thank you so much!! such an honor and omg so many! mahae is the last pillar holding up my mental health.

some off the top of my head that i revisit constantly:

"pretty boy" - https://archiveofourown.org/works/27449128 [i adore this characterization of their relationship and the dialogue is so, so good. this fic is foundational to me and my understanding of them.]

"instinct's my alibi" - https://archiveofourown.org/works/45420196/chapters/114277648 [this mark and this haechan live in my head as their own characters. the story is so perfect, i wanted more. first chapter is a masterclass in writing a pilot chapter.]

"darkstep" - https://archiveofourown.org/works/63491155/chapters/162691966 [i suffered greatly but so freaking good. i am a sucker for toxic relationships with a happy ending and this one is executed to perfection. also a masterclass in writing first chapters. i study this fic i swear.]

"it's not like id ever change a thing" - https://archiveofourown.org/works/64240198/chapters/164879959 [i could rec so many onceuponalazy fics. i love how they explore canon and the complexities of mark and haechan and why they work and why they dont work, which is my weakness in this ship like they are so thorny and yet the soulmatism is undeniable]

i bookmark a lot of fics i read as well and there are so many more. this tag has both humbled me and inspired me to get better at writing and to write longer stuff for them. we are so spoiled for content.