Bro Zone // markhyuck

five

Throughout the past week and a half, Mark noticed the way Donghyuck blushed around him, smiling a little at some things he did.

All these observations floated around in his head - he has always seen Donghyuck as his partner in crime for basically his whole life. But lately there's been a tiny spark in his heart, something that seemed unfamiliar, or rather weird. Yeah, it was weird.

He didn't know what to do about it.

Mark grabbed his phone from his nightstand, dialing his younger friend's number.

"Hello?" Jaemin answered, voice raspy and breathing heavily.

"Am I being a cock block?" the older lifted his eyebrows before quickly shutting his eyes, trying to rid the disgusting image of Jaemin and Jeno doing it in bed.

"No, I was helping my dad set up the new couch in the living room. Go bathe your filthy mind in some holy water."

"Oh." Mark blinked, adjusting his head on his pillow. "Can you come over as soon as you can?"

"Okay, be there in a few."

"Alright."

A few minutes later, the caramel haired boy arrived in Mark's room.

"What's up?" he asked, plopping into Mark's desk chair.

The older sat up on his bed and leaned against the wall. "It's about Donghyuck." he breathed.

"Oh?" Jaemin arched his eyebrow.

Mark cleared his throat. "I stayed at his house for most of winter break. One night I found his diary and I read it and I found out he's in love with me and over the past week I've noticed him blushing at me and stuff and I don't know he's been my best friend for years and-"

"Woah, that's a lot." Jaemin blinked, putting his hands to the level of his chest in a 'stop' gesture.

Mark brought his hand up to the back of his head, scratching his scalp underneath his hair.

"So, Donghyuck, your best friend, according to his diary he's in love with you. And over the past week, you've noticed him showing signs of that?" the younger summarized.

The other nodded.

Jaemin leaned back, placing his hand under his chin. Mark bit onto his bottom lip, fingers picking at the fluff of the blanket he was sitting on.

"Considering you two are already best friends and have known each other for a very long time, you guys have it easy. Your parents know each other, there's already a tight bond between you two. You guys probably have seen each other naked-" Jaemin started.

Mark almost choked on his spit at that last sentence, heat rising into his cheeks. "God Jaemin, what the hell goes on in your perverted brain?"

"The thought that I'll be able to top Jeno someday. Anyways, do you have feelings for Donghyuck?"

The older stopped picking at his blanket. "I never really thought about it."

"Seriously? He's so whipped, are you that dense?"

"Well, I just don't know." Mark huffed, heaving out a heavy sigh.

"You're such a panicked gay. Oo! I have the solution." Jaemin's index finger rose.
"The winter dance is coming up."

"And?" Mark lifted his eyes to meet his friend's beaming ones.

"Ask him to it."

"What?"

First of all, Mark has never had a date of any kind to a school dance in his life. It's honestly sad, the people in his school obviously don't have good taste in men. Second, his inexperienced ass in romance didn't know how.

"I said ask him to the dance. I'm sure he would be so happy." Jaemin repeated to the confused male.

"But how?" a tinge of embarrassment settled in Mark's stomach, since there was so many possible methods to ask someone out, yet he was still clueless when it came to the subject.

"Well, there's a lot of ways. Since you guys are close, you can text him or straight up ask. Don't need to do any of that leaving a note in their locker bullshit."

"Okay, but like?" Mark put his hand up, similar to the confused black girl meme.

"Come on Mark. Are you this dumb?" Jaemin chuckled, bringing his hand up to his forehead.

Flustered, the older's hand dropped back onto the bed. "I'm just not educated in romance." he sighed, shrugging his shoulders.

"Now I, Jaemin the romance expert, will teach you the ways young lad." he tilted his chin upwards, placing his palm onto his chest in pride.

"I'm older than you, what the hell are you talking about?" Mark shot a puzzled look at the other boy.

"Shhh, be quiet now and listen. You have a lot to learn my friend."