??????? ✧ M.HYUCK

THIRTEEN

it has been around a week since mark had given donghyuck the robot, and he still had yet to find out. he liked the boy but was he seriously that dense? he just tried not to worry too much about it, considering donghyuck hadn't even asked it for anything yet.

mark did plan on becoming more friendly with donghyuck while he was waiting to confess though. the black haired male even wanted to muster up enough courage to ask his peer on a date, which most likey wouldn't happen, but a man can dream.

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donghyuck really didn't want to believe that his secret admirer was mark, but his choices were getting pretty slim.

it wasn't because he didn't like mark, in fact he probably had a little crush on him if anything. but he seriously just couldn't see mark as the 'admirer,' type.

besides, he already had a handful of people crushing on him. whose to say one of them doesn't have a hidden talent were they can make really good robots?

he was in denial, that's it. his friends have been pointing him to mark since day one but he still thinks they're messing with his head. do they perhaps know about his slight crush on the older? he hopes not.

who ever it is he'd probably end up liking them anyways, considering this was a very thoughtful gift and not just your typical chocolates and flowers type-thing.

however he tried not to let this topic, or his possible crush distract him from getting ready for gym. all though he hated that class with a fiery passion, he refused to let an 'easy A+' slip away from him.

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"what are you looking at?"

"ah!" donghyuck jumped as he groaned at his friend, "you scared me!" he whined as he turned his attention back to the court.

jaemin just giggled and went to back to putting on his very very small sneakers. "why don't you just get a new pair already," donghyuck lazily said as he watched his friend squeeze his foot in the shoe, just like he did every other day.

"well donghyuck," jaemin huffed, "i'm not rich. i have to wait until my parents buy me new ones or i have to get a job, and i'm thinking i'll wait." he rolled his eyes. donghyuck shook his head and then rested his head in his hands while turning back to the court, yet again.

the younger soon followed his best friend's stare to see what he was looking at, "ah," jaemin let out a sound indicating that he had figured it out.

"are you actually looking at the basketball game, or a certain someone?" he teased as he pushed his friend's side. a faint blush spread across donghyuck's cheeks as he ignored jaemin's comment.

"i'll take it that it's the latter," jaemin sighed as he slung his arm around the older's slouched shoulders. "hyuck, if you like him why don't you talk to him? he obviously made the lovebot."

"i don't like him," he pushed his friend away, "and we don't know who made it." he sighed as he continued to watch mark play basketball.

"yeah whatever you say hyuck, but you know that's just the denial stage. renjun had it too. i mean, personally i've never had one but—"

"yeah, yeah, i get it."

"okay— don't look now, but your lover boy is making his way over here," jaemin said.

"wait really?" donghyuck's eyes widen as he saw mark jogging to the bench where he and jaemin were seated.

"there's plenty of other benches! why his he coming over here?!" he whisper-shouted to which his friend just replied with a simple shrug.

"hey guys!" mark said breathlessly, but nonetheless he still had a bright smile on his face.

"hi mark," jaemin replied as he returned the bright smile.

"hey mark!" donghyuck said to the male, that was now sitting next to him.

"you guys don't mind if i sit here for a bit,right? just need water," mark asked as he grabbed a bottle of water from the cooler beside the bench and began to down it.

"of course not!" jaemin answered as he scooted his friend closer to mark, to which he earned a glare.

"i didn't know you were so good at basketball, mark!" donghyuck had now gained his confidence back, so he decided to compliment his 'crush'.

"haha, thanks," mark laughed awkwardly, "i used to be on a team but i dropped it for robotics." he explained and donghyuck nodded.

"i see."

"so are you planning on playing a round?" he asked the tan male to which he shook his head vigorously.

donghyuck pressed his lips into a thin line before giggling softly, "i think i'm going to sit this one out, i'm not too good at basketball."

"i'm sure you're not that bad." mark smiled as he tightened his shoe laces. "well, i'll see you guys around— or i mean i hope i will," he said as his ears heated up. he then ran back to the game, seeing that they began to get back into their positions.

he left donghyuck blushing while thinking about his feelings, and a happy jaemin because his friend was talking to his soon-to-be crush.