nct dream as school tropes [au]
mark; the overworked valedictorian™
the poor babe is overloaded with work,,,,
he has his honors classes, obviously, has to answer to all the prestigious colleges, has to write his valedictorian speech, is the president of the student council, and tutors on mondays and wednesdays,,,RIP mark the senior
catch him at lunch dizzy-eyed at his homework he got that day,,,,boy does homework at lunch
always makes time for his friends because he knows he can’t spend all he time studying,,,,though he tries
his college buddies always tell him it’ll get better when he graduates but mark calls BULLSHIT
he’s seen taeil act like an absolute zombie because of college and,,,,yikes
is always super stressed and everyone can tell, but he’s always happy for his friends and it makes them :(((( because he’s so cute :(((((
you’re a total underachiever at school, you meet because a teacher forces you to receive tutoring,,,,and mark is your tutor
he can feel the migraine just form looking at you,,,so he just plows though the stuff,,,,and sees something surprising….
he asks you why you underachieve and you literally say ‘because school isn’t stimulating enough’ sO
mark gets the idea to encourage you to learn,,,,and uses cool tactics to get you to study and work hard and you actually have,,,,fun
were kisses part of the motivation?
but the point is you passed your classes and graduated with your valedictorian boyfriend
everyone expects him to go into college for nuclear chemistry or some shit but homeboy,,,,goes into music production,,,,,like what
his friends? not surprised
the entirety of the school population? astounded
you celebrate by renting him a studio for a whole month and he legit,,,,cries because it’s the most thoughtful gift ever
and he thanks you by writing a song for you and singing it for you and he pulls you in once it’s done and kisses you til you can’t breathe
and then you’re very happy that you spent so much money on renting the place
he continues to rent the place even after the initial month because it holds so many memories of his friends and you
this time mark goes at his own pace in college,,,,he doesn’t overwork himself on things he doesn’t enjoy,,,,homeboy is happy
