NCT FIC REC

markhyuck

• amateur lovers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20179327 It takes five years, a whole Triwizard Tournament, and an embarrassing incident with Amortentia before Donghyuck finally stutters through the l-word.

• april showers bring may flowers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10551568 mark loved the boy who rivalled the sun.

• ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17588183 “You’ve obviously thought about it if it’s on your list,” Jaemin says, stirring his bibimbap after squeezing an obscene amount of gochujang on it. “Which by the way is a worryingly short list. Like you’d take a bullet for Donghyuck? You’d sit through his gazillionth rewatch of the Twilight series? But you wouldn’t fuck him?” (Or: Donghyuck asks his best friend Mark to take his virginity. Feelings ensue.)

• kismet

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10581606 According to Jo Wonwoo (the kid from the Busan team who exaggerates just about everything) seeing Donghyuck in person gives you about as much luck as a dozen four-leaved clovers and a hundred horseshoes combined.

• make each other shine

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16735872/chapters/39257574 when a song that mark wrote about donghyuck is chosen for the latest nct u unit, their relationship changes forever.

• now again

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18156659 It starts, like every other story that starts with an ending, with a single regret and a single mistake. Mark should probably leave but he’s too dumb and in love, and Donghyuck is just too lost to be left alone.

• pandemonium

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13180749
Mark falls in love with Donghyuck in confusing stages. Much, like a full scale, pandemonium.

• Today, too, the policeman sits (by the busker's empty pitch)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13807302 Seoul Police Officer Mark Lee is reassigned to a quiet town, population ~1k. Which is, of course, where he meets the most troublesome (read: annoying) repeat offender of his entire career: street violinist Lee Donghyuck. Alternatively: Mark is a cop, but who exactly is pursuing who is anyone's guess.

• Courage, Dear Heart

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11061276/chapters/24664590 Mark takes Donghyuck home with him to Vancouver to meet his parents and to propose. It's all sunshine and rainbows, except they aren't actually together.

• A Long-Ass Night

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10997940 Mark, while writing his journal, tries to figure out his feelings for Donghyuck once and for all, because honestly, Yukhei has no business calling Donghyuck his, regardless of context.

• web your way into my heart

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14212272 mark is spiderman. and donghyuck knows he’s spiderman. but mark doesn't know that donghyuck knows.

• Sunsoaked

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10224047 Delicate. The word that Mark was looking for, to describe Donghyuck’s expression. It was delicate. And it was all he had been able to think about. He was all Mark had been able to think about.

• i was lowkey (that's the old me)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10630245 donghyuck is going to start prematurely greying because of mark lee alternatively, mark gets glasses

• i look for myself within you

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11075064 Donghyuck cared about nothing, and Mark cared a little too much about everything.

• Fall of a Thousand

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15332814 Growing up, Mark has only ever known of one constant in his life, Donghyuck. Whether that's meant to be a good or bad thing however, is a decision resting on fate itself.

• Eyes On The Prize

https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/34013372 Where there's a grand prize at stake, a few hurdles to cross, and some home truths to uncover.

• a pocketful of sunshine

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14731868/chapters/34053779 Donghyuck, quite literally, falls for Mark on the first day of school.

• One of Us

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13774950/chapters/31660779 Donghyuck’s new flatmate Mark doesn’t seem any different from expected. He’s nice and polite, and pretty darn cute too. All of that changed when Mark returned home one night with a bloody shirt and a gun in his hand.

• dreaming the same dream

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10581231 “i like you, mark lee,” he says, perhaps the most unnecessary thing he has ever said (and mark thinks donghyuck says a lot of unnecessary things).   mark is donghyuck's soulmate. donghyuck isn't his.

• hit where it hurts for silver and gold

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10626807 The phoenix feather in the core of their wands connects them, but that's apparently all they have in common. (Except that Donghyuck seems to be made of gold and Mark has always had a thing for him.)

• the weekend, or whatever.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7772065 Donghyuck snorts. “And I'm the extra one.” “I guess you're rubbing off on me,” Mark shrugs and sets off quietly.

• two! three!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10559342 Rule #1 of Starting Your Own Band: DON'T DATE YOUR GODDAMN DRUMMER.

• lovesick f#%k

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9671786 “Okay,” Donghyuck says, “My immediate response was going to be ‘fuck no’, but I figured that meant I should humour you and your,” he picks up the jar, squinting at the permanent marker and rattling the coin inside, “Seu-we-eo-ja?” (Mark keeps a swear jar. By NCT Dream's first comeback, it's almost full.)

• stealing the sun is not enough

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13471851/chapters/30886596 Mark Lee is a demigod with a knack for terrible decisions and a crush on Donghyuck from Apollo's cabin.

• wannabe

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11910960 for someone who studies brains, donghyuck sure acts like he doesn't have one

• Appreciated

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8117173 Everyone has a bad day and takes it out on Donghyuck, who's more fragile than he seems. Donghyuck likes to pretend he's not affected but Mark can see through his front.

• western hills

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7914586 Mark’s lungs are full of dust, and infatuation towards a noisy boy from Jeju.

• creature of habit

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10564113 If Jeno was the angel on Mark’s shoulder, then Donghyuck was the devil, and Mark wanted to do something that felt wrong, even just once.

• spring days

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10468743 spring days are when things have a new beginning tl;dr: mark and donghyuck's friendship blossom into something else

• hop out, cop out (baby you're a knockout)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18046676 “There’s a situation,” Mark tells Jaemin over the phone. “Did you fall down the stairs again?” Jaemin asks. “No,” Mark says, and glances over at Donghyuck. “It’s—well, there’s a zombie, for one—” “A what—” “And, uh, in my previous life, we dated,” Mark continues. “Apparently.” There’s silence on the other end of the phone. “For the record,” Donghyuck points out, “I’m not a zombie.” (or: donghyuck hops out casket-fresh, and mark starts to believe, just a little, in soulmates.)

• honeymouthed and full of wildflowers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19001992/chapters/45123763 “Honestly, losing a war might almost be a better option than this.” Mark is marrying Donghyuck to save his kingdom, but he wonders who will save him from his husband, or his husband from him.

• new blogpost!

https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/40614863 [hendairy left a comment 1 min ago]: wow this guide is super helpful bc i think my roomie is also a killer u__u thnx bro!!! [SMUpolice left a comment 30 secs ago]: We’re sorry to hear this, please file a report with us as soon as possible. [huangster96 left a comment 10 secs ago]: ur a dumbass [markly left a comment 0 secs ago]: im gonna kill u donghyuck

• as long as you lead (i will follow behind)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15941666 Donghyuck blinks, mouth open in a silent moan as Mark presses urgent and insistent kisses on his neck. He can feel his throat getting dry, his fingers skidding across the bed sheets, too soft, and up to Mark’s shoulder, hard muscle, as he presses his hand there in a failed attempt to escape Mark’s hold. Giving up, he licks his lips and says: “I think we should stop doing this.”

• beneath the moon and under the sun

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14271195/chapters/32916879 Donghyuck has a crush on his roommate. Who is a vampire. And most certainly doesn't like him back. (Maybe).

• retracing steps

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14696769 It takes one accidental time-travel and one day of dating Donghyuck in another reality for Mark to realize a few things. [About Time AU]

• starbright

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8470351 there’s this whole deal about how you find your soulmate, but donghyuck’s already got his. the problem lies in admitting it.

• Spring Break (All Your Bones)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14074512 Donghyuck is for Saturday mornings after sleepovers Mark would never admit he enjoys and summer afternoons sitting on sun warmed sidewalks with sugary ice cream melting in their mouths and down their fingers. Donghyuck is his childhood and adolescence, and Mark spends spring break getting reacquainted.

noren

• a little longer longing

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1169249 Renjun wants to believe that it's not about him, that it's not about Jeno—that it's about something bigger than both of them. (Or, a Catholic school AU)

• you and i, zero mile

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13136511 Jeno wonders whether anyone in his class is really a Legilimens. He doesn’t know that much about them or whether they’d even react to something so dumb like someone yelling internally. Regardless, Jeno is bored, and doesn’t see why he can’t at least try. He takes a deep breath, ignoring the weird look from the Ravenclaw sitting next to him. He clears his head the best he can and closes his eyes, before imagining himself screaming at the top of his lungs. A chair clatters to the floor, and Jeno opens his eyes. Renjun’s on the ground, with his hands over his ears.

dojae

• ain't no party like a Type A party

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8163122 'Cos a Type A party don't stop. Or: Doyoung hates the choral society and he hates Jaehyun. Neither are lies.

• open up my ribcage (i’ll find you there)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16414037 roses are red, violets are blue, do you love me as much as I love you?

• lesbian loving anti-capitalist, kim doyoung!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15574851 doyoung is a man of strong beliefs, from being convinced the wealth should be distributed in an egalitarian method to the masses, to believing in the liberation of the modern woman, to thinking starbucks is evil. his problem resides in being a weak gay who wavers whenever jung jaehyun, heir to the jung oil company, is involved. even if he has yuta laughing in his ear about becoming a white man's whore. [alt: crack college au]

• this time next year

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14714084 Sometimes being Kim Doyoung’s boyfriend is a curse, but a great curse, one that always ends well. Maybe it’s actually a blessing. (Jaehyun & Doyoung's first five anniversaries.)

• it's almost blue

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14152686 Jaehyun lifts his lips up into a smirk and says, “I suppose you’re right. I’d like to go out with you sometime.” What Doyoung replies with is: “Oh sorry, I don't date blonds.” There’s a brief pause of sustained staring as Jaehyun attempts to unravel the complexity of that answer. Running a hand through his straw coloured hair, he tilts his head to the side. “I'm not… a natural blond.” “Oh yeah, that's obvious,” Doyoung snorts. “I just wanted an excuse on why I didn't want to go out with you without hurting your feelings." or: university takes four years before it's over and it takes Jaehyun and Doyoung four years before it even begins

• Castling

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15315570/chapters/35533485 “There are no vampires in Rookswood.” Johnny’s smiling slightly. It’s an unfinished smile, like a house without a roof - it’s got everything it should have but it’s missing that core element that makes it whole. “What about Jaehyun, then?” His name is an anchor on Doyoung’s tongue. Johnny doesn’t stop smiling. “Why, he’s our neighbour, of course.”

• To whom shall I pray to

https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/32461626 The irony is that Doyoung is a god who receives prayers but who could never utter one.

• even paradise has an expiration date

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11619087/chapters/26123799 In Jaehyun's little paradise, it doesn't matter if Doyoung's poisonous flowers have taken over the house, if rain is clogging the Floo Network or if Jaehyun keeps tripping on slimy tentacles in the foyer. Doyoung smiles at him and it's enough. (Or, the HP au in which Jaehyun comes home every night to his herbologist boyfriend and no one wants to talk about their job.)

luwoo

• fragments of a daydream (about you)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14267118 “Wait, who listens when they don’t want to?” Yukhei frowns. “What would be the point in that?” Jungwoo smiles and Yukhei feels bad for interrupting him to ask such a dumb question. It’s just-- every time that Jungwoo talks about another guy, Yukhei finds it difficult not to switch off. It’s a defence mechanism or something, some shit his brain has come up with to avoid having to think about Jungwoo’s never-ending line of potential suitors: all of whom are real, credible adults and not overgrown memes, and many of whom are also apparently complete dicks. (or: a pining luwoo fic no one asked for.)

neither would suffice https://archiveofourown.org/works/14107125/chapters/32503779 Yukhei may be the devil, but he’ll be damned if he lets heaven take another soul. Or, how Donghyuck’s arrival in limbo causes everything to collapse.

luhyuck

notte stellata https://archiveofourown.org/works/13506906 the world is moving too fast, and donghyuck feels like he's falling apart. yukhei accidentally picks up the pieces (dramatization: do not try this at home)

lumark

dazed & confused https://archiveofourown.org/works/19316359/chapters/45946540 rookie detective mark lee is sent on an undercover mission to infiltrate Vision, an international crime organisation run by the infamous head of the mafia, wong yukhei. as mark gets closer to yukhei, the lines between what is right and wrong are blurred as he begins to question his own beliefs. “I don’t know about that…” Yukhei trails off, making a vague gesture with his hand. “Maybe if you begged me louder.” “I’m not begging you.”

johnhyuck

Tokyo nights https://archiveofourown.org/works/20151718 It’s not a secret that Johnny doesn’t see him the way Donghyuck wished he could be seen, but for once Donghyuck listens to his friends’ advice and decides to let it die. Crushes don’t last forever, and being surrounded by pretty boys all over the industry, Donghyuck will find someone else to crush on – someone his age, someone that isn’t straight, someone that can make him happy.

markjohnhyuck

lethal combination https://archiveofourown.org/works/16374998 Yukhei laughs, his voice passing at least three different octaves. “I knew you’d have fun. So, who’s the lucky person?” “Actually,” Mark says and looks up at the sky. It’s beautiful, clouds like rare dark grey specks in the sea of baby blues and lilacs. “Actually, there are two people.”