CRAZY IN LOVE

23

twenty three.

your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now
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when mark found donghyuck, he was at his worst.

mark was in the club when his worries grew stronger when he can't find the younger. then when he's just about to get out, a person came to him. with his blurred vision, he tried to make out who is it until that person stood right in front of him. he was a bit taller than mark, his looks disheveled, smirking down at mark.

he remembered that guy being one of the people inside the meeting, someone that was sent from one of the company in france.

but that wasn't the fact that bothered mark, it's the smell he can recognized on his body. it's the smell of donghyuck's perfume, one that mark was so familiar of. it can't be that this miguel guy was wearing the same one, donghyuck always had a certain scent on him - a mixture of musky wood and vanilla - and mark knew that scent so much.

mark don't like the other guy was smirking at him as he laughed, placing his hand on mark's shoulder.

"you might want to search for your secretary." mark glared at the other, not understanding his point. "why the fuck you care?" mark let the rough words coming out from him.

"he's very vocal, i love it. oh, and he's flexible. you must stretch him a lot."

mark don't even care as miguel kept whispering things at his ears, his eyes widening when he realized what the guy was talking about. his heart picked up the pace as he ran faster, to anywhere, everywhere.

donghyuck needs him.

"hyuck!"

mark looked like a mad man as he ran outside the club, looking at every corners and side for the younger.

"hyuck, where are you?!"

mark ended up at some dark alley and quickly stepped into it. he was pushing to the things there accidentally but he don't care, donghyuck, he needs to get to donghyuck.

that was when mark saw a person leaned against the wall, slowly breathing.

mark felt himself halted on his step, his body frozen as his eyes landed to the younger. donghyuck only had his jeans on - one that he managed to get himself into - his head slumped down, his clothes everywhere at the pavement.

mark breathed heavily, his chest hurting at the state of the younger. he stepped closer, his hands shaking when he tried to reach out for donghyuck, kneeling down in front of him. tears were running down mark's face when he studied him. donghyuck had eyes closed, his tears were still fresh coming out from his eyes, his lips quivering.

trying to get himself together, mark quickly took off his coat and wrapping the younger in it.

that's when donghyuck realized his presence.

"n-no! let me go!"

mark's heart broke as the younger continued to struggle, his voice breaking and straining. "let me go! get away from me! g-go away!" mark pulled donghyuck into a hug, ignoring the harsh tugs and hits donghyuck put on him.

"it's me.. hyuck, baby. it's me. mark."

mark tried to make donghyuck looked at him but he wasn't having any of it, the younger just kept pushing him away. "please hyuck, it's me. it's me, i'm here." mark choked out, his chest hurt so much.

then donghyuck passed out in mark's arms as his struggles weakened, the older sobbing on his shoulder.

"i'm sorry baby, i should find you earlier. i'm sorry- i-"

mark can't continue talking, it hurts. it hurts to know that it's his fault. it hurts to know that this can be avoided. it hurts to know that everything happened because of him. it hurts to know that donghyuck was waiting for him, but he disappointed him. it hurts to know that donghyuck was searching. it's him, the reason that this happened, it's his fault.

he's supposed to watch the younger, to take care of him. they're supposed to enjoy their time tonight, both of them. they're supposed to had a great time together, to let themselves be free.

mark was going to confess, he's about to ask donghyuck out to be his boyfriend, but this happened and he can't do anything about it.

it's always mark that is a bit late.