Bro Zone // markhyuck

sixteen

"Wanna meditate at my house?" the older proposed, pacing across the asphalt towards his car.

"Why?" Donghyuck deadpanned.

"Because I'm in the mood."

"Um, okay?" he questionably agreed, furrowing his eyebrows at his best friend's strange behavior. He had been acting like this the whole school day, there has to be something heavy on his mind, Donghyuck assumed.

The younger drove to his best friend's home, the boys heading up to Mark's room. Without exchanging any more words, they found a simple meditation video and started to follow it.

The calm yet odd feeling flowed through Donghyuck's body, all thoughts being pushed into a black abyss for a few minutes.

He opened his eyes, finding Mark already finished, his wide eyes lost in a gaze.

"Hey." Donghyuck lightly hit his best friend's shoulder. The older shook his head, blinking rapidly as reality engulfed him again.

"Is your head stuck in your ass?" the tanned boy continued. Not long after, his expression softened, realizing Mark's eyes faltered.

"Are you okay?" the younger's tone shifted to a quiet one. "You've been off all day."

"My parents were shit talking my brother last night." he answered just as softly.

Donghyuck's lips parted.

"My mom wants him back now, my dad still hates him. I don't know, it still makes me kinda sad." he shrugged, pain threaded through his voice.

"Mark, stop pretending it doesn't bug you that much." the other advised calmly. "I know it's tearing you apart."

"Donghyuck," the sadden male spoke up, meeting his best friend's eyes. "What are we?"

"Human?"

"No, what are we?" Mark repeated, emphasizing the word 'we'. "Are we best friends or more than that?"

That question hit Donghyuck like a truck. He didn't know what to say. Though most of him wanted to scream 'we're more', the other tiny bit halted; Mark's parents. They wouldn't accept it.

"Best friends." were the words that slipped off his tongue.

"Donghyuck, I read your diary. Don't lie." the older remarked.

The younger's breath hitched at the statement. A string of curses went through his mind, a bundle of nerves settling in his stomach.

Mark knew this entire time?

"I want us to be more." Donghyuck finally admitted. "I really do Mark." he nervously bit his lip, heart going haywire in his chest, cheeks heating up.

"I do too." Mark said, his lips formed a faint smile, a rosy blush dusting his cheeks. "I just-" he paused mid sentence, pressing his lips together.

The younger's hand trailed across the carpet, fingers lacing with the older's.

"I don't want to hurt you Donghyuck. I don't want to reject you. But if we start dating, I don't want anything bad to happen to us, you know, my parents exist." he inhaled, gripping onto the tanned male's hand tighter. "I don't wanna get kicked out..."

"Then what are we going to do?" the younger softly asked, his heart starting to sink to his stomach.

"We'll keep it on the downlow. We can do the romantic stuff when we're in private."

"So, a secret relationship? This isn't some forbidden love story-"

"Donghyuck," Mark's index finger of his free hand pressed against the younger's lips, silencing him. "Just go with it, okay? It'll work, for right now at least."

"Okay." Donghyuck pressed a light peck on the finger.

A satisfied smile spread onto his face when Mark pulled his finger back, flustered by the action, the blush intensifying on his face, which only made his expression more adorable.

"So, exactly how much did you read of my diary?" Donghyuck asked after a few moments.

"Not that much, don't worry."

A small chuckle escaped the younger's lips as he scooted closer to his best friend, or his secret boyfriend I mean. His embarrassment wore off, knowing that Mark probably read most of the things the younger adores about the older boy. Donghyuck wanted him to know those things eventually.

He situated himself in the older's lap, draping his arms around Mark's neck.

He heard a dip in the older's breath, before he leaned in to connect their lips. Butterflies swarmed in both of their stomachs, an explosion of warm feelings spreading across their bodies.

Finally, their situation was settled and at peace. But how long would it last?