flower shop || markjin

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the next day mark was woken up by the morning lights gently caressing his eyes and his body, he took his phone and checked the hour, it was eight in the morning so he decided to get up and prepare his breakfast.
he usually enjoyed drinking coffee in early morning but this time the blonde-haired decided to go for a glass of milk and some pancakes.
he had just finished his breakfast when his phone buzzed and when mark noticed it was a message from jinyoung he immediately read it.
'don't forget to come to the flower shop today!'
he couldn't help but smile, just a simple text was enough to make him smile brightly.
'can i come now?'
'of course you can, i'll always be here and wait for you.'
the blonde-haired blushed reading the text the boy had just sent.
'then please wait 'cause i will always be there for you.'
he smiled again, thinking that they both had become really cheesy but he couldn't deny that he did like it.
he went to his room and picked something to wear from the closet, he put on his shoes and then left his house.
he wasn't walking quickly but, without even noticing it, he had already reached the flower shop.
he entered it, expecting to see the raven-haired, but behind the counter there was none.
he could hear someone talking and he was able to recognize jinyoung's voice, the other one was familiar but he couldn't tell who was his owner.
"what do you want to tell me?" said the raven-haired.
"you know, we've known each other since we were little kids, we have grown up together, we've always been by each other's side and we've always been good friends.
i'm afraid that all of this will disappear after you will hear my words, all the good memories will become a source of pain and only the thought of you will make me shatter into tiny pieces, i know this may ruin everything and this is selfish but if i don't say these words i will have to keep on hiding my true feelings and i really can't do it anymore.
i've always loved you, for all this time, since middle school, i've been loving you endlessly.
i thought that sooner or later these feelings would have disappeared, that i just had to wait, but here i am confessing my love for you.
i know it would have been better if this never happened, that i'm just causing troubles, but i can't control my heart.
i already know your answer but i still hope that you will reciprocate my feelings.
please, will you go out with me?"
mark stood there, his body was frozen as he heard someone confess to jinyoung and only some seconds later he realized that it was jackson's voice.
"you don't know how long i've been waiting for this moment...i love you too and i'd love to go out with you."
the blonde-haired felt his eyes burn and he simply decided to go back, he didn't want to hear more of that conversation, he didn't want to hear that jinyoung was in love with another man.
he exited the shop and walked quickly when suddenly it started raining, the cold rain falling on his visage was able to hide the tears that were covering his face, making his clothes wet.
when he reached home he was completely drenched, he took an hot shower and then changed his clothes.
he checked his mobile phone and then noticed he had received three messages from jinyoung.
"where are you?"
"it's raining, don't forget to bring an umbrella."
"mark where are you? i'm getting worried...why do you not answer?"
after all he couldn't hate jinyoung just because he had a boyfriend now, even if it hurt him, he couldn't help but keep on going back to him.
he couldn't blame jinyoung for not loving him, it wasn't his fault, he just had to wish for the raven-haired's happiness and he knew that he couldn't have been happy staying by his side.
jinyoung was in love with jackson and there was nothing he could have done about it.
"jinyoung, sorry, i was doing something so i didn't check my phone."
the younger answered right away.
"it's okay, if you're still at home it would be better if you could wait for the rain to stop, i wouldn't want you to get a fever because of me."
"okay, then see you later"
"see you later."
mark decided to go to the flower shop later, after all he didn't want to leave jinyoung like that, he had promised that he would have gone there and he didn't want to break his promise.
he entered the shop, and there he was, holding some beautiful flowers in his hands, but not beautiful enough to make mark stop looking at the younger's face.
for mark, the most beautiful flower was the raven-haired.
"mark!"
the blonde-haired smiled.
"jinyoung, i'm here."
"i'm so happy to see you."
mark just smiled and didn't say anything, he tried to hide his pain behind that bittersweet smile and act normal.
"i wanted to give you some other flowers, that's why i asked you to come here."
the raven-haired went behind the counter but this time he picked up a whole bouquet of white enchanting flowers as the blonde-haired widened his eyes and looked at it in awe.
the raven-haired approached the older again and gently gave him the bouquet.
"is it...for me?"
"no, it's for jackson."
the blonde-haired just nodded, not knowing what to say, he felt his heart ache hearing that man's name.
"ah, i understand..."
he managed to say, looking at the flowers one more time before giving it back to the taller.
but the raven-haired suddenly chuckled, his eyes wrinkles magnificently decorated his angelic face as he laughed and his lips curved into a bright smile.
"why are you laughing?"
the blonde-haired said as his cheeks turned red at what the other said.
"sorry it's just that, mark, you're way too cute. the flowers are yours, i've personally composed that bouquet thinking of you."
the bouquet was then, again, in the blonde-haired's hands as he looked at it with curiosity.
"which flowers are these? they look so good."
"this time i won't tell you, you have to discover it by yourself."
"why?"
"these flowers have a special meaning, they're very important since they describe perfectly what i feel toward you."
"but if i don't even know their name how can i discover it?"
"in one way or another you'll come to know it, i'm sure."
they both smiled but then someone entered the shop and that someone was none but jackson.
"jinyoungie, hello! oh, mark, you're also here! hello!"
the two boys both greeted the chinese but mark felt like a third wheel as the two talked happily and smiled.
right, what was he doing there?
jackson was jinyoung's boyfriend, for sure he would be jealous seeing his loved one being so intimate with another man.
he didn't want to ruin their perfect relationship.
"i'll go home now, bye jinyoung, bye jackson."
the blonde-haired said, he didn't even wait for their answers that he was already leaving when a strong hand stopped him, grabbing his wrist.
"wait, do you already have to go?"
"yes jinyoung, i really have to."
"then let me take you home at least."
"it's okay really, i'm a grown up man, i'm able to reach my own house alone."
"but it's not that, i want to stay with you."
the blonde-haired bit his lips, this man was really something, saying something like that in front of his boyfriend like it's nothing, mark didn't understand him, he didn't understand him at all.
"that's enough jinyoung, i have to go, and also you shouldn't say something like that to me, you know."
"what do you mean?"
"that it's not right, now let go of my hand."
"but mark-"
"let go."
the raven-haired did as the other said as he bitterly saw the older go away with sad eyes.