You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
author's note: mackiah loves malcolm todd this is a fact the source is me. AYE AYE AYE decided to post this chapter before publishing my brian mini smau because lovey dovey lowk is my top priority BAH ngl though next chapter might be a long one because this one was way too short so prepare for that whoops
You didn't even realise Lara's game avatar enter your server nor did you notice her leaving. Adding to that, you ignored the constant buzzing from your phone, “This game sucks.”
You ignored the constant buzzing from your phone, “This game sucks.”
Mackiah giggled, “You can’t be raging over Flee the Facility.”
“Why did you make me play this?” You complained.
But as your eyes remained on your laptop, Mackiah’s eyes remained on you. When he offered you to come over to learn how to play his recent obsession, he didn’t expect you to say yes. So now you were back in his dorm, for the second time this month but for a very different reason.
A more innocent reason.
Yet he couldn’t help but feel the familiar lump on his throat, the lump that always emerged whenever you were near. Unlike your last visit, you were now sitting on the opposite side of his single bed but still his heart held the same feral butterflies. “Hey Y/N?”
“Hmm?”
Mackiah grinned as his eyes left his screen to look at you, “Look behind you.”
He watched your character turn just a second too late, the red aura giving him away. He didn’t hesitate, slamming the hammer down on your avatar without mercy. “What!?” you exclaimed, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Turn your volume up or you’ll never win!” He continued to laugh as you glared.
“Oh yeah? I’ll never win?” He recognised the playful undertone in her voice. Still, he was too late.
He didn’t have time to fully look at her before his laptop was snatched from his lap. “I can win like this!” She grinned, her fingers hitting every key on his keyboard.
“Hey!-” Your laugh cut him off.
And he stilled for a second. Because he hadn’t heard you laugh like that around him. Well, not since that night.
“Now what are you gonna do?” you grinned, tilting the screen away as his character walked into a hole to fall back into the first floor.
Now a wider smile spread on his face, “What are you doing!?”
“Winning.” You beamed. He leaned forward, reaching for it, but you got off the bed, running to the other side, still laughing.
“You’re cheating!” He exclaimed.
“Y/N, please-” Mackiah tried to reason as he lunged once more only for you to dodge, causing him to fall face flat onto his carpet. You continued to laugh, causing him to rise in an instant. Now his glare locked onto you.
You, on the other hand, dangled his open laptop over his wooden floors. Like a red cloth for a bull to charge at. “Y/N,” Mackiah began to warn.
In a tone lower than you were used to hearing. A glint flashed in your eyes, he caught it. Since the days he would squat at your house, he remembered this attitude of yours. One that Seungmo hated whenever they forced you to compete against them. You would always sabotage when you felt your chances of winning getting thinner. Some found it annoying, hell Seungmo always did but Mackiah admired it. He always admired everything you did.
“Mackiah?”
Your cocky tone got him to snap out of his thoughts. Then he remembered his laptop in your grasp. His eyes darted to the beanbag behind you and without hesitating, he ran up, lunging himself once more. His hand caught your wrist as he leaned further in and you lost your balance first. He followed right after.
For a second, neither of you move.
You couldn’t move. Because now you felt… aware. The laughter that echoed once before has since silenced as you looked at the boy who hovered over you. This felt different… from the last time you were caught in this position with him. Maybe because this time, you’re sober. Maybe because this time, you got a good look at his face.
Your eyes lift before you can stop yourself. His hair’s fallen into his face, slightly messy from the fall. His brows are drawn together, not fully annoyed, not fully amused, just… focused on you. His lips part slightly, like he’s about to say something but forgot how.
His hand was still wrapped around your wrist, your back sunk into his beanbag but you didn’t worry over it.
Not when you finally got such a clear view of his eyes.
The eyes that seemed to never change when it came to you. They were still filled with that same brightness whenever he looked at you. It was the same look of adoration.
He may look different now compared to back then but it seems his eyes have always stayed the same.
Especially with you.
And before you could stop yourself, your eyes started to linger to his lips. The lips you drunkenly kissed, the lips that usually beamed the warmest smile, the lips you… missed.
Why did you miss them?
“Enjoying the view?”
Your breath stuttered. You reset to reality only to find Mackiah now grinning. Ah, there’s the Mackiah you remember.
“What?”
“You were checking me out.”
“No I wasn’t.”
Mackiah leaned closer. “You were.”
You were.
Your stomach dropped.
Oh my God, you were.
The realisation hit harder than it should have, settling heavy in your chest, uncomfortable and sharp. Because it wasn’t just ‘the looking.’
It was the way you looked.
And suddenly, your mind betrayed you. Then for the first time in a while, Jiseok crossed your mind. Specifically, the words he threw at you. The accusations he dared confront after the breakup, the accusations about Mackiah… Your chest tightened. Then before you could think, you uttered,
“I gotta go.”
Mackiah stilled. He pushed himself off you, sitting up. “What?”
You didn’t look at him as you took no time getting to his bed to grab your laptop. “Sorry- I just- I forgot I had something.”
“Oh-” Mackiah stuttered, “Hey did I do anything-”
“No.”
That was the last word you told him before shutting the door.
You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
author's note: FAHHHH I HATE MY WRITING RIGHT NOW sorry guys it's been a rough week </3 ANYWAYS im praying the flee the facility descriptions made sense can you tell im obsessed with it rn BAHHAHA
CHAPTER 9. jiseok more like doucheok! (791 words)
(author note: yes this chapter is sorta inspired by off campus in a way... shhhhhh)
Your finger hovered over your screen. You couldn’t tell if it was your thumb twitching or your eye, maybe both? Well, considering the message that appeared before your screen from a man whose audacity hasn’t seemed to change. Because how dare he ridicule you, for claiming you can’t handle being alone. You can. Right?
Your chest felt itself clench up. Why did Jiseok have a point? You’ve only been broken up for… a week and half? The exact number was already getting blurry despite how fresh it was supposed to feel. So why did it already feel distant? At least right now.
“Ugh, everyone’s on their phones these days.”
You immediately peeled your eyes away from the message from the sound of the familiar accent, panic overcame for a split second as you hummed a “pardon?”
Mackiah froze, his hand still gripping his chair. “Sorry- I wasn’t being serious, I don’t really know why I said that.”
He sheepishly grinned as if too scared to even smile at you before going back to his seat. He gave you a sheepish grin, like he was too nervous to even fully smile at you anymore, before awkwardly sitting back down.
“Why do you do that?”
Mackiah finally looked back up at you at the sudden question. You didn’t back down from it either. Instead, you shifted in your seat, trying to seem more relaxed than you actually felt.
“You know I’m still the same, right?” You tilted your head slightly, eyes dragging over him for a moment. “You used to be…” You hesitated before finishing, “different around me.”
Then Mackiah stilled. His once tense position shifted, a hand now on his drink as the other tapped the table. You could tell he had something to say, that he was doing something to prevent himself from talking. Then he chose to change the topic,
“How’ve you been?”
You barked out a short laugh. “We've had this conversation.” You tilted your head. “A few times already.”
Mackiah didn't smile, his fingers started tapping against the table instead. “I meant…” he hesitated, “did anything happen last night?”
Oh.
Your phone screen went dark beneath your palm.
“It’s nothing I really wanna get into.” you quipped. Your once unlocked phone had quickly closed into a black screen before finding its way into your pocket. You hoped Mackiah hadn’t noticed but it’s not hard to see where his eyes travelled to.
He hadn’t said anything but you already felt caught. You didn’t want to explain yourself, especially to Mackiah on what happened last night. You didn’t want to admit that you couldn’t handle being sober with your thoughts, you didn’t want to explain your thought process on why you decided to club so last minute. Explanation felt like defeat, like you’ve been forced to share your weakness.
He remained silent, the lump remained in your throat. Because what if he asks the million dollar question: Why did you text me?
You held your breath from the thought of being interrogated, you never liked explaining yourself. You never learned how to truly express yourself. Jiseok told you that, he told you that your lack of expression always bothered him.
But as these thoughts continue stacking on top of every wrinkle in your brain-
“Don’t eat that!”
Suddenly you’ve woken up. Your eyes quickly found Mackiah’s hand on yours that wrapped around a cookie you didn’t realise you were holding. Immediately you looked up at him, “Oh shit, did I grab yours?”
“Yes,” he chuckled. “It also has nuts…”
“Sorry?”
“You’re allergic to nuts.”
Then you hesitated, “You remembered?” You raised a brow.
Mackiah looked at you confused, “Of course.”
“When did I even tell you I was allergic to nuts?”
Your eyes caught Mackiah’s lips form a soft smile, then you realised his hand was still embracing yours. Sudden heat crawled up your neck, causing you to finally let go of the cookie before he retracted back to himself, “You told me two years ago when I offered you my leftover cashews.”
You don’t even remember that conversation.
Jiseok never remembered your allergies.
“This is yours.” He slid the plated red velvet cookie to your side of the table.
“Right.” You nodded before taking it.
“Thanks for taking me here by the way, I swear I’ll pay you back-”
“Y/N, seriously, don’t worry about it.”
He waved it off so casually.
“This is starting to feel like a date.” You tried to joke, unaware of the smile creeping up your mouth.
Mackiah noticed it though, his grin brightened. “Call it what you want.”
He then took a bite of his treat and a sip of his drink, leaving you to wonder once more. Call it what you want? Then your thoughts came back to Jiseok’s words. Then suddenly you don’t know what to think.
Don't Go Lovely Dovey ✷ MM.
You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
author's note: THIS DID NOT NEED TO TAKE AS LONG AS IT DID TO PUBLISH FAHHHH i'm sorry guys i'm still publishing i swear, on another note I FINALLY GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE. anyways new chapters coming soon lets gooo
You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
author's note: AYEEE CHAPTER 8!!! funny enough, i was rlly hungover when writing this and no i did not have honeydew fruit juice but i did have iced coffee that barely helped </3 and just letting yk, next chapter will be written!!
You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
author's note: guess who finally published? WHOAAAAA??? hi guys im back AND SO IS THIS SERIES!!! big appreciation that you guys held out hope omg i know it's been a while and it warms my heart that people still wanna see this series continue <33 SO IT'S BACK!! hopefully my updates aren't too long whoops
HEY EVERYONE yes it’s me from the dead. i know it’s been a while since i’ve uploaded and that’s what i wanna talk about??
i gotta be honest, it’s kind of been a rough few months and i don’t know if i wanna continue my other works, maybe i’ll rework calling after me since i do like my premise and maybe fix up damage control but for now, i’m pushing them aside.
love dovey… the mackiah fic however…. i lowk wanna continue it but it’s just been so long that like so people even gaf 💀💀 like idk, should i?
CHAPTER 6. evil ex moved on to the next?
(sidenote: sooo i got a new phone so screenshots might look a teensy bit different + pls ignore timestamps lol)
Don't Go Lovely Dovey ✷ MM.
You never thought of Mackiah Mercer as anything more than your little brother’s weird best friend. He was just always there, loud, persistent, and annoyingly loyal. Sure, maybe he’s had a thing for you since forever but you never took it seriously. Especially when you had a boyfriend who you thought was your forever. But forever ended faster than you expected. Wounded from a fresh break-up, you could’ve taken time to heal, focused on yourself, stayed in. Instead, you partied, drank, and somehow, you started noticing Mackiah a little more than you used to.
ㅤ ㅤ@beamyniki 𒀭 STARTED 05/08 OF 2025, ONGOING
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author's note: guys im lowk gonna publish another chapter very soon.. anyways HEY EVERYONE I'M SO SORRY FOR THE MONTH LONG WAIT!! so much happened, i graduated high school so there's that!! not only that, i had a week long vacation with friends and before that im ngl ive been uhhh partying BUT IM HERE NOW!! hopefully updates will be quicker and thank you guys for waiting and everyone's who's asked to be tagged i couldn't be more thankful and ngl didn't rlly think this smau would do decently so seeing even one interaction with these chapters got me cheesinggg <333
