HIDEOUT: LEE TAEYONG

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soyoung

we didn't even have to get out for food since everything we brought from yesterday was enough for one more day. it sounded so impossible when taeyong told me we could stay in the hideout the rest of the day, but i felt so relieved.

"so it's official?" mark whispered after i joined the small circle he, jungwoo and yuta made. "you and taeyong?" he impatiently added with a foolish look on his face.

let them figure out themselves that from now on you're mine. that's what taeyong said, i am unsure to whether confirm it to them or not. they knew it anyways though, so there's nothing really to hide from them now?

"of course it's official!" yuta exclaimed as i firmly squeezed his wrist to quiet him down. "i actually got kicked out of taeil and sicheng's room, i went back but then i saw something inappropriate...." his smirk grew bigger when i decided to glower him down.

"so it is?" mark repeated.

"of course it is you slow fuck!" yuta yelled.

"oh my god that's so fucking amazing!" mark gleefully cheered and bounced himself on his seat. "even though you only knew each other for a week, it's still cute aaaah!"

mark's words caused me to pause, to hesitate and to feel apprehensive. it's true, i've only met him a couple of times but i just have this feeling inside me, a strong admiration for him. i worry that he had only developed an infatuation with..... me.

"you're wrong, taeyong has known soyoung for a year and almost a half." jungwoo paused and hugged his own legs, pressing his lap against his chest. "after knowing that hyung had a little crush on her, i tried to make something out of it but miserably failed. that's why i brought her here because i knew taeyong wouldn't disapprove it, and i knew something would happen between them."

i couldn't help but smile, those words gave me hope that what i thought of earlier might be wrong.

"how romantic, i envy you two." mark sighed in disbelief before burying his face on his palms. "i've always kinda liked dahye, but she always seem to only be attentive to johnny hyung... like why?" the puppy eyes he had on caused even yuta to dreamily stare at him with heart eyes, but like a lightning he immediately laughed at the young boy.

"you stupid, can't you tell yourself why? like take a look at yourself!" yuta pointed his opened palm on him, from head to toe, up and down. "ey! don't be like that, mark looks as charming as johnny~" i slapped yuta's arm which caused a yelp to slip out of his lips.

"no! that's not what i even meant. i agree strongly, he is handsome as johnny... maybe even more. but you wanna know how to win dahye's heart?" mark was intrigued by yuta's words that he briskly leaned closer while cupping his cheeks with his hands, staring at his hyung.

"yeah yeah!"

"yeah, fix your whole..... you." he said in disgust. "be more manly, sexier and hotter just like johnny and you should practice your flirting skills... okay?"

mark's lips flowed down into a frown. "i am terrible at that, why can't i just be myself to dahye?"

"well she don't want you, if you're gonna be yourself." yuta spat.

"but i don't wanna be like johnny, i wanna be the funny dude right? the hilarious one, just like my position in this hideout!" he flashed a bright blinding smile.

"you mean the loser in this hideout?" yuta corrected and cocked his perfect shaped eyebrow.

"ahh hyung stop being like that." mark whined like a small baby, jungwoo teasingly gigling as yuta felt quite guilty but found it funny anyway.

"dahye doesn't deserve you, mark." i placed my hand on his shoulder, awkwardly patting it as he sheepishly smiled.

"ahh, anyways i have to go and help taeyong with patrolling in the rooftop." i stood up and dusted my clothes off.

"patrols in the rooftop are the best, you just have to look down and even get to enjoy the... air that's not so fresh.. but still! still the best!" mark commented.

"yeah, well i should get going."