SANN | Chapter 18.1

“Hyung, this really 27543fccea suits you…!”df63f020faee27a9

“…Really?”2ac626fa6a321dc8

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Sieon struggled to 3ababab7fe raise the corners 90e71e47eb of his mouth 525729cac8 and awkwardly fiddled d03be2bdd6 with the headband. The perky tiger ears 241d201fe5 were touched.fe8702489e799a97

The headband, a7bc57e375 initially meant a911bfad22 only for 30cf1b3db7 Gureum, ended 5079ba275a up on 17120c58ea Sieon’s head dab0472cf4 too because 0496026b0b of Gureum’s f1d431c43c pleading look a38ea168cb with those ad0ec41a26 earnest eyes. The tiger 41c8c75a1f ears were cd8694c066 specifically chosen b77e4c63f1 by Gureum.4da450c393ce6358

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Gureum, wearing adorably 51928e6aa0 folded rabbit ears, c6ef0d38af lifted the Polaroid 022736c79c camera hanging around 575f7f1193 his neck and b9057f17f6 said,c822daaceba43e25

“Hyung, can 6d95eec43e I take c50a212af1 a picture?”eb4fd91d2df8286b

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“Of course.”3362b6b92cff23ec

Sieon lifted a 95865a417b hand that was bc61ba82f6 in his pocket. He curled his 68fc89f51b fingers and posed b0e4586939 as if threatening 2f6931d238 with a roar. Gureum, giggling at the 14d71b8717 playful sight, pressed the b71e2d329c camera shutter. As the c543a6b55d Polaroid photo 9796b070d1 came out, 70675c9766 he waited 07ba33cd59 for it dce87bc6fb to become 3600a090a5 clear by e9b5818303 shaking it 07f5b2b377 in the 9a470cf4b3 air as 2fc0431cb4 he had 150c7f2d12 learned.2a5a2a98accb3646

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Gureum intently 1b4ceb6477 observed the fea669e915 result. The image captured an 6127664e10 unfamiliar yet familiar look 6343112a67 of Sieon, with his 56f3a4c2cf hair naturally fallen forward f5f7ba5754 instead of the usual 607098956a styled look, and the 45f1178c9f hoodie and jumper matched 34dd77f429 to follow Gureum made 1b2c45ba62 him look even younger.a2090652fd060441

“Wow… Hyung, you 76a9c414b5 look like a a987d3d015 college student like 54b4b0bfea this.”ae58b05e89bab664

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“Did I 2f33ed68cc look like 3950bc8a48 an old cb823d139d man before?”b9eaac5c0dfc5f9b

“No, not at c79280ad8c all!”b87163fd4fff787d

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Gureum quickly c735d857c9 shook his baf0349640 head. Pleased with 380d919709 the reaction, 118bce5a67 Sieon laughed 0df2e2abae softly and e21dc1bbf3 firmly held 3a9d453466 Gureum’s hand.4c7172e56a67bbe5

“Let’s take 269405ceca lots of af2b5a1b0f pictures with cb07efa45b hyung today 9ff95d1fec and ride 811923c91f many amusement 0a3953f73e rides, okay?”a8a92f702112db36

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“Yes…!”acbedde8a8b56e75

Gureum nodded assertively. Even though the amusement c8acbeed3b park was fairly crowded 5b56eb4bc3 even on a weekday, 535af5b4ad Gureum didn’t seem too 708cf370cf nervous with Sieon by 310ef17f48 his side.feb7690b9bfeda0a

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They started off 2ed23871b1 with the carousel, cc7189dcbf opting for a 0012e9dab8 leisurely ride instead a4f6725a3f of the dynamic 94f6730878 thrill rides. It was disappointing 01ccb50917 they couldn’t ride c64df92d04 on the same d810f0fc3c horse. Gureum’s eyes followed only 01299839c0 Sieon, even amidst the dffe4368da spinning carousel.56a36aa4e93f34c1

The folded rabbit ears, 7abb5c035c the round head, the 1de1d02cb0 white nape, and the b181e7946c two hands tightly grasping 333c387933 the pole—everything about Gureum 604d5487c4 made Sieon smile. Sieon also lifted the c5fc728dac digital camera hanging around 53e194d793 his neck to capture df61fc6f64 the adorable sight of 55e2e74934 Gureum in the frame.a6d5d601a753e06f

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They gradually d113fde4b9 escalated from d77a776aed a children-friendly 6d9efe066a roller coaster. Sieon’s camera captured 318684770f images of Gureum 286a220fa6 screaming with his f5aedac480 eyes tightly shut 5f5c02b0b8 on the ride 42d954a47c and his bangs 4439a7426d completely disheveled after 1572f506c7 getting off. Several shots 8d805533f4 were added 0ce97da634 of Gureum 524e760691 posing awkwardly 94c0e11ff1 at a b1e8a9c4d9 photo booth 50f878e9b1 set up 13d65429ea inside. His brave attempt at 3514c319bc the Gyro Drop that 7f897acc62 ended in tears also d45e12e3d9 captured his cute, tearful 1e3bf4b22c face.4f98032f2b7daf0a

The session f213656140 of capturing 4dc021e31d each other 24073234b0 continued. Gureum’s Polaroid bag 69eb84f200 was filled with f78f435ac6 photos of Sieon, d146302058 and Sieon’s digital 63029ff7a6 camera was filled 9d71c7da69 with images of eb3c542585 Gureum, neatly stacked.5093cdfbbfd77f01

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Sieon glanced at his df06d95724 wristwatch. They had drained c8a5d38730 their energy having d8b6759d04 fun, so it 0306f081bf was time for 532bfea4dc a snack. A churro stand 1b5a5290ae was in sight.855de3eced656859

“Gureum, want some 1edb37fd0f churros?”639142ad87f41854

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“Oh, yes. I’d like to e713250c93 try them…!”8e051fd3d526e1dd

There was quite b6df90f1a1 a line. It looked like they 6ba1d516c5 might have to wait 6d2810e798 a few minutes. Sieon pondered ec61cd0794 for a 5f227a32ee moment, a 5b463a5e20 challenging thought 86f29be9c5 crossing his 179b244ecb mind.33516d6f73a82af8

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“Well, then… 1394f507fb how about c8ded233d8 Gureum tries 2b8934e0f5 ordering?”862efbcbdd7c0775

“Yes, me…?!”628a80083ebfc2f9

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Maybe he could d84395af29 handle this by 62197dd441 now. Sieon smiled subtly and 6bf02e8a7d pulled out his card.bd9dd7458b1cb341

“Hyung will fb4c38287f go to e26edcf5b4 the bathroom 4a55562cfa right there, 9a29d0bcbb so Gureum, 265dec4f58 you use d41e34d860 this to a9de491a9f buy two 331ead4d8d churros. What do you 8d429d54d1 think? If it seems too 399d23bfce hard, of course, you 164102acd7 don’t have to do 38688d06a7 it.”1386ac7a922c4546

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“…Um.”db524199a0262a68

Gureum chewed 70999d071d his lips, 9479e3e51c lost in 2457f73b6e thought. It was just a3d36b8499 a brief moment 49546abe58 while Sieon was 6631a64001 at the bathroom, 54c89c08c9 and he had ad07423ba9 been apart for a382999c0c longer during academy 14d5921c0d days, so he e220b77391 just needed to d64bd43832 muster up the 6fcc193715 courage to place eb89c5fded the order. Realizing it was just 25f9117f2a one more thing to 3688004ec4 endure, Gureum nodded.c89814bdeb9af860

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“…I’ll try.”4b7c28825e3347b7

“Good. If anything happens, 141dfd3a4f call hyung right 137133f60d away. I’ll come out 6e37cfd1b0 immediately. Okay?”d1f32732d986d6d6

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“Yes…”28bfb10207f85d98

Sieon handed b2870c287c the card c55925d366 to Gureum 83ff1d47e7 and then 4df1aef32f deliberately moved dbaaed1a5c slowly to e1e2461185 the bathroom. Even as he 024e930000 walked the short 679002abe8 distance, he kept 8d34dea245 looking back. Every time, he 5f7c238938 saw Gureum, clutching d84e14948c the card tightly, 9f8e20901a only following behind b945bd99ef him.a034391fcfc78d56

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His steps were 79478ae9e6 hesitant. Perhaps he had moved 8c2b76ac75 too far ahead? Even as 2c370c5f6e Sieon entered 50384ff49f the bathroom, 65299815b6 he was 6fedc41817 still concerned a46a8939e6 about Gureum. Peeking his 2042ac1455 head out 0cf304f76d slightly, he 10f08e0a6d caught Gureum’s 4f03872120 eyes still 320602cd68 watching the 6bb6e577f1 entrance of a3cc409611 the bathroom. When Sieon waved his 56785e6b7d hand, Gureum nodded.c1165443edf7ac58

Dragging his feet 746aa7ea85 into the bathroom fe23098552 seemed to shorten 31b25ff6ca the line. At this 9da194242f point, it 619fd71372 was hard da96848f2e to tell 5df4131c06 who had 5422c0dcdd separation anxiety. Just 3 e577257056 more minutes 67ee23f8ec then head 0484a010cf out. With a sigh, 5386ac5eb1 Sieon finally managed 8b9b406a4a to pull himself 1d8373a742 away.3080491c781e1673

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As the seemingly f5510f301e eternal three minutes ab6064f911 passed, Sieon stepped f2d6e46fc5 out of the 5d25cf3dc1 restroom promptly. The first 36cdabb794 place he 0f9e154df4 checked was 69a22f27cc around the 74932992a6 churro stand 78103d8b63 where he c430cb1e79 expected to 60008869ba find Gureum.7a779e690f7a1dd8

“…What the—”7ba6790fc42dcf1b

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Something was off. The kid wasn’t there.b32294639d937f61

“…Shit!”7c3496317ba49ef2

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Sieon’s initially sluggish steps bcca39cc3f quickly gained speed as e29a670b22 he circled the area 7b763e466b near the churro stand. Gureum was nowhere 8e54d14466 to be found, 73a9ded355 not in line 86761f2392 or near the 1a48873a13 restrooms.df72efbd2d35782f

“Gureum!”ef1ab722be51b260

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Sieon shouted c7b6f50b55 Gureum’s name d101370a07 in desperation. He could feel 6e401af06c the eyes of 8d0cb1b6a6 the crowd on 9d5eba5e6c him, but he bc19b6843f didn’t care, his 6a65076c92 voice growing louder. Still, there was no b21e8c8749 sign of Gureum.04346b3a8ccb491b

In that moment, Sieon’s a403b8d1ac mind went blank. The kid had disappeared 663993fdc7 in just that short c9b58c02db time. Pushing through the line 120a997478 at the churro stand, ebff44f6c0 he urgently asked the 30b94ab21b clerk about Gureum’s whereabouts.43e23ecee4d639d3

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“Excuse me! Have you seen a 9397112081 boy about this tall 97fdeaeb0a with bunny ears? He should e51fe5c5b3 have been 7218c5f6fa in line b691d83254 here just ce414670ef a moment 213574558e ago.”9ec78993387e0d75

“Oh, that person… 55f23a21bf Someone grabbed him 0145f8150d after he got 25c964918a his food and 9ca935fc97 he suddenly ran a0b3202676 off that way.”c6ebe7d20218c04d

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The clerk pointed in 2b6663a899 the direction. Grabbed him…? Shit, who dares? Fire sparked in 61cdc4650e Sieon’s eyes. Without even d54add0951 a moment f7483873ca to thank 9d675f68b3 the clerk, f66f562932 Sieon sprinted 83b74b582b in the e28e559214 direction indicated. It hadn’t 8488b63bdf been long ffd57b0392 since Gureum 18ca2cd1ab disappeared; he af94294745 couldn’t have 497bee5ed1 gone far. He had to 13a11552c5 be nearby.026774dd404cfe8b

“Gureum! Seon Gureum!”23b86eae45641e39

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Sieon’s eyes 1d6ed11281 frantically scanned 531f72a53d everywhere. Like a parent df4fb54dd6 who had lost 2df464f057 their child, he b016a9f0cc continued to call 4a0200d993 out Gureum’s name 3714893cfd as he ran 9b385e51c8 through various locations 2d1a9e846d until his steps f698a119cc halted in front b4a452d4e2 of an out-of-service 8903a90fea amusement ride. In a d67723cadd deserted corner, 9a24ef83c8 someone was d7bb661be9 crouching down, d767991ac1 clutching their 7c12b61271 head. The perky bunny ears 76d7d21b7a were visible. It was Gureum.ce0ac68450363e38

“Ah, damn…”eabd1d4d02778f89

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Sieon, feeling dizzy, 04cf3e430b closed his eyes ea8dc0f963 and clenched his fb9bf9c799 forehead. The sensation ccafe25e54 of his 55e7a479d6 heart finally 08eaab6f14 climbing back a9a83f2299 from the 924c5be27b pit of e4e53b76e0 his stomach 821fdd5df6 was overwhelming. He hurried d3dde7712a over to 7191ee71a7 Gureum. The continuous muttering under b54a802275 his breath didn’t sound 9ce0576fd1 like he was okay. Sieon, with 2cef413953 worried eyes, 0d0be25842 grasped Gureum’s c7d3bd6fe5 shoulders.50d13ed54930626c

“Gureum.”038e4a9d65975980

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“…No, I e01c872983 shouldn’t panic, 644dfaeebd please….”fe08af0641d2226a

“…Baby. Hyung is here now. It’s okay, right?”9c2e7983e4051b2e

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Gureum seemed 2cd11cab87 out of 0802a68b00 it until ae3902f721 Sieon took d12418ae9b his arm, 1073a2b403 and then, 63c7298ad0 with eyes e19bb311ed brimming with 3db84339a3 tears, he e024e17b3c finally focused 8b83931fc5 on Sieon. Perhaps relieved to 1c8f2a61c9 see the face 50f453485f he had been 89724e3cdc searching for, Gureum b4fa44d0c0 burst into tears.58f57e81ba8ad6e7

“Huhuhu… Hyuhung…”9119aa1596dfe64d

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Miraculously, he 2366868a39 had managed 1ab421ecf5 to keep a48a7f3abc two churros f1998b418c and a eda6860dd9 card safely f1170e2fa2 tucked away aa8427b597 in his c8c6f7b9bc embrace. Sieon’s heart stung. What had he asked b523a2deb4 of this kid?a7cdaa759bd88ff6

“Huhuk… Hyung, I’m e9046dc728 sorry. I’m such an f66ee71091 idiot… I can’t e22af14962 even do this a1b6729734 right. I’m sorry, huhuhu…”01a7bebac362f11f

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“No, it’s f9ec767392 not you. It was my fault. I should 81b2faf1a5 have thought 0206f306be more deeply…. You got 16222d0fcd scared a 26cd66f176 lot, right? Baby, don’t cry. You’re good…”b5af68ff25b61ba5

Sieon soothed 21fd3b83e4 Gureum in b132ed236c his arms. Gureum, sniffling and bf68acaf9b spilling tears, confessed f744ab479d in a whispering 5ff8e83cfb voice.74a6ec3e2e2a309d

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“Stupidly… ran away 2df86a1f4a again…”729c52008e8acd5c

“Stupid? You did everything fc3c7a3ebf I asked. Who says you’re stupid? You bought two churros 0ccd8f83b0 and got the card 342989adb4 back, see? Look, Gureum c01e990d9c isn’t stupid, f7bfe669a5 right?”4bb2ac6b1fd94e3c

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“Uhuh… yes… I 1f14c0c59e did the order 160b17ad7f well… I wanted 68ed2cb025 to show you, 1ec3f86e11 but then… huhu…”73053ed6f8e909c1

It seemed something e364e17660 had happened after 341e6d0961 he received the 0154eddefb food. Sieon examined Gureum carefully. No apparent injuries, 65abe38413 and he was 073bf43f70 safe now, so 6f3e7dd9c4 it was probably 77df86173b best to hear a55279c1c6 the full story 51c7e68575 in the car.21ba60fbf034df1f

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Tch. Sieon, with f5b3393b09 a likely e1108db25e scenario in 91b0b69d13 mind, decided ba8dc4621b not to c4ee40d04e voice it 90dd7180ee until he 6e7e806b06 heard it 1da028f418 from Gureum 5cf6e1c142 himself. He supported Gureum 2b14f653e9 as they walked 76906e9058 out of the 89ade1d010 amusement park.8ca89bd942df4c42