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twenty four

HYUCK

"Wake me up some time next year!" Jaemin announces dramatically as he throws himself onto the sofa in their dorm.

The amount of force he used to propel himself onto the cushions means that the sofa rocks backwards slightly and Jaemin lets out a high pitched squeak which has Donghyuck clutching his stomach as he laughs.

"Home sweet home" He hears Taeyong mutter before bypassing the two maknaes and heading straight to his room.

Home sweet home.

Donghyuck smiles as he pulls out his phone, eyes lighting up incredibly so as he sees a text waiting from Mark.

Jaemin huffs, "Stop with that dopey smile on your face"

Donghyuck scoffs "You're not even looking at me-"

"I can feel it"

Donghyuck ducks his head, cheeks tinted pink as he clicks on the message.

Biting his lip, Donghyuck waits for the message to load, hands sweating and heart racing. Him and Mark had basically confessed to each other yesterday and ever since, Donghyuck had felt like he was on cloud 9, like nothing could sour his mood... nothing apart from the message he received from Mark's account.

All the colour drains from Donghyuck's face as he stares at the photo sent.

It... it doesn't make any sense...?

It doesn't.... Donghyuck's phone almost slips out of his hands, the weight of the device proving too much for his shaking hands.

"Duckie?"

He hears Jaemin call his name but everything seems muffled... hazy... nothing makes sense.

Mark... had said that he cared for Donghyuck, that he means a lot to him... so why is he kissing someone else... why would he..

"Hyuck?" He feels a hand wrap around his waist, pulling him into Jaemin's side and it's only then that Donghyuck realises that he's shaking, "oh"

Donghyuck screws his eyes shut, his grip tightening around his phone.

"Hey Hyu--?"

"I need to be alone" He snaps, taking a step back.

Jaemin immediately closes the gap between them again, keeping his arms around his best friend which has Donghyuck squirming- desperately trying to free himself, "It could've been taken out context, it could've--"

"out of context?" Donghyuck laughs bitterly, "what part of him sticking his tongue down someone else's throat after.." He chokes on his words, "a-after everything he said to me yesterday..."

"Donghy--"

"I want to be alone" He repeats, voice stern and Jaemin squeezes him tighter for a moment, almost in protest.