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"s-slow down love!" jinhyuk giggled, running after the omega who dashed off into the very familiar park. it was the park they'd always go to as kids. they'd spend hours on hours playing and running around with each other until their parents called them home for dinner.

the park was packed of memories from when they were younger. from the bench where they sat on after they were tired to the lamp post that jinhyuk bumped into when staring at wooseok for too long— it all rushed back to the alpha.

"remember this place?" wooseok asked, pointing at the bench at the corner of the park. it was under a pretty tree that had grew lots since the last time jinhyuk saw it. it had vines that dropped down onto the bench, circling around the wood.

jinhyuk beamed, "of course i do"

"and this?" wooseok pointed at the drawing on the bench. jinhyuk's eyes shined once he saw the little drawing on it.

"i-it's still there?" jinhyuk asked, walking up to the bench and grazing his fingertips over the cute drawing. it was of a messy looking heart with their initials in it. a promise that they'd end up together for the rest of their lives.

wooseok nodded, "it kind of faded though because of the rain"

jinhyuk turned around with a big smile on his face, "its still here though"

"it is" wooseok approached the older, wrapping his arms around the older's torso, "i came here everyday after you left"

jinhyuk sat down onto the bench, wooseok straddling his lap, head tucked nicely into the older's neck, "but i'm here now and that's all that matters, right?"

wooseok giggled, "you took four years you idiot" he sniffed at the older's scent gland, finding the scent awfully calming.

"i couldn't board a plane at the age of fourteen all by myself love" jinhyuk mumbled, rolling his eyes at his sassy mate. his eyes trailed down to find the bite mark on wooseok's neck. it was slowly fading away day by day. it wasn't official after all.

jinhyuk had to mark his property and protect the smaller somehow without actually being there. he didn't know much about bonding or marking or even scenting back then, but he knew biting on the scent gland was something mated pairs would do. he often saw the bite mark on his parents' scent gland too.

his fingertips traced over the mark as a soft smile appeared onto his face, "did it hurt?"

wooseok hummed, "a little"

the night jinhyuk bit him, he heard the piercing scream escape wooseok's lips. wooseok couldn't complain— he wanted it too. if that was what was going to keep them connected then of course he would oblige to it. even after jinhyuk lapped up the blood from the flesh, it still hurt.

of course his parents were also curious about how he got that overnight, but they assumed it was from jinhyuk. why? wooseok's room reeked of the alpha's scent and seobin and his parents were sure that jinhyuk was the only alpha wooseok would let get close to him.

people would look at him strangely, muttering under their breath at how an eleven year old kid already had a mate. it wasn't bad— it was just rare to find someone who already has a fated mate at a young age. they'd often think it was from another alpha taking advantage of the boy, but that obviously, wasn't true. wooseok didn't care about what people said.

"i'd like to properly mark you one day" jinhyuk declared, caressing his boyfriend's cheek. wooseok's head immediately shot up, blush tinting his cheeks.

"p-p-properly?" wooseok was a stuttery mess, thinking about what would happen when jinhyuk 'properly' marked him. he cursed at himself for thinking of such dirty thoughts, slapping himself on the cheek.

"hey hey hey" jinhyuk grabbed wooseok's hand before it could touch his cheek once again, "don't hurt yourself love. what're you thinking of?"

wooseok jumped off of jinhyuk's lap, "n-nothing!" he quickly walked out of the park, jinhyuk trailing behind looking like a lost puppy. wooseok unlocked the door to his house and kicked off his shoes, running up the stairs to his room to dig his face into the sheets so that jinhyuk couldn't see his red cheeks.

jinhyuk, cocked his head to the side when his mate dashed up the stairs like there was no tomorrow. he closed the door and put their shoes onto the rack. he threw his backpack onto the couch and walked up the stairs to wooseok's room.

once he was in the room, he sat down on the bed beside wooseok who was rolling around in his blanket, "are you shy because of me wanting to mark you?"

wooseok's cheeks heated up impossibly more as he peeked his head out of the blanket to look into the alpha's eyes. the cocky smirk on his lips made wooseok dig his head back into the blanket.

"there's no need to be shy cutie" oh was jinhyuk going to be the death of wooseok. first, talking about marking him and now calling him cute pet names?

jinhyuk lifted the covers off of his small boyfriend with a small giggle leaving his lips, "the perfect time will come love. you don't need to be shy around me"

"but i am!" wooseok huffed, pulling the blanket off of him, "you make my heart beat like crazy and you call me these cute pet names— how could i possibly not be shy?!"

jinhyuk cut wooseok off with a small kiss on his lips, "as your boyfriend, that is exactly what i'm supposed to do"

wooseok mumbled incoherent words and engulfed his alpha in a big hug. his alpha had done nothing but spoil him with love and affection ever since he got back. he was so lucky to have such a great alpha.

"you're the best" wooseok mumbled under his breath. he inhaled the alpha's calming pheromones and let out a soft sigh. was this how the rest of their life was going to be like? if so, he'd be the happiest omega alive.

@ SEUNQYULS
01/20/20