“I, ah, I can’t say the last part,” Mark finally manages. His breathing is picking up and he forces himself to calm down. Getting an anxiety attack over something like this would be dumb.

He’s done dumber things.

“Why not?” Renjun demands, looking a little put out. “That’s the best part! Besides, you’re the one that brought it up.”

“You asked what the difference was between Canadian rock paper scissors and Korean,” Mark sighs.

“And you told us, so now you have to do it,” Donghyuck says. “C’mon, are you chickening out?”

“I really can’t,” Mark repeats. His hands are shaking and he tucks them under the table.

Jaemin tilts his head, “Why not?”

OR

A Trait is a gift that every person possesses. Some are simpler than others, like the ability to heat a kettle without a stove, or to dry your hair without thought. Mark’s mother’s is to find spare change every time she steps outside, while his father’s is to sleep through anything.

Mark’s, as it turns out, is to become invisible.

Title: Counting Footsteps

Genre: Romance, Superpowers

Pairing: MarkHyuck

Status: Completed

Lenght: One-Shot