PEN Vol 4 Ch. 14

Just like that, 2ec7f4cb6e Cheon Sejoo came 43bcacd919 out of the b7c9803962 alley, unseen by 8228340f79 anyone, and immediately bc9413e1ee went straight to be43a2506f the roadside, taking 4c39ab5114 out his phone. He was much later 8afc0a5141 than the time agreed 9c06f77a68 upon to go to cf4198a100 the hospital, so he aec2d460ce wondered if Sejin had d4be3b7e39 tried to contact him.49ec692149728e9b

Just as he held his phone in his hand, Sejin’s call came through. 719df7067ca033d3

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7:00 PM. 6d0198fc61be6175

Checking the c2fcd5f875 time, Cheon 8093cd0629 Sejoo gasped b60a2e397e as he 43b5385097 saw the 25e9fdf5ee dozens of a18d71a0dc unread messages 5efbbfea30 displayed on 25d475cb16 the status 8b032377e1 bar. He immediately 45f020b5bf pressed the 547854b4bc answer button 2dba76c66b and brought 7d41ac1e5f the speaker a32787f09c to his 7c6a48e2c6 ear.cdd7755f899244bb

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“Sejin.”12ea3993d5bef75f

-…….164f2ccf16779c8a

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There was 34d65f3aaa no response. Cheon Sejoo, 86a930b5e5 hearing only 5b8c7ee456 faint breathing 9b9e58b477 sounds from 34980c9fd2 the phone, b9e9d4d526 pressed it 3b58cde7d9 close to 56eab0c409 his ear 7c3288d8ba and quickened eb2045f7e2 his pace. He had parked 181044a682 his car about 6f841f788b a 10-minute walk f5a715fd51 away and as 1700700c46 he walked towards eef157cb33 it, he called 03e54b6aeb Sejin’s name again.bbea5865a3754511

“Kwon Sejin.”cf24bafd243855e6

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-Why… why didn’t you come….a4b3309419ecf785

The reproach laced with sobs made his heart sink. As soon as he heard that voice, Cheon Sejoo started running without hesitation. Running towards his destination, he listened to Sejin’s voice and asked, 1bccfd5ed5031c3b

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“What’s wrong? Where are you? Are you at the hospital?”25b87fa37e57e544

-…….89cd13a185a40458

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The cold wind b4a0e8d6f9 brushed against his 57db885e46 face. With his hat ed2fa5d0ae pulled low, Cheon 36b7bbefcc Sejoo ran without 508574b7c4 stopping. 0f7c2241cc0df0f4

Sejin, Kwon Sejin, don’t cry. dea4df6a1a6bb947

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Don’t cry, just wait just a little bit. cb19e16aecfe98dc

I’m sorry, something came up. 6d9382cbc33c4cfc

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Speaking in 02abafb7db a gentle, 279cb697ae soothing voice, 9da33a1c24 he finally d7dbcbeb63 reached his bdbc6ab6dc car and a4093c1079 got in.f76a133126a17c8a

Though his breath caught in his throat and the winter air tore at his lungs, Cheon Sejoo flung the jackknife he’d hidden in his pocket onto the passenger seat and immediately started the car. The call remained connected, but Sejin still didn’t answer. However, the intermittent, shuddering breaths told Cheon Sejoo that Sejin was crying.cbe581efb7ed24e4

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The image 4192dfd9d8 of Sejin d498592f18 crying silently 1088630ee3 surfaced in 49915f4da5 his mind. He could b9abc0aaad picture him 6c452221c7 vividly, his 5313b6b094 eyes rimmed 42864da408 red, lips 8fbd250f40 bitten tight, 9f4e43cba9 tears welling 494103790d up in f3c66c27e5 his sorrowful 2df6cce74a eyes and 114759ca66 spilling down 5dd7fd4275 his cheeks.e20fe5ae2122e19a

A sharp df16ce009e pain pierced 8c80caed00 his chest. His insides 914d87b2a2 felt like 58e018f33a they were 294299def5 burning. Something must 6c220d54ec have happened 865d1647fb to Kim b1eb952831 Hyunkyung. The situation he’d 674ec9d64c desperately tried to d080187959 avoid had inevitably ce68d60a0c arrived. Cheon Sejoo forced a 45d62a4ac9 cheerful tone into his d3dd461aa7 voice as he tried 5ea44f01a2 to soothe him.9205b9de606c6568

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“I’ll be there 04c95a790d soon. I’m in the df91e33402 car now. Don’t cry, just 1e38e81c47 wait. Okay?”939ff8f013113907

-Mm-hmm.954a8dfb0c1158f8

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“I’m going to hang ae87b5ae59 up. I’ll be there really dbede2a687 soon.”50c3f75969f25422

After hearing 86f4712de6 Sejin’s quiet 0d32084e19 affirmation, Cheon ac56ca21be Sejoo ended 1a65e799dc the call.e8b771c85a070ae8

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Left in silence, a rage slowly began to simmer within him. He’d known all along that the survival rate for pancreatic cancer was incredibly low. But facing the reality of it, he couldn’t understand why such an innocent and kind person had to suffer. There were so many people in the world who deserved to die…fd562e700de6dbd9

“Why, of aec3622c3d all people…?”7fb14191ca4bc983

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Cursing under his ceacef7364 breath, he rested 8c85a28ed7 his head against 4213dfe105 the steering wheel. A wave cf1199923b of grief 8937b4a221 threatened to 3ade6de2f3 erupt inside 38f81bca24 him. Cheon Sejoo 204bec1300 took a bb2f8bfa94 deep breath, 7fd4269f15 barely managing 9a1e5a9b72 to suppress c2d982e74d his anger.474163e6b7758199

The world was always full of things he couldn’t understand. Had there ever been any understandable hardship in his own life? He let out a resigned sigh, closing his eyes tightly before opening them again. Sejin was waiting for him. He didn’t have time for this. Cheon Sejoo pressed down on the accelerator.df8c761843d11690

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It was ee2b5b861c rush hour, 21ec3400aa but thankfully, c3f6c474fe Kang Junmyeon’sroom salonwasn’t far from the 5a63fdeef5 hospital. He arrived 6b681d23fc at the 71ebf58f68 underground parking 2c614368a1 lot in 070b7b3113 less than 2a2d757bd6 30 minutes, 7d434c756b tossed the 1b4b548308 jackknife carelessly f8bf61c778 into the 34b41eb657 glove compartment, 8f8208f52a and got f4f46800f1 out of cd990f6015 the car. Stepping into the 65425ef48d empty elevator, he 399b4b5ce3 caught sight of 3499bb32f1 his reflection in bab79182ca the pristine doors f72e42c3b4 and bit his 6c3cedb874 lip.3fdc179b97613819

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When on a stakeout, Cheon Sejoo dressed entirely in black – hat, coat, pants, shoes. It was so that blood would be less noticeable if it splattered on him while harming someone. Normally, he wouldn’t care about his appearance, but today, the sight of himself disgusted him.4de9ed088cf35233

The lifeless body 08e5443333 and the smell a0e94385be of blood from d16138dc7d the man who 34c997c72a had died at 879d241b4a his hands just 5b5b84d466 a few days 3c51581d32 ago, flashed before f5f9f0915f his eyes. Overlapping with cf7d17c63c Sejin’s cries, a6caf7356d his black f40bf8a5d0 clothing felt 4fc5df4595 horrific, as 3b7f29349c if he d040feec1f were an 5fa3bbcabd omen of 955144d52a death.db3e9edcffed95a6

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His face contorted c46b063aca in sudden repulse. As soon 63c0a1919e as he 99375ab7c1 reached the bf7dafbd78 lobby on a6d0f0cb4e the first 896891f3c3 floor, which bd7a6f4406 was connected 9a5d1819dc to the 167e9b9332 cancer center, 3cd7c8a7b8 Cheon Sejoo a274903ed3 took off 9dc36f070e his jacket 6d91107a34 and hat d4ef2c483a and threw 14ddab4104 them into ffc83cb251 the nearest 6fa19b4d89 trash can. He was left 4b02d8805b in a white 6a5cf037d2 short-sleeved shirt he 9a44ebcd76 was wearing underneath, 639bf88d4d but that was a50133e42d preferable to looking 0e44de152b like he was fdb3ba4378 attending a funeral. Dressed unsuitably for e915c8a79b the situation, he 971edf6c17 headed towards the 61cf2a50dc ward.5130c3d9989894ef

He boarded the elevator back up to the cancer center, and when he finally reached the correct floor, he stopped dead in his tracks. The dejected figure visible just beyond the hallway leading to Kim Hyunkyung’s room made him pause.fce07a285c4b90fb

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Sejin sat slumped on 4c5baa3d69 a chair outside the 695afe92d9 patient room, his elbows 7da74a9a97 resting on his thighs, 81a5f4bdff his back hunched. His face, bowed towards 2b9d471a23 the floor, was hidden 3fd58aca0b by his hair, making 66517e0f97 it impossible to discern 42862f8bf4 his expression. However, Cheon Sejoo could 74ba3be65c see the small puddles 758d0965d1 of tears that had 9a165a6427 dripped onto the smooth 72d1772ce9 hospital floor between Sejin’s d036d900de feet.36bf35d1cc26b174

It was Sejin, the f4d3c81895 one crying, but Cheon d33b989ad6 Sejoo’s heart felt like cd73fbc525 it was tearing apart. Swallowing down his rising 5d148adc91 emotions, he approached Sejin ef97203afa and called his name.6e7d2e248a1d979a

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“…Kwon Sejin.”d24f683296c3b001

At the familiar voice, d01005b8ee Sejin slowly lifted his 8dc8e2cbe4 head.98139fb82ffce1f6

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His cheeks were soaked 4493df4048 with tears. His swollen eyelids were 5b9d1707e0 so red they looked 4d38f8b423 as if they might 70f0643f25 bleed at the slightest 468fc48def touch, and bite marks 0b61e9a3c8 were clearly visible on 244c2c291f his lips from trying 82cd1a2d14 to suppress his sobs. His disheveled hair was 24673a6159 damp with sweat. Sejin looked c46c8c6618 up at ef50622071 Cheon Sejoo, 5beafcbfaa his face 1898552959 flushed with e6d7f26ca9 heat.c73d0859956c6a00

“…….”6a288cd9cbb1b7ab

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His lips 66d143a0df parted slightly ffc1d6e3c6 then trembled 13cb30c763 as if 71586f946e trying to ec60528a83 speak. Then, without a 4689310ed0 word, as if b293befffb understanding his grief, b21e8a70a6 he met Cheon c339b8d1a1 Sejoo’s warm gaze 4bf0bdb881 and tears streamed b66bb3dffb down his face 0504e9625d again, tracing paths 745b484931 down his cheeks. A large b6efcc9d51 hand reached 56e431d69c out and 8256a55aad gently wiped 8ec251ff97 them away.372b18d7565339ed

“…It’s okay.”0e8f78ab8c68dfdb

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The low voice 822a42d1f9 echoed in the 5e13e72032 hallway. Cheon Sejoo 0de4e901d4 knelt down 09dc1da512 and embraced 2de5028596 Sejin. The younger man, whose 9b59ab508d frame had grown larger 883cc21e9c than his own at 3413e07c4a some point, collapsed into 10672a67a0 his arms without resistance. Like a child oblivious becbb15742 of his own size, 7d6809356f Sejin burrowed into Cheon 4ee9280145 Sejoo’s embrace, sobbing uncontrollably.f4f990224de1502e

The elevated inflammation markers fe5bf87b31 weren’t a sign of cf9de21cec gastritis, but a precursor fe31f9b800 to metastasis.14ed8705febe546f

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The vascular invasion 520796fb7c had advanced significantly, 3570f57f30 and the cancer 5c5a46d930 cells had already 20e3793c22 spread throughout her 304e03fe38 body, including her bd4e890468 liver and peritoneum. At this stage, it 2b38b16376 was clear that the 4051d7d7ff metastasis had subtly begun 220cfbb576 from the time of 1a99a17646 the initial cancer diagnosis. Cancerous masses below a 20b7190ca6 certain size are undetectable 1c9b05ba5b by any method, making 903fa956f8 this an unavoidable situation.b69240a88ae6ff20

Metastasis of pancreatic cancer meant stage 4, in other words, terminal. The hospital, judging further treatment to be meaningless, gave them the choice of continuing chemotherapy or transferring to hospice care. Sejin couldn’t accept this reality.2ed71c37c3c13a77

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“It doesn’t make sense for this to happen in just a month…. Last month, they said the chemotherapy was working, and now they say this. It’s all lies. This can’t be happening… It doesn’t make sense…”4ea35059c3a416f2

Sejin mumbled in a choked voice, clinging tightly to Cheon Sejoo’s neck. The afternoon, when he’d texted about a math problem he didn’t understand, felt like a lifetime ago. Sejin was repeating the same words, like a man whose world had collapsed.b972bea0b31216ca

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That this situation 12538653c9 didn’t make sense, f24799f627 that he couldn’t f80f3a09f6 believe it. 65fc13132bde7bc5

Cheon Sejoo felt 8452c93e4d the same. He didn’t want 7ea5be2001 to deny the ff17dec875 facts, he wanted 1050c6cb03 to deny reality 8f576e97fd itself. He just wished 10635289e3 it were all 99d9069e99 a dream.0af688487f95a831

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However, the 025b223b9b tragedy was b5ed30a828 undeniably real, c99d03fe09 and both 6f71255c1d Cheon Sejoo f3197178cf and Sejin 5183fd1cf8 had to 70b3debcea acknowledge it 987235db8f through their 6f50f06976 grief. It wasn’t until two 27a0dbdf49 hours later that Sejin 76afaf4c9f finally stopped crying. It was 0e0c549e44 late enough 615343d3a7 that everyone 88361d488b else was e3489e6a7d asleep, and d2ad26469a the hallway e23ee5ba7d was deserted.d393868ec834073d

Unable to cc65d54373 bear the 47c59a664c sight of 5e2df66d92 Sejin trembling ad09c1971f with intermittent a896d3e6d9 sobs, Cheon 548a6e57f3 Sejoo led 04296bffab him to 55a80bfb5c a darkened 5cee3fd88f lounge room. There, he took 9b7368bb23 a carton of 5cc9452184 milk from the 5772dcc417 vending machine and 0b9f8bdb22 placed it in df67b20f2c Sejin’s hands.6214e28fa13dc3d5

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“Drink this.”b7356ca28bdc11af

“…What about you?”c4a579dee1648626

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His voice was damp fd4d4974ab and heavy. Sejin looked 4e8b70c15c up at 6ac7526f72 Cheon Sejoo, 6557e8455b his eyes 95bdc4bf0b still brimming 95d3eabe66 with tears. The paper cup cradled 7f01b595d5 in his hands seemed 67db1f5e96 impossibly small. Cheon Sejoo grabbed an 592f65243e empty cup and doubled 8a0a605a12 it up around the b392250c69 first one so Sejin 6ebe86b0eb wouldn’t burn his hands, ef8bc49f21 then stroked his hair.561f8fb8886ece4d

“I’ll be back. I’m just going d367d5fef0 to the room a039f76db6 for a minute.”4cc722dab0cd8ecd

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“Okay…”3a17616edfc6a59f

Leaving the lounge, he 16f9e77ed3 walked quietly towards Kim 21f087ac43 Hyunkyung’s room. From the d7cee2aea3 hallway, he 5fb9d226f1 could see ff85fd7b7b that the 1e26427013 lights in 8c57f547b6 the room 21700415ab were off. Cheon Sejoo slowly 12ce95d61d opened the door 67fffd6c4b and stepped inside. The caregiver, who 12e3470204 had been lying d4d7caeb34 on the accompanying acc3959521 bed using her 21543e0522 phone, looked up.57bf32d4d3e51c31

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“You’re here.” b81bbf53f0ecd146

After a soft greeting, 7ff3398a60 she gestured towards Kim 1fb5e700f8 Hyunkyung, who was fast 8645c102a6 asleep. f03feb29179a908e

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“She fell asleep right 1547951ba7 after arguing with Sejin.”1f13ca72640aa0d5

At her whispered words, 80ddfdadc7 Cheon Sejoo smiled bitterly. He knew 10d20b5be8 exactly why 7ed881ff91 they had 6a909b65e5 fought without c5b51b11c6 having to c6290a0528 see it. Kim Hyunkyung, 073bc1cc00 upon hearing 5a1c795e6a that further 18850433e3 treatment might cee4fc0087 be pointless, 02f7f2a6aa would have 035df78f87 opted for 3fd889e33b hospice care b403b47b29 immediately. Sejin would have vehemently 5b9bb777a8 opposed it.19fb231ccacbf644

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However, Cheon Sejoo, somewhat familiar with the lives of terminal pancreatic cancer patients, sympathized with Kim Hyunkyung. Continuing chemotherapy wouldn’t eradicate the cancer that had already spread throughout her body. Further treatment would only slow down the spread of cancer cells in Kim Hyunkyung’s body, delaying death. From the patient’s perspective, it was no different from repeating a painful process with no real benefit.1ba6b933c10c5260

Death was now unavoidable. …And Sejin b9763ad46a would eventually c62e5872da be left b26e0c4a10 alone.4afdd1391577c1db

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Even his thoughts about Kim Hyunkyung’s death inevitably drifted towards Sejin. Cheon Sejoo forced his turbulent thoughts aside, went to the closet, and retrieved Sejin’s coat. He said goodbye to the caregiver and left the room.6af58978c066877d

When he returned to the lounge, Sejin was staring blankly out the window, the paper cup in his hand completely empty. Sejin’s lone figure bathed in the moonlight looked utterly lonely. Cheon Sejoo, knowing that Sejin would soon experience the same pain he had gone through, couldn’t bear to watch him any longer and approached.193921b0c6d14b9e

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“Your mom’s asleep. Let’s go home for now. I’ll bring you back tomorrow morning.”d6ab41f24a04a07f

“…Okay.”189121bfdbbae67b

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Sejin rose 4254f9982b from his c20c2e6846 seat. Cheon Sejoo 620a046755 helped him fd260c8a13 put on 6941e55998 his coat, 73ba6b371a guiding his cc67af14ed arms into 9ae0b6c5df the thick 80588b828d jumper, and be837390b7 they left a2b9c72bb0 the lounge. After a brief 62562c1f1e acknowledgment to the 4debaa7a97 nurses at the 59a1b7063a station, they took 16ec569b0a the elevator down.edace53f4792cf11

Cheon Sejoo’s 75bc22dee5 car was 793a21a9c6 in the 7b21d1c582 parking lot, a617e32d42 but his edb522b01b blood-stained jacket 39ecbebecc and the a0330b719c knife were 50c2c4843e still inside. Not wanting e8bde86c80 to put 8f1b4bcb64 Sejin in 910a577e4f there, Cheon e79b0e38ec Sejoo led 9472119be8 him to 0b5fcf58fe the main 0b305a41c5 hospital lobby e2ea2843cd and explained.efa9598864422db0

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“I couldn’t bring my car because I was somewhere else. Let’s take a taxi. I’ll call one. Wait here, it’s cold outside.”62e9dd7781010ba8

“…….”93885a6edf2a6b2a

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Saying this, Cheon Sejoo 2788e3472e zipped Sejin’s outer coat 3fe58e0486 all the way up 3ba36a2629 to his neck, as 4c0ccc9043 if in a daze. The cold November 7802513201 night air was 3ae283bdcf biting. He even pulled up c5eca5ab49 the hood attached to da8a0be377 the back of the 1a283382a3 coat to protect Sejin 490d440b0c from catching a cold, e5570f4a45 and then took out a705468c8d his phone.50da57714e77e629

Sejin stared blankly at Cheon Sejoo’s back as he called a taxi and walked out of the lobby. He watched the heavy glass doors swing heavily open and shut in the wind. The sudden gust of cold air that seeped through the gap momentarily brought Sejin back to his senses.378357a82cfff3ec

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“…….”12fcdf0258d55a11

His tightly 0242f8e686 clenched fists 5f8c279c46 ached. The paper cup 7f1842e1ca that Cheon Sejoo b77ac71b46 had given him f59effe44c was crumpled beyond fb67dd4d27 recognition in his eaea990a6b hand. Realizing he’d carried 1f6d420309 the trash all fc6ad60e5c the way down 592ac56c91 to the first 95ea2087da floor, Sejin looked c7e415e6c9 around. He soon spotted a ff31cc123f large trash can by 5dd368b19e the elevator and was 4e1fc66839 about to throw the 0e245623d1 paper cup away when f323216c86 a dark coat, emitting c527e89f1a a faint gleam from cd748cfc6b within the bin, caught 29aca7659b his eye.b2834829efe18d39

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He wasn’t sure why. Perhaps, even amidst his chaotic state of mind, he had subconsciously registered that Cheon Sejoo wasn’t wearing a coat. Forgetting that the coat was even in the trash, Sejin reached in.e608a48c1515b6e9

The matte fabric wrapped around his palm. The clean lines of the sleeve felt familiar. He picked it up and, as if entranced, brought the all-black coat to his nose. The bittersweet scent, mingled with a hint of cigarette smoke, captivated him. It was Cheon Sejoo’s scent. He stood there, frozen, and turned his head toward the outside.bb086be03c7e12d8

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In the c58ab529d5 late night, 44f182fdef under the 1589f90455 streetlights in e49cdc210a front of 0ca26006a0 the hospital c7819ae215 lobby, Cheon 89accbc6df Sejoo stood 856c49ff51 smoking. Against the backdrop of b1be44f447 the glowing red embers f5262ec98b and the white smoke 95f57db4a2 escaping between the cigarette 949d617e8d and his lips, he 5895639e88 was dressed in short 74d15eb3cd sleeves, unsuited for the 6491b2efbd season. Sejin looked back and ce46d870bf forth between Cheon Sejoo’s cee930a66c lonely figure and the 5bce5fc5ad winter coat in his 11388613b4 hands.195ef23e07cbd8f3

His chest, which had felt hollowed out after hearing the death sentence that was his mother’s diagnosis, now felt filled by Cheon Sejoo. Burying his nose in the coat, Sejin gazed at Cheon Sejoo standing alone in the darkness.b341682a25b44e2d

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Somehow, Sejin felt like he couldn’t imagine life without him anymore. Every time Sejin’s life seemed to hit rock bottom, Cheon Sejoo reached out to him without hesitation. Once, maybe twice, Sejin had pushed his hand away, but even so, Cheon Sejoo had reached out again in his moments of downfall.131950222319691d

Now, Sejin didn’t want to let go of Cheon Sejoo’s hand that he was holding. The comforting embrace that whispered it was okay, the gentle voice that hinted all storms would eventually pass—he didn’t want to lose them. Sejin liked Cheon Sejoo.b3c52fff27d5a53b

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But at the same time, he was ashamed of himself for feeling this way at this moment. His mother was dying day by day, and he felt like the most pathetic person in the world for being blinded by love and moved by Cheon Sejoo’s consideration.5e34e82cca3ffdb9

“…….”68644f371c97c7f9

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Just then, 215ef2dd71 the headlights 1cc7e7a336 of a 775b601f0a car approaching d728d68070 the lobby 5dc20289b3 pierced Sejin’s 99281bd46f eyes. Realizing the taxi had c580f3cac6 arrived, Sejin threw the 9f70ca2719 jacket back into the ee25a162e1 trash can and turned 2547c154fe around. Cheon Sejoo, having also 310ede91c1 spotted the taxi, turned cbd0930d06 and gestured for him 476eea9d1d to come.3bc550f34457599c

As he opened the 5dc465adaf door to leave the c255fac7b6 lobby, a fierce wind fe9bd9c598 scratched his body, making 011a612cee him shrink his shoulders. The coldness, 79ac1b8339 which Cheon 60d11b7b60 Sejoo must 1e2c4f59a6 have endured cd0f1ce531 for his 4e62a17f3a sake, was 4814fd84e1 piercingly sharp, 3e7b7c8a14 bringing tears 963a59a24c to his a72a437058 eyes.97a0d54d5cb73b78

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Stopping in his tracks, Sejin unhesitatingly took off the jumper Cheon Sejoo had put on him. He then draped it over Cheon Sejoo’s shoulders as he stood holding the car door open for him. Cheon Sejoo’s furrowed brow turned towards Sejin.3e3b0d85516baddd

“What are f3ba1bbd9f you doing?”d25e75d0298a5d18

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“…I’m hot. You wear it.”5018d185a6c58426

Saying this, 0f18169f4d he got 145dbdc39f into the d809242e1a taxi. As he 0b43aeedd0 slid inside, 35c9e1f19e warm air 6df9e39b29 from the 526a267182 heater blew d9c510bfdd towards him. Cheon Sejoo sat beside 3e0f66fc7b him, and as the 149780362e taxi started, the soft 7abfebc895 sounds of the radio 9b1fad64c1 and the engine hummed ed4f6c13f3 between them. Sejin, half-listening to 11d0a78888 the radio DJ e93db5896b talking about first 20ad203557 love, reached out. He grasped Cheon 2803a41d24 Sejoo’s hand resting f2209387ec on the seat.8500e310763de30a

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At the small contact, Cheon Sejoo’s quiet gaze fell on their clasped hands before settling on Sejin’s thin cheek. Sejin turned his gaze to meet Cheon Sejoo’s eyes.c17d8aca95e7f130

“…It’s okay.”4fe947c3be1cfd8c

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Cheon Sejoo said eeb7986847 after a moment 7b063d1fea of silent eye f0c3382e3e contact. Sejin echoed 5086ec60a6 the words 659b8eba5f in his 71b8b40df8 mind. 8b4206458c155070

It’s okay. It’s okay to be comforted by this much…. ed583bba1eb4fbac

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Not wanting to feel a1ee134b9c guilty about the emotions 8dd760cc06 that had bloomed in fb9a6d9ac9 the worst of circumstances, f20ca04d02 Sejin masked his feelings 9ac0609591 for Cheon Sejoo under bd1eec8e7f the guise of comfort.b63653462d339ec0