Poisoned Writer

Ha Yoonbin [Rapper]

Mashiho [Vocalist]

Asahi [Vocalist]

Kim Doyoung [Maknae, Dancer]

Lee Byounggon and Kim Seunghun [The Parents] 

Lee Inju [The Founder]

Park Jihoon [Leader, Dancer]

Yoshinori [Rapper]

At the beginning of the video, there is no filter, everything is clear. Jisung (a member of Stray Kids) is seen looking at a camera and then it glitches and shows the boys happy, doing things they enjoy. Then a filter covers the rest of the clips until the end. The filter has lines going across the screen to show that it’s through the lens of a camera. The end of the video is where the filter disappears, it’s when the camera is on the ground and they’re walking past it, to the outside where they’re finally free.

The camera is there symbolize the mental disorder, anxiety. With anxiety, someone constantly feels as if they’re being judged, that every little thing they do will be ridiculed. 

The glitches in the video show that a person with a mental disorder is different, they aren’t a smooth video, they’re one that thinks and acts differently. They gradually get worse throughout the video but at the end, they walk past the camera and the glitches and filer is gone to show that your mental disorder isn’t your whole life, it’s not who you are.

Towards the end, there is a part where there are happy clips mixed in with the dark clips. “It gets louder now” is the lyrics for this part and it shows that they’re trying to break away but its so hard when your disorder is taking over. 

You feel like the world is crumbling, and everything is going so fast when you’re not in control of your own thoughts. 

The point of my video is to show that no matter what happens you can get through it. That there are always people who care about you and want you to get better and be happy. In the video, you can see that Stray Kids (The group) are there for each other, even if they don’t want them all the time they never give up on each other. You have people in your life like that too, even if it doesn’t feel like it. You don’t have to go through this alone. 

However feel free to interpret it any way you like. 

You aren’t alone. 

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Lee Mark

Among all the people surrounding me,

Why am I alone?

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Mark was popular when he lived in Canada and even here when he was in Korea. He had his friends, they were older but they were there. Yet Mark had all these feelings that something was missing. 

He went to school, went to parties, had movie nights with his friends but nothing seemed to make sense. It felt like he was going through the motions and he didn’t know why. He was happy with his friends, it's not like he was looking for anything else.

“Among all the people surrounding me…why am I alone?” He cried out into his pillow as he was laying in bed after a fun night with his friends. 

He took his pillow and threw it across the room, knocking over the lamp crashing it to the floor making a loud sound. Sadly it has happened before, maybe he should just move his lamp, or maybe he should stop throwing his pillows, or maybe he should fix himself. 

But what is there to fix?

“Why am I alone?” He cried.

Huang Renjun

That person I’m looking for,

I’m sure that person is looking at the same night sky

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Huang Renjun believed that art was a way to express his feeling, his emotions. He loved to travel the world to express how he felt, how others felt, and his experiences. Even though he was a teenager he was able to travel wherever he wanted. He attended online school just for the purpose. 

Because of this Renjun had no close friends, no ties with anyone. He was in Korea currently and was sitting in a park, he wasn’t sure where but he was drawing a picture of the night sky and without noticing it he was drawing a person in the sky. 

“That person…” He mumbled as he looked up at the sky and just like his drawing he could see a person. It happened occasionally, it seemed like his mind was looking for someone. “I’m sure that person is looking at the same night sky.” 

The thought made him smile as he continued to draw. But even if he found that person could he talk to them? Could he form a bond knowing that he would just end up leaving and he would be all alone again and to leave that person alone too?

Lee Jeno

When I leave tomorrow morning

I wish there was someone

Who would tell me, have a good day

And even now

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It was four in the morning and Jeno was laying in bed. He wasn’t your typical student, he went to all his required classes but dancing was his main passion. He went to every dance class he could and was always in the studio. From right after school until they closed and then he had to go to the all-night library cafe to study until ungodly hours. 

He had only gotten back at 2:00 and had finally laid in bed, but he couldn’t sleep. He laid in bed staring at the ceiling until it was time to get up and go. 

“I wish there was someone who would tell me, have a good day.” He laughed bitterly as he got dressed. His father already left for work, his older sister already left for school and his mother was sleeping. He was there to leave on his own, he should be used to it. He was eighteen years old, he didn’t need anyone to say such trivial things to him, but he still wanted to hear them. The words he’s never heard before. 

“Even now…” He finished getting ready and was leaving for the bus stop when he mumbled to himself wishing himself a good day since no one else would.

Lee Donghyuck

Actually, I’m lonely

I hate that the night sky has no answer

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Lee Donghyuck. 

The name is iconic in the underground. He is known as one of the toughest guys in all of Seoul, a fighter. He has a gang of people at his beck and call, someone feared but well loved within his group in the underground. 

How could he ever feel lonely when he’s surrounded with people all the time, people who love him and are devoted to him?

Donghyuck had gone a separate way from his gang, left them in the hideout while he went to the roof. He sat on the ledge and looked down at the street and laughed, not a cute type or normal laugh but the laugh of a manic. After his laugh he laid so he was laying on the ledge with his right arm and leg hanging off. 

“Actually, I’m lonely.” She looked at the sky, he asked it in more of a question as if he was expecting an answer from anyone. 

“I hate that the night sky has no answer.” He cried out. 

“Answer me…”

Na Jaemin

I’m alone

Under the moonlight

I’m alone

Only the cold night air

Is by my side

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Na Jaemin, the idol of the hospital. Things were tough, he wasn’t okay. But he hated saying it, he never told anyone, he was the bright kid, who was never caught unhappy. But that’s not who he was. The kid who made everyone smile and feel happy, he spread all his happiness and love to everyone else he had none left for himself.

He was eighteen and on the roof of the hospital, he would occasionally sneak up there at night. He never was going to do anything, he just liked looking at the moonlight and having the cool air hit his skin.

“I’m alone.” Despite being in the hospital, with doctors, nurses, patients, families, other workers he was alone. His family rarely came to visit anymore, where was a comfort that everyone else seemed to get? 

He looked up at the moon and gave a weak smile. “Only the cold air is by my side.”  He laughed softly, it was funny to him. That in a place so populated, so full of emotion, he only had the cold nights air. Being alone is funny, how can you be lonely when you’re with so many people? 

Zhong Chenle

After the day ends and I come back home

I wish there was someone

Who would tell me, good job

And hold me

And even now

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Chenle left China to go to a foreign country to train in singing. He loved to sing more than he loved anything else in his life and going to Korea seemed like a dream, but was it? 

The long day of training ended and unlike other trainees who could go home to their families, he was going to the trainee dorm. Somewhere lonely. There were people, yes, but it was lonely. He was only sixteen, almost seventeen. 

Back home at the dorms, he had to keep quiet as he made his way to the kitchen to get some water, the other trainees living in the dorms weren’t home yet or were already sleeping. As he poured his glass of water he looked to his left to see the empty living room. 

“I wish there was someone who would tell me good job.” He mumbled softly and drank his water and put the glass in the sink. 

“Someone to hold me.” He continued to talk as he made his way to his room.

He made his way to his room and got ready for bed, the day was coming to an end, the same day as always. He always did the same thing, training, and sleep. With no one there to give him strength.

“Even now…” 

Park Jisung

“I’m not lonely”

I say to the night sky without any strength

“I’m okay today”

I say to myself over and over again

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Jisung walked the same route every single day. He left his families home at 6:30am to catch the 7:00 bus. Arrived at school at 7:25 and walked into his class by 7:35. He had regular classes until 4:00, he was in charge of sweeping the class which he finished with at exactly 4:30. He then went to the self-study room and stayed there studying until dinner at 6:00. He finished dinner by 6:45 and was back at the bus station by 7:00 to catch the 7:10 bus. He arrived at his private academy at 7:45. His class was from 8:00 until 10:30. He would then go to either the Han River or an all-night library cafe depending on the weather he would arrive at 11:00 and stay until 1:30. He took the 1:45 bus back to his home and arrived back home at 2:15. 

By this time his parents were sleeping and no one was there to greet him. He went to his room and studied until 3:15 and then went to bed to do it all over again. He’s been doing this since he was 12 years old. 

However tonight was different, it was his sixteenth birthday and he had finished his academy and was going to the Han River. It was snowing and cold but he wanted to be outside. He went and sat down at one of the food carts that was open year round. He ordered some noodles and looked up at the night sky. 

“I’m not lonely.” He sighed softly and ate his noodles. “I turned sixteen today.” He mumbled and the worker heard and didn’t make him pay for his meal. Jisung smiled and thanked the worker before he got up to walk to the bus stop to head back home. 

It was like clockwork, every day while Jisoo was working at the cafe across from her home a boy would walk in order a simple iced tea but requested that Jisoo write something interesting on the cup instead of his name and have her call that out instead. 

Day 1:

“Huh?” Jinsu looked at the boy in disbelief the first day he came in and requested that the boy working beside Jisoo, the owner's son and her childhood best friend laughed at her expression and state of shock. 

“Here.” He took the cup from her and wrote something before handing it back to her. 

“You idiot! I’m not giving him my number.”  Jisoo laughed before throwing the cup away and grabbing a new one. 

“Fine, try this.” Donghyuck laughed and grabbed a new cup. “But you have to use this one, don’t waste my families cups.” He took the black marker they usually use and wrote down ‘My name is Jisoo and I work every weekday after school from 3-5 and weekends from 12-6.’

“You have to read this out now.”

Jisoo rolled her eyes but read out the information on the cup and the boy came up smiling. “Now I didn’t think you would actually do it.” 

“Yeah well, he made me.” She laughed shyly and pointed at Donghyuck who was laughing at the two of them. 

“Well thank you.” The boy smiled brightly and walked back to his table.

“Donghyuck I can’t believe you.” Jisoo laughed and the two began playing around with each other because there were only a few people in the cafe. 

“Hey, you’re little boyfriend left.” Donghyuck noticed as the two came to a slow stop from chasing each other behind the counter. 

“He’s not my boyfriend!” Jisoo smacked his arm but he just laughed and pushed her past the counter and towards the table that the boy was sitting at. She wiped down the table and was going to throw out his napkin but she noticed something written on it. 

“What are you smiling at?” Donghyuck snuck up behind her and took the napkin. “My name is Chenle?” He read the napkin aloud and nudged his best friends shoulder. “Awe you have a little boyfriend.” He teased but Jisoo just ignored him and walked back behind the counter and went back to work.

Day 15:

Chenle walked inside and up to the counter, he didn’t even have to say anything at this point. He came at the same time every day, it was like set in stone that Jisoo already had a cup written with a fact on it already, and ‘day’ plus whatever day it was. She began writing the day on the second day when he came in again. It just became their thing. 

When Jisoo filled Chenle’s cup she read out her interesting thing of the day. The last few days she had written random facts she found online, but today was different.

“I go to SM High.” She held up the cup and Chenle came over, thanked her and walked over to his little table. 

“You guys ever going to talk to each other?” Donghyuck was cleaning a drying off a coffee cup as he walked beside his best friend. 

“I don’t know, he’s cute...I’m intimidated.” Donghyuck just laughed softly and ruffled his best friends hair. 

“You shouldn’t be intimidated, you’re cute too.” 

“Coming from you Hyuck.” Jisoo laughed and thought back to when Hyuck first started liking his current boyfriend. “When you first started to like Mark and wanted to talk to him didn’t you bring him a piece of cake from here at school and spill it all over him?” 

“Well...” He started but noticed how Chenle had finished his drink and left, he thanked his lucky stars and pointed to Chenle’s table. “Your boyfriend is done.”

Jisoo turned red and just walked over to the table to clean it off ignoring Donghyuck’s teasing but she wasn’t going to let this slide. She had a lot of embarrassing stories about him and his boyfriend. “He goes to NCITY High?” Jisoo sighed and sat down at the table and laid her head down.

Donghyuck laughed and walked over to Jisoo and looked at the napkin.

The days went on like that until day 156.

Day 156:

Chenle was leaving but today he came up to the counter and handed Jisoo the napkin. He didn’t write something down every day, when she wrote down a random fact he didn’t leave anything. However, today Jisoo wrote down ‘I have to babysit my neighbor's kid tonight, it’ll be so boring.’

“Maybe it won’t be so boring.” He said softly and handed her the folded napkin before walking out. 

“What’s that?” Donghyuck asked and grabbed the napkin before Jisoo could even open it. “His number?” Donghyuck literally jumped up and down holding the napkin before Jisoo snatched it back. 

Day 200:

Chenle and Jisoo had been texting all the time, despite them going to rival schools, it didn’t seem to bother either of them. Donghyuck and Jisoo went back and forth teasing each other. 

“So how’s it going with your boyfriend?” Donghyuck teased as Jisoo walked into the cafe for work. 

“He’s not my boyfriend.” 

“You want him to be though, you’re just a coward.” 

“Shut up, it took you and Mark a year after you started talking to date.” 

“That’s different!”

“How so?”

“I didn’t know if Mark was gay! Chenle obviously isn’t.”

“Whatever.” Jisoo sighed, she knew Donghyuck was right, she was just a coward and couldn’t break away from how they were new friends to be able to tell him he liked him.

Day 256:

Jisoo had the cup written out for Chenle like she always did but today something felt off. It was getting to the end of her shift and Chenle still hadn’t shown up. “Is he okay?”

“What a caring girlfriend.” Donghyuck teased but Jisoo was genuinely worried. 

“I’m sure he’s fine, he’s come every day for 255 days.” Donghyuck gave his best friend a sweet smile before he wrapped his arm around her. “Come on we have the game of the century to get to.” He dragged his younger friend out of the cafe and hurried to their school. 

“You only want to go because your boyfriend is playing.” Jisoo teased and Donghyuck smiled as his cheeks turned a slight red as he held his best friends hand and pulled her along. “Wait what was that?” Jisoo pulled away from Donghyuck and stopped as he heard voices in an alleyway. “I’ll meet you there.”

Donghyuck nodded and the two ran off in different directions. Jisoo followed the voices but when she turned the corner she saw nothing. She waited around for a few minutes but the voices faded and she decided to go to the game to sit with Donghyuck and support Mark. 

When she arrived the game already started and she just slipped in and ran to sit beside Donghyuck. “So where were you?”

“It was nothing.” 

Donghyuck accepted that answer and just went back to watching Mark and cheering louder than anyone else. “You’re so loud.” Jisoo laughed but the laughter soon died as she picked someone out in the crowd on the other side of the gym. 

“Jisoo?” Donghyuck waved his hand in front of her face. “What are looking at?” He followed her eyes until he saw Chenle on the other side of the gym for NCITY High. “Oh.” 

“He looks so disheveled.” 

“I’m sure he’s okay,” Donghyuck said before looking back to the game but Jisoo went back to thinking about what she heard earlier. There were voices in the alleyway and they seemed frightened, but it couldn’t be Chenle could it?

After the game, Donghyuck grabbed Jisoo’s hand and pulled her down the bleachers and ran to where Mark was standing. “Mark!” He jumped into his boyfriend’s arms and kissed him. 

“Good game.” Jisoo smiled and hugged him, being Donghyuck’s best friend she knew Mark well, the three of them hung out a lot and Mark was like her older brother. 

“Are you okay?” Mark asked as he noticed she was staring off at the other team. 

“Yeah, no I’m fine.” Jisoo smiled and looked back at Mark. 

“Come on let’s go celebrate Mark’s win!” Donghyuck smiled and grabbed bother their hands. “The cafe has cake.” Donghyuck didn’t wait for their reply, he just pulled them to the cafe.

Day 265 or 266:

“You okay bub?” Donghyuck asked as Jisoo cleaned mugs behind the counter. “Still worrying over Chenle?” 

“He didn’t text me last night and he just-” Jisoo began but then Chenle walked back in, he was in his usual manner, happy. 

“Iced tea.” Chenle smiled and Jisoo grabbed the cup. 

“Should I write day 265 or 266?”

“I want to forget yesterday so 265.” Chenle smiled softly and waited for his iced tea. 

“I was here until midnight last night.” She read out and Chenle grabbed the drink and walked to his table and sat down like usual. 

“See he’s fine.” Donghyuck smiled and Jisoo smiled back. 

Yeah, I guess he is.” She looked over at Chenle as he drank his tea before going back to work. 

When Chenle left he left the napkin on the table again today and Jisoo jumped up happily and went to go clean his table. Over the last 200 days, Jisoo was slowly growing attached to the usual customer turned friend she only hoped that Chenle was feeling the same way. 

‘Don’t text me tonight, just meet me at the Han River at 7. Dress casual.’ She quickly shoved the napkin in her pocket before Donghyuck could see it. The rest of the night seemed to drag on for Jisoo but a few hours later her shift was over. 

“Jisoo wanna come over, you always come over on Fridays.”

“Sorry Hyuckie, I can’t. Tomorrow for sure!” She smiled and ran out the door. It was five when she was out and 5:10 when she got home. The Han River was half an hour away leaving her about an hour to get ready. The note said to dress casual but that just made her more nervous.  

Jisoo had never been nervous to meet someone before, granted she only hung out with Donghyuck and his boyfriend and sometimes Mark’s friends. However, time was ticking and she had to get ready.

She decided on jeans, sneakers, a crop top and an oversized flannel. She tied her hair in braids and put a little mascara on before she left her house. She clutched her phone tightly and hurried to the subway. It was now 6:30, she prayed the subway was on time. 

She took out her map on the way to figure out which line to get on and hurried to not be late. 

When she arrived at the Han River she walked to the exact location they agreed to meet, she didn’t notice it until she looked over the note again and saw it was written on the back. 

“Jisoo.” Chenle walked over to her and was holding two ice teas with a napkin wrapped around each. “I hate to be cliche but...here.” He smiled shyly and handed her an iced tea. 

“Thank you, and I don’t think it’s cliche. I think it’s cute.” Chenle smiled at her words and led her to a spot on the grass where they could sit and talk. 

“So...Jisoo.” Chenle stared after about twenty seconds of awkward silence. “I’ve been wanting to ask you something, but I don’t want to screw it up. So I wrote it somewhere instead.” 

Jisoo smiled and moved the napkin down on the cup and noticed something written on the cup. ‘Jisoo, I gave you my number on day 156, but on day 1 I knew how I felt about you.’

“Awe Chenle that’s so sweet.” Jisoo smiled but Chenle just motioned to the napkin.

‘I saw you at a basketball game and Renjun (my friend) noted that you worked at the cafe. The very next day I went to see you and I’m so thankful we met and are friends. But I want to be more and I wanted it to be a special day, but day 266 isn’t special and I’m sorry but I just couldn’t wait. I want to see you and be with you more than the hour I spend at the cafe. Will you go on a date with me?’

When Chenle noticed that Jisoo had finished reading the note he spoke before giving her the chance too. “Let’s start slow, just go on a few dates and you can decide how you feel about me.” 

“Chenle, this was the cutest thing, and I don’t think I need a few dates to decide how I feel about you.” She smiled softly and laughed at his confused state. “Chenle for 266 days I’ve looked forward to seeing you and I’ve wanted to give you my number but I was scared that you wouldn’t want it.”

“So, will you be mine?” Chenle asked but cringed slightly. “That was very cliche and cringy.”

“I thought it was cute, and the answer is yes.” Chenle couldn’t contain his excitement as he pulled her into a hug. 

“Now I can relax, I was so nervous.” 

“Yes, relax.” She laughed softly as the hug broke. “But today is 265, remember? You wanted to forget yesterday.”

“Ah right, day 256, but day 1 of us dating.” He laughed softly and blushed, “I swear I’m usually not this cringy.”

“It’s okay, Lele.” Jisoo laughed and stood up and Chenle followed. They interlocked hands and decided to walk around the river and just talk. 

“Thank god for that basketball game 267 days ago.”

Mark was set to debut again in NCT 127 for him there was no break but it was okay because he loved what he did. He loved being the maknae too, although he never was before. During SM Rookies and when they did The Mickey Mouse Club he was one of the oldest, and while he loved being older and helping out the younger members he loved being the youngest and getting to goof off more. Mark although he knew the younger Rookies and they were close he didn’t get to spend much time with them outside of filming due to being set to debut in NCT U. 

When Mark heard the line up for NCT 127 and he heard that Donghyuck would debut with them as well he was kind of disappointed. Not that he didn’t like Donghyuck, they just hadn’t been able to spend much time together in the past outside filming, and that wasn’t always real.  Mark had a lot of worries with having Donghyuck join the team.

His youngest status was being taken away, that was the main concern. But also the fact that Donghyuck was only sixteen, could he handle the pressure? Soon Mark’s worry about losing his status as the youngest was overshadowed by worry for the new younger member, his older brother override was coming out.

“Taeyong?” Mark asked as he sat beside the older at the dinner table, everyone else had already left the table making this the perfect opportunity for Mark to talk to Taeyong about Donghyuck. “I have a concern.”

“About?”

“Donghyuck.”

“Which is?”

“Isn’t he a little young to debut? I mean I know I’m young too, but I’m worried about him, the pressure and everything.” 

“Mark you’re a very caring kid, I know you’re worried about him, we are too. The same way we were all worried about you debuting. But I know that you’ll be able to watch over him and make him feel safe and comfortable during this exciting process.” 

“How do I do that? I don’t know anything about really taking care of someone.”

“You really believe that?” Mark nodded and Taeyong let out a small laugh. “You’re still growing, you don’t know what you’re capable of yet. But when the time comes I know you’ll be the best older brother for Donghyuck because you’re so similar in age.”

“Thank you Taeyong.” Mark smiled softly and got up from the table, next week they would start practice as NCT 127.

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“Donghyuck, you’re working with the big kids now, step it up.” The choreographer yelled to the small boy who just nodded in response, it was the third time he was scolded today. Although Donghyuck was a good dancer and excellent singer he was nervous and it was apparent. 

“Okay, let’s take a quick break.” 

Everyone broke off checking their phones and getting water beside Donghyuck. He stayed in front of the mirror and kept practicing despite the amount of sweat dripping from his forehead. It had been a little over a week since NCT 127 formed and began to practice and Donghyuck was still a nervous-wreck around them. 

“Donghyuck?” Mark walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder. “You should go get some water and take a break. You won’t be able to practice well if you’re tired.” Mark gave a small smile and Donghyuk just nodded again and walked over to where his bag was and sat down beside it taking out his water. 

Donghyuck was known as fullsun because of his bright and happy personality but like anyone knows, people with the happiest and brightest personalities usually have secrets and hidden pain. Not that Donghyuck was depressed or anything of the sort, but he had a hard time expressing his emotions and that lead to his over happy personality. 

Practice ended a few hours later everyone left besides Donghyuck who stayed back to practice more. He did this after every practice and no one knew about it. But today was different. 

Mark forgot his headphones in the practice room, it only took him an hour to notice. “I’ll be back,” Mark yelled throughout the soon to be NCT 127 dorm. It currently only consisted of those who debuted in NCT U and were also going to be in NCT 127. 

Mark hurried out of the dorms and went to the practice room, it was now 10:30pm, when Mark approached the room and noticed that the light was on he was shocked to see Donghyuck there. For one it was past 10:00 and children couldn’t work past then, and the second thing, how did no one know he was there. Mark pushed open the door and Donghyuck jumped nervously as he saw Mark’s reflection in the mirror. 

“Mark.” Was all he could say, he was covered in sweat, his eyes were red and puffy, was he crying?

“Donghyuck, what are you doing here?” 

“Practicing, we’ve been staying late because of me... I keep screwing up. I’m not ready to debut yet.” Tears welled in his eyes which confirmed Mark’s thought that he was crying. 

Mark didn’t know what to do, he stopped thinking and just let his emotions control what was going on next. He opened his arms and motioned for Donghyuck to come to him. When Donghyuck was in Mark’s arms Mark just rubbed his back. “Donghyuck, it’s not your fault okay. So please don’t cry.” 

Mark pulled Donghyuck to the floor and they sat together while Donghyuck cried into Mark’s shoulder and Mark rubbed his back. “I’ll always be here for you, with open arms.” Donghyuck smiled softly and looked up at Mark and nodded. 

“Thank you...I really needed this. I’m so tired.” The younger boy whined softly and Mark smiled and pulled away before standing up. 

“Come on, you’re not supposed to be here after 10:00pm anyway.” Mark held out his hand and pulled Donhyuck up. “You look so tired, get on my back I'll carry you.” 

“You’re going to carry me to the trainee dorm?”

“Nope. It’s too far. I’m carrying you to my dorm, you’ll stay with me tonight.” 

“What?” Donghyuck asked in disbelief as he climbed onto Mark’s back.

“You need me, you’re stressed and still crying, and I just promised to always be there for with open arms, didn’t I?”

Donghyuck smiled and the two of them hurried off to the dorms. Taeyong, Doyoung, and Jaehyun we’re sitting on the couch when Mark walked in. Donghyuck was now asleep on his back and Taeyong just smiled as Mark walked into his room and set Donghyuck on the opposing bed. Mark covered him with a blanket and smiled before turning the lights off and walking back into the main room.

“Still don’t know how to care for others?” Taeyong smiled softly and the other two beside him laughed softly. 

“You were right, when the time came I just knew what to do. Donghyuck is a good kid, I want to be there with open arms like you guys were with me.” 

“And you will be a great older brother to him.” Doyoung smiled, “But head on to bed, it’s late.” Mark nodded and went back to his room only to find Donghyuck now awake.

“Mark, thank you. I hope you know how much I admire you.”

“I admire you too Donghyuck. I hope I can help you adjust well to this life.”

“You will, thank you, and thank you for being there for me tonight.”

“Always Donghyuck. With open arms.” Mark smiled and laid down on his bed. “Goodnight.”