"You were literally sitting four feet away and you texted him? Oh my god Mark." Jaemin facepalmed as he paced around the older's room.
"Well sorry." Mark responded, placing his palm onto the nape of his neck as he leaned against the wall while he sat on his bed.
"At least he said yes. Both of you are such noobs, it gives me a headache." he brought his hands to his temples and shut his eyes.
"You're the one who offered to help me." the older huffed back, folding his arms across his chest.
"Was it awkward at all?" Jaemin questioned, his hands dropping to rest under his chin.
"No." Mark furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. "After he said yes we played video games like a normal day."
"Oh, so he's still in the bro zone?"
"The bro zone?" the older tilted his head, unfamiliar with the phrase.
"Mark, do you have any feelings for Donghyuck? Like at all?" the younger's voice rose, ignoring the other's question.
"Um, I don't know." the older rapidly answered, blinking just as fast as his words. "I'm just -" he inhaled deeply. "really confused."
"You're worried. Is it the fact that you haven't came out to your parents yet?"
The other pressed his lips together, eyes darting to the sheets. The younger's lips parted, realizing why there was a sudden dip in his friend's mood.
"Mainly." Mark replied after a few seconds.
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Mark straightened his tie in the mirror, his eyes raking over his formal outfit. He turned around at the sound of his phone buzzing against his matress.
"I'm almost done, be patient." he said into the phone, answering Donghyuck's question before he could even say it.
"Hurry up then." his best friend hissed over the line. "Your slow ass is gonna make us late."
Mark hung up, taking one last glance at himself before slipping his phone into the pocket of his pants and heading downstairs. Grabbing his keys off the counter and walking out of the house (and he almost slipped on the thin layer of ice that coated the driveway), he got into his car and turned up the heater before driving to his best friend's house.
Donghyuck slipped into the passenger's seat, his fluffy hair falling over his dark eyes, which reflected off the sunset.
"You actually don't look like a pile of shit." Mark complimented, earning himself a slap on the shoulder.
"At least I didn't have ramen hair back in freshman year." the other shot back, crashing against the window because Mark pushed him aggressively.
The car ride to the school sure was epic - rolled down the windows as pop music blasted at a high volume, Donghyuck singing the vocal parts and Mark rapping along with the rhythm.
"Holy fuck watch where you're going!" the younger yelled over the music, his body suddenly jerking to the side as Mark swerved into a lane. "You're fucking gonna kill us!"
"Shut the fuck up I'm concentrating!" the older shouted.
By the time they got to the school, it was already dark, the two boys hurrying into the gym. Mark's vision was taken over by red and blue lights, creating a nice shade of purple around the dancing teenagers, the loud beat of the music causing the floor to vibrate.
"Mark! Donghyuck!"
They turned their heads at that high pitched voice, Chenle waving from a nearby corner where he was standing with the others.
The two teens made their way over to their friends.
"We're ditching." Jeno announced over the loud music.
"What? We just got here-"
"Where are we even go-"
Jaemin took the Markhyuck duo's wrists.
"Stop, Jeno and I planned this. It's a surprise." he interrupted the two, a smirk playing on his lips as he glanced back at his raven haired boyfriend.
The seven friends left the gym, Jaemin getting into his car, Jeno getting into Mark's, and the other five boys split and got into their respected chauffeurs.
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it has been more than 24 hours since this was announced and my lungs still can't consume oxygen properly
