Choi Youngjae and Mark Tuan were the hottest couple ever in the whole university campus. It wasn’t even an opinion of someone, it was a fact. When the couple passed people by, hands interlocked with one another, they set the crowd wild with jealousy. It was another fact that the hottest couple was one of the hottest guys alive, and they just so happened to like each other. Of course, the couple had to go through the hardships of being accepted by society (though they didn’t really care) and the cold, judging glares of other people. But once it was accepted, everything was worth it. People they didn’t know would randomly greet and congratulate them or would have knowing smiles on their faces. The whole ordeal was overwhelming at first, but they preferred that over being hated on.

If you think its pretty cliché, then the way they got together was even more cliché. It was the classic love story where they both love each other, but neither knows about each other’s feelings. All of their friends were sick of their fluff act and feeling like freaking third wheels because once they would start talking to each other, they would be in their own little world. It was obvious to everyone else they were in love with one another except them. One day, their friends did them a little favor. They faked notes and made them meet up behind the school gym. Once they found out it was a fake, they were suddenly filled up with a hidden courage and confessed at the same time toe each other. Since then, it’s been history.

They were always seen together probably because after a year or two, they decided to live together. They were all smiles with one another, still acting like a new couple by shyly poking each other in each other’s belly and avoiding eye contact as they turn red. Their eyes sparkled when they looked at each other like they were looking at their future husband. It wouldn’t be a surprise to anyone if they did happen to be each other’s half and get married. Everyone was waiting for it to happen. What was stopping them anyways?

Well, maybe the fact Mark Tuan wouldn’t hold his hand as often as he used to. Or maybe the fact Mark Tuan would stay out longer and arrive home late, reeking of alcohol. There was also the fact that Mark Tuan didn’t quite have the same sparkle in his eyes when they shared eye contact now. Mark Tuan, the one Choi Youngjae was used to and loves dearly, was now cold and distant like a stranger would be.

And Choi Youngjae honestly didn’t know why.

Of course, like every couple that exists, they had their fights. They would be meaningless and harmless fights that when he tries to remember them, the memory would seem so distant and fuzzy like it was all a dream. Their nasty fights, however, were another thing completely. He clearly remembered each one of their nasty fights like they had been yesterday.

They had a total of three nasty and big fights, and each one of them had their own unique characteristic. Their first fight had been a couple of months later they got together. Both of the makes were in a foul mood that day and nothing good ever came from them in a foul mood. They both sat down with their group of friends in a café, that had opened up recently, and all of them started to talk. It somehow ended with all of them sharing about their previous relationships, and Mark openly shared about his. “I’m still friends with some of my ex- girlfriends.”

For some reason, this came as a shock to Youngjae. “Wait, what?”

“Yeah, Jae. We’re still friends.” The pretty boy repeated, a little confused with the reaction.

“Mark, you do know they harassed me, right?”

“I do.”

Youngjae couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “And?”

“They changed, Jae. In fact, they want to apologize to you.”

This is where things started to take a nasty turn. The cutie was already in a foul mood but now he was furious. He parted his lips to speak but instead he scoffed in disbelief, his lips tugging at the end to a smirk. “You’re always like this.”

Mark was alarmed now and he furrowed his brows. “Like what?”

“You just blindly trust people and then get stabbed in the back.”

“No, I don’t.”

“Uh, yeah, you do.”

“Well, at least I don’t have ing trust issues because my parents didn’t cheat on one another.” Youngjae’s eyes widened at the statement and he looked at his boyfriend shocked. For a long time neither of them spoke up, and continued having their eye contest. There was so much more being exchanged between them that their friend’s couldn’t ever understand. In the end, Youngjae packed up his stuff and left the café, not once looking back. Although his boyfriend deserved a slap, it just didn’t seem worth it. Karma will get him back.

This fight lasted for weeks and if it wasn’t for their friends doing them a favor again, it would have been a month. It was hard getting them to agree to meet each other again, but once they faced each other, all of their walls came down and their feelings were washed away in that instant. They cried and kissed each other passionately before snuggling in each other’s arm in their apartment.

Their second big fight lasted two months and they didn’t talk to each other at all. They ignored each other’s existence when they passed each other in the university and during class. They even went as far as staying in their friend’s houses because they didn’t want to see each other. This time, their fight was just the two of them alone and they were making out. Mark felt like it was time to further than kissing so he sneaked his hand under Youngjae’s shirt… only to be stopped.

“What are you doing?” the cutie asked, furrowing his brows.

The pretty boy visibly gulped. “I just thought that we could take it to another level…”

“I’m not ready for that.” Youngjae stated as a matter of a fact, and once more reconnected their lips only to be pushed away gently. He blinked many times, his reaction a little too similar to Mark’s. “What’s wrong?”

Mark ran a hand through his hair, a bit impatient. “Well, I’m completely turned off now. I can’t believe you don’t trust me yet.”

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me. Before you make love to someone, you need to trust them.”

“You’re being ridiculous, Mark.” Youngjae rolled his eyes. “Of course I trust you.”

“No, you don’t.”

“Yes, I do!”

“Then why won’t you ever trust me to help you with your family problems?!” The pretty boy raised his voice in frustration. It wasn’t supposed to end like this…

“That’s none of your ing business, Tuan.” And just like their first fight, Youngjae picked up his stuff and left, never turning back to look again. The only difference was that this time they both returned to their homes after two months of ignoring each other, they immediately apologized to each other.  

The last fight was the nastiest of all and not to mention, pretty recent too. “So do you plan on getting married any time soon?” a classmate asked them, ignoring the way how Mark stiffened at the question. Youngjae noticed it though, but he ignored it swiftly by gushing over the idea. Once they were alone, the cutie stared at him for a long time.

“I’m guessing you don’t want to get married.” Youngjae said, trying to sound cool and composed.

“I don’t…” the pretty boy admitted, his eyes never meeting his boyfriend.

“Oh – kay.”

“Okay?” He was surprised that Youngjae let him off the hook for once.

“I get it. You just don’t feel prepared yet.” Silence fell for a long time and Youngjae was very suspicious about his behavior. “Right?”

“Riiiigggghhhhttt…”

The cutie huffed before smiling sweetly at his boyfriend. “You’re a , you know that right?”

“Riggh- wait, what?” And the thing about this fight was their indifference towards one another. If one was seen with someone else, the other wouldn’t give two s at all. Rumors started to spread like wild fire, people saying that they’ve broken up hence the indifference, but it was nowhere near the truth because Youngjae was still very much in love with his boyfriend.  If his boyfriend felt different then the cutie had no choice but to move on.

Thing is, he didn’t want to.

At least, not yet. There were so many things left unsaid. Youngjae never got the chance to tell Mark how much he loves it when he tries to hold back a smile. It always ended in vain and he would always end up smiling brightly (that was the best part), showing his perfect pearls to the world. It’s also freaking adorable when Mark mumbles a song to himself when no one is talking to him. The part of it was when he was caught in the act. His boyfriend would bashfully look at him with a shy smile that simply drove him crazy. Then there was also Mark’s habit of back hugging him in public. It always felt so warm and comfortable and perfect… If he could, he would never leave his arms and stay forever in his perfectly toned, strong arms.

In a sum, he really didn’t know why his boyfriend was acting like he was. It was starting to get worrisome and he couldn’t help but think, maybe, JUST MAYBE, as in it’s just a possibility, a what if that may or may not happen, a very bad feeling he has…

That maybe it’ll soon be their end.

Youngjae couldn’t deny it any longer that it wasn’t a possibility because it is one… he just hopes it wouldn’t end like that.

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However, God was just cruel like that. One day when Youngjae was returning to his apartment after a long day, he heard odd noises coming the inside. His heart pounded hard against his chest in fear as he thought of the possibility of a thief, and he swallowed the uncomfortable lump he suddenly had in his throat. It should be alright, he reasoned. After all, he didn’t learn Taekwondo when he was younger for nothing… besides, Mark usually gets home earlier than him during week days.

As he entered, he checked before hand if there was someone in the living room and in the kitchen. He was in his stance, ready to defend himself in the worst case scenario, but as he saw nothing, he relaxed himself. Then where are the noises coming from?  

The cutie took slow and even steps, a cold sweat forming on his forehead as he got closer to the noisy room (their bedroom? Odd…). But he wasn’t so deaf after all. Out of all the weird noises in the room, he could easily make out his boyfriend’s voice, to boot. That’s when he thought it was strange and he wondered for a moment if he was touching himself, but as he listened, he noted there was another voice amongst the loud . It was only then it hit him as suddenly as the wind blowing.

His boyfriend was ing cheating on him.

Everything else suddenly started to make sense. The hints had been there right in front of him the whole time; why he wouldn’t hold his hand anymore, why he arrived home late now, why the sparkle (that Youngjae loved) he looked at him with faded away… Hurt was an overstatement of what he felt. He felt betrayed, heartbroken, used up, fooled… and all of that still couldn’t describe the giant beating his heart had just received. Tears started to fall effortlessly and he didn’t do anything at all to wipe them away. Instead, he breathed in and out deeply and mechanically, over and over again to calm himself down. Once he felt better, he finally wiped away his tears and held his head high, feeling new and stronger emotions take over.

He was furious (and no one messed with him for a reason).

Youngjae opened the door, smiling sweetly at the scene before. The two lovers before him jumped slightly at the new sound and both of their eyes opened wide at the sight of who it was. It was sort of comical in a way, the way how Mark looked panicked and the cutie found it boosting up his confidence. “Hi, Mark. I see your busy.” The cutie pointed out with a mocking and terribly adorable eye smile.

The pretty boy couldn’t even stutter out words and just stupidly blinked at the scene unfolding him.

“Well, since I’m just oh-so-kind, I’ll make this fast. We’re over.”

And that’s when Mark finally looked alarmed. “Wait, Jae!” he reached out for his hand, but the smaller one was faster and avoided his hand.

“Don’t you dare call me like that.” Youngjae let some of his true feelings come over him with a glare that sent his ex- boyfriend chills all the way down, and plastered another fake smile on his face. “I’ll be taking some of my stuff now. I’ll come by later to pick up the rest.”

The cutie tried to ignore how desperate his ex looked like. “Let me explain!”

“There’s nothing to explain.” Youngjae stated quietly and as a matter of fact. A little bitter too. “You cheated on me with him. Simple as that.”

And he made sure to leave no open argument by grabbing blindingly some of his clothes and stuff, stuffing it inside a backpack. Then he was out of the apartment, ignoring his ex’s cries after him, and trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall once more. When he finally got to the nearest bus stop, he had a destination in mind already. He took out his cell phone and dialed up his best friend’s number, and waited patiently for his best friend to pick up the phone.

After a few seconds, his best friend finally answered. “Youngjae?” the other line answered cheerfully in a soothing voice.

“J-Jinyoung!” Youngjae finally broke out in a sob.

His best friend, Jinyoung, asked in urgency, “What’s wrong? What happened?”

And although the moment had happened so fast, the scene of Mark Tuan in bed with someone else haunted him and kept replaying in his head, making it hard to choke out the next four words.

“Ma-Mark cheated on me…!”

Since that moment, nothing was ever the same. 

The end...

A/N: Maybe I'll write a special chapter for this so it won't end sad

Anyways, hope you like it! I finally got this idea for a break up au out of my mind lol 

[4/17/15] Just fixed some grammar mistakes