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“I think some people talk too much,” he said, voice low enough that it might’ve been for Mark alone.
For a beat, Mark didn’t move. Didn’t break eye contact. Just let the noise of the pub fade into something distant, like the two of them had quietly stepped out of it. Then the edge of his mouth lifted.
“Well,” he said, setting the towel down. “Good thing I’m better at listening.”
What starts as glances across a bar spirals into weeks of teasing texts, deliberate provocations, and messy encounters. Between cocktails and drinks, Mark and Donghyuck learn just how far they're willing to push each other.
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22 Jun 2026
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“I asked you to quit for years.”
Mark’s shoulders sagged. He sounded so tired. Mark told Donghyuck once that loving him was exhausting. That one had hurt. Donghyuck still thought about it when he couldn’t sleep, when it was late enough and quiet enough that Mark Lee could use the shadows to slip through his defenses.
Weddings were supposed to be a good time. But Maui's too hot, Renjun's a nightmare, Mark Lee is standing there looking as wrecked as the day he left Donghyuck for Vancouver and the space between them is suddenly feeling a lot smaller than an ocean.
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22 Jun 2026
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@johnnyjsuh @taeoxo @do0y0ung @jungwoo_jw
And Minhyung.
The caption loomed over Donghyuck like a curse – ‘five kidz’. With almost three thousand likes and a dozen comments filled with emojis and inside jokes from people Donghyuck didn’t recognize.
It was like watching someone move on in real-time and maybe that was what it was.
Donghyuck stared at the screen. Didn’t like the photo, but didn’t close the app, either. He just let it sit there in his palm like a dying animal.
—in which Donghyuck learns that by the end of it all you are just a mosaic of all the people you've met, but Mark Lee is the most colorful.
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21 Jun 2026
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Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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21 Jun 2026
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Mark keeps the faith in an old storefront that's become the heart of a community, singing along with kids to songs about Jesus, trying to keep teenagers out of too much trouble, and convincing himself that he has something to say that could matter to the people who sit in the metal folding chairs on Sunday morning. Summer's turned to fall and Donghyuck's come home for the first time in years, fresh off a tour, stuck somewhere between obscurity and fame. Mark wants to know why Donghyuck doesn't believe in anything any more, not even himself.
A story about reconnecting and finding meaning again, wherever it is to be found.
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19 Jun 2026