in my own summer | norenmin

chapter 15 | right through him

mark felt nervous; was he already meeting donghyuck's parents?

yesterday while at yuta's flat in a middle of a game of a monopoly, donghyuck called him and asked if he wanted to come over tomorrow for dinner with his parents. immediately then, he flew into a mini panic. sure, they were seeing properly each other ever since they kissed in his music studio, but they weren't dating yet!

now he's already going to meet the people who raised him.

he made sure to wear his best yet not too fancy. it was just as their house, not some restaurant. a basic yet nice sweater and a pair of his best jeans he got a year ago.

with his car keys in one hand and his phone in the other, he heads downstairs, leon following after him curiously.

"no," he says softly when he turns around. "you can't come to my..." he pauses. what is donghyuck? not his boyfriend, and now exactly his friend, but what else does he say. "...friend's house, buddy. i'm not going to see yangyang."

leon meows.

"you don't know him," mark adds. "go on."

luckily, one of his dads just so happened to be heading towards the stairs, and immediately stole leon's attention away. his dad, ten, pauses once he notices what he was wearing. "going out somewhere?"

mark blushes as he nods. "uh-huh. a friend's place...."

his dad doesn't look convinced. "a friend's place?"

mark can't lie. he's never lied in his life except, well, once, but it was justified. his parents didn't need to know he fell asleep in class once after he stayed up all night texting his friends. which, he vowed to never do again.

"i'm seeing someone," mark admits.

his dad's eyes widen in surprise. "really? oh, i'm happy for you!"

he reaches out and mark happily accepts the hug.

"are you going to see them now?" dad grins.

mark nods. "eating dinner at his parents' house."

"already meeting the parents, huh?" his dad jokes before laughing while mark just smiles bashfully. "have fun."

"thanks dad," mark retorts softly.

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mark arrived there fairly quickly. unlike what typically happens to him on any other day, he wasn't stopped by nearly every red light, almost like the universe knew he had some place to be.

his nervousness reaches its peak when he takes the first few steps up to the front door before knocking. he waits a few, nerve wracking moments before the door opens, revealing an older man he's never seen before and mark immediately knew it was donghyuck's dad.

he gave him a bright, dimpled smile before calling out across his shoulder. "hyuck, someone is here to see you!"

donghyuck appears in his usual minimal clothing choice, and the sight of him complete with his smile brighter than the sun itself calmed mark's nerves. donghyuck's dad lets him walk inside and says something about helping finish dinner before disappearing off into the kitchen.

donghyuck turns and whispers. "you look good."

mark blushes as he simpers. "thank you."

lips brush over his cheek and leave a tingly feeling in their wake. "do you think you can stay the night too?"

mark's breath hitches. he feels a little reminded of that night in the studio, with just themselves and the music. "sure."

then, donghyuck fully kisses his cheek and just behind the shell of his ear.