𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙎𝙀𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙔

part ten

"come on boys," ms. lee called out, slipping her arms into her jacket.

mark and donghyuck had finished cleaning the mess they made after mark's mother scolded them about messing around during work hours and made them clean after themselves. the process didn't take too long but it definitely wasn't fun having ms. lee stand over their backs sending them mean looks, forcing the two boys into awkward chuckles.

the two boys were now standing at door watching ms. lee lock up the store. they technically still had twenty minutes until closing time but they decided to close early just for the night, ms. lee saying she'd still pay donghyuck for the hour. it was an offer the honey boy simply couldn't turn away. so they stood in the cold air, the streets were deserted, not a single sound disturbing the darkness until ms. lee turned away from the door, smiling warmly at the boys.

"you can head home now, donghyuck. thank you for your work," the boy blushed and ducked his head down, mumbling a small 'goodnight' to the mother and son, accidentally making eye contact with mark. and just like that, all the awkwardness between the two came flooding back in and they once again found themselves in a flustered mess. however to avoid this, donghyuck quickly turned on his heels, giving his manager one last bow before making his way back home in the dark.

mark probably would have remained still in his spot, eyes trained on donghyuck's back until he couldn't see his figure anymore if it wasn't for his mother's arm that wrapped around his shoulder, silently guiding him to the other direction where they lived.

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that night, mark had dreamt of floating in the universe, meeting the president, eating an entire cake without gaining weight, and donghyuck's smile and was genuinely enjoying his slumber until he was rudely awoken by the sound of yelling.

"it's four p.m. why the hell are you still asleep?" renjun exasperated, tearing the curtains apart to let the sunshine flow into the room. mark groaned and let out a groan in response, covering his face with his pillow. renjun rolled his eyes at his friend and pulled at the older's body, forcing him out of bed. after successfully waking mark, renjun grinned proudly as the black haired boy shot him a glare.

"how did you even get in here?" mark asked realizing his mom was probably at work by now. renjun simply huffed at the boy.

"leaving your spare key under the welcome mat wasn't really the most original idea.

if mark hadn't just woke up and had more energy, he would've launched a pillow at the younger, but instead he went with simply rolling his eyes. mark then slugged body out of the room, his body feeling gross as he shouted to renjun that he was going to take a shower.

the black haired boy was soon naked and under the shower head, allowing the boiling water burn at his skin, enjoying every last drop. mark typically wasn't one to take hot showers, but his body really needed it right now.

mark attempted to rub the tiredness away from
his face but to no avail. it didn't take long for mark to finish up but once he had wrapped a towel around his waist and re-entered his room, he found all of his clothing items piled into a mountain in the middle of his room. instantly, his eyes threw daggers at tue culprit.

"renjun! what the hell is all this?" said male shrugged and turned back to the almost empty closet.

"gotta find you an outfit for the party." mark circled the pile, pulling out a random pair of briefs and slipping them on. he then let the towel drop to the floor, seeing as he was rather comfortable around his best friend. however, the black haired boy instantly regretted his decision because as soon as renjun turned to face him, he eyed mark up and down.

"what?" mark said defensively, crossing his arms over his chest. "don't act like we haven't showered together before."

"it's not that, you just really need to hit the gym sometime." renjun replied casually.

"hey! are you body shaming me?"

renjun laughed at the older, showing him it was all fun in games. "come on loser, the party's in four hours and we still need to do hair and make-up."

"make up?!"

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two hours had passed and the two friends were still in mark's room. the only difference now was that renjun had found mark an outfit and was almost done fixing his hair. in all honesty, mark thought he was ready to go, but renjun still insisted on some touch-ups to his face.

mark had been dressed into an oversized black t-shirt that tucked into a light blue pair of big jeans. the pants were cuffed at the end to accommodate his ankles and were paired with a pair of black converse and tall socks to "shield his ankles from the cold." they were also ripped at his knees which mark had complained about but renjun insisted on them, claiming that the smallest details were the biggest.

luckily for mark, renjun barely put any product on his face. only some concealer to hide the blemishes and the slightest amount of eyeshadow on his lids. he also sprayed some weird liquid on his face but mark didn't bother to question it. the black haired boy was relieved that renjun was finally done with the last phase of his "make-over". mark almost let out a sigh of relief but renjun didn't pull away from his face. instead, he leaned in closer as if further examining the older, stirring up a weird panic inside of mark.

"you know," renjun paused and mark could've sworn he was about to break out into a cold sweat any moment now. "you have really funny eyebrows."

mark lifted his arm to shove the younger, his erratic mind finally slowing down as renjun bursted into laughter, dodging the older's hit.

"whatever," mark huffed. "anyway go get ready."

"on it, boss."

"shut up."

renjun gave mark a cheeky grin and grabbed the bag of clothes he had brought with him. he left the room to change in the bathroom and get ready, calling a quick "don't miss me too much!" on his way out.

thirty minutes later, renjun emerged from the bathroom wearing pants similar to mark's paired with a beige turtle neck tucked in along with a lavender unbuttoned button up with the sleeves rolled up. his brown hair was fluffed and light make-up sparkled on his face. renjun grinned at mark and motioned for him to get up.

"let's get this show on the road!" mark rolled his eyes grabbing his phone and wallet and shoving them into his pocket. he pulled out his favorite cashmere jacket, throwing it on top of his outfit.

"don't ever say that again," mark grumbled as the two left the home, unaware of the disaster they were about to walk into.

—hey guys! i haven't updated this book in so long and i'm super sorry. i've been spending all my time with family lately but thanks for all your support! and thank you for 10K!! that's so wild, i didn't think anyone would read this sksk.

anyways, next chapter is the party :ooo
bye love y'all!