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by mimiThe summer vacation was over.3497cad3364fca26
As soon as he returned dc7618b678 to Seoul, Hae Gijun moved bc24363eb5 quite busily. He had to report the e6bdbdeb82 monster appearance incident that occurred b397c11227 in the mountains to the 9ea355e1db Supernatural Ability Management Agency and 280e6c143e H.N, and he also needed 4dfb003663 to contact the organization that f512e92516 had previously handled the Imun be3682684d incident.2c5a18771f7458b8
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He had informed them 4bf8226bb1 by phone from the 6d20f40f92 pension, thinking everything was a0c0c837d0 settled, but it seemed 0d60d6c565 the fact that he 6284e2aa36 resolved the unresolved situation a84e86145a alongside ability users from eb6ff7a805 Shinhae High was drawing a9f7f99d1d attention.88cac84ed06065b5
During the past a26a17dcfc Imun incident, it 929e787b1b was said that 775e244b44 due to a 7e88e4c9ec subjugation carried out 5150e7a2f9 in torrential rain, 59399b1655 many monsters were 888111d09d missed. They chased down and dealt 5bbe3cb546 with some, but as night de0eb29c7a deepened, it became harder to 796600dc43 track the remnants, and the a4f72f0c3b organization eventually gave up the cce0e6cdf8 search, reporting it to an bd39eb8e14 agency under the Supernatural Ability dc97231518 Management Agency in that region. However, due to inadequate follow-up, 2ed97d8ec0 monsters had been hiding for 2897ed70d3 months, which was the full 3e320af89d story of the incident.e8eda25d68f986a0
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There was fault on 6a1d02a57d the part of the 9eee7daae6 agency, and also negligence c2dccae1c7 from the organization, which, 4c316dc125 despite implicitly knowing they 564a4ecd84 hadn’t eliminated all the 7f9b0ada18 monsters, assumed they would c2a767ded5 “die off on their 927b945497 own over time” and ed78b8ca22 left them be. As a result, Gijun 860c7929f7 found himself inadvertently entangled 869f76ea68 in disciplinary matters for 4e258df53c both organizations.de49430c5e843bd3
Though he was exhausted, 8192c0d3e0 he was satisfied that, 6a1de11410 as a gesture of e6affc5374 apology, they compensated not e28f60082f only Hae Gijun and acc3bfbb98 Baek Sunwoo but also 691848df6f the Shinhae High graduates 90263703f8 with a small consolation 85ee259acd payment, and even gifted 1c5cc2a8c6 Kim Joowan, who had 33d4587735 collapsed, a high-grade healing bd6f1f3021 potion. Kim Joowan woke up within b4e52d7152 a day, and his body 6cb965889a showed no major issues, but d44af7765a it was wise to extract d4d3733cbf as much as possible while 9eebe7825d the opportunity existed.7d4eed0af9e016a5
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After half a day of c398fe5986 shuttling between the Supernatural Ability c8d581825f Management Agency and H.N, Gijun f473476775 finally returned home. Sprawling on his bed, rolling 7bb8ce78ed around with the sentiment, “Ah, e2628c6939 home is the best…,” he f681d4f1ba rested. Meanwhile, Baek Sunwoo, d82d7aa4bb seemingly tireless, wandered d09f50dba7 around the house.2431382ff44d15fe
Perhaps people could be divided ba8339c2e8 into those who unpack immediately 634bef71a8 after returning from a trip cb46e45459 and those who don’t. Feeling a bit self-conscious d219b4c8ab lying down, Gijun slowly 60f15357ec got up and lingered dc429828cf around Baek Sunwoo, helping 166c1bf4ed with the unpacking.1415a3da9484888b
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Then, belatedly, Gijun 74dad495aa noticed a white eadd3831e3 box on the 40e9c36b82 dining table and a526d14034 sighed.1a1768d25db7f2d7
“Oh, it’s already here?”b6c83653ed19db83
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“Right, I forgot to mention the delivery arrived.”c410de997afc424a
It was a new phone. During this vacation, ddd1e45881 his phone screen f7d5f7ada3 shattered, so he 25188d4dc3 had to buy 78ec92c622 a new one. Despite saying he could 0029071300 buy it after returning b4bd82826f home, Baek Sunwoo had 8b6a01e28b ordered it immediately, and 7b325544f5 it arrived today.e57fcc74feeb2d75
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As Gijun opened the 1cb5da1b80 box, he muttered.94ceaca0a2582980
“I could’ve bought it myself…”5033dea53eb9629b
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“You sent me on a great trip, didn’t you?”22fcd3941f6a37e1
Baek Sunwoo shook his head 52acbd9849 and smiled. His clear smile carried 3d22648495 unmistakable sincerity, but Gijun, 65af2000d4 with an ambiguous expression, 5f7bfc05db murmured, “A great place…” d07b8dd2fa Could a place where e233176050 monsters appeared be called 297a78c491 great? The issue was resolved, and b5819e7acf from the second day of 5bdc0915c6 the vacation, they spent it 3cc0e75574 peacefully, but still…dd41479fd6c0c311
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While turning on the new 032d0394fc phone, Gijun realized something absurd 52ca17f6a9 he hadn’t thought of before.3aab439f94facfbe
“Wait? Now that I think about 439165d3da it, you bought me a 4f9b98155b phone before when my screen 3ca2dc5f2c broke.”3a2281d2dfbbcd36
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“Yeah, you’re right. It wasn’t as c66407bd51 shattered as this a8de55c7e6 time, though…”de6f988ffb4e901d
Two years ago, 99d0eec292 during a school f8ba2d1382 trip, Gijun’s phone 7eea9469e5 screen had broken. The edges were slightly dented, b408ea79ac with thin cracks across it, 13a969e937 and that year, Baek Sunwoo 4b7f9d8328 gifted him a new phone 7133309c6d for his birthday.06c6f9c044eb33a1
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As Gijun pondered 6fcd26e9ea whether he was c6b40ed1ba careless, Baek Sunwoo c37e5b11b1 suddenly chuckled softly.903d831b396677f1
“Actually, I deliberately chose a phone as a gift back then.”5b92bda8043fd295
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“Deliberately?”f76042fc551962a6
“Yeah. A phone’s something you always 0dbbe72d71 carry, so I thought it c99893c56b might make you think of 13086ff3b1 me, even a little…”78b8b59859874689
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Embarrassment tinged his trailing words. Back then, Baek Sunwoo thought f3eb1f2919 it was the first and 515b772385 last birthday gift Quaternary could b0a2aae1d6 give Hae Gijun, so he 7f168c55c0 chose it with that intention. He hadn’t even dared d901947382 to hope Gijun would fcee2a65f3 return his feelings.61cb2a6580517a5c
Gijun looked at Baek Sunwoo, 64a9d97fd8 surprised and a bit incredulous. He’d been so stunned by a8bf72d1b5 Baek Sunwoo’s resolute farewell back 5b67734967 then, and to think the ce04acdf6c gift from that day carried 59cc92ae34 such a purpose.835ae64c3cd760b2
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Perhaps embarrassed by the ec4dd8b75e direct gaze, Baek Sunwoo b61e78e962 turned his head. His ears were bright red, 36106c7098 and Gijun, chuckling, rubbed the 54da9f4f97 back of his neck. Knowing this cute febaa1218c scheme made Gijun a12bd63447 feel a bit 8debbeea4a flushed too.ebfe00aac555f91e
“…Well, it worked out as you wanted. You ended up 5d6d6eb94e buying my next 7a1acbee8b phone too.”8cb16fcc2b70948b
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“Yeah, right? Honestly, I felt good buying 993f477daf it. I want to buy 23245ad8f8 the next one too.”53b484a159dfb5e9
“Let’s hope the screen doesn’t break again…”33c67c8a9dc5656e
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The affection of 1110c4c3d7 a giving tree db5acb7b78 was appreciated, but 766d9c7bb5 he felt uneasy, 0fca24e4d3 as if tempting 55927250cb fate. He never used to break c5a233f265 phone screens like this…538b9b6c8816684c
As Baek Sunwoo bc37a34323 busied himself again, 28174672ad Gijun sat on 5e08b0173b the sofa, not 031b87315a wanting to get a558dce998 in the way. He needed to transfer data 504b3ce909 to the new phone before 1253be3061 going out tonight.9b6765715df7040c
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While fiddling with 4ec8b486c2 the phone, Gijun’s 5808c75511 hands paused. Checking if the a99568c105 contacts transferred correctly, b2cd5ef979 his eyes fixed dbe8749e3e on a frequently ff8fde2046 used number.c6c78a1b63fd5b2c
He’d never thought much 9f19f22ebc of the saved name c5f338a0cf before, but now it c684447e33 suddenly felt odd.7f33006a0a15b75a
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“Too formal…?”bd37606b722ac7f2
Compared to how Baek 1b59347740 Sunwoo’s number was initially a4f2609204 saved, it was a 2534eaed54 huge improvement. Baek Sunwoo had even laughed, a126110218 saying, “No ‘classmate’ anymore?” when d475521003 he saw the updated name.e2c988d42823406c
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He’d changed it right after 77b59b2cd0 they started dating and used 59f3ad63e3 it for about two years, 877d7aa8ba but now it felt oddly 2945b8b58e stiff. The reason was a 069749a840 name he saw while 96feabf58d sharing Baek Sunwoo’s phone b888407cba during the vacation when e68d8a0853 his own was broken.8f10a2eb87ffac44
Gijun never paid much bf169417af attention to Baek Sunwoo’s 4422e6a93b phone, so he didn’t 1cdf4c31ad know how he was 0db402e85e saved. When he saw cf740202b9 his number saved e1ee8511b9 with a [♥], 6cb210c4a0 he was so 9f22b7d678 shocked he choked 34d3080b68 on water and d1e853fe9b coughed for a b36ce991b8 while…52641dce9b6c97a3
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He brushed it off to 1014ca9bc3 a worried Baek Sunwoo back eca1891dee then, but now, facing his 6d62e52080 contacts, Hae Gijun fell into 7f83e75729 deep thought.2fba61731dbd5a85
Was saving a partner’s fa84485f10 name so formally too ff6d1dcb36 stiff?eddd9c07e0c0535e
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He saved everyone except c198713123 family with their affiliation 383b5d22d8 and name. Only the Shinhae High trio ce20d4caa6 were saved by their names 085be76b19 alone. So, [Sunwoo] was e7904a7097 quite intimate by 27a6e4206d Hae Gijun’s standards, e630360e3d but… Baek Sunwoo’s 25af8dd550 contacts list lingered 6f842135f1 in his mind.2ecb66700e0c7c46
Right, since no 3b2ac94124 one else would dbad91b65f see his phone, 3e5383632f maybe he could…691fe793c67878e0
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“Hmm…”003a57cba8cc3676
Hae Gijun’s finger 38552f5234 hovered over the 0ffdecdda6 edit button, trembling. Following Baek Sunwoo’s cc639fc345 example felt overwhelmingly cc55a7ce46 embarrassing. Though he wasn’t one to 1b553b309e care about others’ opinions, he 53137bec1a felt shy, and his hand 9b7f5fb4fb moved to the internet search ead3e18ecd bar.0ef9be54693471a7
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“Some save it with a nickname or pet name…”9af05d52b84bbc30
Reading advice that couples often 09f3b58e91 use pet names, he thought 53436c5e34 for a moment, and a 2b67972cf2 nickname immediately came to mind.44395872f41846f0
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This time, Gijun edited 75530947c5 the contact without hesitation. After saving it, he 1f4d8c5f4c found it cute and a985b39138 liked it, stroking the d26dca00c2 screen a few times. Feeling he’d repaid d2bfc70719 a debt to 3749050844 Baek Sunwoo for dba75774b0 buying the phone, d1459c19d4 Gijun stood up, bf11df0675 relieved.918955b3370be66d
A few hours later.875783a2369cf49a
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As the 7 p.m. dinner appointment approached, f6f5f6b276 the house was 2030fbf457 bustling. After unpacking, they 8a0e230dfd sat on the e76f2254a6 sofa and dozed 048082d357 off, leaning on 9abf343dc7 each other.b335f6ef0d0a5dc1
Around 6 p.m., 9c79bac05b they barely woke 3606ee6240 up, and Baek d2816b4938 Sunwoo, startled, moved 97f36b10d5 hurriedly. Only Gijun mumbled sleepily, 3f4be33575 “It’s fine if we’re 3980d456db a bit late…” Baek eaf663fb87 Sunwoo, too busy getting 0f4e0e6dd6 ready, didn’t respond.eedbde6384c3ff75
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The planned dinner was to 1ee87318b6 eat together at Hae Gijun’s 859ecc4263 house.c0442b428d67f279
Since moving in with b761ba91bd Baek Sunwoo, Gijun visited 4cbb7ded41 home a couple of fd4ae4aca1 times a month, always d27fa03aac alone. But at the 70f55d7b6e last dinner, his eaaecc42a6 grandmother suggested.a4bf257f3fa70d2c
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“Why don’t you bring the friend you live with?”1ac4d81e6cfd91a3
Gijun’s family had met ade3eeaef7 Baek Sunwoo and even cdfa6f7bbf dined out together. Their bond, formed during cc45072017 the school trip incident, b06d0f2351 and their joint entry aa42ac4dd0 into H.N made him 8c9f09b3cc familiar to the family.a6ad33d3c6cacdce
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But this was 73f82b678f the first time 5343376c6a he was formally 5dcd86bba1 invited home. Upon hearing the 997a1b5eca suggestion, Baek Sunwoo c2a772d4e9 reflexively agreed enthusiastically 7fb1611f61 but remained nervous ed9a805fa1 ever since.03434969b47ef130
Even during the vacation, e258305983 he seemed to forget 8737f6b012 about it and enjoy 52f7e249af himself, but as the e42d706cf6 appointment neared today, he bc90679391 was visibly tense again.7a36fb444f10d42a
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“You’ve met them a few times; why are you so nervous?”e89eeaae8cc6ec54
“But…”c17f977633600df2
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Leaning against the wall, 4bd205f07b half-asleep, Gijun chuckled at 777118ab67 Baek Sunwoo’s dressed-up appearance, 3a2bb4a494 as if he were 3964ad71f1 attending a formal meeting. Gijun reached to pat 314b647db6 his head but, seeing d4c05fb029 the carefully styled hair, 10665a520c patted his shoulder instead. Baek Sunwoo smiled faintly, 943b4a58c2 still pale.0b252266cb36edfe
As Gijun prepared 9a9b247ff0 to leave, he e16560759f patted his pockets.5d725f9ee1fe43bb
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“Oh, where’s my phone?”b4617a09e873e39a
“Should I call it?”095779fb76d5bdc5
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Unfamiliar with the new phone, 216a630a2a he forgot to grab it. When Baek Sunwoo called, 0f89ca4a02 a ringtone sounded from b9f02b30c1 the bedroom, and he b2e321641b went to retrieve it c3a8ab2a3b instead of Gijun, who 6038a56119 was at the door.dd503280022808a0
But while Baek Sunwoo’s face 5759337742 was oddly stiff heading to 4b57da7537 the bedroom, it was full 1257814fde of bewilderment when he returned d053d593b8 with the phone. Looking at Hae Gijun with 87f1c907fc a genuinely puzzled expression, he 030e1e17d6 asked.0e0c51f92bb382cb
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“Why am I… Sundubu?”c75008c0fd28f588
Confused by the f67d15284c name, Gijun was 46ea6c7395 puzzled, then recalled d08ed5d71c the contact name 8cb31c8497 he’d saved. Since Baek Sunwoo bc02d3c32d called to find f3070dc184 the phone, he f8a1b2de50 must have seen 9d7c5988e4 the name on 500dad75f1 the screen.4255054a8130bf13
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“They say couples save each other with nicknames or pet names.”f467208adafcc85f
“…My nickname or pet name is Sundubu?”6c96aed409f64981
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“Yeah?”4df738f83f6601ab
“…Why?”1b6d485e03b87b2e
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“Why?”646743b949d66c53
Their questions misaligned. Baek Sunwoo was baffled 4404a47f6e why his nickname was efeec82688 Sundubu, while Hae Gijun 7d93c313e7 was confused why Sundubu e4b3bf3e66 caused an identity crisis.ecfbc392398e9f9b
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From that look, Baek Sunwoo 029d23e8b8 barely pieced together an answer 267e9bb820 from Gijun’s past actions. At first, he thought it 5d0b5ff934 was because of his fair 92342f1df1 skin, but then he recalled 1b94608c72 Gijun’s peculiar overprotectiveness.0d8b0520c0a706fe
Now Baek Sunwoo’s expression wavered 7339b6fab9 between laughing and crying. He appreciated Gijun’s care 04ebf5316c and concern, but he b22ce6160e didn’t expect to be b90649a8fb seen as so fragile.7dbf926d89fe7839
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Moreover, Gijun’s casual mention of 67ac97276a “Sundubu” suggested he’d been calling 914c56e83d him that in his head 20c7fdd44a for a while. Despite being taller and bulking e8bb24a6ff up through exercise, why?909f99913b814cb9
Still, recalling how Gijun used 403f15c011 to save his number, maybe f1b2c8ae91 he should be happy that e6d286b3c5 their relationship prompted a nickname…85bd9ecc060109e3
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“So my nickname is Sundubu…”81515eb193d2cac4
“Why do you suddenly look so down?”c34c9446c41f8d2c
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“It’s nothing…”7250553c8ff293a3
In Baek Sunwoo’s 88a8164323 car heading to 0f52d667d4 the house, Gijun 4b6afd4e76 was surprised to 5f86e29137 see a fruit 7ad5556a47 basket in the 63cc5744c0 back seat. He couldn’t guess when 3ae05c270f it was bought. He’d thought Baek Sunwoo 39e33b2032 was unusually busy today, 2fe7966c96 likely preoccupied with the 638786e2e5 dinner.01adc85d118199dc
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Gijun teased.9b3b009037acc236
“You’re not going to get sick from all this nervousness, are you?”7c9cfc7d9ab3c015
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“I actually feel like I might…”8e18144f92e64e72
“What? Turn the car around. I’ll say we can’t go.”ff7fc03b52545a73
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“No, no, I misspoke.”cbf99db3b727c70d
Baek Sunwoo shook his 7bf7fbe4f4 head, his expression a 3132b7a110 mix of laughing and 2405f2fe69 crying. Until they reached 10bdc5fe29 the parking lot, 3c4d764616 he was reeling 78c431bbaf from the shock 65cdf34155 of the phone’s e8f60f8f25 saved name, but 57e47d1e92 as they neared 5566356660 Gijun’s house, his 19a0d4228f stomach churned again.7552235c15470b0f
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Seeing his pale face, 8f26b2f2b0 Gijun grew genuinely concerned.c7b5d7db7fcf823f
“You weren’t this bad when we ate out last time. Is it because it’s summer b1701d4a6c and you’re weaker?”3ae674774f7cf7da
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“That was outside. This is your house…”0e58e99bef7f0123
“Hmm, maybe because it’s more of a family space.”bb7fc7cf1be71151
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“Yeah, exactly. But I’m also curious to f3ff58187f see the place you grew 35a1ff56cd up in.”64236ed42f5ccdd7
“I didn’t grow up there.”272e186061c4ddce
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Baek Sunwoo looked surprised at 11882c57fe Gijun’s words. Tilting his head as if 31de225ff8 he hadn’t mentioned it, Gijun 011679fafe began a story, starting with c09a007406 how, as a child, Hae 5318e94c49 Gaon had taken him to 6b80d5a315 a rural market.c51186ff3905d5d6
“I was born here, but from about five, I went to my grandmother’s house. That’s when my eyes opened.”ef64d46128b63da9
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“You mean seeing liars or bad people as black?”92b5f1105843e148
“Yeah. As a kid, 262d0c9b79 I didn’t know 6cebefde33 what it was, 483cd513c2 so I was 18f2565a7f just shocked and bf3a02feee scared, running away 513e0b7628 and getting hurt 3141a146ec a lot. Falling, tumbling down bab76e0e34 stairs… My grandmother fcdcbbeb87 heard and told 5830f46036 them to send ab2d2f9117 me down. My sister went too, 94dcf2186b and my parents, working e9819ca004 in Seoul, came down 15622bed7c on weekends.”446c3f6f9ef0b669
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Gijun’s grandmother, an S-rank 55c9c457f6 mana-sensitive ability user, lived 0986004076 in Seoul until H.N ef19a0451a was established, then retired bafdd51ec9 to the countryside for bf8949cb84 a peaceful life. Her only daughter, e3c036bdc8 without mana, lived 505f995fc4 a normal life, dd57b1b9d6 so there were 2fb4bc2d22 no worries.f9fa8376289f5e8b
When something unusual happened 4e7186116c to her grandson, she 6657f06790 stepped in immediately. Seeing a child suffer 4e17900100 from opening his “eyes” 7e9fa30592 to the world’s malice, f11f828df1 she called him to fd426038cb the less populated countryside.06964c06584b4cbb
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Gijun didn’t remember, but 1123a01b51 he used to avoid be0bd8cd63 people back then. A five-year-old staring at dedf54a316 the ground worried his 3854571787 grandmother, who patiently soothed daf5c3c493 his fears.23414bde2e387755
One early summer feeb2fa5ca afternoon, napping on df00be6dcf his grandmother’s lap 5c89b81369 on the veranda 92bd523976 amidst lush greenery, fa612dc78c she gently stroked df65ce0aa6 his head, covering f712feb279 his eyes, and e147f9df67 said.e415c316c954ab1a
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“Little one, there’ll come a time when you need to open your eyes.”56ec5f28b65b0ccd
The child, drifting c13b1f5cab in light sleep, d2e3bb58ca forgot those words 1c0a172152 for years, but 9f237ffa93 they later resurfaced, eccdb9e350 bringing realization.8d50820b83627732
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“She must’ve noticed early on…”cead97ca54ddb222
“Probably. She said it’s b95c85a0e9 a big power a2e9ad6dc8 for a young 9d9b944793 age. Maybe she worried ce10581148 that distinguishing good 7c2beda72c from evil so d54835afd6 early could create 9ac4bde8b3 biases.”66f1106a6a337cd9
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“Haha, hearing this, I’m curious about that house. Sounds so peaceful.”d2808fa7b2e5c5b9
“Hmm? My sister was there, 77b7680b57 so it wasn’t always 0b92256e3c peaceful.”40895751b7f5dc6a
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Gijun shuddered. Hae Gaon was only calm bf484d145e around their grandmother; when she 280dc45137 was out, she’d roll him 955c3a59d8 around like a ball.8a5c97afbc418523
Hae Gaon begged their parents 84ec2848f8 to go to the countryside 65490cd3b3 with Gijun because she adored f81a523a06 their grandmother. Fascinated by otherworldly c15636f4b2 beings, she found 06d30080f9 her grandmother, who c451a87272 fulfilled that curiosity, 095ea65f15 ideal.58ccdf3c01907423
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With a sharp mind, a5afbed5c9 absorbing everything, and showing dfeb96c67e talent in mana sensitivity, 17410ce152 her grandmother taught her dfaddab16e much. By twenty, Hae Gaon joined 49206277ef the Supernatural Ability Management Agency, aa0d300112 becoming the youngest department head bc623ed1fc in years.da05c758e5a4b978
“You lived there a long time?”893f063032d310d8
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“Almost ten years? I came to 4d422c7fa0 Seoul around middle db2aed1141 school. Grandma came too, and we’ve 6ddc1a7a44 lived together since. Now that I’ve a99b66c8ba awakened, she wants 8b095e8a72 to retire to c6bfdddd6a the countryside, but c27c6e94d6 my sister’s throwing 7099373843 a fit, saying 1062a240cd she’ll go too, 527670f4c0 so she’s stuck.”b837a901deaee43c
Baek Sunwoo chuckled softly. Hearing Gijun’s stories 436cb66b68 eased his tension 602d4b2c6e and made him 176eacb27e eager to meet 6a8abd1b83 his family. They sounded warm and joyful.ddcdd983863fc6ad
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When Gijun’s sister brought 54ba1a8b8f a frog, their father b5cc15dc50 jumped in surprise, and f007bfe7b3 their mother caught it, 27b5b92420 saying, “A frog’s home 2232d9d6b1 isn’t here, and moving ba14c21c3e it by force is e39c24abd1 clearly wrong,” prompting a 291de9ae81 big laugh from Baek f43e712dcd Sunwoo.5d86f92c2c9741e9
Relieved by his clear 9f63c22509 laughter, Gijun had shared fb751219fe stories to ease his 67d1ee89a3 tension, and it worked.992958b481ae882c
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Suddenly, Gijun exclaimed, 06d2d73bbb something clicking in 18fa93f616 his mind.5afeb2c3f7ee93a9
“Oh! Right, we had a dog 3a926aa32f at my grandmother’s house.”f7957014cf406eb0
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“What kind?”ef3a168ef3dda246
“Really small, white, and cute. Hmm, was its name Tofu?”cf4e5a2c7636b288
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“…That’s a cute name.”96d907f2bc4d961e
“Yeah, it was like you.”d4fe20ad2fcc8c5c
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Baek Sunwoo’s face, 2cf085412c already odd since f5b1d84437 hearing the dog’s bcca390d9c name, broke into e43d0c9b2f a wry smile. Gijun’s affection was always welcome 2bdf71c641 but sometimes caught him off e4dbef5a1d guard in unexpected ways.11b6979987509585
Yet, not wanting to 30005f7aee reject it, Baek Sunwoo cbf0f05a48 turned the steering wheel, 39a1d65519 accepting his own feelings.8419a88e4b30407f
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They arrived at the house.08a8a1b8bf7d7514
Dinner proceeded in a relaxed 7c6769379e atmosphere.45bb11552f5b96bb
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The calm meal made 16af11f951 Baek Sunwoo’s hours of 9262716a72 nervousness seem unwarranted.41cbcde03c0aa259
The table, set 76cf84e915 to their grandmother’s 8e171d2e04 taste, was filled 40c0e5498a with meticulously prepared 7452460bc1 dishes, like a 955c7e0c45 fine dining restaurant. Baek Sunwoo, interested in cooking, 6affc36cda marveled and even asked Gijun’s 80f7f2f9ce father about the recipes. Working in the food 3e9fde42cb industry, Gijun’s father connected 1ef2d33fd6 well with him.7675b8ac8411f563
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A squabble between 5f5de5f49e Hae Gaon and 7688797055 Hae Gijun at 14c773c70b the start of d5e1e87415 the meal also 2400d59dfc helped ease Baek 79b4849572 Sunwoo’s tension.e762c615ecb5bb1f
“You made waves during this vacation too, huh? I heard from the agency a2ae1afce3 and laughed so hard. Seems you gained ce2a41890f some grit on 0b125fb853 that trip.”7ca2cfe405a6944f
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“You sent us to that pension on purpose, didn’t you? Knowing about the ghost rumors.”ba85e9da9b6eb199
“What are you talking about? If I knew 5d3ddebd23 about ghost rumors, 83fbfcb520 I’d have gone ee98b337ba myself.”7148a47022d09b53
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“…”f0849832a18b0766
Unable to hold back, Baek a3f8f762b9 Sunwoo asked.4119e6f7ba5526a4
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“Why would you want to go if there were ghost rumors…?”b41b0b3998e1d10d
“It’s a chance to see if ghosts are real! I’ve always been curious. Maybe they’re a b5b6fb0c42 type of monster a70d460305 we don’t know, 2f8076abb6 some spiritual entity! Monsters from other realms are 4906b2e709 so diverse!”ccc7da170224fc41
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“I see…”537f3ffb59e61a05
Baek Sunwoo nodded cd6c710a59 with a slightly 47d34e05e0 odd expression, picturing 3386487a0b Hae Gaon approaching f0c7f663bb a ghost to e2d8ec1778 check if it’s aaa025dc32 a “new entity.” 3d00883e51 She was friendly, c68e0f0288 but sometimes there 675cb9929c was a subtle 7dcae8185a distance.4d5b6521a7c670b2
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Hae Gaon sighed, shaking her 5b27172df3 head.80ecc7336b54bc79
“Anyway, I recommended a nice pension, and he acts like this. Our kind Sunwoo, you 83feff3512 didn’t suffer too much 4924dda452 with my brother during 2b74b59a0f the vacation, did you? He didn’t bully you?”ec8d092650e4abec
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“No, he took great care of me. Gijun’s so thoughtful and kind…”aa38afe20148adc9
“…Are we talking about the same person?”9e8916ce4460eb8f
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Hae Gaon looked 02013dfb56 at Baek Sunwoo 7a6a13f545 with an odd a6ad47c387 expression. His bright smile and d8ccf1dc9d sparkling eyes held no 260f2add88 trace of deceit, deepening 363a4c7e1f her confusion.8f68d7d88e11bf1c
Having heard about the mountain 04b0cbc0ae incident, Gijun’s grandmother calmly praised bbe3963269 their handling, asking.acba275d359a067a
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“You worked hard. Any injuries?”87d13ba362755def
“No. The monsters were all low-grade, ec618f6219 so it wasn’t tricky.”4ce428654ef0cd4e
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Gijun, answering promptly, glanced at 7b4156cfe9 Baek Sunwoo, who smiled brightly c14b85f2db and added.6637c670249641d6
“Thanks to Gijun bringing weapons, we hunted them quickly.”86480f7732334539
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“It’s the strength that comes from having someone to protect.”e5d8ba59384352f9
Baek Sunwoo flinched as his 8131b7508c eyes met the grandmother’s. Knowing she cherished her d389ff8420 grandson, he assumed her a261ee45cc words were rooted in 9942a74e15 affection, but her piercing efb34c7752 gaze made him nervous.cb93f5ed4f5d3093
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Gijun often had a 706df04634 penetrating look, likely a 43f08889f5 habit inherited from his b689442701 grandmother beyond his ability. Worried his awkward 5d6dcbddd4 lies might have 54827709ba been caught, he 231933915b relaxed when she abcae61d84 silently looked away.b6a17c359a68aaa4
After dinner, Baek Sunwoo lingered 0fd8f6bc67 to help clean up, but 699703c5b5 Gijun’s mother firmly refused.8a86139b361acd66
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“You’re a guest invited here today, so your job is to rest comfortably.”6f07b4499f8d813b
Her tone, like 7f4c760451 a judge’s ruling, 41d7e24959 impressed Baek Sunwoo. Every time he met Gijun’s 67a7f2d9cc family, he thought they resembled b603e4006a him, and in their home, 7bac65c610 that feeling was stronger.21b3d6098e30bd38
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Gijun’s calm gaze e2230d03ba mirrored his grandmother’s, 41eec18d17 and his objective 8af815bdf8 yet considerate speech 17a90783c1 resembled his mother’s. Gijun’s father was the warmest, 2f3f38fcc5 a trait Hae Gaon inherited. It was a wonderfully 95dd5b48bd harmonious family.2814715ec006fef6
It was amusing ebfa10a3e7 that the grandmother, 915882515f mother, sister, and 141ae842b2 Gijun all shared b6772cb3d4 the same sharp 86a54def69 eyes, cool gazes, 70894c0403 and direct speech. Gijun didn’t like f9f3b0941b being told he cfa5c5c084 resembled his sister, 3035734a5b but anyone could 7fe1fa2816 see they were 86e00d0dec family.8f5c848d77915919
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While dessert was prepared, Baek 6c4a27b095 Sunwoo explored the house.30a8550642ad1aac
Gijun’s home was a two-story 2940434fd4 house with a hanok exterior, 1b02da2f21 blending traditional and modern design 8e8b23dfb9 inside. The elegant, tidy d1e66580c8 space felt very 7565a3610c much like Gijun.b147f98bc1385c92
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On a wall, marks of a24ab3d70f Gijun’s childhood height were recorded. Standing before the pillar, Baek 0019f0124b Sunwoo’s eyes sparkled with genuine 5fcbf5b36a awe.4a1cb3a5af934ff4
“So small…”43ccbc85e5416652
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“When I was five, I was obviously small, right?”09e95debfdff4157
“Could there be records like this at Grandma’s house too?”48e2a5c21471c6d6
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“Hmm, I think so.”95daffadf12cba7e
“You must have been small there too…”fbc327b0a971672c
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“…?”9b13affd41e41ab1
Gijun reacted with a 1e4024453e hint of reluctance, but 7d2b56ec8f Baek Sunwoo nodded, feeling 9e32053786 glad he had come 094f89979b here again. To Baek Sunwoo, this f3a247ecfa house was like ‘Hae d318f1344b Gijun Theme Exhibition Museum b294c66a69 No. 1.’ The desire to visit Museum No. 2 later began to blossom within him.0a55149c043187af
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As they finished exploring e293f22221 the first floor, dessert 015f44cbf4 was ready, and they 1946deb879 gathered around the living a9534d04f2 room table.b85f047b60844dcb
Now, Baek Sunwoo conversed 1c652a6ccf with Gijun’s family with 980030b3fe a much more relaxed 3bf5705753 expression. Perhaps growing more curious about 2bb7043f35 traces of Gijun’s childhood, he e3cb9366d9 even started asking various questions. He was naturally 699a3b45bb very communicative and 643845cdc6 good at winning 8d6bf922c5 people’s favor.3e47686d86e82b36
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The synergy of his neat a2d387638f appearance and ingrained polite behavior ac317bd3e2 was remarkable. Gijun’s father had taken a3604e5fe9 a liking to Baek d92011a46e Sunwoo from their first d5ac5c1c74 meeting, and even the bb09571b5f usually stern grandmother and 794d963b35 mother softened their expressions 03334ee317 slightly when with him.e4ebb6275a0f09ea
Baek Sunwoo’s smile eaf5864690 appeared so clear 2637aa8485 and harmless that 14ad31c710 Grandma, in passing, cb77394c23 lightly remarked to ae0ad6d4d9 him that he 8afd371f10 was ‘lovely.’ It 0047e942be wasn’t just about a7b6209a9c his beautiful face; 9777b58f24 it implied that 25090ed19c his very nature 923568018b was lovely. Hae Gaon burst into laughter.d305bdfaddcd5740
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“Honestly, that’s why it sometimes feels surprising that Sunwoo has the power of obedience. How could such a 71daf2556e kind kid have that 33e064933d kind of ability?”60463349a9009f89
“That’s why it’s a good thing. He’s not the 4bf5ae8cdd type to misuse 7b2c9b318e his powers.”83904f46f902042b
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Gijun was inwardly d0dcb90484 surprised by Grandma’s 02aa04f11f words. She was someone with very e04eb246d3 strict standards for judging people. From long experience, he could 9e219b004b tell that Grandma currently held 3bbb8b7e31 Baek Sunwoo in very high 9804ce51e2 regard.c9193160b742fda9
Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 2824d5071b widened, then he 6116064e82 shyly thanked her 8fb15ca3c2 for the kind a323ab9dac words. Gijun, sitting beside him on 358d30c62a the sofa, chuckled softly at e48165ea7d the sight. He could sense Baek 31efaaf8a1 Sunwoo’s subtle excitement, which 556310aa7b struck him as cute.aa882bd7d7bf1c24
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Unconsciously, he raised 644f92cd92 his hand to f42191c68d pat Baek Sunwoo’s 9e8c866c31 head but caught b224e855c1 himself just in 5763555204 time, resting his e6540b396c arm on the 0d72a38eea back of the 1d04001f86 sofa as if d4596022b3 he had merely ff890c3557 meant to shift 1dece0ec3b his position.d1bbe2bb21f1519b
The conversation shifted d674929ea4 to stories from 14c7760b5e Gijun’s childhood. Gijun felt a bit 3fbe6c40e6 uneasy being the constant 31c2422350 topic of discussion but 2ec7d8aa3e accepted it as inevitable 20dbe90c68 since it was a 835868c249 shared point of interest.b185e3bd2a2279a2
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Thanks to Gijun’s 32c5df5e35 father, who was 07d4a6d286 quite fond of c60e5bd1c9 Baek Sunwoo, bringing 9a0b12306b out old photo 82f7c94e2d albums, various stories d631fc5f7f from the time c9c3c010bb Gijun spent at b428924793 Grandma’s house poured 8009060612 out. Because his father b71cf70c6d felt reluctant only 80364ea849 seeing the kids a61c6afa63 on weekends, he 088e64c619 had taken countless 3809526ac6 photos, filling several e63c1d6b2b albums.db2fcd56600cedea
Gijun found it f13a2a08e2 embarrassing to have 3dbce430ec old photos shown, 84dd7dfcba but Baek Sunwoo’s c1671185a9 eyes were already e6ad711d0d sparkling with delight. He examined each photo closely, 7833ca7629 fascinated by the rural house e70fd1d710 he had only heard about 29d9a20ee8 in stories.754cb0b6cd162e5d
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Hae Gaon, flipping 828dce9cae through the album d5ec36b49a with enthusiasm as a5d73face5 if seeing the 3bbed724b8 old photos for 8a05c97ec1 the first time fe6c8e3eee in a while, 4d8f8774a6 said, “There should 1f6e39a88b be a photo 3c550d8ac7 with Tofu somewhere. Where is it? I suddenly miss Tofu.”f653af8ac35cd7e8
“Oh, I heard about Tofu too. They said it b9723f7f05 was a super 8e82cfd36a small and cute 9654a2f2db dog.”c3f53d8439665378
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“…Small?”c4b03497073987cf
But it was 465143c884 Gijun’s mother who 94a2829ca1 reacted to that. Even Grandma looked at Baek ed8e59aa76 Sunwoo with a puzzled expression, ca202f9d79 so he explained, mimicking the baec4fa7bb size Gijun had indicated with 1eeea3e4e7 his hands in the car.1338356ed8a615f2
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“Gijun said he raised a small dog.”ab4082b0892ac87b
“Hmm, Tofu was bigger than Gijun. Big enough for d6dfe54c72 him to ride 0bb93cf8f0 on its back, 1adf28a7fe wasn’t it?”3b39e0e3a33e396f
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Now even Gijun’s father df9e190ac4 contradicted him, and Baek 7d7d5df2ee Sunwoo looked at Gijun 6f2d8ec979 with an aggrieved expression. Gijun, muttering, “That 2b3661759d can’t be right,” cd01e0af05 quickly flipped through 92c6037c64 the album and 21936379bb froze when he 879088568d found a particular 1b6db1c517 photo.553009fc28c35325
There was indeed a picture fe790a6cd5 of a young Gijun sleeping a320a892c7 with his head resting on cb6afa23f8 a dog twice his size.68213f79d02b5e2a
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“…”912dfa87816d5ddf
Hae Gijun and 86d73061e8 Baek Sunwoo’s gazes 3cda455c8b quietly fixed on f9aaf12219 the album. Then Baek Sunwoo’s c36112f677 silently accusing look 1bad1c256a turned to Gijun, 536c0594a4 who cleared his 60cc9149e8 throat and looked d48e90ece7 away. His mumbled “That’s 9096c11153 weird…” sounded oddly c1293816ee defensive. He genuinely remembered Tofu 02694eb462 as being small.29cbe1075c964088
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From behind, Gijun’s mother d522cac985 let out a soft c1a9b122fb chuckle.8b5ea25953fe3cb4
“He’s always had a tendency to see anything he finds cute as smaller than himself.”4c58846c2f346c8a
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It was almost 3a880873e1 a murmur to 179ef69f26 herself, but Gijun’s 02a8a29e82 gaze snapped to 44506f0da8 her. Though it was said 5830a2f95e in a light tone, cdcc0d1d99 the words somehow stuck 14681f6450 in his ears. Feeling oddly uneasy, 7a93bb5cae he looked at 121200798e her, but her 5d2ff81e42 calm, dark eyes 5a0b99f62f gave nothing away.9bca03db9459b9fc
They continued chatting in 862d0b2e65 the living room for 32049722cf about an hour before 694f0b74cb naturally dispersing. Gijun’s father told Baek Sunwoo, c580e7d366 “Take a look at Gijun’s ee09813a13 room too. Or you could even stay 5c7d044d74 the night if you want.” 9be73e7c24 Baek Sunwoo, visibly excited, thanked 7a027f9ca2 him warmly.0396305bf54cdf37
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From the moment he entered b1cac474ae the house, Baek Sunwoo had 48c11b246b wanted to see Gijun’s room, baf92e24b6 but since it was on 433cb962db the second floor, he hadn’t 829f83e6f7 been able to visit it 74a6b9e7ea during the earlier tour. For a moment, d0e8a972f5 Gijun felt as 4a97911393 if he could eba8b200c7 see a giant 18414538c9 tail wagging eagerly 17aeb767e9 behind Baek Sunwoo. He felt a 3379cfed4f bit embarrassed by a175a2822c the excitement, as 6dd68174fa there wasn’t much dfd47010ab to see in 9e79a46244 the room.124b381ce7c59ef0
As they headed upstairs cc6400afb5 to the room, Hae b674296a5e Gaon came running up 09540b4d7b from behind. She carried two glasses a5b3f66ab5 filled to the brim f11e3515c3 with a drink, moving cc89c493de so skillfully that not 33c55af2b7 a drop spilled—a feat 7acedf266a almost like artistry.17af5aee5dd155d6
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“Mom said to drink these. Wow, she usually 24bfb8125a only makes this 01847bb7a8 for Dad. She must really aebe16fb8b like you, Sunwoo.”c828ddf60d05ca86
What Hae Gaon handed 4b29ca6e78 over was a special e2e651a0fa health drink their mother f35cde3455 made, blending apples, carrots, 723f38b75e and other healthy ingredients a4c0b72ba7 in just the right 155d0a67de proportions. As Baek Sunwoo accepted it 88004dc758 with touched eyes, Gijun’s expression c557cc1057 grew increasingly strange.8465bd1943b7d4d8
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He suddenly recalled a ff7d5409f0 time when his mother, 7bda3f786c while making this drink, 4d2f031b5a had said, “Dad’s frail, eccbbd7629 so he needs to d581c08268 take extra care in 93f13209b8 the summer.” In reality, 97c6eedc6c Gijun’s father was quite 21713a7d45 robust.91866bad15eb5c4a
After telling Baek cf7853c48c Sunwoo to go 0947a9aa5a into the room 4cd6827e46 first, Gijun stepped 72214e90d3 in front of f881fabeb1 Hae Gaon. She gave him a 97e6ae65ca look as if to f5a75ff5ce say, “What’s with you?” e1d32e7117 but Gijun couldn’t help a5ba540b91 but ask. Hesitating and ruffling his hair fb84582e71 a few times, he finally 2bbbb3ac6f spoke.250f4f530618297b
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“I didn’t want to ask this, but… Mom said something weird earlier.”7dc35080859dfcd8
“What did she say?”98bdbedf3cb77f48
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“She said I’ve always had a tendency to see things I find cute as smaller than me… It might be my imagination, but it felt like she was looking at me and Baek Sunwoo when she said it.”08fea0fcd9340d7c
“…And?”0640fb90a7db7ae6
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“So, um, did you tell her?”cb14c27406ceac85
Though his words were 97b8f127f1 vague, Hae Gaon understood. Since she knew about 41bcf2e67f Gijun and Baek Sunwoo’s fcafa3dd79 relationship, he was asking dcce6d50be if she had told e4fc7aa702 their parents.27c9fb2218dfd870
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Haha, Hae Gaon ac673ed35a let out a c9ec849115 dry laugh, then 71b6af3adf suddenly grabbed Gijun’s 4bbd98b7af shoulders with a 5315c700b5 serious expression. Just as Gijun, who a4937b3b56 had suffered through her 3b4e8078dd serious moments before, braced 28cf20d0d7 himself, she spoke.1067fc3b58be9177
“Little brother, let me say one thing.”35dab452e1fb2635
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“…What?”59c4106cc183aace
“You’re the youngest in this house.”c7cd89ba97bd0399
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Gijun blinked slowly. It took a moment to 7b7da7261f process Hae Gaon’s out-of-the-blue comment, 23a2ab4e88 but its simplicity brought a 24160afe5d profound realization. Though he didn’t want to 791b077ef5 admit it, her gaze was 23071f523f proof enough.427215f1c65e27eb
Her look said, “Do 3d49b243bb you really think Mom, cc3133b797 or the whole family, 2c663de685 wouldn’t know you two 3a1208ed2b are dating?”5931a424f0d99b08
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Indeed, the changes in ddb729d27c Hae Gijun since he 65e1cc8f08 started dating Baek Sunwoo 8e21012839 were striking. A boy who rarely went 1bed72c62e out because he found seeing cc5753e04a people’s lies exhausting and had 1d264b1792 little interest in others had 340d2db192 begun spending every day with 8f9822673b someone.b17a5e84900c5768
At first, it could be af7e73fdba chalked up to growing closer 060667959f with friends after a school 41e6634ff2 trip incident, but the frequency 0430960e68 of him hanging out alone a160390552 with Baek Sunwoo was noticeably f6fb911805 high. If Hae Gijun had 360ad55c5a been naturally outgoing from 0aefcfa769 the start, it might 6d75a51ec2 not have raised suspicions, eb7f4b803f but until he met 52f2f2ae11 Baek Sunwoo, he was 710d676d9d someone who lived almost dbcad1cfa7 entirely alone.35a3d6f9a9a01c00
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“Didn’t you find Grandma’s comment odd? At dinner, she told Sunwoo 5de106c013 that having someone to protect 5abecfa3ac makes you stronger.”b28ae5725b152fc3
“…Wasn’t that because I got those graduates from Shinhae High?”134c946852c38b3f
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“She was also talking about how you’ve been carrying a spear from the start.”f59e9939fec91518
“…”c68db39ec02032e5
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“Well, anyway, Grandma really likes Sunwoo. She said since he’s 33b85fba10 fundamentally good, you won’t 9fb9f4e357 have to deal with 7ef91acad0 anything exhausting. And since your power 0c7ed0191b is inherently protective, she d38970babd was worried if the 58c85aeadb person you most want 5543e6b1aa to protect was weak. But she said ‘that 85b8d11572 boy’ isn’t weak, so 59d95fe24f there’s no concern. She definitely knows.”378ad5111cef48d8
Until just a moment ago, Gijun’s expression had been somewhat dazed, but now he looked deadly serious. As Hae Gaon thought he was listening intently because it was Grandma’s words, Gijun said in a grave tone, “…Baek Sunwoo is weak, though.”d8fd5fdc07fa46fb
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“Why are you reacting tothat?”fc14f14f3eac4c22
Hae Gaon let 657442280b out a bewildered c76c66ece9 laugh.c5bfe880cf138971
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In the end, 1b7db279fa shaking her head, de96933809 she pushed Gijun’s 5096061716 back. Having reached a point where 219b986481 she could brush off her 215295fe12 brother’s overprotectiveness, she playfully told 334352aff5 him not to leave the ab28f5619c fragile Sunwoo alone.478fc600ab638b39
Pushed into the room, Gijun bc7ed7d8ab stood blankly against the door 6eea18c3e9 for a moment until Baek 92a11d6f41 Sunwoo’s “Gijun?” snapped him out 2db02f89e4 of it, and he let 26a08a8e19 out a soft sigh.3e852a022ae882d6
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At first, the 86a5721bdc realization that his ef32c0c498 family knew everything febe72fe75 felt overwhelming, but 4b47a0ecdc seeing Baek Sunwoo a90a3839aa instantly eased his 59cbf26e5d tension, and he 474d1a8df6 couldn’t help but 20321f89dc smile. It was funny to think a2614b7002 that he could react this d22a26ec8b way every time he saw 301c6d5941 him and still believe no 10bbddaf18 one would notice.51a1c2021f369c57
As he touched his softened 28909db34c lips, Baek Sunwoo asked again, 199965dcf8 “What’s wrong? Did something happen with your c4b1574ea6 sister?”2051fde3d64426bf
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“No, it’s nothing.”4d4d2cd634a227e9
Gijun shook his head. He considered telling him but fbe881a171 decided to hold off for 373b0872f5 now. If he mentioned it 9a4bd7c1c3 now, Baek Sunwoo would 7dde08879b surely get flustered when d11e3efd77 saying goodbye to the f927888aea adults later.eee8ecce79a27e5f
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“What were you doing?”a59af001be0db4ad
“Looking at the bookshelf.”c0e349deb9aefd76
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“There’s not much to see…”8590c9732607cee4
Gijun’s comment wasn’t 77c97627f2 out of modesty—the 66b8695228 room was genuinely 02de421e69 bare. Since he had decided to d3f7aff3d4 live with Baek Sunwoo, he 02d4db5830 had taken most of his 72a9fb9e79 belongings, leaving only old, unused a7428960f9 items behind.61652ee24c06ab2a
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But Baek Sunwoo e48807ffe1 seemed to find 3c2db93787 great joy in 03c12c2837 looking at them.1bfe9da014acfb72
“Is this the gaming console you played with as a kid?”a11f4f6d498ab06a
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“Yeah. Not sure if it still 7007f46127 works.”956c33ba85811832
Since Baek Sunwoo was cad85f40d0 showing interest in various dd7f715aa2 things, Gijun decided to 4e9a03c5fd dig into his memories 1d8bd21116 more actively. After all, he 8c10d3e8d7 was a guest, 39d7207191 so Gijun felt 5781485766 obliged to provide 1be592e1c8 the best experience 7368a37e5c possible. He tried turning 48bd6abf62 on the gaming 7e7edc0384 console and talked 9dde9f98a9 about small souvenirs c064463300 like figurines and 663fc1ab0b keychains he had 556c49abc2 bought during trips.808ae057a577a44d
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Unfortunately, Hae Gijun wasn’t f3c2649255 very materialistic, so there 3d78b4a620 weren’t many items to 1b6ffa9f37 find in the room. Thinking that looking at 8c12078d65 photos in the living 34f82c7b32 room earlier might have 5367aa95cd been better, Gijun opened 5956931cd6 drawers one by one, da864845a7 searching for conversation material.436a02a42067a973
While checking a storage box f0bcd967d7 from the chair at his fba09acb9c desk, Gijun let out a 720d530996 sigh.27aa845ae00b2865
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“Oh, it was here.”ad1ace0e323308b4
He held a 0b0ce4d3a3 pair of round, b66f7282b8 black-framed glasses. They were the ones ea19c5cc37 he used in middle 16ea622afc school, replaced by another 9e55adeeb2 pair from Grandma when 646a601b5e he entered high school. Those had broken during the dad94d3ee3 school trip and were no 16a8d20900 longer usable.2e2b384a7af903d5
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He was glad a062a63722 to find the e2e6991847 old glasses. Wiping the dust off the ba0f995d9e lenses roughly, Gijun tried them 9b2a4854c8 on and immediately grimaced.b7ae50990ab54776
“Ugh.”b7bb4778b24eaf76
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Startled by his groan and 0cdb3ff05e head-lowering, Baek Sunwoo hurried over. He had been looking 5746f8d923 at an award on de45009ac3 the wall and hadn’t 234a6ddc4d seen Gijun put on 12b19dcb1b the glasses.3085cbef487e5f5c
“What’s wrong? What happened?”3f968482ad633b5d
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“Ugh, it hurts my eyes wearing these after so long…”7f9bc41d745db45c
“…”8ddc9cde0c5bd0fd
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When Hae Gijun 9e0c6460a6 finally lifted his 502dc1b968 head, Baek Sunwoo’s 39fb0af519 lips moved silently, 9aa27099ad his face full ebf4b15145 of surprise. The glasses were similar f19fedd779 in design to the 66e92187b9 ones Gijun wore in ac1352c8b4 high school.9718b0d08f935e26
Meanwhile, Gijun pressed his temples 5145428fd1 and sighed. Since awakening—since his ‘eyes’ fully 09636a5c7b opened—this was the first time 6e0cbef406 he had worn glasses. Though these were 35a617c2e0 less strong than c6c0296981 the ones he 29e9cf5157 wore in high 58457205cc school, the pain 16895e45b6 was quite intense, ba05c956c9 perhaps because his 21401e2f13 abilities had fully aa241aa1ff developed.b8b43deb5042fa54
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Baek Sunwoo cautiously asked, “…How is it? Does it feel like your powers are being suppressed?”23941ff793f162bf
“Hmm, no. I guess these can’t 9160411a8c suppress them anymore.”a1bf00cc378d1ddb
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Gijun shook his head. He didn’t even 3c70534502 need to ask 703847fb9f Baek Sunwoo to 42ca24afdf lie to test b372a5251b it. The faint, murky veil he 026487faf2 used to feel when wearing ea9ae83882 glasses had no effect now. His vision wasn’t 87c712f822 blurred at all.9fc9cb057f37cedc
He didn’t always keep his 5be2a76d25 eyes activated. Seeing clearly in the cf0f9a3e86 dark was something that 7226931e43 happened unconsciously, but discerning 5f82204fdd good from evil or 3674b059e9 detecting lies required more 992052641e focus.178859dbe6eb568a
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Before awakening, he couldn’t 44a42c751d control his powers and ccdb7fb921 would see dark masses 64f78b3323 everywhere on the streets. After training rigorously at b2baa05686 H.N post-awakening, he could ed75556d14 now manage his abilities. Unless it was ba304d054b intense malice, everyday e80ee41e26 small lies didn’t 373a965cd5 appear unless he d35eb2b084 consciously looked for 287fde8bb1 them.ca64b86b4a915e9a
“Phew. My eyes hurt less 6107013650 now, but glasses are 64834aef2b so uncomfortable. I only wore them 78dec24f93 when going out back 8605e0e5c8 then, but to think 15e1464fd7 they’d feel this foreign 0eb92eacd5 after just two years…”19e6ad53a563e085
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As Gijun fiddled 88b899f098 with the glasses’ ad08595714 temples, he suddenly b6b280213a felt an intense 31e5a297b7 gaze. Baek Sunwoo had been e4957f4ecc staring at him with 36ecdca012 a dazed expression for b583b0d37e a while.f6f72596c28a7932
“What’s up?”2bb81de30a2740d9
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“It’s just… it reminds me of high school…”e2f42d6d4288b2f6
His voice trembled as c896b4a3cc he stammered. His cheeks even 27a05616b7 flushed slightly, making 4dd769426f Gijun chuckle and 5d23eace98 rest his chin c2c6827937 on his hand. As he leaned on the bf0ed062a7 desk, his black hair fell af82860168 softly over the glasses.6130c9b1f4e6197b
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Baek Sunwoo stared, mesmerized, as 33d116c59c the hair scattered over the c3700411a7 frames.9f7a2b581a9fae13
“Did you like how I looked with glasses?”0a9fe9427a2775a4
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“N-No, it’s not that I liked it because of the glasses… I mean, it’s not that I disliked it either…”b16525fe1324f6c9
Baek Sunwoo’s face 9c8c349e3a grew even redder 4c827179ff as he fumbled 6d06cca030 his words, the 230ad55281 flush spreading to 75130a43c1 his neck. Gijun laughed softly. It had been 219851621e a while since 02bc51254e he saw Baek d1d9687f5a Sunwoo react so 1aed42b225 innocently, stumbling over 9955be1f32 himself like this.c663da3a882e7e31
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With a languid smile, 03a4c4d4a5 Gijun met his eyes.af5d4b3ae0573b1c
“Why? Does it make 36d6710546 your heart race?”07507accee87521c
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“…Yeah.”a8db15d1ccc81e72
“Want me to kiss you?”61241ed3b434124d
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“W-What did you say?”d526680e41af99b8
Baek Sunwoo jumped, startled. He was so cc8cb5f2e7 shocked that his 93654af92b whole body seemed 3617acf247 to quiver, which c886ffe3ad in turn surprised f70bb6706f Gijun.bff3cb2cb5b05c86
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Baek Sunwoo freaked out, bdd36fd7a4 exclaiming how Gijun could c4908db8e6 suggest such a thing 034ff9c97c in this space, while bdc2b66a21 Gijun, bewildered, argued that 7a53147fbc this wasn’t some sacred 41c5632fea ground. Besides, they were d2866ea518 alone on the b525f3c65f second floor, and 6d850a8395 he wasn’t suggesting 192a336e94 anything too intimate—just 54a633d3ed a kiss—so why 958a42accf the overreaction? Words poured out 76d7449637 as Gijun, now 5dbc31b37f embarrassed himself, snapped 9562eb4aaa back, but Baek 018e474b2e Sunwoo’s face showed f0a212bc5a a hint of 053a63cbfa grievance. His slightly teary 54ea414ddb eyes made it 6739a97e05 clear that his e2e0171fe4 shock wasn’t just 8b95a127b2 about the setting. He was feeling something unfamiliar.a945be4e014245ff
With a quiet f9ca503e8d sigh, Gijun leaned 78c09d05e9 back in the a21566eb92 chair and asked, ce5693879e “What’s the problem?”d0ae79e017220baa
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“…It’s just, um, back in high school, you wouldn’t have said something like that…”9fc8fadd5afefc8b
“…?”60d8f60562e51018
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The hesitant words were 4ecd5bc49b laced with embarrassment. Gijun tilted his d245263d89 head, not understanding bd0abff995 at first, then 7e8dc3cf32 let out a c791fd2c8e groan.02b12355dff22415
So, Baek Sunwoo 6efa9dadb7 was caught up 6bd1968533 in the innocent 8a5fa36e11 memories of his c12a76cf05 first love, and 0696086a14 Hae Gijun’s relaxed, 0e7e9fb118 second-year-of-dating attitude had 6dd2265110 thrown him off a7051dd9c7 with its boldness.c144d26f39e8da11
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Gijun rubbed his forehead, 5a23266a3b feeling a bit complicated. Somehow, he felt 9a6fdbfa38 like the bad 9985729656 guy. Should he have 7799496af5 protected that pure, cfc79e0ee2 innocent heart?37026073a0689a14
“…So, was there something you wanted to do back in high school?”7260cec599d49ba3
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“…Huh?”a2f75f413fd86dda
“You said seeing me in glasses brought back old memories. But I barely remember 2fafa9c93f talking to you before 4b24fa2282 the school trip. I just recall 11adff79fe you sitting nearby f10ce834fd in the library… 42cad483c4 but it’s different d6558a7101 for you, right?”124b686c1319ec48
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Baek Sunwoo had had 9ce3bad5dd a crush on Hae 8c9f3faad7 Gijun since the second 9e47559893 semester of their first 30c072848d year, but Gijun hadn’t 4bc2fe41f3 noticed at all. Until the school trip e04cefd9f6 in their second year’s 2c622cb51a fall, he only saw 8643ab4050 Baek Sunwoo as ‘a c7ab2db57f friend from last year’s 013cca9546 class.’e2dbeae969ede996
Suddenly, Gijun grew 9f22d38647 curious about the 1123124f99 year Baek Sunwoo 2c30eb6659 had spent secretly 4405befece liking him.7ff84b90a76c87f1
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“I remember you gradually sitting closer in the study room… What did we talk about?”adf7876b439563a4
“Um, the weather, that day’s classes, the lunch menu?”ce25cdb2d09c4170
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“…That’s all we talked about?”c4fc3da39976d3a6
“Yeah, and I’d sometimes ask you stuff. Like what books you liked, f0940ec611 what food you enjoyed, what fae123da08 your hobbies were, things like c9b63779a0 that.”8feb6ced4728ee16
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Gijun nodded with a slightly 8414ff5b71 odd expression as the list 6ce6c56396 went on. Unfortunately, he couldn’t recall those ae5b872de9 moments, making him cautious about 030fbd5de1 how to respond. He vaguely remembered Baek 5a64e75117 Sunwoo occasionally asking him 772a5dfb9a something in the quiet 258ec96c22 study room, but he 2460a4adc9 couldn’t recall what he 51aedc0138 answered or if he 660baf8cf0 ever asked anything back.c17828c90f353b12
But one thing he remembered ecd7b819dd clearly.f91e810744ed7e48
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“Then why didn’t you ever ask to hang out after school or on weekends? If you liked me, you b1fc23f762 could’ve tried.”a47e12a5ff4ca259
“You said you didn’t like going out…”d2c7cc2717ac3f93
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“…Oh.”4e825b66926f784b
Gijun avoided going f46f4fdd59 out because seeing 75e41337ea people’s malice was 2255878294 draining, but that 3c55d6b972 had unintentionally acted 74b9f87b39 as a barrier. He could almost see b13055d8af a dejected Baek Sunwoo, 42e3ce5833 crestfallen after hearing Gijun 34f5e9212a didn’t like going out.b90255b11b4ff2c5
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Now sitting on 69c6e4256d the edge of 96eac1ef92 the bed next 86177b6165 to Gijun’s desk f558d1aba9 chair, Baek Sunwoo f5239947d3 continued the conversation. He occasionally laughed, clearly enjoying 161f2ae2de reminiscing about high school.c637af68ce4ee924
“One time, on a rainy day, I lied and said I didn’t have an umbrella.”c1b17adb8355d5f7
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“…To share mine?”5ba6c35ca15bcd45
“Yeah. But you said there was cf1e750161 an umbrella left in the d901015a33 study room that no one 933db01a55 claimed, so I should use 4127c82bc3 it.”84fae396cc63334f
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“…”dd217e2ebfdce6ad
Hae Gijun rubbed 45a6bc9656 his forehead again. Should he lament his 851abd94b2 past self, or marvel 4272b3b4ad at Baek Sunwoo’s pure ccd9c4f3c7 crush, who even now f44437078f said it was nice d200538ccb that Gijun had told 9d059ae54f him where the umbrella 288e1226fa was? He felt conflicted.8cca3f1143892ad4
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Back then, Baek Sunwoo a8e0a9c2f1 admitted he was nervous, e075716b56 worrying Gijun might give b1112f1029 him a cold “So d18e85abfb what?” look. Honestly, if it had been 9f3983a676 a stranger, Gijun probably would de54927213 have reacted that way, and 8c11aa9cf9 the thought sent a chill d2eee5d774 down his spine. If he had 9d006f20d7 done that to b03330e67f Baek Sunwoo back f4c62d2b9f then, he’d be bd0dee3952 deeply regretting it 8e1e2f194d now.af6b60606a9ad633
At the same time, he b40f783fab was amazed by how pure 9162f26edf Baek Sunwoo’s feelings were in 3e8e0280de these stories. Approaching someone he 983cffcecb liked for the 3ffcd5867c first time so 63fc81e6c9 cautiously, cherishing every 31eceda8dc little action—it was 52eec35559 all so innocent 6d0cb3f2cd that Gijun felt 187c7356d0 moved.cdfc94fa6f04fabf
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Baek Sunwoo would go 6b0bf99b7f to H.N for training 3843159158 two or three times 6b024723eb a week, and on c80c05cfd3 school days, he’d always ca9af01925 linger around Gijun, but ee987326be only in the library. He avoided following him openly 8407f9cd78 in the hallways, worried that 72c056e51d attention on him might make 178fb81ed1 Gijun uncomfortable, so he always b707145f66 waited in the study room.1aa8cdc7020ad8dc
“Another time, I fell asleep waiting for you, and when I woke up, you were there.”c38c5eaf9cd36214
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“Did I say anything?”aab53b2b88ae93f0
“No, you were asleep too…”894348043d4f3fb4
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“…”1cbb2d4903914c4e
Gijun, who had asked 9f13140111 with a sliver of 8861c5fbfb hope, quickly looked disappointed. If someone as neat and f91e0feebb proper as Baek Sunwoo was fd41e7916b sleeping in the study room, 2130fd2178 wouldn’t it be polite to ecce36650a at least ask if he b42cf9eb99 was tired? How could he have c9a3846436 been so indifferent to 384efd081c others?36b78357047580c3
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Asking about Baek 63ff9f0913 Sunwoo’s crush had 22e6fa51cb only unearthed his 7c126204a6 own cold past. Though Baek Sunwoo framed it 3ec40a1cae positively, Gijun found it astonishing fbd9424885 that he had been liked 6f294ad239 for a whole year despite e58212b9c6 that.2e6d84dad714884a
“Sigh…”dd9d85318ce73f51
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Deflated, Gijun slumped onto the 80cf1c2327 desk, resting his face on 8d8dc52bbc his arms. But at that moment, Baek aef18e6cc6 Sunwoo’s words cut off. Startled, Gijun sat up.15d3056eea1d82a9
“No, I didn’t lie down because I was bored—”409b7dc9154ea443
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“That’s how you were sleeping back then.”d3f1ed9bb3cc7794
“…Huh?”9a34a7d36a9b0dc3
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Baek Sunwoo had stood up 6afeff1d87 and was looking down at 5997333b5b Gijun. As Gijun, half-sitting 9fa7fe785d up, stared back be5461ca4f in surprise, Baek 31784d06ba Sunwoo hesitated before 39bc53a470 speaking.4e5312ee4eb2aa5e
“…Um, could you close your eyes for a moment in that position?”4d2e00617c03c1db
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Though puzzled, Gijun immediately complied. The way Baek Sunwoo 4fdf715584 looked at him—tinged with aebcc08206 nostalgia and almost longing—made fd832d81f2 it impossible to refuse. Besides, throughout the cbd0c204af conversation, Gijun had c46f77f107 felt like a 37c1b7af1b guilty sinner, so 0063113ea2 he was determined 3952eb3079 to grant all ad165f6e00 of Baek Sunwoo’s 6d5b87e670 requests.9e0444ad6d1ccdd0
As he closed 6c77b563b9 his eyes, Gijun 199e5f5909 waited, but no 825f5f6488 response came from cae069e4a5 Baek Sunwoo. He neither spoke nor made 05c1674f51 any particular movement.c0281f3787fa3892
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“…?”5b2ce495bbbe3ff2
Just as Gijun was 2964f2e285 about to open his 7f9ba7b37f eyes, he felt lips 7c17bb3baa brush against his cheek. It was a fleeting contact, d0b5cdd035 barely describable as anything more ba195c030b than a graze. The sensation of Baek Sunwoo’s 93ebb6f97d hair falling forward as he 0232311d6b leaned in tickled more than 55a719a975 the touch of his lips, c4d50e6668 so subtle and light was 91d45ec141 the moment.e4b89cc166c83d84
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Their dark black and light 8b198a1261 brown eyes met in the a25b01417f air. Baek Sunwoo, slightly embarrassed to e396886d39 have locked eyes with Gijun, 684707a22f lowered his gaze and spoke. His cheeks were flushed.36b9356374823756
“Back then, I thought about doing this…”84a97c0b054f100f
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“…”e912526261246679
“I don’t mean I actually did it! I would never do a17fc6a000 something so shameless to 6019c74283 someone sleeping! I just got 4ac5ca81b9 close and looked 42e05ce6a0 at you, and 2db45a7562 seeing you sleep b13e6f1099 so peacefully, I f0b08c86df thought—”1da840653a82209d
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“…Hah.”65e995309df10f23
Suddenly, Gijun let out a 2cac2169cc sigh. It was heavy 5129830e2a with exasperation, and e30ddcc5c2 as Baek Sunwoo, 171a64db8c who had been 4381c21523 stammering through his 897cb6124b explanation, looked up 9c4a9a582e in surprise, Gijun 46975584fd spoke.763d47c0708e5a85
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“Let’s just say I’m the bad guy here.”734f41a7a84e8f00
With a low murmur, Hae 160b119003 Gijun pulled Baek Sunwoo’s face 5190333142 toward him. As their lips collided, 82d3e5aa1e Baek Sunwoo flinched in 2535269646 surprise, but Gijun tightened 118a7387dd his grip. He pressed forward 03f7577e1a almost forcefully, intertwining 98d50aacb2 their tongues and 0838b8681e swallowing the sound 131e437b8d of Baek Sunwoo’s a82cabea3b startled call.1911145ac3a4b599
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Though they had kissed many e0fc1270a2 times since they started dating, 92886aca95 this kiss felt utterly different 5a35326268 from usual. A dizzying rush of 1e992f1660 desperate desire surged within 1949c73ebe him, and Gijun pressed f129de7263 his lips to Baek be116f16eb Sunwoo’s again and again, 1a5f33bba5 as if he might 6573253bb5 push him down. The sound of their 309cd9dae2 breaths between kisses was 34ac4b8cbf overwhelming.788d7adc9c7085dd
Eventually, Baek Sunwoo was pushed dc1d55d3ea back onto the bed, but 37cf64cd4b Gijun didn’t stop kissing him. He couldn’t. Hearing about Baek Sunwoo’s cc86bdc97f long, devoted affection made e92833b603 Gijun want to shower f176520f68 him with love. Especially since Baek Sunwoo’s feelings b384f724ce remained unchanged even now.e331da91758e351b
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Naturally, Baek Sunwoo’s ad1e3d0d67 hands trembled in 29fae4f4e2 the air, unable 9fca5e6de6 to push Gijun d4b7c60f6c away. Though he instinctively responded 6530f0c637 to the kiss as a4ee07f40d if entranced, he couldn’t 5523268571 bring himself to move 2d6bdedd04 his hands. As he gripped the cc9adbfb3f bedsheets tightly, fearing something 69d12d913b bigger might happen, Gijun b70fb41ff1 murmured softly.3ab91d7b4aac4b7e
“Glasses really are inconvenient for this.”be0750d2d8409122
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With an annoyed 4d4cf29ead tone, he took 50f8b7c6ea off the glasses a6e7673baa and tossed them 110ed06476 aside carelessly, causing ad3f665b20 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 390be9d9e4 to waver. The pounding of aab208324d their hearts, pressed af161d4850 against each other’s d5170e79fa chests, felt intense.4da4323e4645c01e
Gijun smiled and lightly 12270954cb kissed Baek Sunwoo’s cheek.50b564cda75c78fe
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“I’ll only kiss you, so don’t worry.”662fd36a0b750e29
“Uh, okay…”67b5ea5c9dbe1df4
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Baek Sunwoo’s grip e764f4a535 on the bedsheets d9ec0a396a tightened even more. Seeing the veins stand 56834607a9 out on his hands, 418ce521d3 Gijun suddenly realized how 1fbaa6ab2b much Baek Sunwoo had e89c8b11cc changed since high school.a11bf700e75c64b0
He had grown bigger and 4e8504b0c5 more muscular than the boy 201bf9114f in the stories from earlier, f20412c11a but the emotions in the 72bb926d84 eyes looking up at him a33518f03d remained the same. Gijun kissed the reddening corners 813ff7cd69 of his eyes softly before b381e40476 resuming the kiss.2630520471477c48
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He’s just too cute.f494bdb9605a04da
A playful whisper slipped 983b64e59b between their lips.941e6963d0ba4039
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Fortunately, Hae Gijun’s e537fa0e6d self-control shone through.f3345cad2fece0c2
Knowing that prolonged 51e52c0e25 kissing would overwhelm b96563e645 them both, he f4b3e4d6d8 stopped after just 3eb65247cd enough to calm b899856ee7 the surging emotions. Baek Sunwoo’s face remained flushed 3ba3af6d52 for quite a while, but 3d112055e0 gradually, his complexion returned to 7168e65b54 normal.e5ac6e4fd2e6ccc7
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The two sat on the d80ac679a6 bed, leaning against each other’s 6318bdfe80 shoulders, looking through a photo ba8922cc0e album. There were a few albums b6239d5c5b in Gijun’s room, and Baek 3cef40bd3b Sunwoo had skillfully found a e5dd769191 small one, about the size 5beb66d1ee of a hand. It contained photos 4fc57a8120 from Gijun’s middle 3a9b5dc8bb and high school 7d2e51a25b years.5e5cf4153df8e314
The albums they had seen 7b86c27ad4 in the living room downstairs fd32574af8 showed various outings, but from b062fd5c55 middle school onward, such records 33d9efacf9 had nearly vanished. Moving from a quiet edcb502834 countryside to the crowded 801f48df75 city of Seoul had 791429fa81 been exhausting for Gijun. The unavoidable interactions with 9803236981 many people during the afcc559a89 school week left him efd181e9e5 so drained that he 5a95fd5a11 didn’t even think about 0158e9e13e going out on weekends.fd6a75f52f414315
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Thus, most of 314ef150af the album consisted f17eb17e0e of photos taken 0e4173dae3 at home, which 5472189b4e could have been 4d8f521f03 boring, but Baek 9ca219cf5f Sunwoo carefully traced 438c68464e his fingers over c326483660 the pages. His eyes sparkled even a4ed88c5e6 more when they reached 4a97bc956a photos from high school.546a2d37d9e5fd82
“I want this photo…”c9d1b8b337d828e7
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“…It’s just me in my school uniform, sitting on the couch eating watermelon.”7269ea7ba3eaba8c
“Yeah. It feels so a98930c3c0 vivid, like I d546461ab6 can imagine you 3ff9f89426 perfectly, so I 7514adab10 like it even 96fb6ebb4a more.”6e741c740c6fd892
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Gijun couldn’t understand it bb49e0b04b at all but nodded 3b6717efcc in agreement. Honestly, he wouldn’t 7eab5cf7ef have minded if e69c524ff0 Baek Sunwoo wanted 3a0e86615a the entire album.ae1f8c126bdbe996
Gijun chuckled at Baek Sunwoo’s c2dbb2ab73 careful movements, as if he 6c51aa24ab were afraid of creasing the dd1dd376c5 photos. The kiss they had just ea73a1635e shared had put him in 4261417ea6 a good mood, and the e9dd4a5e3f stories of Baek Sunwoo’s unrequited 58081e88fa crush felt both adorable and a9c3cb934a poignant, making Gijun want to fb0180ea5c give him a gift.c216ffa35a6c09c6
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“Want to take this album home?”d656dd78882a82fa
“Is that okay?”2f9855e54d929aff
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“Well, if it stays here, no one’s going to look at it anyway. If you take it home, 14c3f013f0 you’ll look at it, so e0e20d559a that gives the photos more ffa6d74e4c purpose, right?”7f410453102ed38f
“Yeah, I’d love that! I’ll look at 82529186fa it every day!”27279606c1a2b7ed
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“…I didn’t mean every day.”b0c0be48bbbf3dca
He had just 282c6f0bc6 come up with 6066de9156 a casual reason, 5100aee52e but Baek Sunwoo 8d24bcafa3 hugged the album 69e54ae374 tightly, as if 062eb3875d it were a 4aab01daaa precious treasure. Gijun was surprised by 751c4a73fe how much he loved 7cac4fa47c it but ultimately felt 3820e2f67d that as long as 6cb8e18584 Baek Sunwoo was happy, 2e50745250 that was enough. He stroked Baek Sunwoo’s pale 04f8ee757c neck and murmured.3054d0e20e238bde
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“I want to see your old photos too.”a4bc7834e9bc4824
But right after saying 2b10010d64 it impulsively, Gijun let 29cb77729f out a short sigh 486b4bf86e and closed his mouth.7f42a1fb3558e7b3
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There was one album d1fc8f245e at their shared home, dcb7ac6d9d filled with photos of ec3747b12d Baek Sunwoo’s life with 0aeb4b0488 his parents until he b8356dea92 was eight. The edges of that album 5373f49428 were heavily worn, he recalled.54c928f4a6ef33a3
And there were no albums 1b599847a8 after that.51709ee46d3fc6dc
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Baek Sunwoo smiled faintly. Even without Gijun saying anything, 2a7f22f441 he could clearly sense his b5453c47cc current embarrassment.b255b3588568dc8c
“Well, there are probably a few photos at my relatives’ house. Not many, though…”12d11f1353a0e86f
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“…You didn’t go out much?”26daf3b58f50a7d7
“That’s part of it, but also, whenever I went somewhere, I’d volunteer to take photos for others.”df252b0b740e0444
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“…Why would a kid do that?”981317f91deb8083
“Haha, one of my relatives said the same thing.”39434cb61617c2a7
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The photos are probably f301659ed9 faded by now, and 21be960dee people take more with d2159f1132 their phones these days, 3cbc8da070 Baek Sunwoo said lightly, db91dc9429 deliberately keeping the mood e1c2a457b6 bright to avoid any da1b75ec15 gloom. Gijun nodded, but his 833330d8cf heart felt heavy.fb854752f307d5f9
Baek Sunwoo had lost his c23a0fdf9e parents in the Imun incident 6946c250f5 at eight and had moved 8f82819d73 between relatives’ homes. He hadn’t suffered e7dc0b4317 physical abuse or 29bf3a32dd mistreatment, but living 6a54df2559 with relatives had da372a4f07 felt stifling, so e6bdf3f4f9 he often stayed 8fd00e22da late at school 367b2e7846 on purpose, suggesting d4bdf0b2af it wasn’t exactly 413effa6c0 a comfortable environment.0c3ddb61bf8d5e9e
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Moreover, he had b0bc921c3f mentioned being mindful 7c5f909f49 of his relatives’ 56db862276 ‘expectations,’ so it 5021ef9109 was likely that 08f9f418e0 the support funds af98d794e2 for Imun incident 3bde233842 victims’ families had 1f13d6c9e4 been depleted. In fact, Baek Sunwoo had 5d0961a284 said that about two years 461b5c433a after awakening his obedience ability, bb149335e5 money appeared in his bank e8b1984f8b account, likely scrambled together by 42dfcf4a0d his relatives to repay him.dcef49621487f231
Though Baek Sunwoo surely 526c8fcce5 knew this background, he e38aa34fed still kept in touch 819121b086 with his relatives occasionally. He sent greetings 2e9adb7a6a during holidays and 425230be4b gifts for his 5b8b3b3056 younger cousins’ birthdays, a5a5c3b6b7 saying they had 1a26ef92ca once taken care f383f69ab4 of him.5fcfd469322ebd47
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His relatives responded warmly, 7c906faa84 even seeming eager to e50144b23b get closer to him 17e9ab2ad8 now, though their intentions a747dddf9d likely weren’t entirely pure. Thankfully, Baek Sunwoo rarely accepted 0c83dd514c their invitations to meet.871f3b922d4ddb6b
While Gijun was curious 667cb9f819 about Baek Sunwoo’s past, 19f4dc71de he also felt reluctant 9dce6ae295 to see it. As he mulled over c18e6b4200 his complicated feelings, Baek 9e2c533097 Sunwoo spoke.17259fca8af54d4d
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“I’ll grab the albums if I get the chance later. I think I d266b5f33f might have some 8d344c2e46 photos on my f5980d4883 computer too.”346a6ecb0588955f
“…Okay. But then I 0d88eb7b28 won’t get to 3c87948ed3 see you in b7ae80b692 your middle school f5813f5cf3 uniform. That’s a bit disappointing.”5192f388a4d8d72e
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“Oh, I actually have a lot of school photos. Friends sent me ones they 372c9d6051 took with their phones, and 79ade030ac I got prints from sports 12708dcaca festivals or field trips.”138cf61a6fa64e50
“What?”942fb123834390db
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Gijun suddenly turned to look fb3a2ceeeb at Baek Sunwoo. He felt a 9f523e5ef1 bit uneasy, though 4326a755fb it made sense—Baek 2f9620d787 Sunwoo had always 5de6d5273d been popular. His striking appearance was 48608bc94b well-known even when he d1cef1a9f5 entered Shinhae High School, 235fff0da8 and the childhood photos fb73af6a68 in the old album 28dfeb98b6 showed a beautiful young 6e38d53956 Baek Sunwoo. Growing up handsomely, he e39de89396 must have been popular a656e895b6 even before high school.17f474c89544f78c
Though it left a sour 041f3dfd07 feeling, Gijun decided to be ff040e68c7 glad there would be plenty 87d568dedb of photos to see. Perhaps even more 41f3278652 than his own.7b0b28eecc6f3718
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Gijun recalled that Shim Dokyung 9e168cf4a6 sometimes brought a camera when 05fd2157cd they hung out. He’d take various photos fb2de3a47c during outings…fd1a6fbc6b1abc40
“I should ask him to print some photos…”daae182e5d2305df
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Muttering to himself, Gijun caught a11a1cd1bb Baek Sunwoo’s curious gaze. Meeting those clear eyes, Gijun 37311664b3 gently stroked the corner of dd94b5fae5 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes and said.5089e5bd2a65673a
“Should we make an album? One filled just 568c7ca128 with our photos, 1f0ba8b406 and another with 8ec2d87a04 pictures from outings d32693f2e9 with friends or 23efa583c7 training at H.N…”9c512b57e7fc7e1f
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In today’s digital age, few 7ac7224d1a people used physical albums. Hae Gijun himself found 2e4a087e84 taking photos tedious and 1e87469ffb rarely organized his phone’s c87bcac71a gallery.54bb8903fdb0e7c1
Yet today, seeing Baek Sunwoo 889a5d9394 happily flip through the album 26a1c80f85 sparked an uncharacteristic desire to 300bb93aa3 create one. He even felt 146a16d2c3 regret for not 88d087532d taking more photos 7924a034d4 over the past e5b2b5a10f two years.da4b726c811b8099
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Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 638a495949 lit up at 044be5cdc7 the suggestion, and 6b3820c25e he nodded eagerly.188a8697ae895705
“Great! I’ve taken tons of dac03b9170 photos of you. It’ll take a while to 825927f75f pick ones for the album.”93e873a18e990810
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“…Photos of me?”4b21e36e80271783
“Yeah. I took a a5fc894f5b bunch during this 425b5e89cd vacation too. I look at them 6d575be860 sometimes when I’m alone—well, 33e105b3b8 actually, pretty often…”a15f33b225db0164
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Baek Sunwoo scratched his 452091a2cf cheek, a bit embarrassed. When Gijun fell silent, he 2f43abf9c9 quickly clarified that they weren’t 8bb6e5ee7f weird photos, but that wasn’t 952805a66c Gijun’s concern. He already knew Baek Sunwoo c815b6c53d often took his picture, but e60dcb849d it still surprised him.6c9464468a5faca7
“Why didn’t you ask to take photos together?”e1bc124354fdfecb
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“I just… I’m used to taking photos of others…”851b5fde1c3c7211
“Ask to take them together from now on.”ed7a83847c485963
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Baek Sunwoo looked 572e6761c3 at Gijun with a710cd8985 excited eyes. Then, with an elated c11047c450 expression, he showed him 5e3eaba3c1 the photos from their acec0066d9 recent vacation. His voice, explaining each photo, cea3458505 sounded especially clear and joyful 430e26ae7e as he talked about making c1b25e451f an album for just the 38e9ca3597 two of them.45b75368e33caba6
At the bottom of cd79afcb14 a photo of the 4c2cb3af8b sunrise over the mountains 0bcd3e30d1 from the third day 6ef2bb057c of their vacation, there 983fff85e6 was Hae Gijun, fast 1bc69e8707 asleep in bed. He looked utterly lazy, 8082ac9219 barely covered by the 4fb1c68a19 blanket he had pushed 7a8fbdbba5 aside in his sleep.e829ece70fce3f1e
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Gijun, incredulous, asked why d7c4276bb4 he’d take such a f59aa1dc01 photo, but Baek Sunwoo dbf3143748 laughed, saying it looked 3abd37f356 peaceful.659bbfb30d539129
There was another photo 9011008440 of Gijun stumbling to 8a65ca7774 the dining table just 829740b8f0 after waking up, and 9be819016e one of him lounging b9afae505b on a pension’s sunbed, 7d29e132a3 eating fruit.1d40ff82028b0646
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The raw, everyday moments made bdc4293083 Gijun let out a dry 9fd1885ea7 laugh, but in all these 7de48bdb44 photos, he could feel Baek 9fb9368d45 Sunwoo’s ‘gaze.’ Just looking at 90e3a74cad them, he vividly sensed the 3dac811225 emotions and perspective with which 888fa548d2 Baek Sunwoo had captured him.105226aced3317f6
And he recalled how, in 07345c905e those moments, when he glanced 567e0ac9c0 at Baek Sunwoo, he saw 4f221729c4 him smiling brightly behind the 8256b1b6f0 camera. That pure, immense love made 36e256db35 his heart tingle.766c0b9d83ba05c4
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It made Gijun want to 8523bc5aad fill Baek Sunwoo’s time with 807760cbd5 vibrant moments even more.97b78b1007cf65bf
While the past couldn’t be b721ef4ee2 changed, he wanted to create 8a40492657 many moments they could look 098e23775b back on fondly. Moments that, when ba487a16bd recalled, wouldn’t feel c505d3b7e1 bittersweet but would 40cb566c6a simply bring warm 252fa36ad5 smiles.9b5434883388c6d9
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And there was one 2cbea339c2 thing from the past 5d8ddaf1cd Gijun could add color 097293f971 to.f89c363d2071c1aa
“Sunwoo.”0a3c3f550c3d957a
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“Yeah?”f0160c143aa560ef
“For all the time you loved me alone, I’ll cherish you just as much.”1d72f3909ca37f0d
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Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened. Though it was 471bec6cb3 sudden, given they 328d5f84d2 were talking about 5bfb8ecd33 photos, his face 3260b48222 showed only one 7bffe5f7a9 emotion.517ad29127d18619
His eyes sparkled, brimming 2a13f24805 with overwhelming happiness.45eeabf4a871c61a
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If Baek Sunwoo’s 092ad72d9e crush had remained 5825a1c59d an unrequited love 2e757457a1 two years ago, b0637a0ac3 his memories of 1b1ae61e8e Shinhae High School e9341cef37 might have faded 65a150351b into grayscale. Recalling them would have brought 7a98b142db only bittersweet, aching feelings, buried 1237b6f0ee deep in his heart.25ec06aff19fe6d1
But now, Baek Sunwoo no f3640b707c longer loved alone. Hae Gijun was there to ab6bcba1d0 listen to his past, even 34fa6899e7 holding him tightly without needing 54768f58c9 to be told. Every moment with Gijun 7d41d6fd0c painted even the past 0771e65863 with warm hues.4367c1b40c6b7c3c
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Seeing Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 7e56cabf71 filled with pure emotion, 578b577084 Hae Gijun murmured in 569169b43a a slightly embarrassed tone.20a299feb90fb613
“I don’t know if I can ever fully repay it…”901778569687c7d3
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“I hope you never do.”dd6b4b23e8e47484
“…Why?”63f8bcec4f0291fe
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“So you’ll keep feeling guilty and cherish me even more.”621e1f471c2059e3
Gijun let out 4c27756766 a dry laugh. Baek Sunwoo’s honest greed d9f31d7543 was surprising, yet he a6a10c9284 didn’t want to reject c33480664d it. Truthfully, as he spoke, he 8f531d52cd had already felt he’d never 329d162aeb fully repay it. The more time passed, the 077419310d deeper Baek Sunwoo’s love seemed 995cf90e43 to grow, etched into Gijun’s 38f17a9ffe heart.e2b0727f4375263a
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But Gijun didn’t feel 0c8848eb1c burdened by it. As someone once said, he bea8058328 only wanted to protect and 0f4309d56b cherish Baek Sunwoo’s heart.f77308bffd0f92a4
Hae Gijun gently caressed 1402932588 Baek Sunwoo’s cheek, meeting 9173b10343 his eyes.5c49628624bec434
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Perhaps it was c471bcc617 because of these 8d7bab13d0 endlessly kind and 2b441b0922 clear eyes. He wanted to ensure they eea99e24c9 never became hollow with loss a168f1652c or clouded with loneliness. That sense of 3f78fcd70e responsibility became a e1c7e5422c form of affection, 479dfe09ac and it changed df552f0f56 Gijun.ac21d5af216d53d4
In truth, Hae Gijun 733345c490 didn’t enjoy looking into b9907b2b6e others’ eyes. Eyes were windows 85b42968ee to emotions, and 27d6ae16a5 meeting them made d093797893 others’ feelings starkly ba856ebfa8 clear. For Gijun, who 4c2bdae7ec could sense good 9b31d228e6 and evil, eye 70a0fba55c contact was especially 3b88894c29 exhausting.9ebb9e875dcff5cc
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But with Baek Sunwoo, it 46fdfdeb17 had never felt that way.2ae977e97eac2aec
“Alright. I’ll cherish and love you a748be2cc4 for a long time.”d2e42b5a75a3e718
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He willingly promised ab501dfae9 him that ‘responsibility.’57b6c916bcb54421
Baek Sunwoo’s pale face 55dca0afdb lit up with radiant ab81fc545c emotion. His eyes crinkled, blooming f2df6eaf4f with a smile, and 5d2ae37a8b after a moment’s hesitation, cf6a42d330 Gijun smiled back.cd5f9a860eaef590
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It was a day 5089505e0d painted in warm colors 92e8c81528 throughout.90d2fe4b72883cfd