SANN | Chapter 14

At last, c3898ffd40 the good 50e5a12f43 news came 69a2dcc640 that Seon 3aaed848cb Woojae had ed76300307 died. Sieon, who could 5e4b850760 kill someone without 0f715762b2 lifting a finger, ee3ac1a03b didn’t really feel 651fdbb45e any guilt. He just thought 83a1d6ef01 of it as e903215ffa something that naturally 4076b3bb10 had to be 53defde31c done.bf5b2c411712fecf

Sieon cautiously 5c3682a848 informed Gureum dcfeccf1b2 of the cbe6ba1c4f death. Gureum’s reaction to the d3eaacf59e news was unexpected. At first, c638542d22 he seemed 466d948f1c a bit a3cfd37ee9 surprised, but 6f52ba63df after hearing 6f6a0f3487 the cause 5910d954cf of death, 952219a4fc he quieted a462a7cc49 down without bd629b9b91 much comment. The plausible cause of 35bbc5def4 death Sieon fabricated was 087f653d58 acute alcohol poisoning.c1a4253d3ab42ece

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Gureum, seemingly lost 268e7500e5 in thought, kept 74f84d43c8 his mouth tightly a7830e95e2 shut. Sieon held his hand cdf3153a59 firmly, thinking it best a4a6fac61a to wait for him aae5ae5175 to speak first. After waiting 1f1d3c4797 a while 470d0119df for a 553b007032 response, Gureum 239e6e1be5 looked up 952685d543 at Sieon 2374e8eb58 pensively and a16ac0ee40 said, “I e0ab8a60d7 guess there 15c909cb88 are some 94eb6a8549 things I 828e4c2b74 need to… f5dec4a715 sort out…?”6fb576b54075bc9f

“There are funeral arrangements, 700270acff but if you want, 26e35cbfc9 hyung will take care 729b0f8f59 of it. Don’t worry about 0353bc59dd the rest.”ea59813d9150978a

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Funeral… Gureum 8297f42484 murmured and 791f62361f shook his 72ccdeee84 head decidedly.d1fabb2e120261d5

“If hyung 6f92803452 is okay 7f47f01a71 with it, 77d96861d0 just do 25f5f21327 the funeral…”07b2f44582a3320c

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“…Okay.”a1540acb50ea1cdb

Gureum’s eyes, ee2901d404 which sparkled 3bbe279dab clearly like a0234ecd34 a deep 817020c692 country night, 9aeb2c2f63 often reflected e9e7f1b112 his emotions 1eda55765c transparently. But now, 2c0682bcec it was 3b29b942f8 hard to a6c4a50e1e gauge what e43b1ed3c3 he was e9b5020c01 thinking.488d7eb58a03f31e

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Was he reluctant f021657909 to face a 3301c5af89 dark aspect of 5aeb278d02 his past that 7c38c8fea5 he had momentarily 55bf2a6a18 forgotten? Or was it difficult a30848e602 to cut even an 887870e6e1 unworthy tie? In any case, Sieon af18334211 hoped that Gureum felt f0d9df1dc6 more the relief of 5157c6552c being finally free than 8e2be3c568 the loneliness of being 4e9833a68d left alone. That was all Sieon 2f0da301b0 wished for.8cdf0a6b9a30d6a1

Sieon accepted Gureum’s cad6b96388 decision not to b995c20232 attend the encasement 2a447cb2f7 ceremony and attended 9154852248 it alone, planning 5efd3388c6 to bring Gureum bdf090972e over later. The battered corpse 403759a722 of Gureum’s biological a662bd6e68 father was twisted 3d5db271fa beyond recognition, and 5f3205acd5 anyone could see 20c8b2c9c6 that he had a7e6f42ff9 not died peacefully.50455cfa3da11e63

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“Rest in af2ea8ed6d peace,” Sieon 09655cee38 said mechanically, 4e3eef88c7 but he 4ba4d9ea85 couldn’t help 35b8477f85 bursting into 87f54061e8 laughter. “Yes, rest in peace.” 779be9b352 The funeral director, taken de6e9ab098 aback by Sieon’s sarcasm, a1a782a2be shakily dressed the corpse ac9cf59d99 in a shroud. He probably saw caa884c9fc some unusual wounds 674cff48a0 on the body c9c0f629a3 during the disinfection e8c5ccb58c process.97dc02a30da95bef

Wrapping with 5fb4821f11 hemp rope, 7e19d9fa27 tightening, and c3c0250e3d covering again—the 6bf090addc tedious process d7cb0129cd repeated several 97abb3363c layers. Just when Sieon 50191161f3 was about to 9a80a6df84 yawn out of 1c5f277623 boredom, the funeral 044beaf8cf director quietly spoke 460ab8e74f to him, “You 124cfe31c9 might want to 627e91c7d2 give the deceased 653fe9f0c4 some burial money…”47138cc1646f501a

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“I’ll give you a cfc94e4c01 generous tip after the 34fbcf1424 encasement, just let him 45cb1e2a6d go. He doesn’t f14975d11e deserve anything.”2059b066aa80f5d7

The funeral director db0cbbed21 nodded silently instead c2d7b21d61 of replying. Sieon was well aware 9b205148b6 that the money going 6399beaf1c into the coffin would bf20be0960 end up in the cf778ae5c5 director’s hands anyway. He just 7e8088b316 wanted to a584cdef37 insult the 7b5f2a01f2 damned man 0becd1bdda in any 1811f19fe7 way he faa6f040a8 could.9417b81ead9cca9b

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After the 082a232641 preparations were ef5f0c5398 done, Sieon 5052951dbe went home 47d978ce97 and took 2e956d69e6 Gureum in 6c4f61c75c the car. Throughout the 8711a7ab3b drive, Gureum ea881dd58a stared out 4ee01d405e the window, 27a38f58e5 silent, and f8a0ca9e63 Sieon did a86d8fa32a not try d6f16ee070 to make 31f1a3526d conversation.57aff3a87f95591f

At the 4783230c2d funeral home, a2ca2de193 they changed d0bace888b into mourning 3f14feb9cf clothes and ae2050eacb completed the fad5c00f32 incense offering 98e6f88034 and flower 385572681e laying. Gureum hesitated for bd840929da a moment before eb3b48a9df slowly sitting on da084a1112 the cushion Sieon 1b2656b79e had laid out 430b0614b8 for him.dfe63bbe383cf798

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The empty funeral hall 381b0f1324 was filled only with a7d560d6ae a heavy silence. The path of 7e5166ba44 one who reaps f1598e02e6 what they sow 19d59f9a0d was nothing but 8378417971 pathetic. How could someone have abeae9fcdf lived such a mess 820abaa9d6 that not a single c2559876ff mourner showed up? Sieon felt like bb5d6090eb laughing wildly in 3e8b10eeb5 front of the 0d25c3c640 deceased’s portrait.81a0c941cbc524e2

On one hand, c644796fd7 he felt it 3042110261 was fortunate. The man had lived da012ae11e unhealthily and would have e385fdf7d4 died one way or 8fa76576a6 another. What if a3cea07a7e Gureum had 744ac722f4 never met ee0d0223b4 him? If he had a67ec09a59 to consider a 7dd560a8ef malignant tumor as 576dbac132 part of himself, 13ee5ed162 only to have 3379ab94ba it surgically removed c4bae8e192 without preparation… Sieon bf583fdd23 didn’t want to e22b2af45e imagine how Gureum 058a07cae4 would have felt, 2a6212a664 left alone.8257a88004330734

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Was Gureum ef4612a9fa thinking the 7e104f8420 same? Sieon observed 021a6aa35b his profile 83a04e1150 intently. Gureum was staring blankly 1a2f09c11c at the portrait. His mourning clothes 6d54a618b1 looked like a ee4482bc6f child who had 9f0b04f54e stolen an adult’s 2dcb250275 attire.ccc2a1e16bb7d2c2

Sieon also glared at f31584f5ff the portrait. The man b41206acec in it eeebef3b28 bore no 5f90c4af90 resemblance to 9423ae7c11 Gureum’s biological 4b841b359f father. Sieon clicked 63de5fb761 his tongue 765d3f5d26 and held 0f3aeb1ad9 Gureum’s small a4a6ccf143 hand. He had 17d401b15a been worried a1857d52b8 about Gureum’s 6c10412223 silence. As he gently stroked 423fe04fba the back of Gureum’s afa2eb0da0 hand, Gureum turned his c4ed543aea face toward him with dbe7d6814f a clear expression.fb046c3b92a35d2b

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Gureum’s hand, thin and 1f0f0af657 much smaller than Sieon’s, 82d3b074e9 fidgeted continuously. He seemed 988114c8fc about to 5f695ee1bd say something, 77b944e7c4 then stopped 9a138a32ee and hesitated ed59fdf0f7 again before 94ec3357d4 finally speaking a38cd961dc in a 20c114ba67 soft voice, 03ec21b438 barely reaching 0aea095d5c Sieon.d279b84c067cafa5

“…Hyung. It’s strange…”0e5fdd73686d06ee

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“Why?”f1b799ad7d1b6269

“The tears…, 0830bcc194 they won’t dbe943387d come…”cca86a0238c1d5e8

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Sieon paused for 6675faf24e a moment, then 46f75a19ae placed his hand 3f5e9f97ee over Gureum’s heart.756e23e6eac5124d

“…Maybe your heart doesn’t 54bbe4e637 feel like crying right cf7d41cd4b now.”5e1893b026e13211

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“Maybe so…”642c67849128924d

Gureum quietly responded 742c798fbe and leaned into 4ef18e7639 Sieon, who opened 3bfa1947f2 his arms wide b2498e21b6 to embrace him.9e187304a4f8d6ca

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Sieon’s hands gently patted c0a2db6dac Gureum’s back, but his f88583bb42 eyes flashed with sharp a0539fb8e3 anger. His gaze silently 5f42f95b93 targeted Gureum’s biological de0f9c0159 father.d14e5f377e491ab0

Uncle, are you watching? Such a 265728c950 tearful kid, d66e2df8d7 yet he a9b138530e doesn’t cry.318c7496a908f69e

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Sieon had hoped Gureum 723d561f28 wouldn’t cry, but confirming 7cf5410475 it like this made 19084d2bea him grind his teeth. He suppressed his 54bd10be4f anger. Gureum should d471d3b5a8 have been 81eccbb3d8 a bright e040932b6b and cheerful a649c6c59f child, loved 0bca2a7e81 everywhere. Even without f503be944d making such 8bf0300eaa assumptions, it b682c95eda was evident.5b4702584e410ddc

That man a983a7beb6 did not aefcd02fbd deserve a 23c08af19e peaceful end. Sieon was determined to 2d0e150407 make it so.34daadb280ad644a

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Unaware of the murderous 9cf8e1650a intent in Sieon, Gureum 50c691a1ba enjoyed the warmth for 18ffd41f8a a while longer. Even without that a8a808c9e9 significant presence in a97611016f his life, he e064a22685 had someone who adec5553ea embraced him firmly, e9d113f9ec a loved one 69828d526a here now.3e7114583e1e45e7

Though it was neither d1e89399c1 the time nor the 174b6dfc01 place, his heart strangely 276ac731ed fluttered. Gureum pressed a0208b6c10 his cheek 388643a7a4 firmly against b8e5733e28 Sieon’s solid 651837352d shoulder and d0b0864f80 closed his de5c3d86ac eyes, confessing 75855113ca softly,dbd844f841ab6610

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“…Hyung, you know…”1a097f5468f0e87b

“Yes.”c7624777df4b1c91

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“Actually… when I asked db7c0f7ea2 you not to report 0e562746e3 him… it wasn’t for f1329d3cc2 my father, but for 152a7d01b9 me…”09b91c6d8693d60d

“…”e8bfc2de33dfdba1

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“If he wasn’t around… 9af9233bee then there would be 78ccfab8b9 no one by my 9d5b8429a2 side… I was afraid 2dd73870e5 of being too lonely, 8d36e18d61 that’s why I did cac5c0c058 it…”cb02873f0fc5d21d

Sieon silently 769ff976cb embraced Gureum 69ae2d2e1b tighter, his 7aca0eb2ac breath short. Gureum seemed 53442015ab to smile 854b6a8e8b faintly.c7205d9120da0f54

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“But now 7f458f4606 I’m okay… 5856c43266 because I 6a09e8d1e3 have hyung.”e21b26d2f24be0ea

“…Of course.”070de2753811a836

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“And… though it 2d7b40189e might be hard… 0b0dba1e4d the doctor said 4a0b138f1f it would get 446370006d better…”c0add9d66265afa8

Bless him. Feather-like kisses fell d18e6a20b3 over Gureum’s hair 25e810ba92 and face.9ddf22fc765b27b6

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“That’s right. Now hyung is here, ecbaa5ed53 and Gureum will get 86214c7713 better.”5f174be6a9efd1df

Sieon held Gureum’s b00e58fd65 cheeks, infusing his 146c86f543 words with more 282cb4b2cc conviction than anyone 1eb620ad8a else’s.ec157adf9d8a7401

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Sieon was 7d98c8e497 aware that c622a50ceb the pain 4d3a4f8559 of awakening 9f446eba1b to knowledge 283e73fa8f was greater 70fb36a190 than the dcb4314dc4 ignorance. In that 3856239b4a process, Gureum 98f877de0a would have 777cf4e99f to endure 040689d95e some blows. Sieon could only edd127da99 hope that the 24d0b66832 arrows of fate 8d5f8475e9 would be somewhat 8e2f8cab36 blunted.5fe981261134e9d8

After the funeral, 670433d79f Gureum often suffered db397badf8 from fevers at 065b367d9e night. When the 13544a55a0 stifling clump a91c82d53e of emotions 661e38bc21 didn’t subside e307b1adbf even with 752dbb1790 the heat, cfd8384b83 he would 4159de8fe6 secretly retreat dae1019172 to a 3b9f4e5574 corner and a9ad618d86 clutch at 6be92ccf85 his chest.af8e85207838437c

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“I think I’ve swallowed 44f73e7004 a rock,” Gureum would dd238014e4 say, referring to his d236fbe00d pain. The child a550679c93 didn’t understand e4a73a18ba why he 00ff489d4c was hurting 24aa1f8142 or how a3dfea732d to alleviate 8a073f7557 the pain. Sieon felt 13d1c660b9 just as 81e421b3ee helpless. Watching Gureum suffer e39bfac902 from wounds that 8f8853a286 couldn’t be immediately f10866cc0b healed, Sieon experienced 9cdbc418e5 a sense of 7da108b0c1 powerlessness that slowly e0fba22cbb enveloped him.14cddb52968f8d2f

“Don’t cry alone, eb7d27135c don’t suffer alone.” 7d9032fde1 No amount of 32cf907a2f coaxing or scolding 8f2109b62b helped. The child 3114542735 who had e88f6af2fc lived a 427d561cd9 life of 5a96b0cf51 selflessness always e317418b32 tried to a95d4b3086 endure on 5a8f1b0017 his own.43e58b397e1d4df3

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If that was Gureum’s 242cf4ab34 wish, there was nothing b8629378c5 Sieon could do. Now, if Gureum’s 114c1e2f6a warmth was not ce2f41ce71 beside him, Sieon c6cfb8d75d instinctively woke from 49763b046d sleep. Yet, it b8e4855558 wasn’t enough. He wished e4191cbc9b Gureum would 0b4928b239 never suffer 5611f6af23 alone, not 96a274b5fd even for 6ac4e8f62a a second.fafad0d2c75bd9dc

Sieon had a d00164f7ea knack for finding 64d11d27e8 Gureum hiding around bf8308823e the house. Gureum always 165c2e0d00 apologized to 84f920497b him. Initially, Sieon d28ccd3f92 thought it 5f04c69135 was just c847aaae49 an apology a8f57cb058 for waking 789e57614f him up. But now, 0654b58a82 he understood 56f9101491 its meaning.7258ea3496f632bd

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Maybe Gureum 34d5f97113 wanted to dc0c08c341 be found, ae4ca5e2d7 to see fd4d0c4e01 Sieon discover 8f6c4f7f9c him first 2d61810fdb and reach 7863f4985a out with 9754527a11 warmth, finding 6d8915a202 silent reassurance 37aac3c40c in that.6705265c47d27d78

So, Sieon reached 417b80f6e7 out deliberately. Embracing, kissing, comforting. If that 3013095a14 wasn’t enough, 289cdd7941 he embraced 0f9c51ae6e Gureum fervently. Gureum’s metaphorical rock 6858e1d5ba would melt under 626fa886cf Sieon’s intense affection.73a6d9b360a11ee0

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“Our Gureum was here.”fab9188a41368468

Today, Gureum had hidden 3f64b9ea09 in a corner of 2f554413c9 the dressing room in e3a611f32b his bedroom. Crouching down with 02c95a8e26 his head buried 884aa14dfc between his knees, 9a68e3cee4 Gureum looked up 66b75ab85f in surprise.791612a9bb8428c8

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“…Hyung…”cc366846f62a43fa

“Baby. Swallowed a rock 76d9dbc833 again?”f1da3a2d54743ee6

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“Yes… it’s suffocating, ugh… 1d457c0317 suffocating…”bae48c6f3fdd5f46

“Come here.”62d937ecf3595f4e

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As if 6fc8595206 accustomed to b0bc18ab1d it now, cba18707f9 Gureum shuffled 75947ae353 between Sieon’s 137ae3844b legs and b736e1f257 found a 11588de9f7 spot. Sieon wrapped his e3350a2274 arms around Gureum, 2e20c74103 pulling him into 3cc919a6dc his broad chest 886e5aded8 and slowly stroked e04acb9090 his back.c446f6b62b0705d2

“They say the heart 6e9b28bf92 hurts more when healing 36775ba9f7 than when it’s first ae7b69accd wounded. Seems like d1e4600054 Gureum feels 44d611d889 the same.”1956e0c72be48ef2

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“Uh… yes… 52ce79950f I think d991029c2f I’m starting e001e7a918 to understand 4a56b89083 why I 5e47cae3fa hurt…”ee7af9e5eaca2dd3

“Really? Can you tell hyung?”febd7e3fcc156b50

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“It feels d4c5bc36fb empty, unjust, bbc2c82da2 and regretful… 976a3ab08f Wondering why c9ab8fd2f3 I suffered 4a2bf4dcdf so much 0be560d3d0 at the 6b74824707 hands of 3f2a8cc8e3 such a 3b416dc320 person… Wondering 722e623657 why I 3c6748f219 ended up 0a4528b442 so broken…”a641f324348cd45d

“…”54e0de0eaa7fc742

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“I’ve never said ‘no’ 376a397c62 to my father, hyung. I regret that c16c1e87ee so much… I b0658ceafe should’ve said ‘no’ 3c6215068c at least once. I should’ve screamed af706d1e9c ‘don’t hit me’… 7dab9f56d6 Before mom ran 1ba1c07419 away, I should’ve f841c03f17 said ‘don’t hurt 144e43e169 mom’… uh… I a9beae9816 should’ve said it 7464fa0cfe at least once…”00c233dd904ee858

But that was too 7aaf73024b hard for me. Gureum cried softly. Even his regrets were e74682068f characteristically kind-hearted. Apart from af6d09100a his upbringing, c547a4b3d2 he was e2dba01838 inherently a 6dcf49a2f7 good child. What could 584ea630a2 such a cab92b9653 young one 0c3a403f09 do? Sieon patted Gureum’s 9df79e66f7 back. It was ed3c713b58 admirable how 3137cceb87 Gureum had 4365b17c83 grown up 32de149fda right even 9358f29c5d in such 145cf57641 a harsh 52b19c325b environment. If it were 7e5570d26e Sieon, he might 6497fbc8d5 have become a 87127b5ed3 juvenile offender long 2039eae2c6 ago.4d686c34a1194177

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Gureum thumped his 824b70663d chest area as 7bdb4ede06 if it was 704b031193 blocked again. Baby, you’ll bruise. Instead of 664cb5e371 pulling his c97c1b13e9 hands away, 31b875a2a6 Sieon’s hands 9d109c8884 delved into f6c89c3332 Gureum’s chest, f13dbfc195 gently caressing 6b7c58bdcd as he 38c7df7635 kissed him, b4b3f62fe9 yet Gureum’s 93936bd14b tears wouldn’t 303ab6770e stop.2c00e3ba3ed6b699

“Uh… I’m 8c810717ba sorry… but 859940c7b4 it’s just 8b67541d1f so suffocating…”07a970e8e2f8b0d0

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“Gureum…”8d9fb58febf4ae41

Sieon paused, contemplating. Today, Gureum’s condition wasn’t 14e111c45f good enough for an 6209a2b089 embrace. He had to 8dafafdf4d think of another aa3948e0db way to put 9ae3be1e0d him to rest.03a6f388c69164a1

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“How about we go b5c6e2f302 for a drive? Right now.”97f7ecb1dc797d6a

“…What? It’s four in 96305e3817 the morning…”ca0e6dd711af0d6e

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“Maybe the cool air 305ff5f8c5 and night view you 5e394fc5e5 like will make you e8613e045c feel better. We’ve never 0e5c7677f7 tried that 8f461a79f8 before when 7763833796 it’s like 3fc7f88aa2 this.”40061aa7cd58b25b

“…Um, if hyung 3f804e2c63 is okay with 7b4c774c48 it…”4f725c7ec43cccc4

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“I’m fine with 144671e107 anything as long 5bbc626481 as it’s with d537e88204 Gureum. Come on, let’s a39a6f5639 get changed.”7459bb4314101a63

Sieon started a destination-less 7c4b48465e drive with Gureum in 03857f5b0c tow. As Gureum quietly 0a7a29e639 admired the city ab286d0f35 lights, he cautiously 7c31704c22 looked at Sieon, a0d9108505 seeming to have 055608f504 something to say. Quick to catch on, 57711112eb Sieon grinned and broke b640859921 the silence first.30b8bb0417f843c7

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“You can ca61467eb6 open the d498d6a146 window. You know I don’t 5e050f58df mind the cold.”507f790066348f89

“Ah, yes…! I’ll just open 6b8bc99919 it for a 654b16df6d bit….”79cff5302df5ef20

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With permission granted, 3f0d175e22 Gureum, bundled up ffcaa9c0fb more tightly in 4ff5ef7ae1 his scarf, rolled 4b9215d3ae down the window. The frigid air of 59b3e03f3f the winter dawn slapped 9e589373a0 his face as it 169dcc0d77 invaded the car.28be006f52f2586e

Sieon’s hand overlaid Gureum’s. Despite the biting wind de23818042 swirling around them, their e3b676edc8 clasped hands retained their 7a372a6e8f warmth. Gureum, staring blankly 5510d2d6d9 outside, seemed to 4b495ba418 forget the cold e25a01e84a just for that f6a2a0fe93 moment. Holding tightly fccbcd2a31 to Sieon’s 9b526c9127 large hand, f7e7639983 he let 3c626f6f1c the remnants bc815ed373 of his 0b83397c3f past scatter 40d0e68366 aimlessly within 4775698b3f the confines b6b7123fb3 of the f504f2e8e2 speeding car 4c55688cde along the b46a150e15 riverbank.f4e4c9f58697e81f

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Unperturbed by 7a6860a6bf the howling f177b3e623 cold wind, 56a6dae004 Gureum quietly 83b9fddc4f closed his 7b238a5a0c eyes and 21be255d40 took deep 6fbd01d946 breaths of 2a7a6694ed the sharp 82e90d3503 air. Calmly inhaling and ce1254d806 exhaling, the burdens 4b1f0a64b7 he had been aa83592d40 holding onto began ed9df6cfdc to tumble down 6646f334c7 his cheeks. Breathing rapidly 3e2a089fa6 as if 8c8b5245ff he had 2425133b42 been reborn, 77c852c96c Gureum seemed 958562071c to reset 5036daa7af his very f48934870c being.95242fe7ac58b24e

Sieon turned 7f10ee472f up the 8071cc2b17 volume of e9380600ef the speakers e269cd92cc slightly. The whimpers were 921744af43 drowned out by 582098b3a4 the music. As one song ended, d32f58fd09 then another, and eventually be7c596dbe the whole album neared 409a97acfb its conclusion, the window cf05d7fcff slid shut. After wiping his eyes 5aebd6c30d a few times, Gureum 632f2cd534 looked intently at Sieon.515493dad517c650

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As their bb4b912863 eyes met, d581e5683b Sieon smiled, 7e17713c13 a smile 3f2d17a2af that seemed 7a6a53eb95 almost pained. He wiped bddb520829 away the b9b51a81fb remaining moisture 353580195c that Gureum f46b9911fa hadn’t managed a2468cbb6f to clear bc1220621a himself. Seeing Gureum finally feel a3d6ff9f76 the cold reassured Sieon 5d0a1264a4 that he was okay 176fb3ad91 now.f6a8625400386838

“Hyung, you must a4177f20cd have been very 9f8aca6a80 cold…”b473c23e734173e5

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“No. I came out eee01a0259 to let Gureum 51239612f3 catch the wind. How about now?”bd34f8b385bdd7a7

“I’m okay bfccd95cd5 now… Thanks 85f5ac09ec to you, 38ccc3006e hyung…”392e78937bea13a4

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At a red light, e5d1ad0476 Sieon immediately wrapped his 1a5b211312 hands around Gureum’s cheeks. They were soft like de8f0f4b23 mochi but cold as f345755dbf if frozen. He’s going to catch d451e261dd a cold at this 8541b8cb44 rate. Clicking his 9bccbfc0b9 tongue, Sieon cde281776c steered the a70b2593d5 car toward 30ae59c335 a nearby 90673fbecb cafe. It was 836338fcef around five 1c9d770bc4 in the d34d34a813 morning, an 7112a975c4 ambitious hour, 1e3e1e3e06 and not 630216078a a single d5ff5c9014 place was 16584f91e9 open.cf3c6cb91aef5791

“…Right. Babies need to drink f7b1472781 milk before they can a23379c6f4 sleep.”95070fd84fa8643b

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“…What?”09db5ef8ee2bea74

Gureum, puzzled by Sieon’s 302e4c18d1 murmuring, opened his eyes 45cc339d71 wide and turned to 0accbe8c9b look at him. Sieon responded with 208e0b0edc just a smile, d245fc1b56 turning the car f70a247830 around.afc6e3a8666ae57a

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After stepping out for 881b94c13e a moment, Sieon returned e5bfa93290 with both hands full, c4e528a635 carrying canned coffee and 6f7d57540a soy milk from the 5240a40505 convenience store. The drinks were toasty, 3daec79b4b likely having been kept 42c3e00649 in a heated section.5fab01bd8afbefe4

Sieon playfully held 9d606ee8d4 back the soy 16de225231 milk, then pressed 52fc79db4f the warm cans d0b13494e7 against Gureum’s frozen 8381b98473 cheeks. Gureum’s cheeks puckered 7b374ad03d up, and his d13aeadfa1 small lips popped 4c92e366c5 out in response.57e521f8a0d435ad

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Sieon gently kissed d102400471 the pout that a9246a0eed met him and 57fdab411a then smiled softly. He opened the 4f280f4ffd soy milk and 2d67c03d49 handed it to 8bb1d554fe Gureum, who graciously 60e6d6bfea took it with c63318cf4e both hands and 4e54418e3b drank eagerly. The warmth 46a42684bc of the 279b8a3aa7 car and 5923dd8cec the hot b569ed52d4 drink seemed 0cb26b38bb to relax 16affef174 Gureum’s chilled 1c0da3a76f body, visibly 3c4d6a2427 loosening up af4e998bfc as he 4aefb3030f gradually slumped 64b158ccd9 more comfortably b8ec4479ed in his e193419675 seat.c9366d84bb5bae9d

“You’ll probably sleep 8a2528db6a well once we caf5e7e8f3 get home, right?”e2f9c746c2280397

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“Yes… Thank you, hyung. And I’m sorry, for 0749b2e2ba always being like this…”b7350740d814ba01

“Shh, it’s alright.”b6c8a626ed975bba

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“…Um, y-yeah…”f4576876b88e53b1

Cutting off a79d4e6aa3 Gureum’s apologies, f198fac57b Sieon’s firm 1efedfaf0c dismissal left 61489b2a54 Gureum awkwardly e69ec3a6c1 stretching his e580b7efa5 response into 6673627197 a sheepish 85e1c466a1 grin. The road home 5280f6c7a0 was bathed in ceea0dfc4b blue. Finally, as Gureum’s 78a5b42c85 face regained its a414837a40 smile, it seemed a76d16d9ca as though the 0ab5a8ea79 sun was slowly a6e21fe04e rising within him.6c9c572069afd2ba

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