Prompt: You miss him. You miss him so much. After sneaking out of the dorms in the middle of the night to see you, Mark comforts you after not seeing each other for a long time.
Genre: Fluff with a pinch of angst (does salt bae meme)
A/N: This scenario was based off a song called “Stay” by The Sam Willows (I love it so much omg; listen here) The lyric “stay for a little while” got stuck in my head for days and this scenario was created as I thought about the words more and more :) This is my first scenario on tumblr! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything so hopefully I’m not too rusty in the writing department. Also, requests are welcome~ Enjoy~!
The sound of Mark’s rapping met your ears as you watched him and NCT perform on the television screen before you. A smile made its way to your face as the camera zoomed in on his dancing figure, focusing all the attention on him as the performance came to an end. You and Mark have been dating for months now and you couldn’t be any happier with your relationship. You haven’t seen Mark in over a month, aside from the everyday texts and phone calls but you can’t blame him for his busy schedule. With training, promotions, school, and your own schooling as well, being able to see each other made it difficult for the both of you.
A breeze danced by you from your apartment window, making you shiver from the chilly summer evening. You rubbed your arms for warmth, trying to comfort yourself from the chilly wind. Wrapping your arms around yourself, you couldn’t help but recall Mark’s hugs, how he would sway you back and forth whenever you and he would embrace for long periods of time, the way he rested his forehead on your shoulder, you running a hand through his dyed hair. His presence, his lovable and contagious laugh, his kisses, you missed it all.
With a sigh you stood up from your comfy position on the couch and walked to the window, pushing down on the rigid white frame to close it. You watched as the sun started to set in the distance, its aura slowly disappearing from the sky, signaling that the day was almost over and that night will make its greeting shortly.
Running a hand through your hair, you sauntered back to the couch and lay down on your back, your eyes staring at the blank ceiling above you. You would never break up with Mark. You would never. However, it was times like these where you doubt how long you could take it; missing hours of conversations that would make you lose track of time, not having the shoulder to lean on when you were hitting rough patches; it was draining you.
You closed your eyes, trying to forget the thoughts in your head. With the murmur of the television in the background and your mind filled with unanswerable questions, you disconnected from the world around you and slowly fell asleep.
You were sitting upon a cloud, overlooking the industrious city below you as the same sun you watched from your apartment window was still setting, the tangerine rays fading into the mauve sky. As you felt the delicate cloud under your fingertips, the image of the evening sky around you went black and the feeling of arms was under your legs and shoulders.
Waking from your dream, your hazy eyes tried to fix on the dim face of the person who was holding you. Gaining vision, your eyes broadened when you met the familiar gentle eyes that were staring at your relaxed form. As your body felt the smooth duvet covers of your bed, you soon realized that you were being carried bridal style to your room by Mark, the guy you who were desperately missing the entire day.
Immediately you leaped from your bed, tightly embracing Mark. When his arms secured around your waist and he started swaying you side to side, you become overwhelmed. A sob crawled up your throat but you held it in, not wanting to cry.
“Hi.” You peeped from his shoulder.
You regretted saying a word as tears started rolling down your cheeks.
“Hey, hey…” He muttered, “It’s okay, I got you.”
Resting his chin on top of your head, he continued swaying you, trying to soothe you as he rubbed your back lightly.
Placing a light kiss on your forehead, he grabbed the sides of your face, wiping the tears with his thumbs. 2:43 AM glared red from your digital clock on your night stand.
“What are you doing here?” You asked, your voice slightly cracking as tears continued to fall from your swollen eyes.
Using the sleeves of his hoodie, Mark continued to dab the tears away, determined to prevent the droplets from rolling further down your face.
Grabbing one of your hands, he brought it to his lips, lightly kissing the back of it. Leading you over to your bed, the both of you sat on the edge, still holding hands longingly as his fingers laced with yours.
“It wasn’t easy leaving the dorms, you know,” Mark said, looking down at your entwined hands.
You nudged closer to him, resting your head comfortably on his shoulder.
“Before I left, it took me so long to find your spare key because I placed it in one of my jackets and someone borrowed it so I had to quickly search the dorms before everyone went to sleep.”
You smirked, imagining a frantic Mark ransacking the dorms and turning it upside down.
“The biggest problem was that I had to sneak past Taeyong.”
You both chuckled as Mark wrapped an arm loosely around your waist.
“Ah geez, I never snuck out of the dorms this late before. What would he say about this if he finds out?”
“He would just blame your rebellious behaviour on puberty again.” You giggled.
Mark couldn’t help but cackle as he hit his leg a few times, a habit he did whenever he laughed. As his laughter died down he slowly examined your face. The moonlight from your bedroom window shined faintly through the room, casting shadows over your features. Noticing the dark rings under your eyes, he sighed, guiltily looking away.
“Maybe coming here at 3 in the morning wasn’t a good idea,” He said timidly, “When I got here, I saw you sleeping on the couch and you looked so relaxed but I figured you would be more comfortable in your bed instead.”
Looking up, you observed Mark’s face; his eyebrows were furrowed and he was biting his lip, a sign that he was upset.
“I interrupted your sleep and you won’t get enough rest.”
Mark shut his eyes and hung his head low, the darkness hiding his face.
You sighed and shook your head at his silliness.
With a gentle hand, you gracefully traced his jawline with your finger, noticing how more defined it has become than before.
Mark lifted his head slightly, responding to your touch but still not looking in your direction. Using your index finger and thumb, you held his chin and turned his head, making him look at you. Opening his eyes, the tension in his expression relaxed as he stared at you with softened eyes before briefly glancing at your lips.
Slowly, you leaned in, closing the distance as you pressed your lips against his tenderly. Mark responded back sweetly, his lips softly brushing yours. Bringing his hand up, he held the side of your face carefully as if you were a fragile china doll. You leaned into his touch, your heart beating rapidly realizing how long you had missed his kisses. Reluctantly, you pulled away, missing the warmth on your lips as you breathed for air.
“Losing sleep is worth it if I get to see you.” You smiled.
Mark mirrored your smile before looking over your shoulder at your clock. His smile disappeared, his lips pursing into a straight line.
“I… I should probably get going. Just in case someone does figure out that I’m gone.”
You pouted, making your expression exaggerated as much as you could, doing your best puppy eyes. Mark giggled at your frown, pecking your lips briefly.
“That face can’t work on me forever, Y/N.”
Mark chuckled, lightly kissing the center of your forehead.
You looked down as you played with your fingers anxiously.
“C-Could you… Stay for a little while?” You asked, “Until I fall asleep?”
He thought for a moment, considering your question before he moved over, propping your pillows upright as he sat against the headboard of your bed. He patted his hand beside him, motioning you to come over.
Moving from the edge of the bed, you laid beside him, resting your head against his chest as he hung his arm around your shoulders loosely.
A yawn escaped your lips as you draped your arm across his torso, snuggling into his side.
Your eyes fluttered, eventually closing as sleep was taking over your body.
“Goodnight, love you.” He whispered.