Black and Blue | Markmin

𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢-𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝.

It was a blur as the soulmates were pulled, forced, and shoved out of the apartment they had been seeking haven in.

It was a blur when Mark had been forcefully grabbed by two officers after trying to escape with Jaemin tightly clutched to him. When Jaemin had been ripped from his arms and those same arms were forced behind his back as he was pushed towards two black vans parked in the street.

It was a blur when Mark had been shoved into the crowd and caught sight of Jisung standing at the edge of the mass of people. The young boy's eyes were filled with tears which matched the ones streaming down the kid's face. His mouth was open in shock and Mark felt painful heartbreak snap through his chest as he saw Jisung mouth his name, so loud yet so quiet in the shouts of the media.

It was a blur when Mark's eyes had then slid to meet Yuta's, the mechanics hands pulling at his hair as he looked helplessly on, their only ride out to freedom right behind one of Mark's oldest friends. The man that Mark went to for everything, the one who picked him up when Mark fell again and again and again and yet never once yelled at Mark in frustration or anger or disappointment. Mark felt his chest tightened when their eyes met, and he saw the guilt and the pain filling the man's iris' as all he could think about was how he had finally failed Mark.

It was a blur when Mark had struggled a bit then, desperate to get to Jisung and Yuta and hold them for the last time. To hug them and hold them tight to his body and thank them for everything that they've done for him. To tell them that it wasn't their fault, that they only helped and never hurt. But he was pulled back and restrained, still pushed towards the van.

It was a blur when Mark had barely caught sight of Jeno and Donghyuck, pushing their way through the crowd just behind him as they tried to get to Jaemin. Their best friend. He turned a bit more to try and get a glimpse of Jaemin, and he saw just enough to see Jeno grab Jaemin's arms, both of the boys looking at each other as if they could convey all their emotions in those split seconds.

It was a blur when the van door had slid open in front of him and he had been shoved inside, pushing to sit against the furthest seat. To his relief, Jaemin had been shoved in quickly after him, the boy immediately clinging to Mark. He had shoved his face into Mark's chest, sobbing and gripping onto Mark like a lifeline. Like if he held onto Mark they would never have to move from that moment.

It was all blurry to Mark, but it would remain engraved in his head for years to come.

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Mark didn't know how long they had been driving before the two of them were being pulled out of the van and escorted to some towering building in the middle of a section of the city that Mark wasn't familiar with. It looked to be entirely made out of glass and it seemed to curve inwards as it reached up towards the sky.

The interior was just as fancy as Mark guessed it to be. A sprawling ceiling with a long and elaborate chandelier hanging in the center, bright enough to draw everyone's eye as they set foot into the building. The floor was black tile and the furniture matched the flooring, the only pop of color being the plants settled in various places and the accent white wall behind the receptionist's desk.

People wandered around the lobby, flowing in and out while stepping on and off of the double set of elevators. They barely spared the escorted group of four - Renjun and Chenle having been pushing together with them before they entered the building - a passing glance before going back to their business.

Then he had been split from Jaemin, panic settling in as he was pushed onto one of the elevators with Chenle. Mark was quick to wrap an arm around Chenle, bringing the boy into his side in a protective manner as he eyed the security guards with a skeptical eye. He had no idea if he was going to see Renjun or Jaemin again before whatever happened was over, and he owed it to Renjun to keep his soulmate safe until they were reunited.