Friends With Benefits

"SPRING" (epilogue)

Mark pulled over the curb and parked his car in front of a two story house. It still looks the same as how he remembered it three years ago, when he last set foot on the Im's residence.

He took off his seatbelt in one pull and got out of his audi. He gaze over the house again, seeing all those bright lights. His cousin really has done it, huh? He is lucky his parents allowed him to host a college party at their house. It actually surprised him that Jaebum got the balls to ask permission from his parents. Well...

He fished out his phone from his pocket to text his cousin. He read his last message an hour ago, telling him to beep him up once he arrives.

[Already here. Where you at?]

He texted him, then started walking towards the porch. The door was closed and because of the glass windows, the sound coming from inside was kind of muffled. He almost worries, the Im's would be reported for disturbing the neighborhood at this hour of the night.

He knocked and a man wearing a viking's hat opened the door for him. Greeting him in loud and slurry korean words, Mark just tapped the drunk guy's back before passing through. It was really crowded. He could not imagine the amount of clutter him and his cousin would need to clean up after this. Although it is his own party, Mark knows Jaebum so well. So he anticipates that the guy will drag him into cleaning up this mess after.

He walked through the corridor filled with college students. He greeted them, trying to be friendly since he's gonna attend the same university they were attending to. It'll be nice to have some friends while on his last year in college.

Some offered him beer but he declined. It's not that he doesn't drink, because he does. As a guy who is born and raised in LA, he is used to all these: parties and everything else. He even hosted some back at his hometown. But it's just that he doesn't want to go to Jaebum when he's already drunk. He wants to find his cousin first before getting drunk.

He was about to head to the living room where more people were at, when someone bumped into him almost harshly. "Sorry." The guy said without sparing him a glance. Mark didn't want to mind but his eyes followed the raven haired guy and saw him plopping himself in one of the stools by the kitchen counter.

Mark stood there, by the kitchen door, still looking at the stranger. From his distance, he could see his thick eyebrows creasing right at the center, as he makes a pout. Cute. He thought. It's not like he haven't seen cute and handsome guys before, he even dated some, but... there's something about that certain guy which attracted him. And before he knew it, he thinks Fuck Jaebum, he could wait and walked his way towards the raven haired.

He got two bottled of beer from some random dude who holds a tray, and then sat beside the stranger. "Hey there." he said.

The stranger looked at him like he's a weird person. That are you talking to me kind of look. So Mark needed to cheer on himself, saying he could do this. Nothing like good old flirting, what he does best.

He pushed the bottle of beer towards the raven haired and pointed his lips to it. "I figured, you need some?"

Even when the stranger was arching his brows, he still looks fucking handsome. Is his face even real? It has this certain softness, but he could see the sarcasm in his eyes. "What do you need?"

Whoa. Was that direct. Mark couldn't hide his amused grin. "Well, I just can't let a beautiful guy like you sit out here, all alone."

The guy stared at him for a couple of seconds, then with a shrug, accepted the bottle of beer. Mark couldn't be any happier.