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The apartment was empty and dark, like it usually is when Mark isn't there.
Jinyoung sighs turning off the TV and glances at the digital clock beside it. Almost 3am. He'd given up calling the older a while ago, knowing it was of no use.
He pads over to his and Mark's shared bedroom before crashing headfirst onto the soft sheets.
Jinyoung wakes up hours later to find a body pressed firmly against his back. He turns lightly, facing his boyfriend who was staring at him.
"Hyung..?" he mumbles groggily when the older boy presses a kiss on his forehead. "Why are you so," Jinyoung starts, then yawns before continuing, "– so late?"
"Shh," Mark whispers into the younger's hair. Jinyoung crinkles his nose; Mark stinks of alcohol and...and a little something else he can't quite put a finger on in his sleepy state. Something floral and minty...
"Go to sleep, Jinyoung-ah. We'll talk in the morning,"
The talk never comes.
Its 7:00 in the morning when Jinyoung wakes with a start. He's late. He's so fucking late and he's sure his boss is definitely going to fire him today.
He sees Mark beside him on his laptop, working. "Oh hey morning babe," the older smiles and reaches out to Jinyoung.
Jinyoung jumps out of bed, pushing Mark away with a scowl.
"Why didn't you wake me up?!" he yells before making a beeline for the bathroom.
Marks simply frowns before going back to his work.
When Jinyoung comes home that evening Mark is watching TV, empty pizza boxes at his feet.
No dinner prepared, no dishes washed from lunch, no dry laundry folded beside the washing machine.
Jinyoung gritts his teeth before slamming the front door hard.
Mark doesn't flinch.
"For once in your life," Jinyoung starts. The elder of the two looks up confusedly.
"For once in your life will you start being a responsible fucking adult?" Jinyoung seethes.
"What?" Mark throws Jinyoung a confused, slightly irritated look.
Its rare that they fight but when they do, its like they bring out the ugliest and most horrible sides of themselves.
Within minutes they're both a screaming mess, broken glass and tear stained cheeks.
Mark is the first to leave the apartment, while Jinyoung locks himself in their shared room, lets the tears soak through the sheets.