CHAPTER ONE • CHAPTER TWO • CHAPTER THREE • CHAPTER FOUR
Pairing: Mark Lee x Reader x Yuta
warnings: none for this chapter
Plot: what happens when you feel like a failure yet again like always and you’re not enough in a new city and accidentally meet a stranger who is broken himself but changes your life along with his own by a short encounter near the Vancouver river
You woke around afternoon because you slept at 3:30 am and spent the last night listening to soft alternative music, drinking cheap wine and looking at the sky; it wasn’t starry in particular but you always liked nights like this.
You get up to make coffee for yourself and your phone buzzes.
Yuta: The party thing is still on, right??
You suddenly realise that it's Saturday and start panicking. You go to your closet and start finding something to wear but you’re too confused and you feel nothing looks that good according to you. So you call Yuta immediately.
he picks up after 3 rings
"hello?? y/n, what's up? don’t say you can’t make it and break my heart.” he chuckles.
“Hey no! I won't do something like that yEt but well anyway that's not why I called you. I called you because I’m confused as to what should i wear and i wanted to ask you, uhhh
what would you be wearing?”
“well it's just a bunch of rich kids renting an airbnb and throwing a party, nothing fancy? He sighs and continues “I’m literally so excited to see you again idk why but can’t wait”
You try for it to not affect you that much and stop yourself from smiling that much and continue “Yes me too”
“anyway y/n I’ll pick you up around 10:30?”
You started getting ready around 9 after having some leftovers from last night. You were wondering about how things in your life were going pretty smoothly and how Yuta was everything you wanted in a guy. It really had been a week since met him and he texted you the night you met him in the coffee shop.
You both talked about music, anime, how you felt about the city, he talked about japan and his old neighborhood where he grew up and realized you both were going to the same university and Mark too.
You looked yourself in the mirror. You were wearing your 560 levi’s and a black cropped tank with your chelsea boots. You wore silver hoops and a small lock necklace. You were about to finish your look with a clear lipgloss when you heard your doorbell ring and figured who it might be.
You finished applying your gloss quickly and rushed to open the door and saw him standing there with a smug smile on his face and his pretty eyes. His eyes were almost too pretty. He was wearing a black shirt with a pair of light washed jeans as well.
“Oh my goodness you’re looking almost as pretty as me” he said, widening his eyes with an open mouth smile showing his perfect teeth.
Why is he so pretty? What's happening to you y/n?
You rolled your eyes while laughing and said “ha ha ha right” sarcastically.
“And look! We’re matching! No wait… you copied me”
“We’re matching, yes. I copied you, it's not even possibly possible einstein.”
“But anyway y/n, you look- “
“Amaaazing, i know.” you both laughed.
“Now, shall we?” He held out his hand and you took it.
You enter the place and see a tall guy with brown hair walking up to the two of you with a huge smile and hugs Yuta.
“y/n this is Johnny, johnny this is y/n.”
“Dude wow! She pretty pretty- “
“TOLD YA” Yuta says while shrugging
“Hi Johnny and thanks” you shake his hand and smile.
“Hey John, where's Mark?”
“You know he hates parties, he's probably in the balcony or somewhere drinking his beer.”
You weren't much fond of parties yourself but you came anyway as you already had no social life here and didn't know anyone else other than Sehun who lived in front of you and Kaitlyn your college friend.
You played a round of beer pong with Yuta, Johnny, Taeyong (his other ‘bro’) and some other people. At this point you were somewhat tipsy and wanted to have some water. So you went to the kitchen to get some water for yourself and for some reason the kitchen was somewhat dark but illuminated by the light coming from outside so you didn't bother to switch on the lights.
You walk inside, you hear somebody “Y/n?” You jump
“MY HEART WAS GONNA COME OUT OF MY CHEST, YOU DUMBASS!” you almost screamed
“I'm sorry I must've startled you” he chuckles.
“No shit sherlock” you roll your eyes and he starts laughing, it's almost like he's squeaking. It's cute.
After he stops, there's awkward silence between the two of you. You gulp down the water in your glass.
“So how are things going between you and Yuta?” he finally asks.
“Good” you nod your head “great, I mean. He’s a nice guy and he's funny but very cocky. I think that's why I like him that much.”
He chuckles again “I know he can get very cocky but it is indeed funny. He might look like an asshole to people or intimidation but he's a good guy.”
“What’s up with your ex thing btw? Do you still miss her or-” you try to make conversation and also you were genuinely curious about how he is coping up with it because the first time you saw him, he looked pathetic.
“Oh no no i don't anymore, i don't care about her anymore and i've realized that the whole dating shit is not for me i guess. Plus i like being alone now, it's comforting and i don't have to worry about ‘how to tell her that i hate being around her friends’ thing.”
“Also did i tell you that you look good with that haircut.”
“Thanks” you smile. “My brother thinks i look like a 7th grader.”
“No wayyyy. It suits you” he gives a genuine smile”
You thank him and then you remember “Oh Yuta, Johnny and your other friends were looking for you!”
You leave the kitchen with Mark and you see Yuta, Taeyong and Johnny near the staircase.
You walk to them and Yuta says “Oh markkk where were you? I’ve been looking for you since I walked in.”
“y/n where’d you find him and where were you ???” yuta asks you this time.
“I went to get water in the kitchen and i saw him there.”
Yuta got asked, “Oh.. are you fine??!!”
You noticed him completely ignoring the other three’s existence which made you feel special but guilty for some reason.
You shook your thoughts away and replied
“Uhm yes i don't know, i'm good, just a little exhausted.”
“Should i take you home?”
“No, it's fine, I can take the train and go back on my own.”
“It's not safe at this hour, I'll drop you.”
With that you both take off after saying goodbyes to johnny, mark and taeyong.
After y/n and Yuta left,, Taeyong went to get smirnoff and
Johnny asked,”Hey Mark! Uhm why do you like y/n by any chance too?”
He caught me off guard by asking that and there were sirens ringing in my head and i didn’t know how to respond to it but i knew that lying wouldn't be a sensible option because he would easily catch me in seconds but i still tried to act as if i didn't know what he was talking about and said
“W-what makes you think that?” I fake laughed.
“Listen bro idk how others didn't notice but you know you were being quite obvious. Like when he rushed next to her to ask if she's okay, your face screamed that you were sooo jealous, i don't know what you plan on doing next but i really suggest you talk to her about it bro.”
“man, i thought of it kinda and tried asking her about what's up with the whole situation and honestly, she seemed to really like him and well i don't wanna get into whatever they have for each other by confessing it to her and like i don't even know her so it's just plain weird for me to think of anything.” I tried to justify what I was doing to him and it felt more like trying to justify myself.
I went ahead and told johnny about how we actually met and how back then i was a coward and not smart enough to say anything but i realized i didn't really get a chance to say something to her and started wondering about what johnny said.
Was it that obvious? What am i trying to do? Am I a bad friend?
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You reached your building around 1ish and Yuta tried to ask you out on another date but this time he said it'd be a proper just you-and-him-alone-date and you thought it'd be cool because so far things were going too well and you liked him too.
It was weird for you to process how vocal he was about his feelings for you and you realized that's probably the most attractive thing about him, he wasn't playing games with your feelings like you're used to otherwise and it was nice for a change.
You would have your mind wondering about mark once a while but you’d force yourself to tap back into reality.
