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markhyuck au where
mark is a real estate agent trying to sell a house that has been unoccupied for years but donghyuck (the ghost who haunts it) wonât let him. warning: very long post / aged up!markhyuckÂ
â- i wrote this bc i had to get this out of my system - yall can keep scrolling if u dont like markhyuck !! ALSO i have z e r o clue how the real estate industry works so this is probably super inaccurate
ok so:
no one wants to buy this property bc its apparently haunted by a ghost
mark thinks thats just stupid
hes just trying his very best n rly wants a promotion !!
so his boss (obviously taeil bc we love a moon taeil managing a real estate business) offers to give a raise n promotion to anyone that can sell the house bc the last dude that tried to got so close but the couple pulled out last min after hearing abt the rumours
mark thinks he is aBSOLUTELY FULLY CAPABLE of selling this house so he tells his boss he wants to give it a shot
taeils like r u sure youâve only been working here for 6 months
n mark leeâs all hell yea i got this thats why rumours around the world are saying mark is abs-
so boss manâs like aight ill leave this task to youÂ
everyone else in the office is all :000000
sicheng the cute intern is all ARE YOU SURE ABT THIS MARK in his broken chinese n heâs all cute and worried and its the first time the others have heard him speak this much
jaehyun his bff in the office is like good luck man bc he once tried selling it too but whimped out after encountering so called ghost
so anyways mark has to go inspect the property the next day
he gets given the keys yadda yadda
when he turns up to the house (which, mind you, is a very nice house located on the outskirts of town by a little lake) and opens the door he hears a loud âWHO GOES THEREâ
and mARK FREAKS TF OUT
like he legit jumps n heâs pretty sure he almost peed himself n hes sso oso scared but then he remembers his mission and that heâs not going to turn out like the rest and he w I L L sell this houseÂ
so he loosens his tie with a d e t er m i n e d face and enters the home
âwhos there!! show yourself!âÂ
he thinks he sounds pretty fierce but it actually came out a quiet squeak
anyways itâs silent for a bit and markâs like super wary as he closes the door behind him
âLEAVE THIS HOUSE IMMEDIATELY!!!â and suddenly theres a picture frame thrown at the wall
mark panics again and heâs so close to running out but he stays determined!!! bc!! fully capable mark!!
âno i have to sell this house and i wonât leave until i do so!!â
and it just goes silent again until the voice speaks up again
âwho are youâ
âi, um. mark?â
âyou sound unsureâ
âwell. i mean, would you kill me for being a little nervous? jheeshâ
he looks around. where is the voice even coming from? it projects through the entire house like its on speaker
markâs not sure where he got this sudden confidence from but he feels a lot less scared than before so he just loosens his tie and walks around the house with his clipboard, doing his lil inspection
the ghost? spirit? whatever it is doesnât say anything and mark just shrugs and carries on with his business and before he knows it an hour has already passed
âhey spiritâ he calls out
and itâs like silent for ages
so he just shrugs and heâs about to leave when
âyou canât sell this house. itâs mineâ
and mark just stops at the door and he canât help but feel a lil sad at the spiritâs sad tone bc it probably has like so many memories in the house and it probably hasnât crossed over or whatever (heâs not sure how the whole supernatural thing works but heâs watched ghost whisperer before)
the last thing mark says before he leaves is âiâll be back tomorrow and you better be goneâ
he thinks he hears the spirit scoff but maybe its just his ears
honestly mark has a hard time believing all of this and he goes to bed that night wondering h o w heâs going to deal with this situation
anyway mark turns up the next day and this time the spirit doesnât seem as hostileÂ
that being said it continues to threaten mark and starts moving objects around
but honestly mark (and his newfound confidence) only rolls his eyes as makes a list of the repairs that need to be done (bc deep down he doesnt believe any of this is actually happening)
so they fall into a routine
mark keeps coming back and the spirit keeps threatening him
sometimes it tries to sabotage his work by moving things aroundÂ
markâs gotten so used to it that he literally just sighs like âgive it backâ
the spirit actually listens to him and does
eventually they start talking moreÂ
markâs found out the spiritâs name is donghyuck but thatâs all the information he knowsÂ
he thinks itâd be inappropriate to ask stuff like âoh so how did u dieâ so they just end up having the most random conversations
âmake sure you paint the hallway walls blue. the mustard yellow is so outdatedâ
âyouâll leave and let me sell the house if i paint them blue?â
âi never said thatâ
and mark ends up spending more time at the house than necessary
so one day jaehyun pulls him aside at work n heâs all âdude??? are u ok? youâre hardly in the office these daysâ
and markâs like âyeah man u know its just the repairs for the house theyâre taking agesâ
jaehyun is suspicious but shrugs it off and tells him to be careful
taeil asks how the task is going and mark suddenly gets all nervous for no reason bc HOW IS THE TASK GOING??? he doesnt even knowâ¨
he just gives another casual response n says the house should be ready soon for him to start bringing in clients
taeil just pats his back and wishes him good luck
when mark finishes work that evening he literally feels so down bc he literally had one j o b but here he is being all chummy with a ghost that haunts this house and its all just so messed up in his head
he doesnt know what makes him do it but that evening he ends up going to the house
âsomeoneâs working the night shiftâ
mark just blinks in confusion at the words because what the heck. heâs meant to be here for work and this isnât work so w h y is he here at 7pm on a friday???
instead he just takes a seat on the floor by the wall in the empty living area and sighs like a sad puppy
âwhatâs the matter?â donghyuck asks and his voice sounds genuinely concerned??? if anything it scares mark a bit
âwho - no. what are you?â he finally asks
and then thereâs silence
itâs literally like that for almost an hour before mark asks again
âare you like some kind of ghost? spirit? do you need help crossing over? i just. i really need you to leave and youâre not making my job any easier and iâm so confused and half of me doesnât even believe any of this is realâ
silence
it almost convinces mark that he really is going mad because thereâs no such thing as ghosts and heâs just talking to an empty house
until a quiet voice says
âiâm neither of thoseâ
mark feels so, so confused and he just ruffles his hair in frustration
âthen what are you?â
âwhatâs your favorite color?â
heâs taken aback by the questionÂ
nonetheless, he responds with a quiet âgreenâ
âgreen is disgusting. red is betterâ
âred is literally the color of the devil iâm guessing thats what you areâ
heâs expecting an angry remark but instead heâs met with soft laughter and all mark can do is smile in return
he ends up spending the night at the house talking to donghyuck all night
itâs a saturday the next day and mark is so co n f u s  e d when he wakes up to the smell of pancakes?
he follows the smell and finds a plate of pancakes sitting at the table with a note âiâm assuming you never ate dinner last night. eat up - Dâ
mark thinks heâs living in a dream bc did a ghost just?? COOK for him??
reality at this point has become so warped in his mind that he doesnât care anymore and he starts eating
he hears laughterÂ
âcalm down youre eating as if its your last day on earthâÂ
he sticks up a middle finger at no one in particular, hoping donghyuck will see it from wherever he is, and heâs only met with more laughter
when heâs finished eating and rinses his plate (which he has no idea where it came from) heâs thinking about what donghyuck said to him last night about not being a ghost
âdonghyuckâ
âmarkâ
for a brief moment heâs startled. itâs the first time donghyuckâs said his name and heâs not sure how he feels about it. if anything, the tips of his ears growing red must indicate a positive signÂ
âwhat ar- i mean. how do yo- no. what do you look like?â
silence
he runs a hand through his hair with a frustrated sigh before leaving the house again
he doesnât return for another week
when mark comes back, heâs with a client
mr johnny seo and his boyfriend chittaphon seem extremely keen in the property and want to move in despite hearing rumors about a ghost
mark doesnât know whether thatâs a good thing or a bad thing
johnny and chittaphon are into that buzzfeed unsolved kind of shit and run their own vlog series on youtube and theyre just e c s t a t i c that they might be moving into a haunted house
mark thinks theyre weird as shit but he wants that promo
donghyuck probably doesnât mind sharing anyway
when he thinks back to donghyuck he feels a pang in his chest and dare he say it, he misses them?Â
anyways
mark takes the couple back to the house and he feels weird
he canât pinpoint whatâs wrong but he just feels strange inside his chest
there are two things heâs learnt about johnny and chittapon:
one, they cant keep their hands off each other
and two, they canât stop filming every waking moment of their lives
so when theyâre following him to the house with their giant ass camera and chittaphonâs giggles, mark can only roll his eyes as he inserts the keyÂ
but the door wonât open
markâs confused - he hadnât come back to change the locks so why wonât the key fit?
he feels slightly flustered in the presence of the couple and their camera and he laughs nervously
they must feel pretty bad for him because they laugh nervously too
mark tries again but to no avail and sighs in frustration when it hits him:Â donghyuck -Â this was clearly his doingÂ
mark clears his throat awkwardly before turning back to the couple âiâm sor-â
âLEAVE AT ONCEâ
johnny and chittaphon jump back, eyes wider than saucers while mark has to c o n t a i n himself from rolling his eyes at donghyuckâs ~scary voice~
he half expects the couple to run away but instead johnny only begins to roll the camera once again and thereâs a look of nervous excitement on chittaphonâs face
mark turns to the door once again and hisses âdonghyuck open the doorâ
he hopes the couple havenât heard him but judging by the looks on their faces, they have
âLEAVE MY HOME AT ONCE BEFORE I CURSE YOU AND YOUR FAMILIESâ
and mark can only snort
johnny looks absolutely f a s c i nat e d by this point and mark groans internally before beginning to knock on the door
âdonghyuck not cool just open the damn d o o r before i break it downâ
thereâs silence and mark takes it as his cue to try unlocking the door with his set of keys againÂ
it works and he allows the couple to enter
donghyuck attempts to scare the trio a few times during markâs tour of the house by moving things around - causing johnny to drop his camera at one point and chittaphon to curse at him for bringing it because its probably broken now
anyway the tour goes t e rr i b lyÂ
mark is pissed
heâs not sure what johnny and chittaphon are feeling
when he sees the couple off he just shuts the door angrily and donghyuck just g i g g le sÂ
âwhat the fuck man did u have to do that?â
âi told you to leaveâ
âand i told you to leave. what is even your problem???âÂ
at this point markâs just yelling and donghyuck doesnt seem to care tbh
there are a few more clients he tries to bring that week and the week after
they all go awfully thanks to donghyuck and by the end of the fourth week mark is on the verge of giving up
donghyuck on the other hand seems to be having way too much funÂ
âcan you just like, stop?â mark sighsÂ
heâs very very tired at this point and heâs considering giving the keys back to taeil and telling him he canât do it
heâs picks up his blazer that heâd taken off earlier and is about to leave when he hears aÂ
âwhere are you going?â
mark just releases the loudest snort before turning to the empty walls of the house and raising a brow at nothing in particular
âare you kidding me? iâm done. congrats donghyuck you get to keep your damn houseâ
donghyuck doesnât say anythingÂ
- when mark shakes his head and turns to open the front doorÂ
it wonât open
âvery funny, donghyuck. open it so i can leaveâ
heâs met with silence a g a i n so he pulls the keys out of his pocketÂ
âwait!â
he whips his head around in confusion bc its the first time heâs heard donghyuck speak in such a desperate tone
he feels his ears growing red again
âuh.. yes?â
thereâs a couple seconds of silence before donghyuck speaks in a quiet voice
âyou asked me what i was right?â
mark just scoffs bc why is he even having this conversation at this point
he decides to answer anywayÂ
âlike every day but sureâ
âgo to the loftâÂ
mark spends a few seconds contemplating whether he really should or not
he follows his gut instinct and makes his way to the loft
heâs only actually been up to the loft once just because it takes forever to get up thereÂ
when he climbs up the ladder and looks around at the empty space he shrugs
âwell?â
âgo up to the bookshelf on the far leftâ
mark feels like a child being directed right now but he follows the instructions anyway
he feels slightly nervous and a part of him wants to escape
its congested up here and he can feel the back of his neck grow sweaty like heâs been waiting for this moment for ages!!!
a part of him wants to run out of the house as quick as possible heâs not even sure what hes expecting
ânow um.. move that red book on the endâ
markâs hand is s h a k i ng at this point and he slowly does what hes been told
suddenly????? the bookshelf starts movingÂ
and then it hits mark
its a fake bookshelf thats actually meant to be a revolving door
mark is literally about to collapse bc he doesnt know whats waiting for him on the other sideÂ
when the door finally reaches the other side all he can do is stare
he feels like heâs in a different world, standing in the loft which resembles an open space apartment, with a tiny window and a mini kitchen on the side, a door which leads to what he assumes is a bathroom and a small bed
but thatâs not what catches markâs attention
standing in front of him is the most b e a u t i f u l boy heâs ever seen in his entire life
he doesnât look much younger than mark himself, slightly shorter with dark red hair, golden skin and the biggest chocolate brown eyes heâs seen on a person
mark doesnât know how to reactÂ
his mouth goes dry and the boy looks so frightened standing there in his own vicinity that markâs afraid heâll disappear if he touches him
âdonghyuck?â
clearing his throat in an all too familiar voice, the boy speaks
âthat would be meâ
mark passes out
when he wakes up a while later, heâs on an unfamiliar bed and he looks around with narrowed eyes - realising that it wasnât a dream and donghyuck is in fact a human living in a loft
mark looks around at the place and his jaw drops when he sees the wall opposite the bed is fULL of screens capturing cctv like images of almost every corner of the house
there are about three computer screens at the desk and mark is baffled
it looks like the bedroom of a teenage hackerÂ
âoh good youâre up. i thought you were deadâ donghyuck says, walking over to him from the kitchen with a plate of food
mark sits up slowly, his head is aching and hearing donghyuckâs voice like this, so clear, so close to him, so soft - he thinks heâll pass out again
he feels himself growing warm when donghyuck takes a seat beside him on the bed, putting the plate on his lap before getting up
before he can, mark grabs his wrist âwaitâ
âyou probably have a lot of questionsâ donghyuck speaks over him
âwell, yeahâ
âeat up weâve got all nightâ donghyuck says
mark hasnât even made eye contact with the other boy yet because he canât bring himself to
donghyuck is intimidatingly beautifulÂ
âi- what time is it?â
â9. you were out for hoursâ
âitâs been a long dayâ mark shrugs, taking a bite of the surprisingly good food donghyuck managed to cook up
so it turns out donghyuckâs family were the owners of the house but heâd been left an orphan as a teenager
in order to avoid being taken into social care, he made his own living space up in the loft so no one would find him - once heâd turned 18 they stopped looking for him and using his intelligent brain, heâd conjured up all the right devices to make it seem like the home was haunted by the ghosts of his family members
mark is baffled by the end of the explanation
âbut the things moving around the house..â
âever heard of remote controlled toys and simple physics?â
mark nods slowly and donghyuck just shrugs casuallyÂ
later on donghyuck shows mark how heâd managed to keep up this strange lifestyle of his
he also finds out that donghyuck is not much younger than himself like heâd predicted - there are only a few months separating them
mark ends up spending the weekend at donghyuckâs place
when itâs sunday night and markâs getting ready to leave, donghyuck actually walks him up the front door
it feels weird to say the least - hearing donghyuckâs voice like this and not projecting through the speakers he had hidden behind the walls
he doesnât want to admit it to himself, but donghyuckâs voice is sweeter than honey and he feels like melting every time the younger speaks to him in a quieter tone
âhey donghyuckâ he says, once he reaches the door and turns to the younger
âhm?â
âyou ever thought about just.. buying the house?â
donghyuck lets out a laugh
mark finds it condescending
âdo you think i have the money to do that?â
âwell since youâve managed to maintain it so well - yeahâ it turns out donghyuck does weird internet jobs from home where he gets paid a shit ton of cash through his online services - mark thinks its illegal but doesnât want to say anything
donghyuck shoots him an amused smile and shakes his headÂ
just as mark pulls the handle of the door, thereâs a warm hand on his and all he can do is gulp as he meets donghyuckâs nervous eyes
âyou wonât still try to sell it.. right?â
mark remembers his outburst a few days ago and he sends the younger a sympathetic smile, shaking his head slowly âi wonâtâ
âthanksâ and then donghyuckâs hand is gone
mark lowkey feels sad at the loss of warmth but it returns when donghyuck asks him in the most v u l ne r a b l e voice
âwill you be back?â
âi donât knowâ
mark tries to ignore the heartbroken expression on donghyuckâs face while heâs driving home that night
the next morning at work mark feels miserableÂ
mainly because itâs a monday but also bc of donghyuck
heâs just so conflicted and he doesnt know what to do
when heâs on his break and passes by taeilâs office, he hears taeil talking to one of his co-workers nakamoto yuta, a guy who transferred to the company a few months before mark joined
theyâre talking about the house and most importantly theyâre talking about mark
âboss just give me the house iâll do it - iâve already got a couple people i know who would be willing it purchase it despite the current situationâ
âyuta you very well know this is markâs-â
âboss itâs been over a month now and heâs scared off all his clients. please?â
thereâs a pause before he hears a âalright. iâll talk to mark tomorrowâ
mark just p a n i c s because all he can think about is donghyuck
that night mark drives back to donghyuckâs place and the door is already open for him
âyou came backâ donghyuck sounds breathless - like he just ran down from the loftÂ
- mark sees sparkles in his eyes and his stomach does a backflip
âi came backâ he repeats, the smile on his face growing
when heâs later sat down on donghyuckâs bed, eating the leftovers from the dinner donghyuckâs just made, mark explains his work situation to him
the younger boy nods, trying desperately not to let the sadness show on his face but fails
âheyâ mark says, bringing a hand to the youngerâs cheek
itâs weird but neither of them say anything
donghyuck thinks mark has the softest!! hands
âi wonât let them sell itâ he says in the s o f t e s t voice and donghyuck wants to melt
instead he just scoffs and shrugs markâs hand away
âif anything, i wonât let them sell itâ he says and mark laughs
deep down they both know itâs not selling the house thatâs the issue at hand; itâs mark not having an excuse to keep coming back
the atmosphere is weird and tense when mark leaves that evening
donghyuck walks him down to the door again and mark has the urge to hold has hand and tell him itâll b okÂ
just as markâs about to get into his car donghyuck calls for himÂ
when mark turns around donghyuck is suddenly !! in his arms!! and wow! soft and warm donghyuck!!Â
about a hundred alarm bells go off in markâs head and his heart is POUNDING but all he does is bring his arms around the younger boy and tighten the hug
when mark arrives at his own place he thinks that donghyuck doesnât just sound like honey, but smells sweet like it too
he decides honey is his favorite smell
the next day at work mark isnât surprised when yuta greets him enthusiastically in the morning
he also isnât surprised when both he and yuta are called into taeilâs office
mark has to act fast - he canât let yuta take this from him
heâs been up all night thinking about this, thinking about donghyuck
so when taeilâs about to speak up, mark cuts him off:
âboss i want to purchase the property for myselfâ
both taeil and yutaâs jaws drop and heâs pretty sure he hears jaehyun gasp from outside the door - the office wasnât exactly a large place
 âyou want to do whatâ
âyes. iâve thought this through and yeah. as a customer, i want to buy it. iâve already spent so much time at it it practically already feels like homeâ donghyuck feels like home
âiâve already thought about selling my place for a while now anyway - and i donât think anyone else would be more willing to buy this house more than i amâ
taeil and yuta stay silentÂ
eventually taeil agrees but hands over the property to yuta to sell to mark
when they all come to a deal or whatever mark is dragged aside by jaehyun
âis this why you spent so long there? you wanted it for yourself?â poor bb he is so confusedÂ
mark just smiles and nods âyeah, guess i didâ
mark doesnât return to the house for another few days - heâs gotta tell his parents about his abrupt decision to sell his place and purchase a new one
since he lives in a different town from his parents, they offer to come with his younger brother jisung to help with the move out - he tells them its ok and that he has lots of helping hands here and heâll call them over when heâs settled in
mark heads to the house towards the end of the week, the contract behind his back as he unlocks the door with his keys
âhey spirit - come out wherever you are!â he calls out playfully
to his surprise donghyuckâs already on his way down - trying not to smile at the sight of the man in front of him
âmark leeâ
âdonghyuckâ he says, unable to contain his excitement as he holds up the paper in front of the youngerÂ
donghyuck squints at it, confused for a moment before his eyes widen
âYOU DID WHAT?????////â
âi bought this house!âÂ
donghyuck doesnât know whether he should laugh or cry
âwhat the hell you just bought my house?!â
markâs slightly confused bc he thought donghyuck would be happy
donghyuck looks like heâs abt to burst into tears and mark the awkward turtle starts panicking again
âi - i thought it would be better than a random person buying it??âÂ
ânO because a random person would never buy this house for as long as im alive and now yOU just came out of nowhere and TOOK POSSESSION OF IT??!?!?âÂ
donghyuckâs a lil mad bc he feels like the house is all heâs got and now its gone and heâs mad at himself for letting his guard down in front of mark and getting so attached to mark and falling for mark and he doesnât even realise heâs saying this all aloud until mark stares at him with wide eyes
âyou what?â
silence
âyou do realise not saying anything wonât work anymore since i can actually see you now, right?âÂ
silence
âdonghyuckâ
thereâs a quiet mumble âsowhatifilikeyouâ
mark feels like heâs about to comBUST
donghyuckâs face is literally the color of a tomato and he just shrinks and heâs so cute mark wants to kiss him
so he does
donghyuckâs lips taste like the warmth of the summer, the confused and nervousness of their feelings, but most importantly they taste sweet - just like honey, just like donghyuck
when mark parts from the kiss first, donghyuckâs fingers curl softly into the material of his shirt, he presses his forehead against the youngerâsÂ
âiâm sorry i did this all without telling you - i just. i did what i felt was right. this feels right, donghyuck. being with you feels right.â markâs just so nERVOUS and half of what he says comes out so shaky until donghyuck responds quietly
âi want to be with youâ
mark wants to pass out
this time however, he doesnât
anyways~~
time skip a couple of weeksÂ
donghyuck moves out from the loft and they settle into the house properly
after much insistence donghyuck removes the cameras from around the house except for the exterior and they turn one of the spare bedrooms into a little study for donghyuck where he can do his âillegal businessâÂ
mark suggests him getting out a bit more and donghyuck reluctantly agreesÂ
mark takes donghyuck out on dates to the movie theatre and out for breakfast
donghyuck is so nervous in public and is practically glued to markâs side the whole time itâs adorable
theyâre both living so d om e s t i ca l ly its sickening
at markâs housewarming he tells his family and friends that he met donghyuck through tinder
jaehyun doesnât believe him bc donghyuckâs voice sounds so familiar but he doesnât know where from - he chooses to drop it though bc the couple in front of him look so happy so he goes to bother sicheng
~~Â
âhey loserâ donghyuck walks out from his study room one sunday afternoon when markâs on the couch watching tv
âyeah??â mark lowers the volume
âcough up your rent for the month - we gotta pay the water bill cause your fatass wonât stop showering every two minutesâ
mark almost chokes on his spit
âme?âÂ
donghyuck nods, flopping down to take a seat beside him
âidk if youâve noticed but im the owner of this house if anything you should be coughing up rentâ
donghyuck snorts âowner in name. we all know who this house rly belongs toâ
mark gives him the stink eye âlisten you little shi-mphâ
before he can begin his string of insults donghyuckâs already climbed onto his lap and his lips are on markâs
and they live happily ever after !!!!
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