hindrance || mark lee

09 | elation

flashback

The two adolescent figures were laying peacefully on the couch. Areum had suggested to have a stay in date that day and so the two were spending their time on Netflix, cuddling, joking around and unknowingly on a mission to clear out the pantry, again.

She was resting comfortably between his chest and arms, her dainty fingers tracing small shapes on his abdomen while his fingers gently ran through her long locks of hair, causing her to close her eyes as she relaxed to his warm touch.

A small smile appeared on her plump pink lips as she felt his lips press against her forehead, causing a light blush to rise on her cheeks, just like all the other times he does that. After sometime, she glanced up to meet his mesmerising eyes, as she propped herself up onto her forearms to admire the boy resting under her with a gentle smile.

Her eyes studied his features quietly, admiring him as she traced the outline of his lips slowly with the tip of her finger, before doing it again to his nose, her smile glowing brightly. She had always found Mark a work of art, but seeing him at that exact moment with the rays of sunshine streaming through the blinds and landing perfectly on his figure truly made her realise how beautiful he was.

Mark watched her reach over, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

"What are you doing jagi?"

"I like taking pictures of what I find beautiful."

She mumbled softly as she switched on the camera and raised it up to her eye. She adjusted the viewfinder with a soft giggle as she pressed the button and caused the flash to go off. Moments later, the white film popped out and she sat the camera aside to look at the freshly taken Polaroid, slowly waiting for the picture to show.

She could feel his eyes gazing at her as his thumbs rested on her thighs, while slowly caressing them.

"Is it done yet babe?"

He chuckled at her excited reaction, she was nodding enthusiastically as she turned the photo around so he could look at it as well.

They lay there, on the couch, once again in each other's arms as they admired the photo. He would casually turn his head to plant gentle kisses on her face. Starting from her forehead and all the way down to her lips.

The sounds of laughter and giggles erupting in the air around them.

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present day

She looked down at the white film in her hands, the memories of that day rushing into her mind. Her fingers gently caressed the photo as she sighed. Her lips parted as she let out an incoherent sob.

oh, how I miss him.

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