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They woke up the next morning, tangled in each other. Their legs were
intertwined, and Jackson had a firm grip on Mark's shirt. Mark was the first one awake, looking at their bodies and smiling softly.

Jackson moved around in his sleep a little, mumbling an 'i love you' followed by a loud snore.

Mark laughs softly, pushing his bangs off of his forehead and leaving a soft kiss there. Jackson's eyes open slowly, his mouth forming into a smile once he saw who was above him.

"I was dreaming about you," Jackson says, grabbing Mark's hand and smiling.

"You were?" Mark says, smiling and squeezing his hand.

"Mhm," Jackson hums, "We saved the world together. We were superheroes."

"That's awesome," Mark says, laughing softly and looking at their hands. "Hey, can I take a shower? I'm pretty gross from last night's party."

"You look good," Jackson says, smiling and pecking his lips. "But yes. Wait– I have a better idea!" he grins, hopping off the bed. "Let's take a bath together."

Mark looks at him, a bit skeptical.

"It'll be romantic~ I have bubbles and stuff!" Jackson says, putting on his best pouty face. "Please Markie~ It'll save water too!"

Mark chuckles, "Alright, alright."

Jackson smiles widely, grabbing Mark's hand and taking him to the bathroom. They walk in together, Jackson turning on the light. It was a nice bathroom, a little bit nicer than the one Mark had in his apartment.

Jackson hums, walking over to the bathtub and turning the water to hot.

"Will that bathtub fit the both of us?" Mark asks, trying to fix his messy bed head in the mirror.

"I think so," Jackson says, looking back at him. "Yah, your bed head is so cute! Keep it~"

"No," Mark says, laughing softly. "It looks stupid."

"It looks cute," Jackson says, walking to him and giving him a quick kiss. "Don't fight me on this."

"Aish, fine."

Jackson grins in triumph, strolling back over to the bathtub and adding bubbles. He turns the water off once it fills up, walking over to Mark and pulling his shirt off on the way there.

Mark looks at him, his cheeks flushing red. "A-Aish. Give me some kind of warning before you take your shirt off." He says, laughing softly.

"Sorry Markie," He says, proceeding to take his sweatpants off as well, leaving him in his boxers.

Mark was somewhat skeptical about this. He used to have toned abs and such, but he'd been so busy lately that he hadn't gone to the gym in a while and his six pack was now gone. Jackson was so fit and toned, he felt kind of insecure.

"What's wrong?" Jackson says, linking their arms together. "Come on, the water will get cold."

"Can you just like, look away for a second?" Mark says, biting his lip.

Jackson sighs, looking at him. "I can, but I don't want to. Mark, I don't care about what your body looks like. Whatever you look like under your clothes isn't going to make me change my mind about you." He smiles softly, kissing him gently.

Mark nods, feeling a slight bit better about it now. He slowly pulls his shirt over his head, laying it on the countertop. He takes his pants off to, setting them with his shirt. He looks over to see Jackson staring at him, his mouth open slightly.

Mark could feel himself getting embarrassed. He crosses his arms over his chest, biting his lip.

"Mark." Jackson says from across the bathroom, still looking at him. "Wow. I don't think I've ever seen someone so beautiful."

Mark looks at him, his face and ears red. "Stop lying."

"Why would I lie? You're perfect. Your stomach is perfect, your chest, your legs, your hips, everything."

"Jackson."

"And damn, that ass," He says, grinning and making Mark laugh.

"Stop it," Mark says, laughing and walking over to him.

"Hey, Mark." Jackson says, wrapping his arms around Mark's neck.

"Yeah."

"I love you."

Mark smiles from ear to ear, "I love you too."

"Now come on, this water's going to get cold while we're being all sentimental." Jackson laughs softly, taking his boxers off and slipping into the water. Mark does the same, sitting in between Jackson's legs and leaning against him.

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a/n: *mark voice from my home* "bath time just lay back"

but yeah per usual i'm sorry for taking ten years to update i'll try to update again soon cx

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