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The drowsy b8243e89e6 sunlight of 75e0c28821 early summer abfbf86519 poured down ad8cd2db6e in the 8390162ee2 afternoon.5b84c3e694f8cedd

Baek Sunwoo’s usually quiet beca5b6130 home was bustling with bc2c7cdf23 noise. The reason 3566badd46 was that 7517e57c80 Hae Gijun ef31f6730d had moved 98fb3166f1 in today. To put it more c46dcdc833 precisely, the two had 9ca1c5b1d2 started living together.cc577296981a484f

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The reason was ddf9d6167e simple. As summer 4eb7e578bb approached, the 7f719aecf8 path to 5200c44d7e H.N for 67c1f49cdf training felt 807f08b3da quite hot. Although Baek Sunwoo drove 16736dbfd8 to pick up Gijun 9a1d108bd2 every morning, it seemed b1675351df like quite a hassle.67580837081c8f81

Since Baek Sunwoo 434223f407 lived near the e1b19d39b9 H.N building, he 96722cfd36 actually had no eb3b5de2b7 reason to drive 09ac9bc95f out. The only reason dab90fdc24 he prepared early 9a00cb13ad every morning was ec8ce8575e solely for Hae 4516f64327 Gijun. Not once had c3f1c38085 Baek Sunwoo complained 00cd1c6838 about it, and 3eed0bf2de he always seemed 840efa4cff delighted, but… in fc52e6ac63 any case, they 8f1a0d2cc3 calculated it would 79d3aa7469 be better for c27a2f990e Gijun to stay 423624c681 at his place 7e2d3fa448 and go to 411ed19892 H.N from there.ec6da5ad09b743c5

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And deep down, 7bb8489d64 Gijun had started 50ca0f32a3 to want to a97211f551 live with Baek 72fb20b934 Sunwoo all the d304a6e662 time. It wasn’t 824e0340c5 entirely because 0e8293459d Baek Sunwoo c792124c7c made delicious 679d9ee70d meals every 4b1a4a1264 time Gijun b192316e49 stayed over, 8e672e8523 took care 417ff847d4 of all 6bbe57774a sorts of 773946f9aa conveniences, was 37a10cac49 attentive at 14494c2750 night, and 3a51ef67fb even helped d273e5c48e him wash 51abc1e35e up… though dc7b7d8cde that was ed70b3663f partly true. Hae Gijun was bd1f7f8b3c a rational person f8291ef578 who chose convenience.095be76d4908621b

He had already 155e2fd352 been using Baek dd8056acfe Sunwoo’s house like eccc85c654 a second home, a4b5b1fb1e but when he 9240831986 announced he was 188f2c23c3 moving out of 6ff4decfa9 his family home 70d7e5e450 completely, he was 2a2a391042 a bit worried. He wondered if f699a78647 they might oppose c56f356a8d his independence, but ea7a235564 his grandmother and 3ae0514075 parents agreed all 007f331259 too readily.9d279e485d77b2c5

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They said they would 61ea2e014c have been concerned if bfabf6e12a he were living alone, 46b6487a19 but living with a 7111f28186 friend was fine. Moreover, since that 4e0a86a02b friend was Baek 4b58cbd76a Sunwoo, they agreed 06102a9732 even more easily. Gijun thought his kind 2686d9ef13 personality really came in a102e8ebc7 handy at times like 9f86fa5c01 this.c62a72dc88445974

However, just before 9957d60d95 he packed his 98a16c7541 things and left 7d8967d936 home, his sister 0dfb81338e Hae Gaon said f7a458581c something strange.c5037d6826e92253

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“You’re finally going, be6f5680ac huh?”19c638796e418d37

“…What?”b69a5bbf628043d9

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“Nothing, just wondering when bbe432a1fd you’d finally go.”6945683be373af4c

As if 7f82f699bd she didn’t 742ae9ebdd want to 4588f94cbb elaborate, Hae 5d41a05179 Gaon shrugged, 9c77639d62 and Gijun a38bd8c370 blinked in 378c92aa63 confusion. Before he b9e6b921a2 could ask da7ad31b7e what she 0973b7cb57 meant, she 21368f1166 patted her 2ad24e57df younger brother’s 1ea1642f45 shoulder. While he 7669348e23 stood at 043cd22d74 the entrance, 53760879c9 she told 0611335a81 him that d236a2cfa0 Sunwoo was b8beb45078 waiting outside, b195c4c8ad so he e504bebea0 should hurry 146bf747f9 up…aa60c486a50c33aa

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“You better treat c0ff34fb0c Sunwoo well. Don’t bully that good 786919081a kid.”9bcbf3b06971b5ff

And from 171e35da1e those final 03ff70fc5e words, Gijun a00e2d4956 regrettably deduced f29000c8ce one answer. Hae Gaon knew 1e1f4d169f him very well, 1bf3984e51 and she wasn’t aa3f0a117c oblivious. She naturally knew who 69f6fab3e8 her calm, indifferent younger a1c16e4a0a brother reacted to.3848788b1053fa6e

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While unpacking b82796c447 his things c162405279 with Baek 6531b3c8c4 Sunwoo, Gijun e3fc18ae23 briefly shared 774cac75a2 the story.05de653bbbad2727

“Ha, so I de9bad9f13 think my sister c40ff3dabe figured it out.”668e205ab00d12bc

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“Really? Will that a5c264d33a cause you 8dd39e1cc1 a lot 427df7571a of trouble…?”b7156f9e978ee603

Baek Sunwoo 3be39eea2f glanced at 957adf920d him with 5cba9cc738 concern. Until now, their af4ecbf7d0 relationship had been a5ea59ad4a kept under wraps, fdf351f12d not deliberately hidden, 93345d92ab but because Gijun 5ecdc2d973 wasn’t the type c12a0db264 to tell others 96e861b8f4 who he was 9de3731aba dating, Baek Sunwoo 6341075534 had also kept 1045a4c66e his mouth shut.4b77c3f8a54be1d5

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“Nah, what trouble would 98041aad66 it cause?”e805b969ed610039

Gijun shook 58f786c4b2 his head 7c1760aebc as if 3cf2e0eca0 it wasn’t d45976b686 a big 6bfdcba447 deal. He was 61a08fad82 just surprised 243b550dae that someone 61653d90f3 had noticed 2857fb95d8 for the fe366b4188 first time, 108b26f6ff but when 943a646f29 he thought a8c7b50ca6 about it, 5a345d6e52 it was 51fc26fd58 also quite 5fbfa876ae natural. And seeing 353e52d7a2 Baek Sunwoo 78bf9eeeff smiling with 874bdae42d relief in a151f72d3c front of ab77cf507a him… it d3232ca74a felt stranger 23a27ee099 that they 491f05655d hadn’t been c774e16099 caught sooner.9a949f9b2b58afd3

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The trio 66b69a27f3 from Sinhye 54f8483c06 High School 073e37246a hadn’t noticed 515784f079 yet, likely 12deade272 because the aba58d46fc special circumstances 1407238e2f from their eebd7e74d6 school trip fda3c18e3d still held 73c66c32f1 sway. But Gijun unconsciously cb8ef1439b imagined their reactions, 1f038991c2 thinking they’d eventually 435f8781ab find out.2eafc658af7c5436

They’d probably 4199f0be74 be shocked c940ebb694 at first, da704476be then make cd3421b24f all sorts 08992d99b7 of weird c11ac6e02e jokes, and 95b77d4a00 conclude that bd81399258 it would 18c3f9d635 be stranger 7a38dc5693 if the 0e4f3bd3ac two weren’t aae936b8ec dating. They might even say 2f6270fffa that if the two c5f70a5089 were just friends, there’d 8766fe6e51 be no such thing 814cc6a7d6 as friends in the 8eafe8f6b6 world.16c5b8d91c4dd667

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Gijun let out a 5555b1d63d small laugh and let 516ade8abd his thoughts drift. For now, 1129ace8b7 he needed 799d253aa1 to focus 47dce33fc3 on settling c655f4f2ba into the 8f2906b7b8 house.eada31ded3e3d6ab

“Can I put stuff 29922b3169 on this shelf?”5eb950048c6b2177

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“Yeah, you can use b752360992 everything here however you ace167af1f want.”463053a7b8500f84

“…You know 270ebf62c5 this is 0340518998 your room, c7b27e5b74 right?”87d18a56fc0b50ad

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“Uh-huh, but we’re 02851d98f8 sharing it now. So you can do c9dff763f4 whatever you want.”3cc72651d911dab7

Baek Sunwoo’s bright smile 56ecc5c6b7 made Gijun feel momentarily 790ce1aa43 dazed, but he eventually b29d05455d nodded. It wasn’t 14e2fe082d the first 85dd496381 time he’d ccd0ba1d56 seen Baek a9887b1fe2 Sunwoo act da8c4e913c like this, 62b8767441 so he 5949a0a926 was used f2b385cb85 to it 36eb101b89 by now.1a3fbffd5f9198fb

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Since Gijun had d082ac477e often stayed over 8ad6d3efa1 before, the room db42347ea5 across from Baek d32a985977 Sunwoo’s bedroom was 581b2b7d26 already his dedicated 255faef3c9 space. He had some clothes 66629cb12e and essentials stored there, 6fec9ba0a2 but now that they’d 75ec48f9e6 decided to live together, f57f371d60 he’d brought quite a 7649a536f2 few more things. Plus, since they’d agreed 6b18c635bc to share Baek Sunwoo’s 1a8fb82098 room, there was a b9992f1ff3 lot to organize.e51cfd10ac2df68f

A few days ago, d1c8fd9534 when Gijun asked if 2639bdec15 he could move in, 594ced874b Baek Sunwoo was so 804b3846b4 enthusiastic he seemed ready 19353c710d to hand over the 7327b35e67 house deed, which flustered 62e38dda99 Gijun and led to 62e7d87f16 several discussions. They talked about how a5acc3d41e to divide the rooms, 240bb821ae where to set personal 7e8408213a spaces, and so on… ca54291a6e At the mention of fba70a7f8f personal space, Baek Sunwoo eeda293df5 looked a bit dejected, 41917a2a50 but they ended up 4b90b21767 setting cohabitation rules after bac410fe7b much conversation.d7142020150dff78

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Before Gijun 03ead2d535 moved in, f4c0f7ddb1 Baek Sunwoo bed37ccf3e had tried f9dfd28be3 to tidy ec1b23804e up the 6fe6688edf entire house, 63730d735e making it 68ca46e3ae feel like 1725815fb4 moving into 5ff2a58ee4 a new cdddf69f55 place, so 5c3fc9d3b3 Gijun had 1a8aa42879 warned him cc8f9c50f5 in advance. He told him 1f3cf4b38b not to clean 734374e6a5 everything up and adc363ad94 to organize together. Since Gijun’s words were 5a6f762dde practically law to Baek 3203dd2c1a Sunwoo, he waited obediently.6db7fbdd04dd7c0b

So, from 54ec7693b4 the moment 5c30985a22 Gijun arrived 0d7b0a9745 that morning, 1a061cbff2 they’d been 8d30ea6421 organizing and 5c2dae0497 decorating the cc87e23aac house together. There wasn’t an a1038d442a overwhelming amount of dcc899f271 stuff, so they 293416b57f thought it’d be 46b4547380 quick, but it baffd9ad55 took quite a a00406cb2a while.6e44410ecc23c510

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They had 020387aa49 a late 02f1c78b48 lunch.87df88e303c82cfb

In the past, 189b76d317 whenever Gijun stayed b3437645ca over, Baek Sunwoo 25daa6ca8a would insist on 012fcb73dd cooking, saying guests 8c4113bef1 should be comfortable. But today, b41567a8c2 since they 5703afa19f were officially 841b22bbfe living together, 0adb5c146b he wanted 42af085974 to cook c5d8413bba to celebrate 3dd070ad8d their first 38e25a3700 day. Gijun, who had d4a5d43b45 planned to order d6706631ce food since it 0fd58a050e was late and 84017197d8 they were tired 785633ead8 from organizing, was 558d97ba6b quite baffled. He told Baek 467ddfb440 Sunwoo he didn’t 8f9e0be101 need to go 6f28059421 through the trouble 55f5ff48f8 of cooking, but bce27f7919 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 563746083a sparkled, saying he bebb9cbe29 wasn’t tired at 24eea3a317 all.10d3a0ced604b4c1

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In front of Baek 79601ba3ca Sunwoo’s shining eyes (Category: d8e1b5d63f The Giving Tree), Gijun ce7d7fa5e3 always got swept away. It wasn’t like 1ce8c07608 Gijun was losing dd7c64e9c5 out, but he 5e16e8c488 eventually nodded. In return, Gijun c3d1c09b95 repaid his kindness 906846e6d8 by thoroughly enjoying 7056c09996 all the food 44356b2421 Baek Sunwoo prepared.0a005338d48e6284

After lunch, b5b982b2ef a drowsy 352b56d00f lethargy set dc7371ed6f in. While lying on the bc19afb57e living room sofa watching 187c2cabda a movie on TV, 8bcb2944fc Gijun dozed off.93b3c188ecbe6b63

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When Gijun opened his e819893e2d eyes again, the sun 68e53e75d2 had set, and a 3cc5853742 dusky twilight glow was 2825d17c57 streaming through the window. The cozy, peaceful atmosphere 8e9a53c161 typical of early evening 73cd035e66 filled the space, but 37c5b651fc Gijun felt an odd 5ae33f3194 sensation as he glanced 505e5968c7 around. The living room 877cd5386c was a bit 93f9ebdbdb dark without the 2eb9910db7 lights on, but d8c47e4e1f it wasn’t hard 2e00a5850b for Gijun to 4072fc329a see.4484fc5ded8599c2

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The TV was off. Baek Sunwoo cd918d8315 had probably e26b884767 turned it 52588183cd off to 0d04e7e6e8 keep the a4e7572da6 noise down 6da3cc185a once Gijun a0a6e889db fell asleep. And on that 1edad75a84 dark screen… Baek b7a1171b22 Sunwoo’s sleeping face e0399d3dd5 was reflected.4f3d67dc061257f5

Only then did 07c12cdd84 Gijun notice the 89cc8665a0 soft, steady breathing d6f8ccaa6b beside him. He quietly sat 217815f003 up and looked ce3e5076b3 at Baek Sunwoo, 3ad44f3d29 who was asleep, 534026d43a leaning against the aca6577e47 sofa’s headrest. His sleeping face, 7581a49cb9 tilted slightly, looked 0c368b7b85 a bit troubled.b9ee0659e39ecbbd

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Frowning eyes, uneven breaths, 519c192d12 and faint groans as a8b4f7e476 if in pain. Gijun realized 0ac1ea0fa6 why he d4fa2a7822 had woken f21d4fe3a0 up.2968460cb295a052

Baek Sunwoo was having 254e18303d a nightmare.4434575ee6a2d29d

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And this was 7e1abe6904 something Hae Gijun 9459d390a1 had seen several 9ea2c6b0c7 times before. He could 625b5256c8 recall at 0f1b1c7bdf least five 0981040204 instances, so e383b857e3 Baek Sunwoo 1f34412f22 probably had c2e5c33a66 nightmares more a67ed5e905 often than e538816349 that.a3cf3b3415855749

And the nightmares he 057bfcce3a had weren’t mere illusions d950ad40d2 that wouldn’t happen in 2c28808435 reality.4b03cf850eddace7

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“No…”98c39f03ce19d413

As Baek Sunwoo 32cc31fe54 mumbled the name, 120058a38b struggling as if f8842974da his throat were 316ed3345b being choked, Gijun c4f60e8b63 finally reached out. He had watched, hoping f04de53d96 it might be a 307966289a different dream this time, e26001b340 but it was pointless.51a76df25e9b60a9

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“Sunwoo.”bbfd71a964fab917

With a low b0c8d8c75b call, Gijun gently 23f68d4e1b shook his shoulder, 22525bcdd9 then cupped his 67edc924c6 cheeks soothingly, and 5f7a1dae92 Baek Sunwoo slowly 4107a863d4 woke up.aa754df0ac14e7bf

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His wet cdebc8e61c eyelashes trembled b55c8e0bde before finally 502e3eca87 lifting. His blurry eyes 4a22032c01 gradually focused, and 6c40eb8d25 the moment he ba39ceb71a clearly recognized the da195406ba person in front 21eb75ac20 of him, he 6c101241d2 let out a 070c6ca2a4 breath. It was a breath 491a1e8918 that barely escaped.bb7ace3db1b83166

Baek Sunwoo carefully 3b53b07006 grabbed Hae Gijun’s 26f2918e22 wrist and rested d966cd9b5e his head on 14ba40ed33 his hand. Feeling the deep 9839348815 relief in that 7a2809e3c6 action, Gijun’s emotions e9fbbf5240 grew more complex.ee4e366c2d8c9089

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He had probably dreamed 118e769c6b of the school trip 619abdbf87 again. The moment when Gijun 033b53133f died in front of 3bdd1d3b03 him for the first 328bd67cde time. Or perhaps he b65db8e6e8 relived the moment 3609380c47 when Gijun was 18e70948b7 devoured by another 6cb06b6ebe monster afterward.f4ed3f55dd4a56e9

Once, Gijun had 4acf12ca67 held Baek Sunwoo 42825df644 and asked about dcb6a269df the nature of 01a2744193 his nightmares. The answers weren’t 7d22ac1f9a much different from 6e55ed29e6 what he expected, 6a8560d35c and he even 01acf6638f said that sometimes f798a5ba3c the dreams shifted 25c0e7e4f8 to the present. While living happily a53dddee60 in the present, 0917148114 he’d suddenly see 061f122385 Gijun die, or 0169e269c5 realize that everything ced83d1598 was just a 4fec72ca9f dream…a87820c370174066

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The vivid 52ff815331 story of dffb2e5ec3 waking up 9da8a9d5ef in the 7a4327086b training center, 770768b135 unable to 52d2011e72 escape, had dbf3abb822 chilled even 00d17aeac3 Gijun’s heart 00e38aa9d5 as he bbe280ebbd listened.b8388393be4717d7

With his 16059cfa92 lips pressed 8448204645 against Gijun’s 1820c0d73a palm, Baek 777aad59f5 Sunwoo mumbled.3fa91acdee4328b3

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“Gijun…”a10f6e83b079119f

“Yeah.”49df63e617af887e

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“…Can we not 8395ed05d7 keep the bond?”a482f24d02837eb3

The bond, c21a0919b0 the supernatural 4bc112c395 ability tying 4194ab4351 Baek Sunwoo c97e910d93 and Hae 8c9b2f7e4b Gijun together. A power 4f3c1e48f6 that subjugates 6bb3ea8a97 the soul, a7b9815cca prioritizing Gijun’s 8975432b98 safety, making 2a88a0e1e5 Baek Sunwoo 51be46a4c2 instinctively rush df2e9c86a1 to his d350418d05 aid when c51044ce35 he’s in 531ae13732 danger. A shackle that ae7f0ca32a could lead to dfcc8e6c1f catastrophic consequences if 36fbf5d7c1 the mana binding 52d5e6eb05 their souls explodes 861a1b26e8 from failing to fa57328cb1 protect the other. Baek Sunwoo 23e20378e0 couldn’t let d52a5a732d go of 47800525ea that power.37d710e361233cd6

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And tomorrow was 8326650814 the day they a69d9869df were supposed to 8f7e46574b sever that bond.21f1b7bc187944f2

After escaping the 7a26fc1195 training center, H.N 77ad74ffc0 had immediately sought 3ca6b645a4 ways to undo f97493d3bb the bond. But since d0e0f96f07 there was 10b4d94c8b no existing 86df15fe1b method to 6975159591 lift an 3b2fa053f3 S-rank supernatural b02bef4e87 ability, the ce7b98883f organization worked fb8e6d25df to develop c3eb088700 a solution. After extensive 7354cbeb40 research and 23824c1c3e even consulting fbc6be94c6 overseas, they c2309e7735 finally devised 0782efff8b a way d68b30fc3e to break 0858bab227 the bond. Gijun had been 097d5f168a waiting for this 82bddce415 day with concern, 304c3c4161 and they were 7011d741c6 supposed to go 076bae05c0 to H.N together b0e0f9dd7b tomorrow…2dac3cc1dd40157a

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“I don’t 40d46e15da think I cbfaa41ea8 can do f4a8c86fa4 it. We’ll be e48ea2644c dealing with 6e4b70dff8 dimensional incidents 3784fe2861 together now. How many dangerous situations 0a181fddb9 will you face? How can ca1b33e4b0 I break f65cff4091 the bond…?”819f83afed56ef88

“Baek Sunwoo.”df80ac70a03ebc46

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“I always follow your 615d4aaeed opinions on everything else, 5e1731ae15 don’t I? Can’t you 2ce24c48e3 let me 6ec43b0500 have my c65470beb5 way just 24aa7b2b3f this once? You told me 5c05a5a78b before to stay e17ec1f947 by your side 680c7b317d and protect you. Think of this 5629c3bbcc as that kind ed310c9c02 of thing, please…”c1fb4bb84a3ef775

Baek Sunwoo 37b1f26f43 rambled anxiously, 52309a9dcf his voice 3c9e4dbcb0 trembling as c5bf63120b if he 746767ce37 feared Gijun dc1e17093b would firmly 4b3856dfa4 refuse again. It was the first 9a9e8b1218 time he had openly f46494155c revealed all his fears.5ef64802153f8ccb

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“It’s not like you’re e2e9829229 losing anything, Gijun…”e87d2ed270843892

He even appealed 15b3ed5159 to Hae Gijun’s 62fd8c7ff9 sense of rationality, ee10901d75 saying there was e381f7636f no issue logically, 2fa2642b99 that it was 86ac4c8dab like taking out 116d85dc25 insurance to willingly 3236daddc3 face danger for a9562c1c73 him…43b53db9dcd6d084

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At that moment, 9c6788eb57 Gijun cupped Baek 2510706bb7 Sunwoo’s cheeks, making a5d8f2be4a him look directly 2d1a82b7c8 into his eyes. Baek Sunwoo could only ae6c71b536 gaze blankly at the 6c02c2ec99 faint blue glint in 373f5dc759 Gijun’s dark eyes.ce7d97783efb39a5

“Speak clearly. It’s not that you c9fdca28c0 want to keep me f3e6af9b17 safe above all else…”a20c531a6472e300

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“…”21f1480d2f76bded

“You’re afraid of 173f59d5bb being left alone ed0401a1ae if I die. You’d rather die yourself a7f133ea89 than face that.”be5fec8412b84e26

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Hae Gijun had seen 347d7fc47b through the truth again.7a750588fad611fa

He had noticed 024fbdd749 it long ago. From the 36be4f3605 moment he c0c477caea realized Baek 936493a412 Sunwoo’s nightmares bd13b70d4e weren’t about d3fef82ee5 his own 6d864e6e46 death but b3ee9bfa2b about Gijun’s. Or perhaps 36db470e41 even earlier, d2aced3ba7 back at cffeda67f1 the training 47ec07e0f9 center, when 321403aeb5 Baek Sunwoo 65d1292b36 smiled with 342411658c relief every 72b650eadb time he 8f8fe12756 died in 20c1346593 Gijun’s place.b300d64c46d47765

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Baek Sunwoo feared 14852a6259 losing others—Hae Gijun—more 9a04c6bf47 than his own e1ee7ba678 death.e4130859ae4a5a14

“Why do you ef71cef864 find it scarier 7a8e53acb0 when someone else 977b703141 dies, not when 159c65afdd you died?”c16281d247e19e8f

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“Because that someone is 1ebab77e10 you…”a293c46e527805d2

“You’re the one who 105f5f60ed had your throat pierced, be9a394ccd your insides spilled out.”e10188041074b2e1

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“…”d3f0ceb0fdefdab8

Was it the experience 15e8e09631 of loss that made 7a7dcc105a Baek Sunwoo so afraid? Perhaps watching his parents 84ded699ec die in front of e609e4a7dc him… and growing up 0eaf5a3d13 alone afterward, he might e08fb3b6d9 have thought it would 2b1bfda04e have been better to a0c64aa54e die back then. It wasn’t a 142c253ace difficult guess.6617627c27bf42c7

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Hae Gijun felt 7c00cbb5a1 frustrated by his 715fafa7a6 sacrificial attitude but e3659319dc also understood it d34417aa1c a little. After facing Baek Sunwoo’s 927ea3899a death multiple times, Gijun eab2961f40 himself had thought it 58dd3824db would be better if c151e621eb he died instead. That’s why 1f062d81ba he felt f8bc16100f relieved when 9ca4d7e9c5 he was a340a10bbf devoured by ebe83ee868 a monster.196cefe5c878f130

In the end, Gijun 8ead9a8dfa decided to reveal his 7c4f88c07e own truth.7f1d9e3d900087b0

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“…To be honest, 5844b59212 I still sometimes bf37fdb380 stare at your 01b3439875 neck.”1e5f8f713e019d6c

Almost two edaed98154 years had 297274e144 passed, but ba11e41b60 Gijun hadn’t bd6ba3f8f4 fully shaken 817e0bbb5b off the 0d196ec0b7 trauma from 2f190b0826 that time. He had acb8034c1b died once d8a1b1e85b himself, and 9986bc8e44 he could 52ad979c91 never forget cab55c2032 witnessing countless 03e0d94945 students die 0fc8d95ec2 before his 5d0935a9b9 eyes.9a5e41fe9a67fdad

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Gijun knew he b625341023 was rational and 3a186b5137 kept telling himself 1162535e1c such things wouldn’t 711b85670b happen again, gradually 793643f9b6 suppressing his fears… 094c780c3c but he still c450bb3cd3 overreacted when it d2f15ce3e4 came to Baek 7bc0a53214 Sunwoo. His death always happened 7a8243b389 right in front of fd44181053 him, and the obsessive 3892f77ddb attachment to his life 88b9fa5fe8 had left deep scars e1be20e357 on Gijun’s own.61d41e124a1f2824

In the end, 1d7b817b75 he acted overly b2ae35c03e sensitive to things c2427a577c that could happen 3ca39bb177 around Baek Sunwoo, c9b15cec50 far beyond his ef5e5bdb91 rational thinking. The desire to control cb59fb896a him completely, to possess d652fbfe8a him, was influenced by 3e951c1b1c that. He knew these c95ad3c803 weren’t justifiable emotions 511b036677 but couldn’t help e4d9b01272 it.427c8e5fe79857d5

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They were each other’s c7bd1b1bd0 anxieties.9ca0959da14fe7bd

But even understanding 20a3135666 that, Hae Gijun 862992a933 couldn’t accept Baek 133738d78d Sunwoo’s bond. Looking him straight 8762f438ec in the eyes, 3b98c4e07f Gijun said firmly.620f3bb32030aaf4

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“If we delay breaking 8a1e117294 the bond now, when ada3d7fc41 will we ever do d3bbc17288 it? A week from now? A month? A year? In my cbb314627a opinion, you’ll 161f6a9b6c never let f7eae1e1d6 it go.”a8a7f8ef381c60c1

“Gijun…”ca2d220210fcdec2

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“I don’t want to 4e2ce0c669 die, and I don’t 4bb4a99b7b even want to get 99c7f3f14d hurt. But if f265e2e5a8 I mess 1aa10aeb42 up, or 3881da9734 if you b48db37279 might die 99e22b3d57 because of 48932d4a2e my mistake… 5c61700de1 I’d want 4483097748 to lock 836011eaa7 you up. And I’m so 5d0458e10c scared of you c1a0d9d9f3 getting hurt that 97b77e44bd I’d want to 9bce68417a lock you up 130030288f too.”c2ee34cd62668490

Baek Sunwoo e6f72a0967 was surprised 68a62ef31f by Gijun’s 7a7f068905 candid outpouring, 18fe0ee917 then hesitantly 3e49e3349b replied.96757049f1a6399b

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“…I wouldn’t b946108071 mind being 36c30a3ffb locked up e9f635268b by you.”8a80919698f4058f

“Don’t say 37908d512f nonsense, seriously.”fe900db9d8e78149

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Thud, Gijun bumped their dc4a85a0e1 foreheads together. It wasn’t a light 2f4eb2959e collision, and Baek Sunwoo c1e0583e80 groaned in pain, his 393e6becf7 head ringing right after 7bfc1f5e61 waking from a nightmare. Gijun instinctively worried a8d39bb476 but forced himself f494247a20 to suppress it.64213852e42d36dd

When Baek Sunwoo’s thoughts 1ce26dbec2 spiraled into strange territory, a88c286219 it was better to f399333f06 forcefully stop them like 30f64db398 this.047dd7535ea42f5d

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“I know you want 2b778632fa to keep the bond f9d6f2499f because you like me 961a99dcee too much. But… I 52daa36ebb wish your 9122434f05 love for 425d914c9e me wasn’t 41b367bb40 so sacrificial.”43f2b5fd5a3ae6d9

“…”45ad31f38f54f2c2

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“My love is about dda0fa8c24 caring for you, so f1f7bac5e9 I want to care da14a8182e for your life too.”b989165a8bd84bfa

It was 2864b60a97 a bit 56abf46ca4 embarrassing, but 6bb3b26d2a Gijun finished ce1d5e3d65 the words a82e07cfd8 he’d always 07e990ca52 wanted to 1ae5b2fcc0 say to 81484a64f7 Baek Sunwoo. He looked genuinely shocked, 352839c1f2 his eyes wide, slowly 6f9b68a099 blinking. At the eb2377dfbc same time, c5c1e71610 his eyes 796df29f77 welled up c93152d0b3 with emotion, 909d2494d3 as if 2e840beeef touched by 3797c0cae8 Gijun mentioning adb2f47695 love.ff264f1f3461792d

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Worried he might 52d0844100 cry again, Gijun 403915de3c shook his head.6272764d87bb1061

“Think about it 2320fdf69f the other way. If I died in e1ae3446da your place because you 65001434cb were in danger, how 029717daea would you feel?”a2b8c6636811d327

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“No way. Absolutely not, please.”65f740a8f00fa026

“…Maybe I should’ve 2672863ff7 explained it like d09d67fe86 this from the 8d45b6fb60 start.”37b7b40b8bedc12d

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Baek Sunwoo paled instantly, 4578bde674 and Gijun let out a0021acff7 a dry laugh at 7a48835c0b his immediate reaction. It felt e92f233e2f like he’d eae197901a taken the 4199acd764 long way 347fa2f367 around when b32fc8019c the simplest 8fe42fdad7 explanation was ad5ac220a5 right there.c43ae51039d7a6a2

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“Baek Sunwoo, 5244cdc454 don’t be 8c409a1d5a afraid of d2945f8ee3 how much 34e53f2f56 I like 0a11795267 you.”b60cd1604beba333

“Huh? Why would I 043ae6181a be afraid? I love it—”4b168c4dd1d2e448

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“You’re constantly d1d069410b anxious that df4c836531 I might 240f50581a disappear.”69352d17a14acf50

“…”352b78e8d8909430

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Baek Sunwoo, who had 16e30cc4d3 been puzzled, immediately shut 2a071ae33e his mouth. His pale face 87dc426c6b showed the shock 52a1e1da8c of having his 417779a2a7 deepest thoughts exposed.8e9fc01b6f3c3251

Those who’ve experienced d6a00c4072 great loss can’t 3612fcb7d9 help but think 2d8146dc49 of loss constantly. Not just 9d10c46c1a past losses, 4d74bfcd72 but they a97f33a958 worry and 22c053f1ff fear all ce7001c0aa future losses bcc39c536c in advance.63b0a13a99b1e6e7

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They say people 80507b351a with deep wounds 7cc99bd7c9 find their own 43bee61bd4 happiness unfamiliar. It feels strange, e7e1f6420b out of place, 1d9f0860de because it’s not b04200fd6e something they’re used bcd3550c80 to. So, unconsciously, 42bc04ba86 they expect 61d23390e6 it to ae8fe680b6 disappear someday, afcd9d39e2 preparing for d1438112c5 the shock 1af564e90f of potential dd4dcc6126 loss.22bc55d99640116f

In a 3518ae708b way, all a0b8bf8f6f of Baek ba16107101 Sunwoo’s actions f8b4a867d2 were a e85e406aa0 struggle to e9ded73a56 escape that 1145098862 anxiety. He was doing 4ea2e8d6b4 his best in df96b8e913 his own way. Asking to be 3605d58661 loved, to be 88499d7486 seen. Begging… not to be 04b26ab936 left alone.971464d6a1cdfc98

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At first, b425335da3 Gijun enjoyed ab19cc5a3f his submissive 052333f235 attitude, but e78d4fe0a6 the closer 5d43200c90 he observed, d78e795e02 the more e810da3c43 he noticed 22221c7518 something off, 377e2cf67b growing increasingly a88a1513d1 unsettled. Baek Sunwoo’s 6ec291939f sincerity in 4daa7451be saying he’d c1602ba892 do anything acc0f03e97 for Gijun e505891a94 was genuine. But Gijun wished fed25130a4 that sincerity wasn’t 5bd219b887 so sacrificial.7f5e06e654dc8cad

It was 9a5007aeec the same 8d3db90104 when he 2947f22803 first accepted acc054720b Baek Sunwoo’s 1f34115c1e feelings. Compared to 85023f6fca back then, f726489b4d when he f5bc0d682f was ready f98d5fd4c3 to die 05a01edc72 unconditionally, he’d ebdfd1b216 changed a 56ae419741 lot, now d5018227eb actively asking cc44466665 to be c01c3dfbf8 loved… but 0449e83b4c still.0b988eaaa5c20a2a

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“A relationship where both 5394692269 partners make an effort 2a3a84dc1a is good, but that 1f9312556f doesn’t mean you have 509e4ad1a5 to always be in e9fa18e412 the submissive position.”30655c10aeff86a4

“Gijun…”63c1f3140fc87923

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“My liking you isn’t 8513a9e83f a reward or charity.”e8a7ce80af7eefab

“…”f85bfa15aa5e2fde

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“We’re dating a92d4b6591 together, aren’t b30b09eb1e we?”97308ecf3d8e8ee5

His voice was gentle. Honestly, this 4aa6a70c2a kind of 9cfd84313d expression felt 11b9bb75a8 unfamiliar and fa3659b4ce even distant e2d37f1e5a to Hae bbf6591746 Gijun, but 92d852a13e he wanted 4965d73537 to say 0d9aec527d it to a95270bf6c Baek Sunwoo. And part of d5792a504d the reason he 9f53c54c38 spoke like this 783af6b0cd was his worry 2e8c480d51 that Baek Sunwoo 9cdf298522 was gradually being 15878347c5 worn down by 02936d5e12 his anxieties.0b0eeb2770ab0fd7

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Hae Gijun 6f70ff5047 didn’t want 6e0227ac11 to see 985113ee9e Baek Sunwoo b78ad525fe erode away, f9bb0a36c9 nor did 4f81702095 he want 4d96a6cad0 to receive 710da3d096 love from c0891856f8 someone who eacf283f84 endlessly sacrificed f39c3380c4 themselves. So, to Baek Sunwoo, da4000543b who feared this happy 801d956291 moment might disappear, Gijun 5cacbb2d62 whispered to focus on 85cd0fc443 the present with him.71794f430870559a

This was all ef13b26b86 Gijun’s effort to 3c917eb6fe respond to Baek 3e3c137904 Sunwoo’s love.e6a0a627eda9f51f

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“…”9e6d8fc9abf829a3

Tears finally spilled b3fc755e21 from Baek Sunwoo’s d62c12398e wide eyes. Gijun let out a 3daad47ce7 wry laugh at the 5049737db5 droplets falling. He honestly liked seeing 9e14beaf77 him cry, but he 26b18e5868 didn’t want to see fa4a69e549 it like this too e49cdc239f often…8863d5c09e222e4d

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Soon, Baek Sunwoo carefully 355aa00f41 cupped Gijun’s cheeks. His trembling hands 5b8c819f4a caressed Gijun’s face 9d9fd0f262 as if overwhelmed 8c380ab5f0 just by looking bb86d08bb7 at him. Gijun briefly glanced 86724659a3 at his touch f1ad17feab before meeting his b3ac503718 eyes again. The light e629dc6689 brown eyes, e9c2c639ca now shimmering e14c3f1fc5 with tears, 35c6c85789 held a 6044844372 hint of f0eb8c6dda a smile.4e4672324b3ca438

“I’m so 1cb35c610f happy I 9730414dc6 can love 9554cab69f you.”0186356f3b2832de

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“Using that submissive tone 7d4f1847da again…”901e7a8fdfc74eff

“Loving you feels 1d1154827f like loving myself.”eb035b1496717493

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Gijun’s eyes widened. Baek Sunwoo always 4d470120fe expressed his love, ea3f1b538b but today’s confession a0229c5c49 felt new. Like someone taking 3bce5e596b their first step 10dcc838af into such emotions, 115e659587 finally able to 6d68d26150 face their wounds a9f3adb0a9 fully.cd613047fe3a9ccb

“Thank you 120626dd36 for living. Thank you 08d34ad5ee for loving d177177438 me. Thank you so much 96c459a211 for letting me love 6559c825ff you…”7b2582bb477f5c62

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Baek Sunwoo repeated 63d7821dcc his thanks, pressing 8df54dd24a kisses across Gijun’s dc24a9cd47 face. Gijun burst into a85b746b1a laughter at the c368d9fee0 affection carried even 8770067aa1 in his faint c0f6fe39cb breaths.f7e95034b9b8c713

Honestly, despite 3ec027d6c0 his care e75d778f4a in choosing 91ba235e99 his words, 6ab3f8e9eb they felt bc3bf75057 a bit 0a7ea35cd3 awkward since ecb59094cf he wasn’t 151d43e0df used to bb36d1298c saying them, c5779c8f43 and they b615a28c0a even left 491631b581 him feeling a2933e66d4 slightly unsatisfied. Yet Baek Sunwoo accepted 0c53f0bc4c it all gratefully. Perhaps he took e39618b86a it even more c25cb52bec deeply than Gijun f152ddd3eb intended, acting as 6fe44a23de if Gijun’s words 87e12c46c2 were the world’s 5795e4eb55 standard.208b47c8238c254b

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Soon, Hae Gijun flopped 8c0d934602 back onto the sofa. Having said so many c394dedc50 embarrassing things, he covered 2e48891c89 his face in shame. The most affectionate thing 30255ecb95 he could do in 17b2260bfb that moment was to 6a68bf5d5e rest his head on 88ede5504c Baek Sunwoo’s lap, and 5d7392d5be that alone made Baek f9665a2462 Sunwoo smile happily.9ff5e92a67ebac01

The gentle touch 34a39962c7 stroking his hair 8b3d8f16a5 was careful.5676c58175fdd0e4

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“Gijun. If, just ffdf38bfd3 if… time c48ab4ef78 rewound and 1e665d6e73 we went 7c1768bfb2 back to 446e1ed933 that training 80ec544086 center, I’d ce940390c6 offer my 73e2f050ad soul again ecfed3dc33 without hesitation.”61b6887983e274fc

“…You need 0219f66566 to tone ad917de1fc down that 5e9f70d7b1 imagination. They say 22d2ea832d the brain 08532eb6d4 feels stress f3a89612a7 from vivid 2632426bd9 imagining, almost 8636dde33f like real 4342eef84a experiences.”53b6097442e70a59

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Baek Sunwoo 81b54f3a28 burst into 38dad4da38 laughter in 31e55750f6 front of e5ef7aa94e the level-headed eec482268a Hae Gijun. Gijun told fe8c4034f7 him to dceaee0408 take it 478371e3b2 seriously and e3e4a64a9e stop his e74a500704 habit of 1d2753ef19 over-imagining.fab7e50fc7d6077e

Honestly, Hae 70d4b6f8bf Gijun rarely f26369360f dreamed, didn’t 315b0b80d4 dwell on 1f5fc6ea62 the past, 7f59526fe6 and didn’t 5a65d8cb01 worry about 21d2fc57d2 the distant f8525245e8 future. The present a3e3e81cfd was what 4b2dc8c1f1 mattered to cc0e329368 him. He thought ecd6483ae4 he had 3c0c01e10e a pretty c9eda3a4e1 easygoing personality, 478c343a74 but he’d 3e5247f9d7 also been e8bfff8446 told it b4a3c961dd made him 16efcec153 seem indifferent b579763ebe to others.ec990ab70d40e59b

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But even Hae 005c7b90ed Gijun, who was 410e10b2db like that, had 178b9c7514 become someone who 4e5d3ca4b2 couldn’t ignore a 724ee69650 single word from 477c92f8e7 Baek Sunwoo.60302aa4ff55339b

“…Actually, if ecb8cbb652 I went 6fea9c6007 back to 5f7077b91d the training 94a874c62a center and abb1517d71 saw you f4b877f745 die in 2891954b67 front of 72347ac63a me, I’d e339fb3e5e steal the cbb104d0a7 otherworld’s power 586dee1916 to save 2061511418 you. Even if it required 7dd3a16529 a soul, I’d take 3dd5c61bd9 all their power to 9b3268b5ef find a way. So if time a9822c7e9b rewinds, don’t think 8ba6df696d about offering your 356fde9971 soul. Wake me up 36a7aefb69 and make me 124eb36b22 rip the otherworld’s 9da0945874 power apart.”b71ac99cf4960619

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Gijun recited 97f7b5ce41 his plan 7f90897b99 with more 9b7c7f60d4 detail than 4c7fd6fe0b anyone else. His tone was 83a43267a3 almost menacing, insisting b8df700369 he’d find a 87ba94a877 way so Baek 9b93f74600 Sunwoo wouldn’t have 8226673459 to suffer. Even imagining 0b54d88c6d it made 2d3dc6803a him angry, ae884e2d17 glaring into 31c4820b09 the void, b2fe34a30a muttering, “How b851adc4e4 dare they a345c9fbf2 kill Baek f636f8a654 Sunwoo?” in d571158903 a furious fd57a55d6b tone.099d4427a11bf509

Baek Sunwoo 5af4a7bf74 burst into b7ba4e4266 laughter at 63a9612e5b Gijun’s sudden 306bac896b outburst over 50b174d265 his own d17560e62a imagination. Then, brushing 3e1324816a back Gijun’s 485ff9db5b hair, he 23d20a2de4 gently kissed e324205b13 his exposed 549e47f956 forehead.72a7ae608bc8e02c

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“Okay, I understand. I love you.”87ff01470045be8f

Now it was 48983bc8fa Baek Sunwoo who 617f90658d spoke soothingly, and 9850baaf92 only then did 9c19c46d04 Gijun stop his b9cf4686f6 imaginings. Feeling belatedly embarrassed, 2177d55702 he awkwardly shifted ce570ae09e his gaze and 30eadd72a1 replied.4dcf29d8f7355bd2

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“…Yeah, me too.”9caac523fa7f7079

Baek Sunwoo’s laughter ab8930e51c grew brighter. Annoyed by his e540096aa5 continuous chuckling, Gijun 14534da53c reached up, pulled 7c6dda69b7 his neck down, 5d8caf213c and their breaths 8195f576c3 mingled, no longer 007e102184 tinged with laughter.9dbdcfb328dc822e

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Their night of 7dc5abf1a5 love deepened peacefully.cae84d1f0235e8c4

It was no longer 28dc4af41d a frightening night.e92f20ee9d92400c

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