The tradition continued and even expanded beyond that trite little convenience store.
"I have a track meet this weekend," Mark announced, energy rolling off in unusually large waves, bringing a fond smile to Renjun's face. "It's gonna be a big one since it's the last one for the season and all, and, well, I was wondering if you guys wanted to come watch?"
Renjun startled in tune with Jeno.
There had been a boundary never before crossed with Mark: interacting with him outside these sleepy hours of midnight, beyond these fluorescent lights that bore all the wear and tear they wore on their Siamese faces.
"Uh, this weekend?" Jeno questioned eventually. "As in, this weekend specifically? The whole two days?"
Mark's sparkling eyes and puppy grin were quick to dim upon Jeno's questioning, and Renjun's gut coiled tightly around the icy rod suddenly speared through it.
"Ah, well, no. It's only on Saturday if that's what you're asking."
Jeno released a low whistle in reply.
"Sorry, hyung, but I already made plans with the shelter to be extra hands for another fundraising project this weekend."
He gave a pointed glance toward Renjun, and the unspoken message was delivered painfully clear: And that makes Renjun down for the count.
And that's when Mark deflated entirely, but he kept the smile on, achingly forced though it was.
"Ah, that's okay. I should've known your schedules' by now."
And all Renjun could do was watch as Mark shuffled toward the back and rung up a tub of plain vanilla, at a loss as to what could possibly comfort the elder.
--
("Renjun! I just got a call from the shelter, and they said the project is gonna be delayed to next weekend because there's supposed to be a storm coming on Sunday!"
Renjun stalled and processed the tinny information.
He gasped.)
A/N - epik track meet coming next week.
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