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Long haul flights usually go by fast. You board the plane, eat your meals, and take a nap. The next thing you know, you’re already at your destination. But that’s not the case if you are a flight attendant.
Jeno is the epitome of every male flight attendant. Everything that comes to your mind when you hear this profession can be seen in him. Tall, stunning face, great complexion, kind, approachable and has a million-watt smile. This makes him ooze with confidence & glamour making almost every person he passes by take a second look. A head turner.
He works for a 5-star airline which is preferred by the majority including celebrities, rich businessmen, and the elites. For Jeno, he not only loves his job but he’s great at it. He got in on his first attempt but it took him almost 8 months to actually start training. It has always been his teenage dream, ever since his hopes for becoming a singer vanished the moment he knew what the entertainment industry was like. He usually gets commendations for his work ethics from his peers and even his passengers. He’s dedicated in everything that he does.
But like any other hardworking human being, even Jeno experiences rough days. He started the day waking up exactly when he’s supposed to wake up. Good thing for most, but not for Jeno. Jeno likes waking up 10 minutes before his actual wake up time so he can have more time to sleep.
“What?” Jeno exclaimed with his bedroom voice as he checks his phone snoozed already for 10 minutes ringing like a fire truck.
As someone who likes to wake up 10 minutes before his preparation time, he considers this not a great start for his day. He just came from a 5 day out Middle East flight 2 days ago so his body clock is still adjusting.
On his way to the office, the heavy traffic made him more anxious. This rarely occurs and for it to happen on the same day made him think that this might not be his day. Fortunately, he made it on time before his flight. He logged in, greeted his co-workers, attended the pre-flight briefing, then boarded the shuttle to the airport. Jeno noticed that their lineup was lacking one more flight attendant, so he opened his phone to check and was surprised to see his best friend added to the flight.
While waiting for boarding, someone whispered behind Jeno. “Na Jaemin, Flying with you”. As he turned around, he saw his best friend Jaemin, who was just added on the spot for his flight. Jaemin was on the same class with Jeno and since they clicked so much, they’ve been flying buddies ever since. Jaemin was on reserve duty, someone who replaces another in case one can’t make it to the flight.
“Yo, why do you look like you just came from a 5 hour time difference?” Jaemin asked jokingly.
“Oh my God! You’re really here. I’m so glad when I saw your name in the updated line up!” Jeno enthusiastically replied while putting his hands on his best friend’s shoulders.
“I thought you were already upgraded to a different flight. And YES. It’s because I just did. I just came back from Dubai 2 days ago and I can’t believe I’m still having jet lags even though we’ve been flying for over 2 years already.”
“Yeah, I get ya. I can’t wait to arrive in Vancouver already and sleep for the whole stay. I was upgraded to the flight last minute so I’m soooo not prepared right now. I stayed up really late last night coz I was not expecting to fly today” said Jaemin.
“Whaaaat? I thought we were gonna look around this time?” Jeno shockingly asked but before Jaemin was able to answer, the go-signal for them to enter the plane was already given.
“Let’s just catch up inside, c’mon!” said Jaemin inviting Jeno to come along as they picked up their trolly and made their way to the tube bridge.
When they boarded the aircraft, the first thing that Jeno noticed was the defective seatbelt for his jump seat. He had to report this to the ground personnel and call for maintenance causing a slight delay for his flight. After all, the safety of everyone onboard including the flight crew is the utmost priority. In conclusion, this was really not Jeno’s lucky day.
Jeno and Jaemin’s flight was bound for Vancouver, Canada from Seoul, South Korea with a flying time of around 12 hours & 45 minutes. He and Jaemin were assigned to work for Business Class and had a whopping 42 passengers to serve.
“Full load today huh? Looks like we’re gonna have to catch up after the flight then.” said Jeno as he looked at the manifest with the number of Business Class passengers for the flight. “Good for the company, but best of luck to us” Jaemin said sarcastically.
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After take off, the seat belt sign was turned off. This meant that it was time for food and beverage service. Everything went well until they were already on their 9th hour of flying time. The last and final meal service was finished, and every passenger assigned to him already consumed their meal except for 1 sleeping passenger.
Then, Jeno heard a *ding!* indicating a passenger call.
“Hi, Sir Renjun! How can I assist you?”
“Jeno right?” Renjun asked after seeing Jeno’s wings (name tag). “Yeah, I’m this guy’s assistant and I was hoping if you could already bring out his meal” Renjun requested while pointing to the sleeping passenger beside him.
“He’s been asleep the whole flight and hasn’t eaten anything yet. I’ll just wake him up. Would that be alright? I know you just finished the food service.” Renjun asked softly.
“With pleasure, Sir! No worries. I’ll go and get his meal” said Jeno assuring the passenger that it’s no big deal.
Jeno went back to the galley where Jaemin was busy writing an endorsement letter to the next set of crew who will be using the aircraft. “Hey Jae, last meal is good to go. God, I addressed another passenger by his first name again. It should have been Mr. Huang. What’s up with me? Could this day get any worse? Anyways, what’s the name of the sleeping passenger seated at 1H again?” asked Jeno.
“Wait lemme see ----- It’s Mr. Lee. Mark Lee. Cool name” Jaemin answered while looking at the order form. “Alright, here’s his meal. Just a few hours left and we can finally rest. Gosh, that was a lot” said Jaemin as he passed the tray with plated Pork Stroganoff in creamy mushroom soup served with beans, carrots, and Fettucine.
Jeno acknowledged and went back to the cabin ready to give the last and final meal for the flight. As Jeno came out, he immediately saw the sleeping passenger wake up and the first thing he noticed was the passenger’s blonde hair just like the color of sunshine hitting the clouds outside. The passenger just removed his cap so he never noticed the blonde hair until now.
As Jeno was about to hand over the tray, he was greeted with receiving hands, a very attractive voice saying “Thank you so much” accompanied by eyes sparkling like the starry skies just above them and the brightest & sweetest smile he has ever seen.
Everything went in slow motion. He got so caught up in the moment when a sudden quick turbulence out of nowhere occurred then Jeno lost his balance and accidentally spilled the glass of water on the passenger’s thighs.
“OH MY GOSH I’M SO SORRY MR. LEE!” exclaimed Jeno as he was immediately brought back to reality.
Mr. Lee was slightly pushed back from the spillage and immediately replied “Whoa haha it’s okay. It’s not your fault. Good thing it’s just water. It’ll dry out.”
“I am so so sorry I didn’t mean it. Can I at least assist you to the lavatory? We have a blow dryer inside that can help.” Jeno added apologetically and insisting to help with Mr. Lee’s now wet trousers.
“Please you can call me Mark. And yes, I’d appreciate a blow dryer, Thanks!”
“Sure, Sir Mark” Jeno responded with a face of relief after the passenger accepted his assistance.
“No no no, just Mark.” the passenger quickly said with a smiling face.
“Alright, Mark. This way please.” said Jeno while accompanying Mark to the nearest lavatory.
As Mark entered the lavatory, locked the doors, and started using the blow dryer, Jeno immediately went back to Jaemin.
“Fuck that was so embarrassing!!!”
“I know exactly what went over you. That Mr. Lee is so cute but so hot at the same time. He’s exactly your type hahaha” Jaemin told Jeno who was still suffering from the excruciating embarrassment.
“Exactly!!! I can’t wait for this flight to be over and disappear from his sight already. Of all flights, of all passengers, why must I spill water and appear clumsy to the cutest passenger I’ve ever seen in my life? Why?” replied Jeno who still can’t believe what happened.
As the two were still chatting, Jeno heard a click from the unlocking lavatory door and immediately returned to Mark’s assistance.
“Did it dry up, Sir?” asked Jeno.
“Please, just call me Mark” said the smiling passenger. “And yes, thank you that was a genius idea. Your name’s Jeno right?” asked Mark who was squinting his eyes to check Jeno’s wings (name tag).
“Sorry ‘bout that again. It must be word reflex now. Yes, Mark. You can call me Jeno. Can I get you something else to drink?” Jeno asked trying to win back his passenger.
“I’d love another glass of water. Thanks, Jeno” replied Mark who was still smiling while tapping on Jeno’s shoulder to assure him that he’s really not mad about it.
Jeno found himself unconsciously blushing from the shoulder tap, quickly acknowledged, and handed over the glass of water to the now seated Mark. As soon as Mark was done eating, Jaemin cleaned up the tray table because Jeno was still too embarrassed to face Mark again. Then, a couple of hours later, the flight finally landed.
Jeno never felt a flight to take so long and this was the first time he was so embarrassed towards a passenger. Business class passengers are the first to deplane and as soon as Mark passed by to get off the aircraft, he gave Jeno, who was bidding goodbye to the deplaning passengers, one last smile and Jeno can’t stop his face from turning red. As soon as all passengers were out, Jeno and Jaemin immediately started packing their stuff.
“I think that was the longest flight in my life. Not literally, but everything that happened in the last few hours felt sooooo long. I’m so tired I think I’m gonna do the same and just rest at the hotel.” said Jeno to Jaemin as they were tidying everything up.
Jeno and Jaemin will be staying in Vancouver for 5 days before their flight back to Seoul. They deplaned the aircraft, passed thru immigration, and waited outside the terminal for their shuttle to the hotel where they will be staying in.
As they were waiting for their shuttle, Jeno saw Mark again who was quickly entering their car service followed by his assistant Renjun who was speaking with someone over the phone.
“What do you mean you can’t find our hotel reservation!?? I called your hotel 3 days ago to confirm our reservation and the receptionist affirmed. Good thing I was able to quickly find another hotel who can accommodate us. You will surely hear from your upper management!” Renjun’s voice slowly faded as he entered the car and drove away.
“Whoa that Mark Lee guy must be rich to have a personal assistant and a car service that fancy. I wonder what he does?” Jaemin told Jeno who heard the conversation as both their heads follow the fancy looking car driving away.
“I’m just glad I won’t be able to see him again.” Jeno replied while laughing. “It was soooo embarrassing. Too bad tho coz he was really really cute. He’s definitely my type.”
Both flight attendants were laughing as they remember how Jeno was shamelessly blushing in front of Mark to the point that Jaemin noticed it from afar. Jaemin kept teasing Jeno about it and Jeno couldn’t say anything but agree because he himself admits that his heart was really pounding unsure if he got so nervous due to what happened or if his heart was just fluttering while talking to his ideal guy.
“Okayyyyy Jae, I’m just really glad I will never see him again so I won’t embarrass myself in front of him ever again. Like ever!”
Or so Jeno thought.
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As soon as their shuttle arrived at their hotel, they immediately noticed a fancy looking car like the one that Mark and Renjun got on. Jeno’s heart started to race again as he began to suspect that they will be staying in the same hotel. The moment they walked inside the hotel, the first person they saw was Renjun who was speaking to the receptionist trying to book a room.
Then Jeno whispered to Jaemin while trying to hide behind him, “Oh shit it’s them again! I think this is the new hotel they got after their failed reservation on the other one. Shit shit shit I can’t run into Mark again after everything. This is really not my day.”
While they were walking towards the concierge to get their room keys, Jeno saw Mark again who was standing by the window talking to someone over the phone. This time, he was able to really observe him as it was quite dark during their early encounter. Jeno stopped walking to continue observing Mark.
The rays of the sun were reflecting gently on Mark’s blonde hair making it seem like he’s really sparkling. Jeno can only see his perfect side profile and was left staring. He felt like he was in a movie. That one scene where the lead actor sees his love interest for the first time and everything goes in slow motion with a romantic mellow love song playing in the background. He just noticed that Mark was wearing a leather jacket, a black turtleneck inside, slim fit denim jeans and a dark grey baseball cap. He was holding his phone to his right ear in one hand, and a Ray Ban Classic Clubmaster on the other.
That sight hit Jeno real hard. He was standing in the middle of the lobby, looking at Mark from afar when Jaemin suddenly snapped in front of his face trying to bring him back to his senses.
“Jen, please pick up your jaw. It’s on the floor.” snapped the sarcastic Jaemin. “You’re staring so deep into him I think he will melt anytime. What happened to ‘I can’t ever see him again’ huh?’” said Jaemin.
Jeno composed himself, went ahead to get his room keys, and started walking towards the elevator. As he was entering the elevator, he took a glance at Mark who just finished his phone call, turned around, allowing Jeno to look at his full face shining radiantly thanks to the sun, and realized that this might really be his last time seeing him.
That was Jeno’s life. He sees a cute passenger then after the flight, never sees them again. All he could think of as he was entering his room was how unlucky he was to have met such a cute guy that he will never see again.
Jeno was assigned the same room as Jaemin so the moment Jaemin started freshening up to get ready to have a long sleep, Jeno did the same. It didn’t take long for the 2 best friends to go to dreamland as soon as they started to lie down on their own twin sized beds, wrapped in a very soft and cozy comforter and what seems to be pillow made of clouds.
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Jeno woke up after a nice five-hour dreamless sleep. He reached to check his phone and the time says it’s still 2 hours past lunch time. He checked up on Jaemin and saw that his best friend was still snoozing, both arms raised comfortably, very much deep into his sleep. He didn’t bother to wake him up as he himself doesn’t want to be disturbed. He just decided to go out for a cup of coffee from a nearby café they always go to whenever they’re in Vancouver. Jeno started by washing his face and applying moisturizer. Then he dressed up, sprayed some perfume, and went out. He just left a message to Jaemin saying that he will be going out and spend the afternoon in the nearby café.
Jeno and Jaemin’s room was on the 15th floor. When Jeno got into the elevator, a woman and a child was already inside. The child was very playful and mischievous to the point that he pressed all the buttons from the 15th floor down to the 1st floor. They tried to un-press the buttons, but it was not working. The elevator kept opening floor to floor until Jeno decided to step out when they reached the 11th floor to transfer to the other elevator. The woman apologized for her son’s behavior but they decided to stay inside.
As Jeno pressed the down button from the other elevator, he saw that it was coming down from the 15th floor, the same floor as theirs. The elevator finally reached the 11th floor, dings, and slowly opens.
Jeno couldn’t believe what he saw. In lieu with the elevator door slowly opening, his eyes met a blonde guy’s gaze who was slowly tilting up to see who’s entering. It was Mark and he was alone. Yes, the guy he has been dreading to meet again due to the embarrassment during their flight but at the same time, the guy who he wished to see again as he was just the cutest. Jeno started asking himself why he kept bumping in to Mark.
“Oh hey! Jeno right? The flight attendant?” asked Mark.
Jeno’s face slowly turned red upon knowing that Mark still remembered him. He was hesitant to enter the elevator but it was already too late to back out as he was already recognized. Trying not to panic, Jeno awkwardly entered the elevator while trying to calm himself down.
“Oh Mr. Lee! It’s you again. How nice to see you.” Jeno replied with a smile making his eyes turn like the crescent moon.
“Hey, call me Mark, remember? Did you get some rest? That flight was really long and I bet you guys were tired as hell” asked Mark.
“Oh sorry again. Yes Mark, I did. I had a good 5 hour sleep” Jeno awkwardly replied.
Then Mark responded “Great! That’s cool!”.
Suddenly, the room was filled with silence and all they could hear was the sound of elevator music bringing more awkwardness between them. Jeno wanted to say something but was reluctant. He was thinking that once they go home, he will never hear from this cute guy again. But as the elevator went down, something immediately popped in his mind to stop the silence.
“Hey, ummm, I’m really sorry again about what happened to the flight earlier. I was doing great then the aircraft suddenly shook and I lost balance. I felt so bad spilling water all over you.” said Jeno who couldn’t help but feel apologetic.
“No, no, no don’t worry about it. We’re cool. It already dried up and you helped me do that. We’re good.” replied Mark.
“Is there any way I can make it up to you? I just feel so bad I can’t stop thinking about it. Please, I insist.” Jeno asked.
“Well---” Mark answered as the elevator doors opened to the ground floor and they stepped out to continue their conversation. “I saw this comfy looking café nearby and I could use some company. I tried to ask my assistant but he’s still sleeping and I didn’t wanna bother him. Poor guy got so stressed out earlier. Would that be okay then?”
“What? No way! I am actually going to THAT café right now. Wow this is so cool. What a coincidence.” Jeno surprisingly expressed.
“Wow really?? Well, since we’re like going to the same place anyway, can I invite you for a cup of coffee?” Mark asked.
Jeno started blushing again the moment he realized that Mark just asked him out. “Sure, I could use some company as well.” answered Jeno who was a little excited deep inside to spend the afternoon with Mark.
They stepped outside the hotel and started walking for a good 10 minutes before they reached the café they were talking about. They went inside to order their preferred coffee then decided to be seated outside with a huge umbrella above their table. The weather was really nice with the cold breeze just enough for them to feel relaxed.
“So how long will you be staying here in Vancouver?” Mark asked.
“We’ll be here for like---5 days? Yeah. What about you? Are you here for work or something?” Jeno replied.
“Yeah, just for work. I just need to deal with something here” Mark responded.
It seems like a topic that Mark didn’t want to talk about yet, so Jeno decided to change the topic. The next thing they knew, they were already having a series of conversations, one topic after another. From their likes and dislikes, sports they played, movie genres they prefer, to Jeno’s next flight destination. Both got really comfortable with each other and what happened during the flight was now something they laugh about.
Just as they finished their cup of coffees, Jeno received a text from Jaemin asking if he is still at the café and inviting him to order room service for dinner. Mark received a text from Renjun as well saying that they must be at the location by 9pm later. They didn’t notice that they already spent a good 3 hours just talking and laughing. They had a lot in common so they really clicked right away. There was no dull moment.
“I think it’s time we head back. I’m so so so glad we did this Jeno. I had fun”
“Yeah, I’m glad we bumped into each other again. Ready to go Mark?”
They continued talking while heading back to the hotel. As they both entered the elevator, Jeno asked Mark what floor he’s in. And to Jeno’s surprise, Mark’s room was also in the 15th floor. They had another good moment expressing how much of a coincidence things were.
“It’s like we’re really destined to meet, Jen.--- Oh Sorry! Is it alright if I call you Jen? I don’t mean to overstep or something.” Mark expressed.
“Hey, no worries Mark. My friends also call me Jen so you can call me whatever you want. In that case, I think I wanna call you Markie!”
“Markieee!?? I sound like a baby” exclaimed Mark. “But yeah, cool, Markie’s fine. You’ll be the first one to call me that.” Mark smiled to Jeno.
As they step outside the elevator, they bid farewell to each other not knowing when they will be meeting again. They parted ways as their rooms were in a separate hallway, completely opposite from the other.
While Jeno was heading back to his room, he immediately remembered that he wasn’t able to get Mark’s social media accounts or number. He quickly went back to check if Mark was still there but there’s no sign of him anymore. He also didn’t see which room he got in to.
Jeno entered their room miserably and Jaemin greeted him.
“Heyyyy, how was your coffee? Is that cute barista still there?”
“No, but someone better is.” Jeno exclaimed.
“Remember that passenger Mark Lee during the flight? I bumped into him in the elevator and he asked me to go to that café. So we did”
“WAIT WHAAAT???” Jaemin gasped. “I was just sleeping here while you were already having a boyfriend? A seriously super cute and hot at the same time boyfriend?” Jaemin asked excitedly spitting words like he was rapping.
“He’s not my boyfriend dumbass! Hahaha I just felt bad about spilling water over him so I told him I wanted to make it up to him. So yeah, he invited me for a cup of coffee and it was really cute. We had so much fun. He seriously looks like an angel so I found myself staring at him a few times. And oh my god, he’s so smart. The way he talks is so intellectual but not in an intimidating way. And his laughs, gosh they’re the cutest.”
“Ohhh someone’s in looooove” Jaemin started teasing Jeno.
“Oh shut up, it’s just a cute crush”.
“So did you get his number or his Instagram account? Let’s stalk him. I wanna see more of him.” Jaemin asked.
“That’s the thing. I think we were enjoying too much we forgot to ask each other’s number or accounts” Jeno replied while scratching his head. “But it’s okay. I don’t think we’re gonna see each other again anyways” added Jeno who was trying to justify the misery he was feeling for forgetting.
Jaemin went on to ask more questions about what they talked about.
“Oh right! He asked me if all flight attendants were really this good looking. OMG I can’t believe he just asked me that question. It’s like he was indirectly flirting with me.” Jeno assumed. “He said he also saw you too and was like, damn, I never thought flight attendants looked this good”.
“What!? He said that? He was flirting with you” Jaemin started teasing Jeno again. “Careful Jeno, if you won’t make your move, maybe he’ll come for me hahaha now c’mon let’s order dinner first.”
“Hey, back off! That guy’s mine” Jeno exclaimed asserting dominance over the conversation.
They spent the rest of the night talking about Jeno’s cute encounter with Mark. The next thing they knew, they were already up all night and started feeling drowsy again, so they went back to sleep. The life of a flight attendant. They never know when jet lag hits them.
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Their second day of stay in the hotel had nothing special. Just the usual. They wake up, eat breakfast at the buffet, order room service, watch TV, then sleep again. On the third day, Jeno and Jaemin went out to explore Vancouver. One of the things Jeno loved about being a flight attendant was being able to travel during their layovers. He always enjoyed travelling and what more can he ask than to travel while working. They only had 2 tourist spots in mind this time so they decided to utilize the first 2 days to rest after the flight and the remaining 2 days of their stay to rest and prepare for their return flight home.
They first went to Capilano Suspension Bridge which was a bus ride and a ferry away from their hotel. Jeno already went there before but Jaemin haven’t so he accompanied him. After all, traveling is so much better when you’re with your friends. As flight attendants, they had the perks of free entrance just by showing their IDs. They took a lot of pictures then posted it in their Instagram accounts.
The next landmark they visited was the Grouse Mountain. It was just one bus ride away from their first stop. The attraction was high in altitude so they needed to ride a cable car. As the Skyride ascended, they saw the magnificent view of the Vancouver forest and river, as well as the mountain tops covered in snow. It was not full winter yet but due to the altitude, snow was present. It started to get foggy and they can slowly see trees covered with snow. As they stepped out of the cable car, they saw snow everywhere. It was magical. They also had snow back at home but it felt different as the view from the top was just immaculate.
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Jeno and Jaemin went back to the hotel before sunset. Since they had some energy left, they killed time by watching TV. They couldn’t find something to watch so they were consistently changing channels. Jaemin was pressing the remote while Jeno was on his phone trying to search every Mark Lee account he can see on Instagram.
“OH MY GOD JENO LEE LOOK AT THE TV!!!” Jaemin shouted.
“Holy fuck THAT’S HIM! THAT’S MARK LEE!” Jeno shouted back seeing Mark in the monitor wearing a baseball uniform holding a bat trying to avoid a strike. It was so intense. Jaemin just happened to pass by a sports channel when he saw Mark on the screen. It was a replay of the game earlier while they were out exploring Vancouver. They could feel that Mark was so focused. Eyes squinting like a hawk, target locked on its prey.
Jeno and Jaemin noticed that Mark’s hit or miss will be the deciding factor for the game. They stopped moving, focused their attention on Mark, praying deep inside that he hits the incoming pitch.
The pitcher throws the ball and Mark swiftly hits it with his bat. The ball went flying until their eyes could no longer see it. It was a home run! Jeno and Jaemin jumped back and forth in joy as if they knew Mark all their life. The next thing that flashed on the screen was another close up shot of Mark, a smile slowly forming on his face as he sees the ball flying out of sight. The camera followed as Mark ran joyfully stepping on every base. Jeno’s world suddenly paused again when he saw Mark on the screen, running in slow-mo with the wind rushing through his golden hair and his smile beaming all over the monitor.
“You didn’t know that your guy was a baseball player!? You were together for like hours and it never came up?” asked the still shocked Jaemin.
“He only said he played several sports like basketball, baseball and the sort but he never said he was a pro. Oh my gosh I just spent an afternoon with a star baseball player. That explains why he has a personal assistant. And may be why he was sleeping the whole flight. He must be so tired from training. He also said he was here for work. This was his work. It all makes sense now!” Jeno replied.
The game ended with the crowd still going wild over what Mark Lee just did. Jeno and Jaemin sat back on their own beds in awe of what they just saw. Little did they know, that sudden burst of energy drained them and they find themselves sleeping again.
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On the fourth day of their layover, Jaemin got a last-minute invite from some of his relatives who lived there. He tried to invite Jeno to tag along but Jeno refused as he was still too sleepy and is not fully recharged yet to socialize. Jaemin went along and told the half asleep Jeno that he will be back the next morning.
When Jeno woke up, it was almost nighttime. He had like over 12 hours of sleep yet he still felt tired. He was craving for some chilling iced coffee to help fight his tiredness. He suddenly remembered that his crush who he just had a coffee date with was a star baseball player and he couldn’t help but smile and giggle deep inside.
He went outside his room to get a bucket of ice for his coffee just down the hall. As soon as he closed the door, he heard another door close as well. When he looked to the direction of the sound, he couldn’t believe the sight of Mark again. Another unexpected encounter just as he was thinking of him earlier.
Mark was also holding an ice bucket so Jeno assumed that he was also gonna go and grab some ice. As they walked closely towards the ice vending machine, Mark finally greeted.
“Hey Jeno! Good seeing you again.”
“Heyyy I saw you on tv yesterday. You didn’t tell me you were a baseball player. And a home run? Dude, that was epic! I was so surprised when I saw you pop into my screen.” Jeno replied excitedly without greeting back.
“Oh, you saw that huh?” Mark chuckled. “Well, you didn’t ask. So it didn’t cross my mind to tell you haha”.
“Congratulations on your win. I swear it was so epic, even though I only saw your winning hit.” Jeno smiled.
“Thank you. Trust me, I’m glad you only saw that part. Oh my back feels so sore.” Mark suddenly exclaimed as he stretched his back and arms.
“Hey, you alright? Were you gonna use the ice for your back? “ Jeno asked. “Need help on that?”
“Now that you asked, yes, I could really use your help. My back’s so sore but I could barely reach it.” said Mark. “Should we go to my room?”
Jeno’s heart suddenly raced and his face slowly turned red when he realized that he was going to be alone in a hotel room with Mark. “Ah..Yeah…yes sure” Jeno stuttered trying to act cool.
As they walked towards Mark’s room, Jeno’s heart was pounding from excitement and anxiety at the same time. He had no idea what will happen inside. He can feel his heart beating from his chest when Mark, who was walking in front of him, looked back to Jeno and gave the most comforting smile. This made Jeno smile back and he immediately felt less anxious.
Mark placed the almost overflowing ice bucket on the side table then Jeno did the same, realizing that he forgot to get some ice and most importantly, his coffee. Mark told Jeno to feel comfortable, sit anywhere he liked, then proceeds to play some sort of house EDM music.
The ceiling lights were off and the only light illuminating the room was the warm white lamp shade standing in the corner. Jeno chose to sit on the center edge of the bed while Mark was looking for something to pack the ice cubes with. Mark came back with nothing on his hands, grabbed the nearest chair and placed it in front of Jeno. He then took his shirt off, wrapped the ice with it, and gave it to Jeno who swiftly looked away after unexpectedly seeing Mark’s torso.
“I hope this is fine. I can’t find something to wrap the ice cubes with.” Mark told Jeno who still can’t erase the picture of Mark’s abs and toned upper body.
Jeno took the ice cubes from Mark, trying his best not to be obvious that he’s stunned after seeing Mark’s body. Then, he received one of the warmest smiles he’s ever seen from Mark, which did not help his case, followed by a “Thank You!”
The baseball player then sat on the chair with his back facing Jeno. It took a while for Jeno to start patting the ice to his back as he was mesmerized by the view of Mark’s sexy back. Broad shoulders resting forward against the chair. Arched back to make way for Jeno to pat the ice cubes. Waist so tiny that he’s seeing an inverted triangle. And the most dangerous part, Mark’s well defined-bubble butt, was displayed and all Jeno could think of was ‘Baseball Players’.
“Where do you want me to start?” asked Jeno after taking the time to appreciate Mark’s torso.
“I’m actually feeling sore from the shoulders down to my lower back. I hope that’s not too much” Mark answered with his side profile facing Jeno.
Jeno cleared his throat, took a deep breath to calm down, and started slowly patting the wrapped ice cubes into Mark’s sore shoulders. Mark released a deep, soft moan from the coldness and relief. Jeno’s ears immediately tingled from what he just heard. The beats from the background music covered the silence from the two.
Jeno continued to pat slowly the ice cubes into Mark’s back and Mark continued to release a series of deep soft moans from every relief that he felt from the cold compress. Still patting, Jeno took another look from Mark’s nape down to his arched back. Accompanied by Mark’s soft moans, something in Jeno started to harden when it shouldn’t.
‘Crap! No, now’s not the time. Please don’t show. Please don’t show’ Jeno thought in his mind.
After most of the ice melted and it started dripping over Mark’s back, Jeno placed the remaining ice cubes back to the side table and started massaging Mark’s back with his bare hands instead. He gently pressed his palm against Mark’s shoulder blade and Mark couldn’t help but release another deep, soft moan but this time, longer.
“Ohhhhh Jen, that feels so good” expressed Mark.
Jeno continued to use both palms to massage Mark’s back, still wet and dripping from the cold ice. As Mark continued releasing soft moans, Jeno started to breathe heavier. He was already so whipped for Mark that he wanted to touch him more. He started caressing Mark’s shoulders when Mark suddenly grabbed his hand. Jeno felt Mark’s touch and slowly shifted from massaging to just holding Mark’s hand. Jeno’s heart started beating more and the song playing in the background kept playing in his mind.
One kiss is all it takes
Fallin' in love with me
Possibilities
I look like all you need
Mark slowly faced Jeno, stared straight into his eyes, both breathing heavier. Jeno slowly stood up from the bed, stood in front of Mark, then slowly leaned in. They were already face to face and Jeno can feel Mark’s breath touching his lips.
As the beat dropped, Mark slowly pressed his lips against Jeno’s. It was slow, passionate, and very satisfying. Jeno thought Mark’s lips was so soft like a rose petal against his. He started moving his lips, then went on to touch Mark’s jaws with his two hands. Mark grabbed Jeno’s small waist and pulled him closer as they were making out. Jeno started to feel Mark’s tongue against his. He was so lost in space it felt like they were floating. They continued to kiss passionately for a few more minutes ‘til Jeno felt something hard in between Mark’s thighs. Jeno stopped controlling himself and went all the way. He welcomed his unwanted boner from earlier and pressed it against Mark as he felt all the adrenaline rush through his body.
Jeno started to kiss around Mark’s face, down to his jaw, then to his neck. He continued kissing his neck ‘til he reached the other side of Mark’s face where he then licked Mark’s ear.
“Ohhh shit, that feels so good” Mark moaned softly as he could feel Jeno’s breath in his ear.
Jeno continued to kiss down to Mark’s clavicle, then to his chest, then stopped to start licking Mark’s erect nipples. He made sure to also give his attention to the other one making Mark moan louder and more frequent. Jeno enjoyed hearing Mark’s deep moans then quickly stood up. He pushed Mark back to the seat, pulled down his grey sweat pants, then stood Mark’s thick erect dick in front of him.
He took a short second to appreciate his shaved and smooth dick, slowly licked Mark’s shaft before he went all the way and started blowing Mark.
“Oh my God, uhh you’re so good Jen. Please don’t stop ahh” Mark moaned again.
All Mark could do was moan in his seat while Jeno was diligently worshipping his boner. Jeno started to use his hands, wrapping his fingers around Mark’s stone hard dick. Up then down, Jeno started to speed things up with his hands following the flow. Mark couldn’t help but close his eyes, put his hands behind his head, and keep moaning from the pleasure while he enjoys Jeno’s warm and wet mouth. Jeno felt like he was dominating over Mark and he liked making Mark feel good.
Before Mark would climax, Jeno slowly stood up from kneeling. Without second guessing, Mark quickly kissed Jeno torridly again while undressing him. He pushed the naked Jeno towards the bed and all Jeno could do was lean back with his elbows as his toned arms, defined abs, and vulnerable self is displayed in front of Mark.
Mark crawled on top of Jeno slowly kissing him from his feet, skipped his longer but thinner shaft, then up to his face. After giving Jeno another passionate kiss, Mark grabbed both of Jeno’s hands, lifted his arms above his head and started kissing Jeno’s neck while he was still holding him. Jeno loved the feeling of Mark kissing his neck. He closed his eyes and moaned continuously.
“Don’t put your arms down, okay, baby?” Mark whispered to Jeno as he slowly moved down to lick Jeno’s pits. Mark never felt more satisfied while kissing and licking Jeno’s hairless pits. Jeno never thought he’d like the feeling but there was something inexplainable about what Mark was doing to him.
Mark started kissing down to Jeno’s hard nipples, then used his tongue circling it around, then closed in with a suck. Jeno released another moan while Mark was sucking his nipples. It’s one of Jeno’s sensitive parts so when Mark used the tip of his tongue to lick Jeno’s nipple, Jeno went crazy. After Mark finished sucking the other nip, he immediately went down on Jeno and started sucking him.
“Ohhhhhhhh shit, Mark” moaned Jeno. Mark continued sucking Jeno til Mark could feel every hard bone in Jeno’s dick. He also used both his hands, going up and down, while blowing Jeno hard. He lets go of Jeno’s shaft then went a little lower to lick Jeno’s hairless balls. Jeno was trembling in pleasure as Mark kept going for his extra sensitive parts. A few minutes into sucking, Mark stopped and flipped Jeno face down to the bed.
“Oh”, Jeno chuckled softly surprised by the dominance Mark showed him. Before Jeno was able to say another word, Mark swiftly placed his hands on Jeno’s ass, spread it open, then slowly dived in putting his face between Jeno’s peaches. Mark started licking Jeno’s pink tight hole.
“Oh my God, Markiee. Stop. No! Please don’t stop. Oh shit, please don’t stop. That feels so good.” Jeno didn’t know what to do as his body can’t seem to take all the pleasure from what Mark was doing. Mark started to circle his tongue around Jeno’s hole when he heard a whisper from Jeno.
“Markie, please put it in” begged Jeno.
“Are you sure? We don’t have to do it if you’re not comfortable” Mark asked.
“Please Mark, please put your hard dick inside me” Jeno confirmed.
Jeno turned around to face Mark then spread his legs so Mark could go in between. Jeno started to take deep breaths as he felt Mark’s tip in his hole. Mark held his shaft then slowly teased Jeno’s hole while applying some lube.
“Baby, just look me in the eyes. And breathe slowly, ‘kay?” Mark expressed.
Both began moaning as Mark pushed his shaft inside Jeno. Mark could clearly feel the grasp of Jeno’s hole around his dick. It was really tight and really warm. Jeno could feel every inch of Mark inside him and he was shocked by how big Mark felt inside him. Mark started to move slowly so Jeno could adjust. Jeno, while being penetrated, just stared deeply into Mark’s gaze as he moaned thru the feeling of pain and pleasure. As Mark continued to move, getting faster by the minute, Jeno started to feel more pleasure than pain, until the pain completely receded. While Mark was fucking him, Jeno pulled Mark closer, then wrapped his arms and legs around him. His legs can feel Mark’s bubble butt moving forward then backward as he was being drilled. Jeno’s moans became louder and stronger as Mark was hitting his spot deep inside his hole. Mark enjoyed hearing Jeno’s sensual moans so he kept going.
Mark suddenly stopped before Jeno would climax and instructed Jeno to kneel on all fours. Jeno followed and as Mark entered Jeno again from the back, Jeno gasped as it was a different sensation. He can feel Mark’s shaft going deeper than earlier, hitting his spot even better. Jeno started to jerk his stone hard dick and the pleasure he felt was on a different level.
Jeno asked Marked to go faster so Mark did. Mark pulled Jeno’s arms then his body while he was still fucking him. Mark turned Jeno’s face towards him and started kissing him torridly again. As Mark was about to come, Jeno started to jerk even faster.
“Let it go baby, please, come for me” Jeno exclaimed while catching his breath.
Mark then released a continuous loud moan as he came first while still inside Jeno. While Mark was coming, Jeno jerked off his dick even faster until loads of thick, white, liquid came out of him, dripping into the towels.
Exhausted from everything that just happened, both guys passed out to sleep. Jeno hugged Mark, feeling his body heat, as the song shifted from house EDM to a mellow instrumental beat.
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Jeno was awakened by the morning sunlight peaking through the window curtains. He noticed that he was holding on to something. No, not something. Someone. As he looked down, he was holding Mark’s hands with their fingers intertwined. They slept all through out the night. Jeno noticed that Mark was now hugging him from behind and as he turned his head to face backward, Mark’s face was already beside his lips. He took the time to observe Mark’s face, appreciating Mark’s tiny mole, good-structured nose, and high cheekbones. He was leaning in to kiss the sleeping Mark when he was disrupted by the sound of his phone.
He checked his phone to see Jaemin calling. He immediately remembered that Jaemin will be back by morning, so he answered the call right away when he saw that Mark was awakened by the ringing sound.
“Yo Jen! I forgot my room key inside. Care to open up for me? I’m so sorry you must still be sleeping” Jaemin explained.
“O-okay, no worries. I’ll be right there” said Jeno.
Jeno immediately stood up, removing Mark’s hug, which left Mark a little disheartened.
“Jeno, baby? Did I do something wrong?” asked Mark in his deep bedroom voice.
“No, no Markie. You did nothing wrong. I had so much fun last night” Jeno smiled re-assuring Mark. “It’s my roommate, Jaemin. He’s knocking outside our room as we speak and he expects me to open the door for him” Jeno explained as he hurriedly put on his sweatpants.
“Oh, okay. I’m glad to know that. Me too. I enjoyed it so much.” Mark said softly as his eyes followed Jeno who’s been walking all over the room trying to pick up his belongings. Mark was still topless, covered under the sheets, when Jeno leaned over to Mark, giving him a smooch on the lips before saying goodbye to Mark. Jeno’s kiss after everything that happened gave assurance to Mark that Jeno indeed enjoyed the night.
“Jeno baby wait!!” Mark yelled out to Jeno as he was about to open the door and exit his room. “I still don’t have your number. I would love to call you so we can meet again. Would that be okay?” asked Mark who was worried that this might be the last time he’ll see Jeno.
Jeno’s face quickly shifted from panicking to a big smile making his eyes look like two crescent moons again. Mark handed over his phone to Jeno where he was able to save his number.
“Here you go baby! I also followed my Instagram account using yours, Lee Min-hyung”, teased Jeno who just found out that Mark was using his Korean name all this time which was why he couldn’t find anyone under Mark Lee. The baseball player immediately gave out the biggest smile upon hearing Jeno say his Korean name. Jeno left the room and Mark laid back to his bed with the biggest smile.
“Helloooooo Jenooo??? Wake up don’t go back to sleep!!” said Jaemin who was consistently knocking the door of the empty room. It’s been a few minutes since his call with Jeno ended but Jeno still wasn’t opening the door. As he paused, Jaemin noticed someone walking from the end of the hall.
“Jeno??? Where have you been? I thought you were inside all along. So, I’ve been knocking at no one all this time?” Jaemin expressed while still wondering where Jeno came from.
“I’ll explain later. Sorry.”
“Hey hey hey. Wait a minute.” Jaemin said. “Why do I feel like you have that after sex glow???”
“I said I’ll explain later. Let’s get inside first” replied Jeno who just took out the room key from his pocket.
“NO YOU DIDN’T!!!! OH WAIT --- YES YOU DID!!!!” Jaemin excitedly exclaimed while pointing at Jeno, eyes wide open. “You mentioned that Mark’s room was also on this floor but you didn’t know exactly which one. Are you telling me you found him?? BITCH you better talk I know you too well for you to even deny!”
“Okay okay! YESS! I found him. More like, we found each other.” Jeno went on to tell the whole story about what happened last night. Jeno was happily telling Jaemin how happy he was when suddenly, he received a text message from an unknown number.
“Hey Jeno. Baby. This is Markiee. 😊 You mentioned you will be going back home tonight. Hope you’ll have a safe flight later. Hope we’ll see each other back in Seoul. Call me.”
Jaemin can’t help but feel excited towards his best friend’s blossoming love life.
“Message him back! Oh you’re definitely going to see him again back home” said Jaemin who is still too excited to calm down.
“Okay, okay!” Said the smiling Jeno. “Hey Markie! Sure thing. Will do. I’ll call you when I get back.” Jeno replied to Mark’s message.
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Jeno and Jaemin did their usual routine at the hotel after Jeno took a shower. Their flight time came so they packed their suitcases and met up with their co-workers. They boarded their shuttle, left the hotel, went to the airport, then on to the boarding gates.
The flight attendants were already inside the aircraft, so they started boarding for the passengers. They were both still assigned to work for Business Class on the way home. As they were greeting the passengers entering the plane, Jeno was shocked to see Renjun, Mark’s personal assistant, appear by the door.
“Mr. Huang! It’s nice to have you onboard again. Are you alone this time sir?” asked Jeno while looking for Mark. “Oh it’s you guys again!! No, I’m traveling with Mark. He’s still back there signing autographs for some fans. They surrounded him so he just told me to go first. I don’t know why he wanted to rebook our flight earlier. He just said he really needs to meet someone back in Korea.”
Jeno gave a smile to Renjun pointing him to his seat. Suddenly, his heart started to race again knowing that Mark will be appearing any second now. A passenger who needed help stowing her luggage to the overhead bins asked for assistance from Jeno. So, Jeno left the door, passing out the greeting duties to one of his co-workers. Jeno lifted the small old lady’s luggage who was unable to reach the stowage bins. He closed the bins as it was already full then the captain announced that the doors will be closing and all passengers must be seated already.
Jeno thought to himself as he was walking forward to close the door ‘Where the heck is Mark?’
He closed the aircraft door then proceeds to check on Renjun. As he walked beside Renjun’s seat, he saw Mark beside him already then greeted him with a sigh of relief. “Glad you made it onboard, Mr. Lee” Jeno said sarcastically.
Mark laughed upon hearing Jeno’s joke and Jeno can’t help but turn red and flutter again upon seeing the best smile he’s ever seen. He temporarily said goodbye to go back to his station and told him to talk later.
Jeno approached Jaemin and immediately told his best friend “Jae, I think I’m falling for him already.”
“The dude got you so whipped, huh? I’m happy for you Jen. You should tell him after the flight.”
“I don’t know but I can’t take him off my mind” Jeno added. “Ever since the first flight. I’ve never felt this way towards anyone. It usually takes time for me to like someone but with him, it felt different. I didn’t need to adjust. I didn’t need to find time to see him. Whenever I start looking for him, he suddenly appears out of nowhere. Like he was always meant to find me. It felt right, Jae. Not to mention the way he looks definitely suits my taste. And the bed, oh boy in bed. I’ve never passed out after doing it before. I think I’m going crazy.”
Jaemin made sure to listen to his best friend and continued giving his support. He even exchanged assignments with Jeno so the latter could serve Mark during the flight. This time, Mark made sure to wake up every meal service so he could see Jeno again.
Over twelve hours have passed, and the flight finally landed. Mark was successful in staying awake during the whole flight just so he could see Jeno working the skies. Jeno and Jaemin stood by the door and began bidding farewell to every passenger. As Mark stood up, Jeno couldn’t help but stare into Mark’s eyes as he walks towards him doing the same.
“Thank you so much for flying with us, Mr. Lee” said Jaemin.
“I’ve never been so thankful for a flight. Thank you. You guys are the best flight attendants I’ve ever seen”. Mark said thanking Jeno and Jaemin by the door before stepping out.
Mark looked back to Jeno leaving him a wink and signaling Jeno to call him. Finally, after a few more minutes since Mark left, the aircraft was empty. Jeno and Jaemin thanked each of their co-workers including the pilots. They packed their stuff, passed through immigration, then went on to get their check in baggage. There were several full load flights arriving at the same time so the airport was jampacked with passengers. Jeno’s eyes was actively searching for Mark while claiming their baggage. They exited the airport without seeing Mark or Renjun around so they went ahead to the waiting area for their take home shuttle.
Jeno couldn’t wait any longer ‘til he could use his phone again. So the moment he could, he immediately grabbed his phone from his pocket to call Mark while waiting for their shuttle to arrive. And just as he was dialing Mark’s number, “JENO!” yelled Mark who was running towards him, catching his breath, trying to catch up to him.
Mark finally caught up to Jeno and he was panting. Jaemin looked at the shocked Jeno and told him that he’ll go ahead so the two could talk. Mark finally caught his breath and began talking.
“I know we’ve only met like, 5 days ago. But trust me when I say that the last 5 days was one of the happiest moments I’ve ever had.” Jeno just looked at Mark as he spoke.
“The moment you walked out the curtain to give me my meal, I already fell in love with you. I’m very confident with my reflexes but when I saw you, it’s like the whole world started moving in slow motion and when the glass of water fell, I didn’t even see it coming.”
“When I saw your shuttle arrive at the hotel we were in, I immediately asked Renjun to request for a room on the same floor as the flight attendants. I know you might think it’s creepy but I couldn’t help it. I really wanted to have a chance to see you again.”
“And when you were outside my elevator, that was game over for me. I kept hoping that I’d run into you in the hotel. And we did. I’m whipped for you, Jen. I was so happy to see you again and I know that the elevator ride was not enough. That’s why I asked you out for a cup of coffee.”
“During my game, all I could think of was to finish the game right away so I could go back to the hotel and have more chances of bumping into you. And Jen, you gave me a Home Run. Just like how I felt for you. I don’t usually invite people over to my room, but something about you feels right. Meeting you felt like a home run, Jeno.”
“I’d understand if you have no plans of seeing me again. After all, I’m just a stranger to you. I haven’t proven anything and you do not know me that well yet. But for the past few days, all I could think about was that I wanted to spend my mornings, afternoons, and evenings with you. I wanna wake up next to you. I wanna get to know you more. I wanna be there when you need me. I want to have longer conversations with you. More late nights. I want more of you, Jeno.”
Jeno started tearing up from everything he just heard. He couldn’t believe that Mark was confessing to him. He did his best to control his tears. His ears started to turn red. Then his whole face started to turn red, and he can’t help but feel his heart pounding.
“Jeno, will you go out with me? Will you be my boyfriend?” Mark asked with his eyes sparkling as he looked into Jeno’s eyes.
Jeno was speechless because this was everything he wanted for the past few days. He had the same thoughts as Mark. He was very surprised to hear the same words that he just told Jaemin just a few hours ago. Clearly, the feeling was mutual.
Jeno picked up the lover boy’s hands, moved closer towards him, and pecked a kiss onto Mark’s hands. He could feel Mark’s hands shaking, probably from the confession he just made. As he looked into Mark’s eyes, he could see the sincerity behind those words. He could feel the emotions that came out of Mark’s lips.
“Yes, Mark. I’d be glad to be your boyfriend. Now, would you do me a favor and be MY boyfriend as well?” Jeno accepted and returned the question.
“Yes, Jeno, YES!”. Mark couldn’t help but jump towards Jeno and hug him as tight as he could. Jeno looked at Mark’s face and gave Mark a long, sweet kiss to the lips full of passion, love, and happiness.
Both boys, can’t stop smiling and right after their first kiss as a couple, the flight attendants’ shuttle arrived. Mark’s car service also arrived with Renjun waving to Mark, smiling and genuinely happy from what he just witnessed.
“So, uh, I’ll see you later, baby?” Asked Mark. “Yes, baby. I’ll see you later” Jeno answered.
Mark and Jeno temporarily parted ways and approached their own car services. Jaemin went closer to Jeno and hugged his best friend telling him how happy he was for Jeno.
They picked up their suitcases, went inside the shuttle, and sat together all the way to the back. Jeno couldn’t stop smiling, extremely happy to have found Mark. Jaemin, who heard everything that Mark said, asked Jeno. “So how are you feeling? I bet you won’t be able to sleep today.”
Jeno contemplated about how happy he was to have met and knew Mark. He couldn’t find the best words to describe how he was feeling. Every memory he had of the last 5 days in Vancouver quickly rushed into his mind as he was looking for the words to answer to Jaemin.
Finally, Jeno replied with the first words that came into his mind, sighing, looking so deep in love.
“Oh Canada!”