╰┈➤ ❝ chapter eight ❞

mark actually found it weird because his father didn't do anything about it. he was still mad, yes, but mark expected he would get kicked out from the house.

but he didn't.

his allowance was just cut off for a month. which mark didn't care about because he has a huge amount of savings.

"are you not going home anymore?" haechan asked softly as he watched his boyfriend unpacking his clothes.

"i will just stay here for a month, sunshine." mark said calmly. "i don't even want to see his face." he said seriously.

"are you really willing to hate them just for me?" haechan asked softly.

"baby..." he sighed and looked at him. "i've been hating them my whole life, i don't care about what they say about me but once they say something about you... that would not change my mind ever again about getting rid of them in my life."

"you can… do that for me?" haechan asked. "just for this relationship?"

mark stared at him, there's already some tears forming in haechan's eyes. mark stopped what he was doing and went closer to his boyfriend.

"i grown up with my grandma, just like you." mark said softly, patting haechan's hair softly. "my parents have never been a parents to me, they all just care about their images. i was left behind, i didn't even feel any love from my parents, i didn't get any of their attention."

"that is why it's already easy for me if i get rid of them off in my life," he added. "i became strong and confident because of you, baby. you helped me to fight back, you might not have noticed it but you really did."

"i can do everything for you, sunshine. because you are my everything and that will never change." he finished off.

haechan pouted and hugged him, he finally understood him and he couldn't help not to tear up about it. his fluffy baby doesn't deserve this.

**

the field trip day has finally come and haechan is now on his way to his classroom. there's a professor who will instruct them first before they go on their bus.

he was actually with mark but they had to separate since their building isn't the same, haechan is now with sungchan who was also listening with the teacher.

probably need to listen attentively because his partner is such an innocent baby and that is haechan, yes, this field trip is by partner, haechan was lucky that he got partnered with sungchan.

even though both of them are disappointed that they can't be partnered with other courses.

"i'm so excited..." haechan said, giggling.

sungchan just let out a laugh, they are now inside the bus and the tanned male was sitting next to the window, literally his favorite seat. sungchan is currently fixing his things, not when haechan suddenly elbowed him.

"what?" he hissed, facing him.

"taro is there." haechan said, pointing to the next bus.

and of course, sungchan looked out the window. haechan was right, shotaro was just in the next bus where they are. sungchan suddenly felt his cheeks heat up and haechan couldn't help not to chuckle about it.

"lover boy..." haechan said teasingly.

"shut up." sungchan hissed at him.

the ride finally started afterwards, haechan is now sleeping peacefully while hugging his small bear that he brought with him.

after a couple of hours, they finally arrived at their destination. haechan can't really stay still in his place and he keeps jumping because of excitement. the place had so many people and it was really crowded.

"we can separate now," sungchan said as they arrived inside the museum. "don't forget to come back on the bus before eight in the evening," he added.

"are you really leaving me alone here?" haechan asked, pouting.

"oh, fuck off. i know mark is already on his way here." sungchan said and rolled his eyes.

"mean," haechan said. "okay, you may go now. shotaro might be waiting." he smiled.

"call me if something happens, okay?" sungchan reminded.

"yes, sir." haechan nodded.

the two of them finally separated and haechan is now waiting for mark, the older one actually just sent him a message saying that he's already on his way where currently haechan is.

"hey! you're blocking the way, stupid!"

it was too loud to the point it got other people's attention. the old man looked at him head to toe before leaving after bumping his shoulder and shouting at him.

haechan actually flinched when he shouted, he got scared and nervous. seeing the people looking at him, he can't help not to tear up.

"sunshine?"

and there he cried more, mark immediately hugged him tightly and started to get nervous why his boyfriend is crying.

did someone shout at him? did something scare him?

"are you his boyfriend?" an old woman approaches.

"yes, ma'am." mark nodded.

"someone shouted at him earlier, saying he was blocking the way when he's obviously standing here at the corner." the old woman said.

mark didn't know how to respond but he didn't forget to thank her, so that's the reason why his boyfriend is crying. mark suddenly got mad and wanted to find that person.

"shh, it's okay, baby..." mark said softly. "stop crying, hmm? we will get an ice cream after roaming around." he added.

"you're always babying me..." haechan said and pouted.

mark let out a chuckle and helped haechan wiping his tears away.

"because you're really my baby, you innocent pudu." mark said and softly pinched haechan's nose.

"i'm sorry if i cried again..." haechan said. "i was really trying not to be sensitive but i just can't..." he pouted.

"baby, you can't change it. your feelings are valid and being sensitive is normal, okay?" mark said softly. "don't blame yourself."

"but—"

"sunshine." mark called seriously.

haechan just pouted and looked down, mark let out a sigh and fixed the tanned male's hair before planting a kiss on his forehead.

"let's go around, baby." mark said softly. "we can't waste more time." he smiled.

haechan finally smiled and nodded, mark intertwined their hands before they started to walk. looking around while talking about those sculptures and paintings they saw.

haechan couldn't be happier than this, in the museum, with the love of his life. haechan never imagined that he will do this someday, that he will feel those things.

and that's all because of mark,

if they didn't meet, haechan might be still staying in his darkness as well as mark.

as they walked down the hallway of paintings, there's a piece of painting that got haechan's attention. his feet unconsciously went there as he stared at the painting.

mark actually got some drinks to drink and for sure, he was already on his way back here.

"the painting probably says that there's literally no freedom in so much power."

and haechan was right when he saw the message of the unique painting, what he said is somewhat connected to the painting.

"by lee hari..." he read out.

haechan tilted his head as he stood properly, he found the name too familiar and he can't remember where he saw that name.

"it just hurts my head..." he whined and held his head.

while on the other side, there's a couple who's looking at those paintings while talking to each other. this is actually how they spend their time together whenever their son is in school.

not until the small one started to look around and someone got his attention, it was the guy who's standing in front of his husband's mother painting.

"john, isn't that..."

the tall one looked down on his boyfriend and there he saw how surprised looking his husband was. he frowned and also looked where his husband was looking.

and that suddenly made his world stop.

"hyuckie..."

the tanned male looked around as he was done appreciating the unique painting by lee hari, but his eyes met two couple of eyes who's looking at him.

haechan even looked at his back, making sure it was really him they were looking at.

"sunshine, i got your favorite." mark finally arrived.

"oh, they have one?" his eyes sparkled.

"hm-mm," mark nodded and smiled.

mark handed the drinks to his boyfriend, after that, his eyes shifted to the couple who stopped in front of them.

and they are looking at haechan.

"baby... you're alive..."