Mark Me

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"Mark!" Jeno whisper-shouts to his friend. "I'm nervous as fuck!"

Mark glares at the boy. He was really ready to slap some sense into Jeno. "Lee Fucking Jeno, suck it in and man up. I get that you're a pussy, but this is not the time to run away. Now walk into that medical room and ask the boy of your dreams to be your fucking boyfriend. Do you understand me?" He holds Jeno harshly by the shoulders, his eyes sending daggers into the boy.

Jeno, now shaking by Mark's glare, nods hesitantly. Making Mark groan. "What could go wrong?"

"W-well-"

"Nothing could go wrong. You have no reason to be scared, know why?" Jeno shakes his head. "Because nothing is scarier than me and my fists. So unless you want to get punched in the fucking face, go in there. Nothing is scarier than me, right?"

Jeno nods quickly. "Right." He's seen what Mark can become, and honestly, Jack The Ripper doesn't hold a candle to Mark Lee.

Mark nods, a proud look coming onto his face. "Good, now get in there." He harshly turns Jeno towards the door, opens it, and pushes the boy in before slamming it shut and running down the hall.

Jeno stumbles into the room, barely catching himself. He takes a deep breath before looking at the boy on the bed. His honey-hair glowing in the moonlight. His gentle, doe eyes looking at the stars in wonder. A small, innocent smile on his soft, kissable lips. His skin looking dewy in the faint illumination. Sitting straight up, facing the open window, is the most beautiful creature to ever walk the earth. Na Jaemin. The bandaged up boy turns to face Jeno, his face brightening significantly at the sight of his soulmate. Thankfully, Jaemin's voice had gotten much stronger over the past couple weeks, making the whole ordeal much easier for Jeno.

"Jeno...Hi." Jaemin smiles softly at the boy, tilting his head slightly, his hair falling gently over his eyes. "What are you doing here so late?" It was certainly a wonder, seeing as it was almost midnight.

"I..." 'Deep breaths Jeno. You can do it.' He walks over to the chair beside Jaemin's bed and sits in it. "I wanted to talk to you about something..."

"Sure, what's up?" Jaemin's smile never leaves his face. It was as if he knew Jeno was nervous (which, let's be honest, he probably did) and he wanted to calm the boy down.

"Well...Uhm...God damn it, why is this so hard?" Jeno gently tugs his hair in frustration, making Jaemin laugh.

"Take your time baby, you have all night..." Jaemin takes a hold of Jeno's hand, squeezing it to give him strength.

"Alright..." Jeno takes a moment to gather himself before speaking again. "Can you just not talk for a second?" Jaemin lifts his brow. "Because it'll be so much easier for me if I can just say everything at once."

Jaemin smiles. "Ok."

"Thanks...Ok...How do I start this..." Jeno puts his chin in his hand, squeezing Jaemin's hand with his other one. "Alright. Jaemin, you are, in all definitions, an angel. I don't really know how else to say it, honestly." Jeno laughs softly. "You are probably the most amazing person to ever walk into my life, which I guess is saying a lot. I really regret hurting you..." Jaemin glares at him. "Which, I know I know! I know you said to forget the past, and trust me, I really am trying, it just...It's hard. It's hard knowing I caused you all that pain, knowing that I could have killed you!" He gestures to the whole medical room.

"But...If I know anything, then I know that I treasure you, and I know that I will never hurt you again. I know that you will always come first in my eyes. And I know that I will care for you for the rest of my days. This isn't a marriage proposal- yet." He glances up at his soulmate, making Jaemin giggle. "But it's still important...You are everything I've ever wanted Na Jaemin. You are caring, selfless, joyful, positive, loving, wise, beautiful, sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, willing, wonderful, amazing, bright...My light in the dark, my world. You are my everything, you are my home. And goddamn I should have said this so much sooner, but Na Jaemin..." he looks up to the boy on the bed, Jaemin's eyes twinkling happily. "Na Jaemin, I love you. I really do, I wholeheartedly do. You have all of me, forever. You are the one I care for. Not Seongji, not anyone. It's you Na Jaemin. I love you and only you. And I know I should have said that so much sooner, and I know I made you feel horrible by not doing so, but I was scared. Scared of moving forward. I don't know why I was scared, because I've loved you for so long, I just...Didn't know what to do. But I love you Na Jaemin. I love you so much...so much that it hurts sometimes. But I won't stop saying, I can't stop saying it." He kisses Jaemin's hand. "I love you..."

Jaemin had tears streaming down his face and the widest smile he could muster. "I love you too Lee Jeno. I love you so much." And Jeno couldn't be happier at that moment.

"And I should have also asked this sooner, but will you, Jaemin, be my one and my only true boyfriend?"

"I would love nothing more than to be your one and only true boyfriend Jeno." He squeezes the boy's hand, smiling at him.

"Thank fuck!" Was the last thing Jeno said before leaning in and kissing the boy of his dreams. His boyfriend. Oh how he was so happy to finally claim Jaemin as his, and oh how he was so happy to know that he had found his one and only. And he loved it. He loved Jaemin so much. And nothing would break it.

Pulling away, Jaemin giggles and points at Jeno's knuckles. "It's gone..." Jeno looks down at his hand, smiling softly when he sees that his soulmate was fully gone. All traces of it left, as if he never had it in the first place. He looks back up to Jaemin's face, eyes and smile wide when he sees that the boy's mark was also gone.

"So is yours angel..." He says, making Jaemin softly touch his cheek in wonder. It takes them both a moment to realise what it meant before breaking into a fit of soft giggles. After 9 long months, they had pulled through. From the brightest and darkest moments, the two boys had made it through, and loved each other all the while. Even if it took them forever to say it, even if they weren't really official until now, they had made it. And they had made it together.

Jeno leans his forehead against Jaemin's. "I love you."

"I love you too."

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