why can't you? || Markhyuck

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Haechan was snapped back to reality when he suddenly saw Jaewoo on the ground aching in pain. What? He thought.

"Are you okay? Did he do something?" He heard a familiar voice beside him, and he felt soft touches being traced around his body and face.

Haechan searched for the voice and was met with Mark. He had a worried yet angry look, but only showed Haechan a soft worried look.

"Haechannie, what did he do?" Mark asked gently rubbing the younger' hands softly.

"Didn't know you had a boyfriend pathetic, just like you!" Jaewoo said chuckling while rolling on the ground like how he deserves.

Haechan doesn't recall when Mark came and punched Jaewoo this hard since he was caught up in his own world.

Mark stepped in front of Jaewoo and kicked him again. "Damn right he has a boyfriend! If I see you around him again I will end you, do you understand?" Mark said growling.

The first time Mark seemed so scary in Haechan's eyes was when talking to kiyoung. Right now was the second time he ever seen Mark this scary, serious and horrifying. Mark was never this way or any close to it with Haechan yet Jaewoo was before when they were together.

Haechan doesn't believe how he loved a person like Jaewoo. He was a stupid teenager caught up in the idea of love.

Haechan didn't believe in love when knowing it was cruel and hard. If he knew from the start it was as gentle as Mark, as soft as his voice, as warming as his touch, as caring as his eyes, he would've known the difference between the real and abusive one.

But Haechan shouldn't be blaming himself. He was young and Jaewoo took advantage of that.

Mark took Haechan's hand and intertwined it with his and took him away from this mess. Haechan wonders on how many times Mark has done this.

They reached their room and Mark finally had the chance to wrap his arms around the younger.

Haechan slowly hugged back and was suddenly met with tears roaming his face.

"Who is he?" Mark gently asked, not wanting to sound too demanded to not pressure the younger yet he really wanted to know who he is.

"M-my e-ex." Haechan mumbled weakly, his voice muffled since he was squeezed in the older's arms, not that he was complaining, no. He felt so safe and warm, he needed that.

"I-is he the one you were talking with that night when you were drunk? Because I remember from the bit I heard he seemed like an asshole." Mark stated and Haechan nodded tightening his grip on the older.

Mark noticed how only talking about him is making the younger uncomfortable. He was tightening his grip more and more and nuzzling his face on the crock of his neck more and even more wanting to feel the warmth and to forget about his fears and worries.

"It's okay, I'm here. No one can harm you as long as I am here." Mark softly stated running his hands through the younger's red fluffy hair.

Haechan felt a warm feeling from the inside when hearing those words. Haechan still believed that he doesn't deserve the older, that he deserves so much better than a fuck up like himself. But still, that is something not for Haechan to decide, but something for Mark to prove.

Mark let Haechan rest on his bed while gently holding his hand. He was about to go move to his own bed to go sleep, but Haechan tightened his grip on his hand.

Mark looked over at him. Haechan didn't speak, but his eyes did.

Mark got the idea and Haechan was already moving a bit to make a spot for Mark. He gladly took the spot holding the younger in his arms and Haechan burying himself in the warmth that Mark provided.

Mark heard a soft "thank you." From Haechan. He tightened his hold on him more, hoping he'd know that Mark helps him because it simply puts him at ease when helping the younger. Mark felt happy seeing him feeling comfortable and smiling. Mark was addicted to the sound of his laugh, he was amazed by his soft voice, it drove him insane whenever he said his name, the way his heart is racing just from holding him.

Haechan only thinks he's a burden to Mark. That soon he'll just get tired from all of the trouble that comes with him. He doesn't know how much the trouble is so little to Mark compared to the things that Haechan does to the older.

Mark has a lot to prove to the younger, but it's not like Mark is giving up any time soon