were also making their way out of the building, with Lucas insisting to hold his boyfriend's bag and Donghyuck wrapping his arms around him.

They were just quietly walking until Lucas realized something. "Donghyuck, since when did cleaning matter to you?"

This was what Donghyuck didn't want to get himself into. Not being obvious about it, the male playfully nudged his boyfriend. "What are you talking about? I have always been a clean person."

"Really?" Lucas stared at him with a puzzled expression. "The last time I went to visit you guys, the apartment was a wreck. Neither of you three had the initiative to clean."

Donghyuck was at a loss for words. Classes drained him and there were more problems to think of that his mind can't seem to be working when he needed an alibi for this situation. However, he felt the need to at least say something since the taller male was waiting for his explanation. He can't even remember the time when Lucas visited them. It's too risky to reason out that maybe it was exam week for them that they had no time to clean.