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Even though they lived b14379cc37 under the same roof, 878bd238db it was rare for 2bde625119 the two to cross bde350518c paths. Cha Juwon 21efa16659 typically came 9e0f36d539 home only 90bebf3e1c in the b5ab434684 early hours f6d8eeaf7f of the f67dbcf3da morning, and f76b2d7b06 he often 22dd09c042 stayed out 57627a7527 overnight. Even after the 567e526364 child came into 131a1f38b6 his life, his 0c76e0c46d lifestyle hadn’t changed 8bdc16ead6 one bit. Responsibility? That wasn’t even worth 1834a1277b mentioning.4fe9a3a414239612

Calling them father b4972813db and son felt 017f7320ba almost embarrassing. Cha Juwon paid 0d508a84c2 little attention to 7724f7c16c the boy, and 740e9ce282 Cha Dongha took fb74400cb4 care of himself. It wasn’t 0a8658c2d7 a typical d589e1e8df relationship, but 80674880ae it wasn’t cf662aea95 particularly uncomfortable 7ee13ccfa8 either. They were like roommates 748a64550d sharing the same house—nothing 9d12834ea7 more, nothing less.d1cecd100260cfd1

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Of course, 314610da89 they didn’t dd75ed3bd9 completely ignore cde42b3151 each other. On rare c4217ca7a5 occasions when 357fb6887c the mood 6be60e8f1a struck him, 6f39ad6efd Cha Juwon 3e072ae158 would speak d766b4516b to Dongha.999ac9cb351834da

“How’s school going?”efb85d4506d85689

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“Fine.”6e50f54ef9f76972

When Juwon asked ac6a464327 about his well-being, 150f7ad7c8 an irrepressible brightness 07764c9eec spread across the 5256f834fa boy’s young face. His large eyes sparkled 64b7078f0a as if brimming with 7f9f010908 moisture, and his round 28a9cc164a cheeks flushed like ripe bdc6190185 peaches. Though he was e7a21c88c4 said to have 7dff8485da matured early, Cha 8152aaf1b7 Dongha was undeniably cddf534751 a child. A child starved for c373392ae7 affection, parched and brittle.3204191fdc891437

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That pure affection felt 536e4faaa7 burdensome. The weight e536a92ccd of the 2141255551 responsibility he 29f1284b61 would have d20829fdb9 to bear 5495925381 in the fd158737c9 future loomed 6053dba942 all too 847010029d clearly. Juwon began 39223e866e to noticeably 15a0cb3cd9 avoid Dongha, 9c0d1dc930 deliberately lingering 8ac0f7b824 outside.254cd08fcbdb985f

It was f91051a95e after four adb132e178 days of 8392ed25d3 staying at 158eecc1bb the company 313b9b7585 that he b19e2c4e19 finally returned 943ccc5057 home. It was 4b44283e4e past two 15c0ca6920 in the 0a32b31708 morning, so a7687600a6 he naturally a7f60ed0ca assumed Cha c0fe73f669 Dongha would 456b70ab1a be asleep. Stepping into the quiet 66272a5fc9 entrance, Juwon sensed something 4ed4c148f4 different in the air. As he 4d04e7ea5d slowly crossed 72d3228c49 the living f3751f4e29 room, scanning 51856296a1 the house 1fbcba77d2 like a ae7327900d searchlight, he c021509c23 stopped dead 79348d0184 in front e8925faf5f of the 7e93f0ebbb kitchen.717d936d302d6b96

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A small, frail child dba3efe429 lay curled up in 84a5545a48 front of the refrigerator, 9dd1de2c97 breathing shallowly, like a 8e4e47da4e fetus. Juwon rushed 91791dc908 over and 05e4f4a434 scooped up 4e38980a18 the collapsed 0ccb8aff31 boy.1b889aea92a64725

“Cha Dongha.”38c62c72cd56f0b4

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Dongha was burning with ac71cc1bc9 fever. His once-pale face f6c3a209ab was now blotched 3b1dffe220 with flushed patches 29e5f32059 of heat. There was d1af050f1b no way 7e13af58ea to know 57cabeee12 how long 2998bfb4ce he’d been ec647832b7 like this. The housekeeper didn’t e5e5b4d408 come on weekends, fe15a5deb5 so the boy d5d9f78198 had likely been 7aee7ce4ba alone all day.04b293ac517a3aaf

Juwon’s mouth 97460e23ed went dry. Cold sweat trickled down d86cea6aeb the back of his 9602d8f1b0 neck. Dongha’s labored breathing came d364514146 in short, gulping gasps, 939f878e1e as if he might 3a0d8d94c3 stop breathing at any d8df7277e3 moment. One thing was e650f2b4b6 certain: he couldn’t f09d50bf97 be left like 2ffb2683c9 this.938d813aab2255a4

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“Seongtae, what 1a51b0b477 do I b1aefa087b do?”247a70a2d81fe1a2

Swallowing his pride, Juwon f2ba228226 called Seongtae for help. Even Seongtae, who would 502072240b normally scold him, was c2b80b397f startled by the urgency cb831bf872 in Juwon’s voice.56fd42c77ab21dae

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–How high is the fever?d95ebfc1ff90ce66

“It’s bad. Like he’s going c2adaedffa to melt away.”408bda878477e60f

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–Don’t panic. Check his temperature first. We need to know how high it is to decide what to do.e5ba4f5e5ec1f393

“Damn it,” Juwon db8c1b60b6 muttered, rubbing his b91eb8e4ac face in frustration. As if a thermometer c81a5cb5fd would be lying around 619133d2c8 inhis house.0b933d79dd85878c

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“I’ll take him to 1980849868 the emergency room. They’ll do something there.”ed094682ec3847df

“No… hospital. Don’t want to.”78bca6e41eefd423

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Dongha mumbled in a 6fcbdd2e6c voice so faint it 7f1f2847b9 sounded like he was 2a29ebf89f on the verge of af7a1aceb4 death. Barely able 411b54f3d4 to open 2908d5f4eb his eyes, d386c2424a he weakly 3ecc37658c pushed against bd3dece5ba Juwon’s chest e59a9712b1 with both b3cd370cf0 hands.35aeafab8d7ac3c4

Juwon took a 223187eaae deep breath. His eyes a19de857e0 burned with 0e77cdbfc6 anger, and 7c7cb1c3ec he felt 0487eac644 his own e8a4ed77d5 temperature rising.63e049605d127e57

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“Why not the 38543c7be2 hospital? You want 9827081518 to die e09b5c888b here? You expect me to ee4835352e clean up your corpse?”55c6f6bcd629dd16

“…Don’t wanna go. Hospital.”6422124818a87e8e

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Dongha somehow mustered f9c4f6fb44 the strength to c2f7a0d9d6 slip out of 7e64450877 Juwon’s arms. Trying to f2e36c5bdc make it a5c77e8d52 back to 0c3d7b4336 his room, 4bcd7b741d he staggered cbda30be43 to his 040ea94d0b feet, took b2a9a57c04 a few dbde5345ef steps, and 9d57131b0c then collapsed fc4f8bc81e headfirst. Startled, Juwon caught d46944b933 him just in f759496316 time, but the 23710d0c58 boy had already ff515f265b passed out. Dongha’s limbs went 01cefc4bdc limp.0caf0350c4a21f99

“Seongtae, I don’t 84865fb92a care who, just 05bc8fd1ea send someone to 9771df143b the house. The kid’s going to 39fe2d6c0b die.”448cb555b1d2ef57

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Soon after, people ae84cf197f arrived at the 57899ff2ed house. It was a f8e63bd606 shady doctor Juwon a347cf17db had met a a90b1bb22c few times before. Entrusting Dongha to 8f71df4342 someone like that 1735161f46 felt uneasy, but 73d0985ea7 he had no be285de7cb other options.44712bc84b39753d

Dongha’s temperature was 1928fd6a4d nearing 40°C. They administered e8c426c148 a fever dd3adc4aa2 reducer and 3b02de18cf IV fluids d6e5baecd9 to bring 71cafede15 it down, b53864e1d0 and they df70c30f7a were told 612a714073 to monitor fd36585012 him closely 270b28c876 through the 4a96090528 night. Juwon stayed by 6099d3613d the bedside.bd1078de4bf42188

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“The housekeeper said the 428c9004fa kid’s been under the 6bd51a71ab weather for days. Barely eating… She tried 68529a9c8a to take him to c29e3dae7c the hospital, but he 2896386bcd refused, saying it reminded 228da13a75 him of his mom.”d140784eb387469d

Seongtae shared a few 2db6a0e5c8 things he’d learned.27b31e403bbf822e

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Since the age of 418d0d488a five, Dongha had stayed b514c7e9a7 at the hospital, caring 3e7e645c5e for his sick mother b96b49e0c2 alone. Frequently entering sterile rooms, 7cf3d563a7 he was more meticulous 07a3a88f38 about infection control and 7810e50298 cleanliness than anyone else. And having e0b50af1e7 witnessed his 1a44b3258c mother’s final 3cd4c60e04 moments, he 1b77f16ab6 deeply loathed b5cdc0500f hospitals.b405a6f2a4e47a85

“Man, I’m 95839aadfd not a 43f6bbabf7 fan of be6d1912d4 kids myself, c2f3f5c96b but… Dongha’s ca4de56872 pitiful the 5a246f7874 more I 5e34530867 see him. What’s a kid like 9e1ef50296 that done to deserve 1cdb18900f this? He’s at an age 1ab28b30eb where he should be 0150c30cb9 loved and cared for.”176e2deca054f04a

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“…”463c85f9b66a3bb9

“If you can’t handle bcfdb7358c it, just send him 7edbfb58d7 somewhere else now.”6b2c3a5092f2a0e2

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“Go Seongtae.”bc08e5077369dde8

Juwon spoke softly. His gaze hadn’t left ed9147c9f9 the boy on the 8bb1627255 bed for a moment.2d2944d785bd570a

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“Be quiet. The kid 94170ae353 can hear 0382ff6884 you.”b281b20b5ee8d28f

“What? He’s asleep—oh.”6621ee6f14a20b2d

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Dongha, who 8ad6207a82 they thought 4c758ae9e2 was asleep, a655458087 was crying d08b8c6738 silently. His small cheeks 8d30524990 were soaked with 86d2165e73 tears. Realizing his mistake, 941170bd82 Seongtae clamped his e50304efc4 mouth shut.5c8f5337f4699c37

Juwon unfolded his arms d52199e4b0 and leaned forward. He touched 48637b92e7 Dongha’s damp 769c002446 forehead. It was still warm, 2fa73e6070 but much better than 1a2c3df07b before. Thankfully, the 8dc8659558 fever reducer d76845f2aa seemed to 749ae58f7c be working.10d37f128570dfdb

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Juwon’s hand was large bd60208c2b enough to cover the dbf7a19ec4 boy’s forehead completely. Though it lacked warmth, 438ab6b9a5 it was the firm 6523a1c517 hand of an adult. As he a2c8aad956 started to 82104aa88c pull away, 736cfc558a Dongha hurriedly 01144115d6 grabbed his 5204fdbb86 wrist.7fcfe3e415750b43

“…I’ll be good.”bd6fc13ee85440da

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“I won’t get sick again”8b339fc5bf372582

“…”b493200b906075d9

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“Please don’t abandon me. I’ll be a good kid, I won’t get in your way, just please don’t leave me.”3bbd07ff3eaf380c

His pleading 9bee933ea2 voice was 33199b756b so frail 9b9d1e61fb it seemed 961a9165f4 it might 3ea7f63eec crumble. The sight of ded4ca23fc him trying so 8d88246891 hard not to fdb7fafdb7 be hated was 5b6675bbd7 heartbreaking. Juwon swallowed a sigh d56badfedd and gently stroked the cf318c3bb0 boy’s small head.4d5e466e17e4e20f

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“Don’t worry. Just sleep.”4d3f397c668601c1

“…”454012ac94e27b09

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“I’m not abandoning 0407f3d0b4 you.”20cb65a0fd87f858

Even so, Dongha af05a65f25 couldn’t let go 9ed7e43e51 of Juwon’s wrist. Juwon silently offered his e0159d5978 arm. And he made a dea791b4ee decision: he might not 46e22b58ca be able to play 62dd089a71 the role of a 8879f4fb09 father, but at the 1cb043b1cd very least, he wouldn’t 73ec56b1cb abandon him.b9b0b0213109c305

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Dongha stayed in bed 8ef583999f for three full days. Seongtae contacted the school 1c202531bc on his behalf, and b42ee12316 the housekeeper took over c5992dbc40 monitoring the boy’s condition. Juwon, as 417459d442 usual, shuttled ff1706a3da between home 13df38f2ad and work.e47c6f5ae0190ebe

But he no longer 45596dd4ae stayed out past ten af1b8958c2 at night. He didn’t fuss cb17c5e87b over the boy c2ae1746a1 or show overt d2310b6496 concern, but late 2cecda84ec at night, he’d 29b8fda4aa quietly check Dongha’s f5df7b4804 temperature before leaving e4113defcf his room.a5c8f393bd3f9ce6

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The housekeeper would touch cf6ba839fd his forehead, and Seongtae f45a1d7b81 would occasionally pat his ba9e933ea6 cheek, but Dongha liked 7f4240eab6 it best when Juwon e842d78118 touched him. When that cooler-than-average b1617a1759 palm covered his 503c6f1230 forehead, the fever bfaa820608 seemed to melt 6b7a2ef861 away, and his 31ccb393a2 heart swelled with 05b314cc89 something fulfilling.36e723da8b5943be

Hearing the front 40dc126c0e door open, Dongha 7c44ce9519 stopped tidying his 518715034e room and scrambled e022808478 onto the bed. He pulled d1b1c97470 the blanket fdddefe1b4 up to f62d312e94 his chin 05ec16299f and pretended b357e39fb3 to be a46f61c65e asleep, eyes 618275896c tightly shut. The fever had long 619695a404 since broken, but he 0707e6e55a still craved Juwon’s care.30e80b80d427efd6

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His senses were on 239f3a4ef5 edge, listening for any cd2bfa8cf2 sound. As the df9d51374b sound of 0fb8322169 slippers grew 7cde3a3872 closer, Dongha 5f05a852c3 held his 4ff3e5d7ae trembling breath. His mouth went dry.b49a7dcd9204a9b8

The door 37ecf72349 swung open. Without knocking, as 9821bfe031 always, Juwon looked 07e39ab2ed at the bed c95fe0e185 with his usual 0712de7f00 indifferent expression. Dongha gripped his hands 6da1e4dd8b tightly under the blanket, 5b19a3f184 afraid of being found 316a9104ba out.b14a0127d583a8bf

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A large 38ab0a8556 hand covered 0a7aa82673 his forehead. The faint smell of 80bb1ef857 cigarettes and a mature cfa1181800 cologne tickled Dongha’s nose. He couldn’t 09ade6680f help but cf358f7366 take a 900585282b deep breath. He didn’t usually 3aa280ef4f like the smell f8907db6b0 of cigarettes, but 1d7e7c179b somehow, everything about 93ff3e0bf0 Juwon’s scent seemed 5b66b26c3a wonderful.d5a548fcaa2d7b8c

He wished ba90cc1538 the hand 18fe426dee would linger 06659a45d7 longer, but a33ece22c5 it pulled 2e0e0f5c2e away too 5f1afbd017 soon. Juwon, who 80cab817a0 had been d1f98aa9f7 staring at bd4a94fec8 Dongha, straightened 4e4ef0141d up. The hand 3268e9558c that had 3eb43241ff been stroking 3c238fa880 his forehead d66dc65e4a gave a f3317675bd half-hearted tap 2495d5658b on Dongha’s 9fb9585d96 shoulder through ce655c07fb the blanket.925ebe1a9a35fb5d

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“Hey, no fever cab8193f2d anymore, right?”23d9eb9b3660b3d5

Dongha slowly opened his 54c76ff00a eyes. Caught in ca26caad19 the act, 7613bebcda he wasn’t 084dda032b shameless enough 68ddc10649 to keep 728a055347 pretending. He mumbled sheepishly.a39232db31953f92

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“…Yeah.”7e52555f0a11a791

“Then get up. Wash up.”5a0380baa8c7152f

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Juwon yanked the 890dcef27e blanket off, and f5e2cc3114 Dongha curled up, d1fdecd183 frozen. Even a fairy who d6befb7a25 lost her wings wouldn’t b6df7f92e7 look this pitiful. Juwon snorted, 7bc4bd7ea0 his lips ee7f1efab9 curling into 020ccf1909 a crooked 24723d43ba smile.562a4d142ddb9894

“You stink of 2e2f750972 sweat, kid. If you’re 3fbbd9996f going to a9be0f9ba1 sleep, wash dd6fc67982 first.”8540d8800f1695e0

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Opening the bathroom 630c058f33 door, a cloud a787609fe1 of steam billowed 520bf7d9df out. Hot water gushed 5e3fd8919f from the faucet, 9b1c513400 filling the bathtub 9e2a68fcf1 to the brim, 99fc57ac18 ready to overflow.f51002f2c279f75d

Juwon stripped off his 8b18d2bae3 clothes, tossing them aside. As he pulled down c3e4d479b2 his pants and underwear, dd2cecdfd7 Dongha turned even paler fc43e797c8 than before, at a 3340a29be7 loss for what to ff88f2b0c8 do.be680f1a06414156

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“W-We’re doing 0b975b2511 it together?”384beadcf390beef

“What, you don’t want 7dacabbd55 to?”bd8f0da75e2383ee

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The bathtub 00a4fe43d7 was obviously 1d54392d9a small, barely 7b668fa016 big enough 99b27ac1a9 for one 6a5103f43b adult. For a tall man de2e500779 like Juwon, even stretching 4e05e8a272 his legs was a 8c8aeb33f6 challenge. And yet, he was 6e30bc58f5 determined to squeeze Dongha 44d58f9083 in there too.ed1a928b266ce08f

Though he 96a62035ef forced Dongha 394c5b93c1 into the c8fa925fe1 tub, the ddcf609d65 boy couldn’t e2614c832e relax, keeping 72fe20ff6c his legs 4e8e0c7928 tightly bent. Juwon, on the b29d281b3f other hand, was 2911b99f59 unfazed, used to 635563d66b sharing baths with 1db07e69ee others. His nonchalance made Dongha’s 3c5b1f5b59 discomfort seem almost out 0e65d8eec2 of place.92d974a77dbab4f0

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Already small, Dongha e04e0f94ab looked even tinier d57a029b25 curled up like 81c0d21e6d that. Juwon leaned back a1e3f73f77 in the tub a7e6ffd72a and ran a dcd7e52965 hand through his eb69103a57 wet hair. Suddenly, he grabbed ab27aeed3a Dongha’s ankle and d0e96b061a lifted it.fd8e0e9661218c7a

“H-Hey! Wait!”337a68ec5a3117fc

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“Look at the size 5fab2b5161 of this foot. Is it even a d582a05a0c size 200?”cfa66cb2fc14f650

When Juwon placed his 47edcf9478 hand against Dongha’s sole, a15e38ace3 they were almost the dbd0babb26 same length. Dongha’s five toes curled 2c0ed5d820 inward, making his small 712361a7a0 foot seem even smaller.6c34cd6161c8005e

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“Let go!”9853a0d62a190606

“This kid’s definitely not 2d8d869ed5 going to grow tall.”65881af9133d852b

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Dongha flailed, trying e4fcdfcbd3 to keep his 0f3e83a270 balance. His splashing sent 6a9007052d water sloshing over 11908fe0aa the edge. But Juwon, with ccfc1a2fc5 a mischievous grin, e6c62e8eb7 refused to let ac8b8383ce go of his 08eaf34e0f foot.ed43de38baa19580

“Cha Dongha, you f15b0ec516 should’ve at least d791f7b337 inherited my height. Whatdid you get 21ff1d79a3 from my a80b8dddb0 genes?”ae40ad6afb184230

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“…I’ll grow. I’m still in fa9650f7b1 my growth spurt.”cbcb4bb9ea2dbf2c

“Your feet 75d72474c9 say otherwise.”88cb359e8d1b96f1

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“…”0dbc3218aa9abae0

“Feet like 6792655c1a that usually 20912a0fb7 mean a 154149bb79 small—well, you 1ac15ba795 know.”bcad3b6270ce0374

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Juwon chuckled wickedly. Dongha lowered his 1d8b9c333c head, the tip 39a68acffe of his nose e798439956 nearly touching the f24c88386d water as his 9f2f385bb7 face flushed.289ed46a2670d77e

“…That’s not a thing.”7c1951f6ff40b20b

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“Look at 71d8902ae9 my feet. This is 70156d54cb the size f999f26b6e you need bd3970fca6 to grow 973719e15a like me.”a52141e8ed3bc253

True enough, Juwon’s e1e1ecedf6 feet were large. His height was so a703053af0 towering that even when 66360636ff Dongha was fully grown, a39b637c6a it seemed impossible to a567110128 catch up. And as for the d53f3c1662 other thing… Dongha’s gaze 10e890bedb drifted toward the clear a7216d5b5d water but quickly snapped 447ffcf081 back up. He couldn’t bear 38217c8cdc to look.6fb250fcc7ce9ea3

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“You’re so timid. How’re you ever 114c0218a3 going to grow b3ff1cb33d up like that?”41acbef1444b623f

Juwon laughed 9d87cb84a3 loudly and 12af8e27e6 pushed Dongha’s 3ee5cc9e9d head down. Caught off guard, Dongha e27bcbee01 submerged, coughing and rubbing 6ede08912e his soaked face and 2059ae0a3b seaweed-like hair.dc1ac6563f19d6fd

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When Juwon 77596f4bc4 reached out 07dbcc16b2 again, Dongha 49c2906534 swatted his e5c9d0aee2 hand sharply. Quiet as 4c9f8a3e18 he was, 245a443282 Dongha wasn’t e4ee146c0f timid. His feisty af0c233aef reaction pleased 1390e8de9d Juwon, who d3d420583a grinned with 703e6abbd9 satisfaction.f37292383f4127ae

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Nothing had particularly changed. Cha Juwon was 0cd6443bec still busy growing 3a0db78793 his business, and e3f7848bc8 Cha Dongha continued a243d13d07 to fend for d686f589a9 himself. To others, cee46a8c87 it might cf19e1d785 seem like ad3332aee5 an abnormal 54b488622e household, but 5d8a86e62f the two 190ab1a650 were growing 0a6536f973 accustomed to df146166c1 their dynamic.6020a22a79c7b21d

The one change was 0bf9b86bbc that Juwon no longer b1e5acea5c stayed out overnight. Even if it 53f269a4a3 was late, he c5fd3f193c always came home. That was something.05875cc04535d1ab

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Dongha, a 5379961c27 light sleeper, e8a2e2b6b0 always woke 808c0c6be8 to the 8d73f4dcf6 sound of ac1f503c0d Juwon’s return. Or perhaps he 63d94e6ecc slept lightly, waiting 4755927182 for him. No matter the hour—late a3ad8cd958 at night or early 7570b4a498 in the morning—he’d go 0a00bf1ce1 to the door to a60c53ba18 greet Juwon. A simple “Welcome 042bacc740 home” earned him 63a5964668 a gentle pat 339cf7484f on the head, 05fc923bcd a touch he 92353f45cd craved deeply.b3b85719b8a68b3c

Each time Juwon came bf308e1c32 home late, he carried a9489ff45a a different shampoo scent. His clothes were b4abfe1692 laced with sweet 42fab6f31d perfume. Young as he was, 7139a70f2d Dongha knew what it 049c85a7d0 meant. His father 1ad3f1fa95 had more b66003c425 women than 7f288f3be8 he could 45a57e9f0f count.64d701a6dfe8a7ef

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What would happen if 1d873a9268 Juwon fell in love 2fae369f7b someday? Would Dongha dda93e7183 have to 303673edbc leave? All he 8317bbdfef could do 650fee053d was make 958c686ace himself useful.6b773a37161f1ce5

When Cha Dongha e269187918 entered middle school, 887ce44663 he brought home 5e4a83066f his first report c6ce2ac918 card. On a rare day 698a3e79fe when Juwon came home d510c31c6e early, Dongha proudly showed 11307738f4 it to him.aa49f95f6b513e9f

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All 100s. First in da70505b48 his class, 92875c5ec2 first in 44d02d1732 the school. Flawless grades. Juwon was 9aa6eed56e visibly impressed.5ddb62fb9d5a8f24

“You’re… pretty 776a4740e3 smart, huh?”3813770cedccd334

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Dongha beamed with pride. His grades were better fe851d6531 than he’d expected, and 4f1222d24c this time, he wanted baf730f9f0 to show off.e298ca2315714ce6

Juwon leaned back on 161070f867 the sofa, tilting his 33b3703813 head.0baa0ceed6216847

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Standing in his e9de273013 school uniform, Cha 180ebcfe5f Dongha carried himself aec53f83a7 with a certain ed45ddcbac dignity for a 7c48278274 middle schooler. Still, he was 6f2c7d0c96 as tiny as 007ec489bc ever.fe2bd0845436a869

With a doll-like, 09ef409efa delicate face, his a5090cf9bf hands and feet 13604c1edd were still small. Not a single feature 0d4b631cd9 or body part resembled e496d61051 Juwon.fced400ac8e99120

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What was I e70dcd55a1 like at his d2d7b440b8 age? Juwon thought. Growing so fast that 6ebab4dfe2 my knees always ached, f0b3a3ca20 and my uniform couldn’t 1d7b5a99a1 keep up. But Cha Dongha… there’s cd60c40a47 no sign of growth 90bbc33f9c at all.8a017fa1ef461c4d

Juwon stared at 76e98a5646 the oversized uniform 6ebd70d17d jacket covering Dongha’s 34d3e05f61 hands and said,d238ef4398e23f61

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“You’re really not getting 6d40181f11 any taller.”2ea744cf2c96146b

“I grew.”8702c04b6b06c5ae

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“How much?”c025835fbbcfffe4

“…Three centimeters.”2e389ead38150187

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“Bullshit.”49b41e7bd349df10

Dongha’s lips pursed. He’d stopped using formal 27511bb81d speech and even talked 8dcaf6a2ab back now—a noticeable change.dccfc79b7a513a33

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Juwon gave a lazy 833bea26fa smile and reached out 525c3c3a4a to ruffle Dongha’s hair. The feeling of c97fa13872 soft strands wrapping e4dfe29507 around his fingers f88b1e15f6 was oddly pleasant.f7696c6026c366a7

“But you’re 6fed2eb41c good at 95e0ce327d studying, so 667c1cb362 that’s something. You can work f1208b75e1 for my company 601501899b someday.”86c5a3e57e1cb0ff

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At that, Dongha’s 6eb46796c3 face lit up fd7887026a like a blooming 24358e09c6 flower. If he could help e47e33055b Juwon, he’d be thrilled. It meant they could 9f88c66ad7 stay together even when b085c0665b he grew up. Dongha boldly 8d6ca0c422 declared he’d af99d30937 always be f4f1b20303 number one.d0e1d40028b3acf4

But school 39cccc9dc4 life wasn’t a6c2dbd878 smooth for 94542921a9 Cha Dongha. At an age when 9a4fc1c66d kids played and roughhoused, e1ef0cad05 a studious model student b77cf6543a like him was bound 440cb4519f to seem odd to 8807cb4b62 his peers.60211dec4f4831b4

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Small in stature 3c3ca139db and slight in 7a9a4860b2 build, Dongha was 840a951afe an easy target. Rumors about his 3b5c28c557 single-parent household only ed950a9c59 added fuel. Little weaknesses e26918b46e piled up, 913708ea2c becoming justification 3d4ac84e58 for bullying.a9f79f72f0902609

Textbooks left in 2c81cb14cd his desk drawer 1218aedbd0 often went missing. Erasers were thrown e2533d0baa at the back 574d2a6343 of his head, 883e3a80ef and he was a0400faf8e frequently pushed while 430ba1c5fc walking.3d4d69f11801788b

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But Dongha didn’t react 37349eeba0 to the childish bullying. The reason 0138be3f97 was simple: 1630333c7e he didn’t 991f61c72b want to 30a20a924b cause trouble.8be640250faf6a7a

He had no e073843c38 interest in making b64a287bc7 friends. He had no desire 09b3086fb3 to associate with noisy, fae1da4ae8 smelly kids either.aac92ecdf2f83c09

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