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"Another win yet again yo! Damn, and here I thought we were gonna lose." Yangyang spoke as he sat on the bench alongside his teammate Shotaro.
Neo City's well-known hockey team, Team Universe, have successfully won first place 3 times in a row. The team are currently in their locker room chatting and celebrating with their coach.
"Congratulations everyone, you all did such a great job." Their coach applauded with a proud smile. The team bowed and thanked him, their leader Lee Jeno looked up and spoke, "It's all thanks to you coach. We're so grateful that you trained us how to be the best team out there."
His other teammates nod in agreement and their coach chuckled. " Well you boys are my first and last favorite team to train. Of course you're the best hockey team out of everyone here." He praised, patting each teammate's back.
The coach looked back at Jeno and mentioned, "By the way, Jeno. Someone told me that they will be waiting for you after the game."
Jeno's teammates looked at him, waiting for his answer. His friend Donghyuck laughed and pointed out, "I believe I know who that is, coach."
He went to Jeno and grinned mischievously. "It's your cute boyfriend, right Jeno?" Donghyuck teased, making the other teammates gasp dramatically.
Jeno blushed at his question and stuttered, "Well… Yeah, but I wouldn't say he is officially my boyfriend."
"But you've been telling us nonstop that you wanted to make it official. Why wait, Jeno hyung?" Yangyang wondered, pouting at his friend. Jeno bit his lips as he opened his locker to grab his clothes.
"It's not that simple you know. Lots of people are interested in him and yet he chose me to date, I don't feel like I deserve it." He reasoned, changing his uniform to wear a simple blue sweater.
The others glanced at each other then back at Jeno, Jungwoo stepped closer to him and patted his head.
"Jeno, you deserve all the love in the world. Besides anyone would be lucky to have you as their partner. Like- look at yourself! You're the best leader of Neo City's most popular hockey team. Not to mention, you're smart, really good-looking and kind; We all know you are worth of receiving a lot of love." He praised with a smile.
The other teammates and coach nod in agreement, setting Jeno's worries aside. "You're right, I'm worthy to have him love me. Thanks for reassuring me, Jungwoo hyung." He mentioned as he hugged his friend, resulting in his other teammates cooing at him.
As they broke the hug, Jeno looked at his coach and questioned, "Did he say where he will be waiting?" His coach nodded and responded "He did, he said he'll be at the stadium's entrance."
Jeno thanked his coach and grabbed his backpack and before he could leave, Shotaro asked "Oh, Jeno-ssi. Before you go, can we know your love interest's name? You're sort of keeping us in suspense."
Jeno rubbed his neck in embarrassment and replied, "A - Ah… It's Mark, Mark Lee."
Everyone's eyes widen at his answer, the whole room went silent.
"You mean to tell us you've been interested in the hottest figure skater in Seoul? THE Mark Lee?" Xiaojun asked, his jaw dropped and in complete shock.
Jeno nodded, his face flushed and becoming a shade of dark red. The younger cleared his throat and replied, "Yeah, that's him. It's uh… hard to say how we met."
Shotaro pouted and placed his hands on Jeno's shoulders. "Jeno-ssi, when you get home, please tell us all about it. Hm?" He requested, his doe eyes make an appearance. Jeno shook his head and smiled, "Of course, Shotaro. I'll be sure to call you guys when I get home."
As he waved goodbye and left the locker room, he dashed to the stadium's entrance. He can feel his heart pumping with excitement and nervousness as he made it in front.
He anxiously looked around until he saw a figure leaning on a streetlamp.
When Jeno got a closer look, he felt his cheeks get warmer. It was Mark Lee and Jeno really couldn't believe his eyes.
The older giggled as he patted Jeno's head, resulting Jeno ignoring his gaze.
"Hi, Jeno. It's so nice to see you. I watched your match a while ago, you did well." He praised.
Jeno resisted the urge to scream in delight and ignored the butterflies in his stomach.
"It's an honor, hyung. It's nice to see you too." He said as he tugged the sleeves of his sweater.
When Jeno finally looked into his eyes, he could see how beautiful they look. Mark's hazel brown eyes never fail to make Jeno weak in the knees.
"So…" The two started but cut off, Mark nervously laughed. "S - Sorry, you go first Jeno." Jeno chuckled while he rubbed his neck to calm himself from embarrassing either of them.
"So, what's the occasion? I heard you wanted to see me here. Is there something urgent you have to tell me?" He questioned. Mark sighed as he stepped closer to Jeno.
"It's nothing much, but… I've been thinking about this for a long time and I wanted to see if you were okay with it." He went on, playing with the strings of his hoodie.
Jeno tilted his head, puzzled at Mark's statement. "Okay with what, hyung?"
Mark looked at Jeno and felt his heartbeat quicken, making him twice as nervous than before. "What I'm trying to say is… I love you, Jeno Lee. I wanted to make it official." He proposed, pulling out something from his pocket.
It was a lovely box and as Mark opened it, there was a silver ring with his initial engraved on it. Jeno was speechless, he felt overjoyed but he couldn't find the right words to express it.
"I'm actually wearing a similar ring, but it has your initials on it. It sounds kinda cheesy to have this as a gift but I hope you'll like it-" Jeno placed his finger on Mark's lips as he giggled.
"I love it, hyung. Thank you kindly- And I love you too, I love you so much." He confessed, his voice sounded sweet like honey; At that moment, Mark knew that he was gone.
He then kissed Jeno slowly while holding his waist. Jeno couldn't help but hum in delight, he felt like this was his grand victory.
Winning the heart of Seoul's biggest pride, the famous figure skater Mark Lee.
The two broke the kiss to catch their breath and stared at each other. "Minhyung, have I told you that your eyes seemed like they contained stars?" Jeno complimented, making Mark scoff.
He spotted the tips of his ears turning red, he smirked and placed a kiss on his cheek. "I never thought you were this smooth of a talker, Jeno Lee. I'm flattered." Mark purred, nuzzling on the younger's neck.
Jeno shrugged and replied, "I kind of learned that from Johnny hyung." Mark's ears perked up from the mention of another name. "You were asking dating advice from my brother?" He questioned, surprise at Jeno's statement.
Jeno shyly nodded as he scratched his chin, "Well, I can't really ask my other friends about it. Their ideas are usually bad and weird." Mark laughed at Jeno's honest answer and replied, "I appreciate the effort though, it sounds like it's your first time."
He then took Jeno's right hand and placed the ring on his finger. "Now that you have this ring, you can be comfortable around me. You'll get to love me all the time." Mark promised, kissing his hand gently.
Jeno's lips curled into a soft smile, he felt endeared by the older's words and actions. "Won't that mean that I'll get to kiss you whenever I want?" He asked, his eye smile appearing.
The moment Mark saw that, his heart felt like it bursted along with fireworks going off in his head.
"Yes, you can kiss me whenever you want." He answered with glee.
"Then… If that's the case…" Jeno cupped Mark's cheeks and stared at his lips.
"Won't you kiss me again, Minhyung?"
And how could Mark say no to that sweet request?
Mark kissed him softly as the snow continued to fall around them. A perfect way to conclude that they both won the grand prize; Each other's hearts and smile.