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T H I R T Y - S I X

"W-Why would you do this?" Jackson massaged his temples.

His boss shook his head, "You know why, Jackson! Why are you so riled up?"

"Because maybe—" Jackson froze at the words that were gonna spill out of his mouth, "maybe i'm actually in love with Mark."

JYP's eyes widened, "You can't possibly—Jackson!"

"And I still have to date Yeji?"

"It's for your sake. Please leave my office."

Jackson wordlessly stood up, and walked out the door.

"No, no, no," he muttered to himself, seeing Mark's retreating body run away.

He heard, Jackson bit his lip in frustration, running to the boy. He wasn't ready to have said that.

"Mark!" Jackson latched onto the boy's arm.

"Huh?" The figure turned around, "Did you need something?"

It wasn't Mark, "Oh, sorry. Thought you were someone else."

"It's okay. I'm just in a rush to deliver something."

At least Mark didn't know yet. That was all Jackson held onto.

You know what? Maybe Mark would be better off away from harm, away from media, and away from Jackson.

He wouldn't be hurt that way.

That was the moment that Jackson decided to stay away from Mark.

Two Years Later

Mark_Tuan ever think back a few years and wonder what would happen now if you had made a different decision?
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Jinyoung_park uh no

"Jackson, it's been two years. Maybe you should get over him, "Jaebum frowned, nudging Jackson's shoulder with his palm.

"Who?" Jackson raised a questioning brow, still staring at the new instagram post.

"Who else are you staring at?" Jaebum answered.

"It's-It's not that easy, okay. I just cant forget him."

"All you need to do is focus on your girlfriend. The media's going to notice your lack of attention on Yeji, you know."

"Easy for you to say. You've got the boyfriend of your dreams."

In the two years that had passed, Mark and Jackson refused to contact one another, the yeji-and-jackson ship had sailed, and Jaebum had started a relationship with Jinyoung.

Jackson was jealous of how happy Jaebum & Jinyoung were together, and how persistent they were, though their relationship was a complete secret.

If only I could've been like that with Mark, Jackson thought with a scowl, lugging himself out of the chair.

"I'm going to grab a smoothie, " Jackson yelled at the other, throwing on a jacket and mask before bounding to the cafe.

"I wish I could forge—" Jackson muttered under his breath, before bumping into a body.

"Mark?" Jackson's eyes widened at the sight of the boy.

Mark Tuan, in the two years they were apart, had changed drastically. He looked manlier than before, yet his body was still lean. His cheekbones sunk in a little more, indicating that he didn't eat as much, and what caught Jackson's attention most was his hoodie. It was Jackson Wang merchandise.

"Jackson?" Mark's eyes widened.

"Huh? Mark, why'd you stop?"

Jackson's eyes shifted over to the body that was latched onto the other. Oh, Jackson shuffled uncomfortably, realization hitting him like a rock, he must have a girlfriend.

"Uh, it's nothing, Sana. Let's go." Mark moved away from Jackson and moved past him like he was a complete stranger.

"No, Mark—" Jackson bit his lip, reaching out an arm to grab the other, "I-I missed you."

Mark let out a shaky sigh, turning to his girlfriend, "I'll be right there. Can you wait for me inside the restaurant?"

"Sure," She said, eyeing Jackson curiously as she walked away.

"What did you say?" Mark asked suspiciously, turning around to stare at Jackson straight in the eye.

"I said that I-I missed you."

"That's the problem, Jackson. Everything we had was fake! You're not supposed to miss me."

"But you were such a great—a great...friend." Jackson stuttered through the words, unsure of what he was saying.

"See? The problem was that I liked you, Jackson! I liked you two years ago, and here you were liking me as a friend. It was better for both of us to just stay away from each other. I was getting too attached!"

I liked you.