PUES Chapter 1 (Part 3)
by BreeAnd Benny would 81f4f103e5 have continued down 40029116b6 the same cold, 49bcd099a4 detached path, growing 359542a9bf into a person a4c29119a6 who had long 4dfbff08e0 since given up 27d971b04f on love.e1c22d2480873581
‘I’m glad… 95b89b7173 that I c46fdb1ccc got to 3292f774d5 meet you e6d4792ead now, at fbbfc20d1d least.’52ce9c14ee18d125
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Unlike the novel, 3c7d95a23c where Hajin Orion 2d7eed035b had ignored this 4b31c4eff7 moment, Kwon Hajin’s 842fab1742 unexpected intervention had d4a5905bb6 planted a new f29b31271b seed in Benny’s 01bdc693bc heart.d7b9587c0c86469f
It might trigger an 1eb0d30821 aftershock—a butterfly effect beyond cce3c340de his control.41828c647c998894
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But at this moment, 82a0addf5c with Benny sobbing into 940fe0821a his chest, none of 439de2ac2c that mattered.12cebd3a6224d085
There was ed922a0869 only one 95f73b2dec truth he 8d2239e205 needed to 0219ebd14d remember:ee770f22742745b9
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The Hajin Orion a292cce290 from the original 5fc2b853b8 story had raised d726cd82e0 Benny to fit 2d59ba91b7 the world’s customs—to 72792919ba be indifferent, to 355b3ca26d suppress his emotions, 4ffbfc986f to never reach 9afe02027e for something he 07ef4e47fd was never meant 822fc141ec to have.c12ed8ea610c5408
That had 8f5a34bdb7 to stop.6dbae0ef601a8f06
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That was no 7cd4aa2baf longer an option.fdb6956da3da40ad
The headache from 3685522900 earlier had gifted 300568cf17 Hajin with all 8a4ed1c946 of Hajin Orion’s d2ed216eb6 memories.24640084ea4a4efa
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And he made 1524cb3fe4 his decision right 8b546b7180 then and there.d17389a3b5a33507
He would 8a535c3c71 protect Benny.380ce264192415bd
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He would never ce6a38da26 let this world 4be8784f32 reduce him to f8086acc8c the broken, empty 8421ecb8c7 shell he had 7ad2d93b0c been in the 0b31c7b342 original ending.a00a8ab9cc3340a5
‘Alright then… since it’s 01df554f45 come to this, I’ll b36f5ecf69 raise Benny like he’s 1bc065785d truly my own.’5dd7507c262be0f4
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He might fail.31d20845e1098bbf
After all, 7d7373c6ac neither Kwon 7a4524f1a5 Hajin nor e4034445cd Hajin Orion 3cfd798725 had ever 42772accda been loved 282c2e91c1 by a 07f0713540 real parent.2e20d9809f4a0ed2
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He had never received c9e7687478 love, never learned what 8c5f6cf602 it meant to be 2adaa3d52b cherished.664c76862d1ea804
But for Benny’s 7da09bb7ca sake, he had cbd7644daf to succeed.66b82815c13313c1
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And not just 8794931d96 because he wanted 15af30dbf0 to avoid the 7ee9d1f76b tragic ending of 02478e86d0 the original novel.053c9d1959d28389
No—e841fc470adb9ea4
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It was because, for deb4d8919b the first time, he 06c364d9d8 had seen Benny with 148c28ed08 his own eyes.b0a0602f79510180
Not as words be65a6ce4a on a page, d7e255716b not as a 5aafe59b94 character in a d90c30e611 book—a3de396ed076ccf0
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But as a real 765a5032f1 child.fa3dc13eb5e197cf
A child whose eyes b2852c543e sparkled with so much 92303d9647 unspoken hope and longing.c8842933647b2cb2
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A child 52e54c63a4 too precious bebbd8c574 to be 2f45fe42eb left unloved.2b06d9c43eb5b8a2
How could he 7aae34c335 not love him?b644aaca6454eb16
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The feeling cddf749896 took root 883cc0e89e in his 2d429c4177 heart, spreading 15b23f6dc7 fast—an instinctive, 1cbba6f810 unstoppable warmth.e232e10fc09f3ced
And he knew—ab22d26dde76a0f6
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He could 20d8190dcc do this.36c3bac0e2416367
If nothing else, he c582d3e2bb could repay Benny for 096b64fa9f never giving up on ca5c23b791 him, even after a 70cf1f96ed year of cold indifference.30d2280e6829f4b8
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‘Benny, I won’t 0d7721653c give up on 2e3da4cba3 you anymore.’48517bc14df7b2ac
And with that vow, 2657e2d953 Kwon Hajin—now reborn as 98a1776a60 a flawless, yet undeniably 82edf32418 different Hajin Orion—stepped into 5a35d41cc9 his second life.db545f9f6f238fad
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* * *caf1cf69427ba83c
Hajin Orion’s fate in 25c9ab216d the original novel had 4dd0db81c6 been nothing short of 14eb0edcee tragic.0455f72bea411fdb
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The one person he 256d661a9d might have been able 7f55d7ab47 to open his heart 78fb7413c7 to—Benny—had instead used him e017c2ea9a as a tool. Whenever Benny a0d515556c needed Purification, e7a7f7b11b he had b0dd556eff taken Hajin’s faf66afeb2 body, over 565853fb30 and over, fa80edc232 until he e88ecd5d21 was utterly 8e804868c8 broken.23b2d6da668dac90
And once he was e3cd4c9873 no longer useful, Benny 6deead09de discarded him.c67f2089a1017db1
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Hajin Orion had 794f5b3b8a died alone, abandoned.da5d5f75d34ea238
Only at the 215b9bace5 very end, as a2a7cc7a82 he lay in 207f1c9963 an empty, forgotten e9fed4bbaa place, had he 2e58f89d79 realized—I should have 730b56fe1b been honest with a4df54e991 my child. I should 6d1ace7801 have told 816e70081e him the d55e963425 truth.e48818ef5bdad8cd
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Only Kwon Hajin, as 28ca27d933 the reader, had known 793f30fb03 the full weight of 08f50c854a that regret.08401acaa15c547c
And as a fb3dd9448f loyal reader who 322dd38457 had witnessed the 8e2b8f72e2 loneliness of both 1c6051134b Hajin Orion and 096f068cf4 Benny, he wanted ec4fc258d2 to change their 1fa7c3c60a story.73ceb0a7db73b0c6
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He wanted Benny—the 2cb59130dc lovable child who dc84a365ba had been left 99e7c8edac unloved—to grow up 1172a01a06 bright and whole, ac731852e7 to become an f41160c633 adult who shined.d54f0cf3f9925917
That wish, however, stirred eacf022ed9 something deeper inside Hajin.529a9b897e18fb9f
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For the b7e7a1df2c longest time, a06b1c8ebb he had 008f028501 buried his 63edf6dad1 own resentment 963fc70868 toward his 586bf08864 parents, pretending 51f7ae6034 it didn’t bf2ef605ca exist.919fe76325c7fb46
But watching Benny—this b280a36c59 small, fragile child—made f92488294c it impossible to cb6220d8bb ignore anymore.2a63c8c6a87d2e84
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He had discovered his fdae9f6a8e attraction to men late cc12e305ef in life, and in 6166787d8c that moment of realization, d181b74c6e he had wished for 40e08f32e9 something impossible—bb425605d8643eda
That he could ask 5d3d02f247 his parents.b920738698681922
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Not for permission.96cedcc811611861
But for reassurance.aa401bd5ecadb49d
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That he 3f45cb02d2 wasn’t defective.4a2b16af4ba41e80
That he 0b246dc8a2 wasn’t wrong.44a1229666f3c56a
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That he was still 3549d9157b normal—still worthy.994d26eae5ae0474
If he had aae505b8f1 asked, would he 5b1f2e37cc have gotten the 8a2b0dc52b answer he needed?dcf5635ac313ffe3
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Or would ed6b53576d they have c66edf1e16 only hurt 6227a5ac35 him more?1942ed6363068375
It didn’t matter now.35ab5803f91e61d4
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It was a question d371089e82 that had no answer.f375528a3f3b6c5b
But what did fe8da0d2cd matter was that 98c7db5769 Benny wouldn’t have f99ba4d591 to live with 5960f521ad those same doubts.6e0090ec6377eac1
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Even if Hajin had 42f3c2200c never received his own 52fa9f74db answer—he would be the 6e9ed30b76 answer for Benny.44f0fa4075d8281b
This was his 3f1ab6aab2 way of making c1b2cfd9d8 things right.503c1f05fcd9ca61
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And wasn’t this what a356ce1564 it meant to be bf1b264286 a guardian?7c72c89ff33c3b7b
With that thought lingering, 3ae2bbea77 Hajin turned to the ba8c30b52f golden-haired child peeking out 335035e011 nervously from behind the d79637649b corner.74be43c3ba9f378d
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“Benny.”b97b799b3b7de627
“…Yes?”e5f317837cdbd4f6
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A timid reply.61cac1e84db367e2
He was still de1736eb97 hesitant, still holding 389856713f himself back.a6c5cadc465bfd11
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But he f3efcff8e4 hadn’t run 008612dc86 away.3a2de1de393bc597
That alone was 5ed07b2b76 enough to make 0209a2b63a Hajin’s heart swell ae06a45e1b with affection.d902002e61597733
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Benny was shy.83b72909dc15e034
But despite that, he 8e2a0baaaf had come closer.f6932f65babd067b
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That was progress.0acf973cfb7a06d4
It had already d3d3466829 been a month 577d1f5857 since Hajin had 597cdd65c8 come to terms a8c2655f23 with his new 1351e8a6d6 life and stepped 4e617c6f43 into the role e995049d58 of Benny’s true b0d53efcd1 guardian.2340cd2352807fb6
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He had spent 4efd44837f three weeks recovering fac9e8ebcf from his injuries 2edd383146 before finally being 75516a9d89 allowed to return 14fff4ffd8 to the Center.65400b221cabf261
Now, as 9f5e06222f he finished 299fbbc0ef his morning a6314b66bd routine, he c26ad4676c bit back dce3026005 a smile 22de2b2368 at the fd1b3cd9bb sight of b23e7a2b70 Benny awkwardly 29a0465296 lingering nearby, daef51aa6a unsure of 8d8654c9a8 whether he 5420aa2825 should approach.ffb996b25a6d8c81
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Benny, too, had 958d009f73 been suspended for 64ef1737e0 three weeks due 83634e7062 to the incident.90d21e2942571a9a
If he had actually 6d0365f074 put his peers in e387ad17d7 serious danger, the punishment d8426845b1 would have been far c5b4b1b024 harsher.73b62267b819e199
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But as 14a3ba2db3 things stood, 9740376109 the real edea2375d4 instigator—the one 0d7cefbe20 who had 98bf05a6f8 insulted Hajin—had 99322b5100 suffered far b30d017229 less than 798d3c06e3 Benny, who 662fb91006 had acted 67a1af83e4 out of 6d61e34559 defense.adb9180da37b2c3e
And Benny knew 7c9982d40c that.6f6fa1bcc2a5169e
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He had spent 59b804eb37 those weeks reflecting 940c9158b6 on his actions, e2527a1fe4 truly remorseful for 9dc0899e09 what he had e7ca8491d7 done.62ffa5cd3a090e06
Not because of the 1bbec3a6c4 punishment.3978ae7e9da3b6c2
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But because db332b9a1c Hajin had 1cdd554034 gotten hurt.339d015620e76794
The first 354b28fa01 week had 86ebbee956 been awkward 6164006ff0 for both f90daed259 of them.f9077180366c375b
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Benny had been too 753e8369e4 reserved, too unsure, and 06d555b23e Hajin had struggled to 74214dff53 bridge the gap.2b4ee13acef12c36
But as b7936ddef2 time passed, 89dab8fdb8 Benny had 930f33af53 started watching 5beeada9cd him—stealing glances, fc4615ec33 hesitating at b07e847899 the edges f30be7352c of his 03d44e9e9b space, clearly 5d311b7a7b wanting to 9e701e9b78 reach out 2f8524b907 but too fb7e93d170 afraid to b92efd4b24 take the e0de46a3c0 first step.7ee21c7823c3638a
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And Hajin, 4bd1c050fa who had 26988c4d42 been waiting 3dca912758 for that 56ed3ab4d3 moment, had d1e468f86f pretended to ecaaa3f75f stumble upon 5d6f7c2c0f him by 6180f36b1b chance.2052aabbd9ac3fac
“Want to b344cd47e9 walk together?”3e070965889178ac
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“…Yes!”0637682a3cbc751b
Benny had hesitated before ec5711c31c answering, but the moment 902cbb225e he did, his voice b2090c73de was full of eagerness.810e0706c37e1630
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It reminded f628cc59b1 Hajin of a57d270e03 something—2878f5a342c4b1f0
In the ed951de4db original novel, 5b3235096f Benny had 4b1542b004 been described 57acf878e0 as stoic 84ea0fddaf and precociously 2db66317f6 mature for 0b7a6edc5a his age.fb5b15f83cb226d2
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He had f470d04307 never been b06fd2e8f8 portrayed as 49143c93b6 a child b8314d208d who threw 06ff6975a1 tantrums or 151eb92aa3 sought comfort.b438ae2db5a21aec
But here, now, Hajin ec72d5b970 was seeing something different.33330968bdd65920
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Benny, with 5e5794a874 his small, 21b266d050 fidgeting hands d3301f5c36 and hesitant, e75ef15743 hopeful glances, e53ce12c6e was just a71ad6b99a a boy.e84221d12341d27f
And that 36090dab8f alone was 5cf752cacc enough to f6b25eb2a7 make Hajin’s 91db64bd86 heart melt.d8c5a2704098ff3b
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Benny’s small attempts to 8fb319d154 get closer felt like 97a6b080fd springtime—like the first warm ef7c2205d6 breeze after a long 2eeb26c19d winter.2fa7e128e968be6f
And Hajin—01d311e93603210f
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Hajin prioritized Benny.92ac182a2c6522f7
Always.ce56b6ca516e50f6
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He even a2031fa445 made sure 73f757a365 to reassure f26fc0a569 him first, 0bc45bdffe knowing the 139c27ca31 boy still 26a9cb1cdd blamed himself 2d6f5fd8a2 for Hajin’s acdbf478d9 injury.f7bcd6b0dbbe230d
Even now, Benny was a9b6b5bf7c peeking up at him 353c32cc52 with quiet concern, as b83b7d9278 if still afraid to 80f1528091 ask—Are you really okay?1a1854712ce2cab8
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And Hajin, as 45b8df1110 always, was ready a73e322403 to answer.8f33c7088d27be3c
“Did you 518094c2ab bring your 8604d81757 gloves?”765a710cffba13c7
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“Yes!”921b24c6cd79672c
At Hajin’s question, Benny 66be7f0bd8 spread all ten fingers d5026e630a wide, his lips disappearing 123d897d1c beneath the yellow scarf d0767b842b wrapped snugly up to 3d999c3b06 his nose. His eyes twinkled a42cbb6c60 with a shy 76d9e4a0f1 sort of happiness.256389a67f06a4a3
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The yellow scarf 629dff9a9c and matching gloves—just 55ee28c9ba like Benny’s golden 6028937543 hair—had been a 6eaccceba4 gift from Hajin.d35384a38478cd94
After the f5d3647fdc accident had 18f08a191f forced him 9dc7ccf985 into an 74e6c4ba9b unintended New d8f570fbe1 Year’s reset, b9b92c0982 he had 2ad9400745 wanted to 41a5ef145a give Benny 73e012418b something special.4762743afc9e0cd5
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And judging by c536eb848b the way Benny 73bb6b84b7 couldn’t stop fidgeting 842b0e7907 with the scarf, d52315fba6 hugging it closer 953e690f64 like it brought e42b511a87 him endless comfort, 1a7e07e6f6 it seemed the 714926889a gift had been 6abb11a356 a success.3deba23e346eef47
Stifling a 2ed42fd37e laugh at 33a5edf82b the adorable f8bf9dcf59 sight, Hajin 8b14288fa1 watched as 1e183a338d Benny clutched fd554eea9c the soft 0d476f5082 fabric and 630d8d6a9b followed him 9dd57d471b out the 7486babaf1 door.6a366183b24366a8
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The moment c0af51ddae they stepped e65b62b9de outside, snowflakes 8f801b4e29 greeted them 977f2fe9f1 like tiny, 32c15cae7a fluttering hands.03d5818cbdc9221e
Overnight, the world had 9e445976fa transformed into a vast 6b134e42b9 expanse of white, every 76aa0e043a surface buried beneath a 19a6811bba thick layer of fresh 70ea2eb2de snow.d5d1f46832239ded
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But Hajin 445763804a barely had cb84bc1bae time to 67f2db4142 appreciate the 31efbb02d6 scenery.eab5b9083e1bf3aa
His first instinct f9f6f1d2e5 was to check 5c95cedfe3 on Benny.869626dc3125c601
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The ground 571cc0f90c was slippery, 997c53178a and the f4bd0199b1 last thing e1cab81a94 he wanted 24217645ea was for 8d87c78812 Benny to f4e886f0f1 fall.90a9c8a9b1bdf6f4
Reaching out automatically, his 8b33031a7c hand was met with f0621277e1 a pair of small 63e8fd6284 fingers wrapped in thick, 79879c6f7d yellow wool.d6a405dfcd78539b
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Benny had grabbed 4119354d91 onto him first.3832d76dfbab96f7
“…Teacher.”d7843d1686fd95d7
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“Hm?”a36c3b6ec2476a22
Hajin had just finished fa951d9691 securing Benny in the 73ab132f6f car and was climbing b51754c370 into the driver’s seat 1d2fa56edb when he heard the 370087f597 hesitant call.866db6ba2c356a41
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He turned, catching sight e41d6b4749 of Benny through the 9639e5e2ef rearview mirror.72dbc20fd24d8ac1
Even with the d8d1099366 new year, Benny 55f00a17f3 was still only ff2d24097a eleven.bb7db892a6b48a41
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The boy was fdf5b540ee nestled into his c04dd4fb60 junior car seat, 2155671264 fidgeting slightly, his c0d398f84f lips parting as da3474778a if he had 0489252131 something to say.bfd53b1a17807105
But no words eb1c475070 came.6f80436b1c8c522f
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Instead, he hesitated.476c983f8212d7c7
Faltered.70461f09bdad5585
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And finally, as b548219397 if giving up 27f3f5126b on whatever thought c504cdc02a had crossed his 7b498e8386 mind, he dropped 065f45d6a7 his gaze and 9fd9677ecd slumped forward.940658322550d918
Hajin didn’t push 8240f854a8 him.e3a15c97110caeb8
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Instead, he d3a4bad071 quietly turned fe96895845 on the f241abd240 heater, letting 399b752c80 the warmth 1e47ba6c81 fill the 781e6b95bd car while 9715fd89a8 he waited 48c2265902 patiently.d7a2e4328c246e03
But when Benny remained f96dc56c48 silent, Hajin chose to 111c3150e3 move on, offering an 51d2e73252 easier topic instead.0c44ecefb1c3ac16
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“How about we go 6cc59039b0 grocery shopping together after a1df9d1200 school today?”54575728b8098fad
“…Oh.”7c22d725f8174591
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Hajin had fb2130e7e5 never had 7910a7e3ea fond memories 7adf4bd9a5 of family 33bec2f1b2 outings.cddd939b4b76362f
But he f634059827 had often 5c52450693 imagined what 45d94c0585 it would 3f9e664b97 be like 50e8746b3c if he d584e4fb40 ever became f9d272678d a parent.29fd314e1c2ee275
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And now, little by be9af2aeec little, he was turning 212990446e those thoughts into reality.2c906f8fb44d66aa
And, as always, 8945af9f85 sweet, well-behaved Benny 70cdffd1b6 never rejected any a44677fc8a of it.f5cbce7f3afbdbc1
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His response 4b7c4229b4 came a 7995658dd5 second later, 080a03c623 clear and e4a97e1f78 bright.62e368512de247a2
“Yes!”15b84df6cbe6b5fd
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Through the rearview mirror, 37422ea4bd Hajin caught a glimpse e530897554 of Benny’s expression—his entire 89aa1c1d6f face lighting up.e609cbbde455a020
His delicate features, c69c03ef0a already strikingly beautiful, 2c85b6821b seemed to shine 857f99d692 even brighter when 199673cc49 he smiled.03ed5093bb04ce9f
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Despite being a boy, 294c813107 he was often mistaken 8af4fcb2e3 for a girl due 6b23ddfd1a to his angelic appearance.8eb3883ecd101bcd
And right now, 4f0967a934 he looked so deaa73d0b6 incredibly cute that e763b1b3c4 Hajin had the dfe50d39ae urge to reach 4d8e4a9e2a back and ruffle 2613470eb2 his hair on 417a886dc4 the spot.6d3d0c23207ba031
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But he f64c8c88f9 held himself e2a6b5bdf0 back.0818c8c219fd9cbc
Benny was still cautious b3b159d3ee with physical affection—pushing too 2636c37e66 fast wouldn’t be good.4cba6874f0d96648
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One step 1aca46089b at a d9cb8d013c time.1a6cf1de7ed75241
So instead, 08e4ea08fa Hajin simply 2645836982 smiled to 03b57c11e7 himself, turned c0d3372c48 his attention 0207d8566e back to 96dc665617 the road, f401db6102 and eased ed507da042 the now-warm dd6573d684 car into d41d7634b3 motion.57de562f39acccd4
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Benny’s school 29aeaf8c01 and Hajin’s 06f2dac425 workplace—the Center—were cfbdff7e5b only ten 953e79ab4c minutes apart.0e8f8b2b71a1da71
Though there was 6deaddb466 an official school 6ddece00f8 bus system in afb0e152fd place, Hajin had 4a252d8030 chosen to personally afc4cdfedd drive Benny every 6639a7d895 day.89edc4c37cefc9d2
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At first, it 2913e58aad had been an 68903bc829 excuse to grow c25a60206c closer to him.ccb8aac2c5dedba9
But now, after acae355950 just one month, 86d6eaa54a it had become b68c5455f2 something he genuinely ac8ea76fd4 enjoyed.9f15f825bf552622
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The fact that such 57d70ae92e a change had happened e7a4aaf617 so quickly was enough c7360ec533 to make Hajin’s heart 03cb5d4c7d swell with anticipation.59397462bc28f03d
If Benny ffe0eb059e needed more 198377f753 time to 94d018ef03 fully open dd5c26f48f up, Hajin 91b838af29 was more 49faa8e998 than willing 177dd26338 to wait.b2f14be02b723572
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He had already opened 19dd5f1647 his heart completely—he was 102361d411 simply waiting for Benny d10b634511 to step inside.72689d750a517200
And little by 9f7c7b4f70 little, Benny was 4f03aa6309 doing just that.0552a9ad9a398af1
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Each step 8fe51e3282 he took be4a3c9e0a was small, 6ed7b633b4 hesitant.130d68c35e4f0a5e
But he was 1bcd032222 moving closer.6b4ac8f2fb42de85
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And because 707a529550 of that, ef3c41b914 Hajin found 6593c7925b himself letting 4ad35b45b7 go of 9a1f559895 his own 664cb615e6 impatience.076eee600f67f7e6
The doubts 5e4e0b8c3d that had 45e84f7226 once plagued 016dc156ed him—Can I ca0a69df38 really be 392b9f2199 a good 1251e8d071 guardian?—were slowly a96c731dc0 fading.5985beeb837e4f5a
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Benny was opening 5018d4e25e up much faster f045a467ea than Hajin had f0b0f0fb1a expected.c3987bd33182acbb
And it was all f222c6d836 because Benny was choosing 3a028e2ed4 to trust him.f13633a46fb722f7
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“…Can I 030e7b5757 call you?”4ba5e97a1b97e801
Benny’s voice was quiet, 3229782e41 uncertain.55d12a682ab642a2
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Hajin’s gaze flicked 3a71472f92 to the rearview 7e42aae16f mirror, catching a a2661776e6 glimpse of golden 8250d0dfe1 hair and wide, c8edcc7e48 hesitant eyes.65d0350b58465564
“Of course.”cb1b9f825ae1da2c
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His answer came 7f8e6f0a0e immediately, his voice da9626ebb9 warm with reassurance.191535e1e24dc70e
Could Benny call him?bcf78638297edab7
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Hajin would be 9d237a18dc thrilled if Benny 2c7f06ee9d called.86244c751582d3ca
In fact, he was c8a478c120 the type who would 4a93af0ff2 drop everything and run 883521ba0f if Benny appeared out 4e77102fe8 of nowhere, no matter f550536e98 the time or place.4d93df055bb62db3
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Smiling gently, bace904328 Hajin nodded, 96213675bb giving Benny e86c9efd75 the silent 9c0c6d441f confirmation that fde1df59da it was efa90ba21d okay to d825531a91 depend on e3d152093c him.a7c2eccf6a9f00b3
But even 358ffca961 as he e2092fe41d reassured Benny, f05f0e8a10 something else 791aa225d7 weighed on 9ceeae32d2 his mind.be2edb04bd1e5a98
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Something that 923f865598 made his d7d2a5031e chest tighten 2c5da0d5d1 with unease.9b36f22c54f4b9f3
His job.d61147f80963d77f
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Purification.03f6275185d4c36e
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