Impure

Jealousy?

Mark woke up alone in his bed, which was weird because he was sure he went to bed with Yugyeom the night before. He remembered being a bit upset that Jinyoung didn't come cuddle him, but he was too focused on Yugyeom who came to his room wearing nothing but a T-shirt to really pay it much attention.

Yugyeom asked to play with his new toy, and since he wanted to try it too, they spent their night doing that. He thought he remembered going to sleep with the maknae afterwards, but he couldn't recall it all too well. His brain was already cloudy after orgasming; the younger probably left the room and Mark hadn't noticed it.

Mark was desperate for a cuddle though. He enjoyed being curled up in someone else's arms, it was really comforting and always made his day better. He climbed out of his own bed and shuffled into the hallway, deciding to head to the maknae's room. He heard a lot of yelling the night before between the other members and didn't want to disturb them if they hadn't gotten enough rest. He didn't know what they were arguing about, but he hoped they were all okay.

Mark gently set his hand on Yugyeom room's door knob, slowly opening it as to not wake the younger in case he were still resting. He leaned into the room, the light from the window illuminating the bedroom with soft golden rays. Mark only made it a step or two in the room when he squinted and noticed something. Another person was cuddling Yugyeom already, Mark squinted harder to see who it was.

He was shocked to see it was Jinyoung there snuggled up close with the maknae, especially considering the fact that Jinyoung adamantly refused to even touch Mark the day before. Mark felt his chest tighten, he didn't know why he was so upset, but he couldn't even bare to look at them anymore. He backed out of the room slowly, a scowl resting on his face.

As he backed away further he ran into something sturdy and warm, gasping as he turned around. He was suddenly faced with Jackson who gave him a puzzled expression.

"Hey, you look upset." Jackson stated.

Mark looked down at his feet, letting out a sigh. "It's nothing..."

Mark winced as Jackson pinched his cheeks between his fingers. "Those puffed cheeks don't look like nothing. What's my cutie Mark angry about hm?"

Mark huffed folding his arms over his chest. "Jinyoung's with Yugyeom."

"So?"

"So!" Mark paused, not knowing what to say. Why was he so upset in the first place? "S-So... I dunno..."

Jackson hummed, a smile spreading across his lips. "Aw, is that jealousy? You want some attention too?"

Mark shrugged, his eyes drifting to the floor again. "It's just... Jinyoungie spent the whole day with me yesterday and I felt special. Now he's paying attention to someone else..."

Jackson curled a finger under Mark's chin, lifting the elder's head to place a chaste kiss on his forehead. "That's okay, that's why you have four other people to run to. You wanna spend some time with me?"

At first Mark wanted to reject the offer, since he truly wanted Jinyoung and only Jinyoung. But it dawned on him that if Jinyoung didn't care much around his feelings, why should he care in return? Mark wanted to cuddle, and if Jackson was willing to open his arms for him, then he could forget all about Jinyoung and his empty promises.

Mark looked up at Jackson and nodded, the younger smiling in return.

"Come on, we'll have our own fun while Jinyoung and Yugyeom have theirs." Jackson replied as he slid an arm around Mark, walking the elder into his room.

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Much later Jackson emerged from his room to head for the kitchen, running right into Jaebum who was just exiting the bathroom.

"Hey Jackson." The elder greeted.

"Hey." Jackson greeted back.

"I heard some noise from your room." Jaebum stated while wiggling his brows.

Jackson rolled his eyes, slightly nudging Jaebum's arm. "I was with Mark."

"Trying your kinks out on him?" Jaebum guessed.

"No? Just regular stuff..." Jackson looked back into his room at the eldest who rested in his bed. He closed the door behind him to keep from disturbing him. "He's asleep right now, so I came to get water."

"Okay." Jaebum nodded before heading on towards his own room.

Jackson was about to continue on to the kitchen when he was reminded of something he felt he should tell Jaebum. "Hey, y'know he was a bit weird earlier?"

Jaebum turned, his brows furrowed. "Why? In what way?"

Jackson shrugged. "He was upset that he saw Jinyoung and Yugyeom together. He's never been upset about it before, but it was like he was jealous or something. I assumed it was because he just felt neglected of attention so I gave it to him."

The word 'jealous' being thrown around was definitely a concern to Jaebum, as he hoped that considering their relations with each other, no one in the house would be jealous of one another. "You think he might be jealous though? Of what?"

"Rather than what, I think we should be asking who." Jackson replied.

"Wait, you think he's maybe starting to favor someone? Jinyoung of all people?" Jaebum asked in shock.

"I'm not saying anything just yet. I'm just saying, look out for it. Neither him nor Yugyeom had shown signs of being jealous before, so I don't wanna assume anything as of yet." Jackson let out a breath, shrugging again. "He just went on about how him and Jinyoung had spent so much time together and he was upset that Jinyoung was with Yugyeom instead of him."

"That sounds like jealousy. Why all of a sudden is he jealous?"

"He's an attention seeker maybe? Or maybe something happened between him and Jinyoung during their time out together? I'm not sure, he just seemed really adamant on wanting Jinyoung's attention." Jackson answered. "I mean, if he is jealous, then what do we do?"

"Teach him not to be." Jaebum replied firmly. "There are five of us and two of them, we don't have room for jealousy."

The answer was quite strict which caught Jackson off guard, but it was understandable that with the way they're relationships were with one another, they couldn't have jealousy present at all. "I guess..."

"Maybe we should talk about it next time? Together, as a group?" Jaebum offered, taking it as a pretty serious matter that they all needed to discuss how to handle.

Jackson waved the suggestion away. "No, just let it be for now. It could just be a one time thing, he might've just wanted attention or been disappointed that Jinyoung didn't fulfill his promise."

Jaebum hummed, giving a slight nod. "Yeah, maybe I'm reading too deep into it."

The sound of a door opening caught both of their attention, the head peeking out of Jackson's room belonging to Mark. "Jackson?"

"Oh, hey Mark, weren't you asleep?" Jackson asked.

Mark nodded, rubbing his eyes. "Yeah but... I got worried when I woke up and didn't see you. Come back."

"Okay baby I'm coming, let me get some water first." Jackson replied, reaching out to ruffle Mark's hair.

"Hurry~" Mark sleepily whined before retreating back into the younger's room.

Jackson glanced at Jaebum, shrugging his shoulders before heading off to the kitchen. Jaebum let out a sigh, still thinking about what to do if anymore jealousy arose between them.

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(*Very rushed chapter sorry about that hshshss.*)