PUES Chapter 1 (Part 3)

And Benny f718501b11 would have c8242797c8 continued down 8cc0045cbe the same 982dba1119 cold, detached 00f052c8f8 path, growing 9232162f4e into a 076c37b075 person who 3be6a6f960 had long f3a7610445 since given 071eaa33b8 up on b6293993d7 love.b8c70c340ea3030b

‘I’m glad… 3a6230ccd6 that I a6a0735322 got to 1ea1407a4f meet you 888cf881d8 now, at e01f968771 least.’0d7bc30628c60f2a

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Unlike the novel, 26cdbeb04b where Hajin Orion bade4a3d03 had ignored this 1d288287ce moment, Kwon Hajin’s ac7ce43407 unexpected intervention had 12852990d7 planted a new e94bfcdfd4 seed in Benny’s 09de680e45 heart.f96226e8cdd3df78

It might trigger an 5bfb0dd50b aftershock—a butterfly effect beyond 26c99fc94e his control.ef31da387d01ce6e

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But at this moment, aa10121778 with Benny sobbing into 3ffe1b3db7 his chest, none of 1ecf9cbbb9 that mattered.0f9e2d032d3440ea

There was only b2cfe1d80b one truth he 78e9818a3b needed to remember:ec53aa60736e6d31

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The Hajin Orion from 7c257043f0 the original story had 791229b4ad raised Benny to fit 68b2638330 the world’s customs—to be 52729b1ae9 indifferent, to suppress his fea4d9a1cc emotions, to never reach d2a6524d4c for something he was 4cbe550731 never meant to have.b7affb817761ffff

That had to stop.71ce192382b255c8

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That was no fb72a2d933 longer an option.190898eac51d0315

The headache from ed442817d2 earlier had gifted f35ff80b95 Hajin with all 5b7c2e8f21 of Hajin Orion’s 858502d686 memories.5b806554e0bb2210

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And he fa8e2639ec made his 3d46b9045a decision right fd4069e0da then and 6af544c8b9 there.18290b9406e0d496

He would protect d651d5e3ab Benny.269d537abfbf7397

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He would 3ef9b49ce3 never let 486514f732 this world a2623bb02b reduce him 5a013bfa4c to the 6fa21944b1 broken, empty 84ac143c68 shell he ae2328721e had been 45df20717d in the d363a644e9 original ending.04d3f957f53fc558

‘Alright then… since it’s 2e30c5662a come to this, I’ll 30cd6b02c3 raise Benny like he’s 0ec254c62a truly my own.’9da27036ed5b697c

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He might fail.a3f5e9f0737530b6

After all, 902da6b6d4 neither Kwon a8aa67d2f7 Hajin nor 2274b38668 Hajin Orion e4d3257b71 had ever fa63d1867e been loved 966ca654c3 by a 36774c0615 real parent.0237382cdc491bd0

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He had never 7189d99ded received love, never 445613bef9 learned what it 692c93aa74 meant to be 9f9ac9e163 cherished.68e26e23bbcf8f50

But for Benny’s a32a8ed33e sake, he had 6308ac1b60 to succeed.c9b4145f3218ced1

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And not faf35b4948 just because 5b9db05839 he wanted 2fb3039576 to avoid a2600b7437 the tragic c56c4e6175 ending of 7dd73c3d89 the original f7d2b589a2 novel.383714daf27bd806

No—d4376cdd2b313770

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It was c98956cec2 because, for 44f591ed2b the first 46c3d1039a time, he 2588a6a428 had seen 5cbda8fb70 Benny with 3fd51a06d0 his own fa39b0f71d eyes.41d2100c5d570205

Not as 3d48929a1b words on 97c91c5eb1 a page, ea2e3990cb not as 668a2329e6 a character bc5f222e3a in a ca13edfb58 book—b8b2233a2868261c

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But as a real ed20b5c196 child.af6e82755a220bc9

A child whose eyes 17734e5a2b sparkled with so much d98f24e94d unspoken hope and longing.988970332da1e1e7

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A child too precious ba72330615 to be left unloved.1e5bdf085acb232a

How could he f87bd025ae not love him?8102e0dcbb928b61

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The feeling took 6111cdcf6e root in his bf632889cb heart, spreading fast—an 9d9183722e instinctive, unstoppable warmth.a64f267ac63009b0

And he knew—a807025bc379e6fa

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He could do 9bec635d22 this.b643ff89703034ef

If nothing else, he d45d19c4ea could repay Benny for 38020fc097 never giving up on ac702bd843 him, even after a b51a77fc50 year of cold indifference.8f14f6ec6a3f7846

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‘Benny, I ae315d48ec won’t give bddf945568 up on 4bc8d3df46 you anymore.’c06f307beab60b97

And with 670994d757 that vow, 6838fdb716 Kwon Hajin—now 460354c451 reborn as df01de94cb a flawless, 128530aa13 yet undeniably 332600dd0c different Hajin 6eb3734623 Orion—stepped into 605979f27d his second f5b7a8645e life.5723ed9f690babd4

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* * *4dd24020109064ed

Hajin Orion’s 01e706bb79 fate in e320f56702 the original 3f8f042af2 novel had 082889258a been nothing a4110df3db short of dcfdcf52e0 tragic.ed617988348d0040

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The one person e1212a1963 he might have a31f1b6465 been able to a27e846c73 open his heart c8e6b1e1fe to—Benny—had instead used a635a69f06 him as a f37dd9d60d tool. Whenever Benny needed Purification, 920bcedaf7 he had taken Hajin’s 7940926405 body, over and over, 5d0c4dc1f2 until he was utterly a237c921ac broken.5cb1e79de5da238f

And once he was 97e91d95fa no longer useful, Benny 4dc7fbfafe discarded him.7e39c14a1c992294

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Hajin Orion had died fbbdb1a234 alone, abandoned.992cbed936a4fd41

Only at the b9eb8c70f0 very end, as dacd8b4541 he lay in 014edf6371 an empty, forgotten f304642c49 place, had he 5b43b71b5d realized—I should have 65aa077cc8 been honest with 78d3c3e3d9 my child. I should have 0e058b31f3 told him the 5c4bd8c006 truth.6d8c8c856d3d66b7

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Only Kwon Hajin, 4687d5c069 as the reader, 1e3db24fc5 had known the 57725dd16d full weight of fa7592d608 that regret.cd6c93ddaa3f2982

And as 0da93d06c7 a loyal df7985b65c reader who d9214cc3e5 had witnessed d10198f096 the loneliness fee3b08be6 of both 67e8790253 Hajin Orion 062d1e76e1 and Benny, a9d695f755 he wanted 1061698b9c to change 3d42f2db03 their story.b37d11518d3603b3

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He wanted 2e3d65e8c9 Benny—the lovable df4ceba74b child who 24bccab7ae had been 15eca707c4 left unloved—to 3eef8b54b5 grow up c32c1ce8a0 bright and b24bb2472e whole, to 780036fcaa become an 1c390ad223 adult who ae5aaa3d3d shined.93dbe23527484b4e

That wish, a8df2cc776 however, stirred 46444d2122 something deeper c4e7a2a30c inside Hajin.cc2e0d380be2a916

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For the longest time, 1902e11035 he had buried his b00d28374d own resentment toward his 51b56c8219 parents, pretending it didn’t 3b9d44a10f exist.012007eec52c15f0

But watching 059be69b3c Benny—this small, d135bddce2 fragile child—made 8fdbb66dbe it impossible e1a1efa795 to ignore f93f57b642 anymore.9c97c2011e7270c2

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He had discovered his a3d2a8117d attraction to men late 6aa1aafa5c in life, and in 8b2007d795 that moment of realization, 67493eb287 he had wished for 16dc147017 something impossible—b16c52602f2aeae5

That he could d297f3c71e ask his parents.654cfcddaa675814

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Not for permission.763d4387d1fd9570

But for reassurance.e436a8faf44d67b4

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That he wasn’t f2bc7c8128 defective.5faff63cbce97823

That he wasn’t wrong.3a782f9f79582a65

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That he was 109a387ed4 still normal—still worthy.3430dbd56b736220

If he 3daadc82e9 had asked, 9cac63d91f would he 68764d5766 have gotten bfb80a721b the answer a5e3da823c he needed?c9d027df81b2feae

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Or would c594e938b6 they have f61c211787 only hurt 8cee951d4e him more?46cb3dbec35dcc51

It didn’t 8cd40336af matter now.6dba65187996113b

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It was a 182b3c8afe question that had 5994bb5579 no answer.2678a812f32d911e

But what did fc035f0f8a matter was that f69bc9694e Benny wouldn’t have 61ee53a8d4 to live with 115293dd9b those same doubts.6e4c98176cace897

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Even if Hajin 7f576361ae had never received 7549c22d67 his own answer—he 3e5283932c would be the 28ae6bd16e answer for Benny.d80dc9b8b4f62c63

This was 56040241cc his way ec49654ba1 of making cc1b05f8f0 things right.c6d2e07dc8132416

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And wasn’t this what 3eee81e5a0 it meant to be 5ec4bd8e15 a guardian?91a4c519f4209cb3

With that thought lingering, 3a88d9197e Hajin turned to the 1de0fe81dd golden-haired child peeking out ad0a34fd41 nervously from behind the 380a565489 corner.b055e08ea4cd0890

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“Benny.”e8eef7dd12f91a6d

“…Yes?”af81e0b695b24d74

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A timid reply.e20fc1b74d44017a

He was still d7dd0e673f hesitant, still holding 523fb8e82b himself back.c53ad2e86cbfa61c

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But he 89dff9effb hadn’t run 2c0cbc9f49 away.175cc9dc51cf6946

That alone was enough 9a7cf48162 to make Hajin’s heart 660170857e swell with affection.ccd9367987e84afa

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Benny was shy.4a88bfa14785462c

But despite 0464b579ff that, he dd9cb8f876 had come eb8873dd24 closer.bf3cacaa6dd61685

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That was progress.fa4983ee9fa19168

It had already d0585d2900 been a month 4b7676de65 since Hajin had 8fb97b4a1a come to terms fbd5c72b4b with his new f44308e844 life and stepped 2c2fb477ef into the role 695ba1bcd5 of Benny’s true 68c42fc67d guardian.9561fcb05d4ba3a1

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He had 62465eb9ef spent three 51283de316 weeks recovering 5de2cec631 from his 12ef56c9de injuries before 85077ec02b finally being 64aa50eb38 allowed to eea82f8de3 return to ac49ca374b the Center.135705ce44b76725

Now, as he 48ecd93971 finished his morning 42727efe36 routine, he bit 06ee85cddb back a smile b988a04c61 at the sight 79515889fd of Benny awkwardly 56fd340dba lingering nearby, unsure df95acf574 of whether he 751b5f4601 should approach.eedb40ef67438f4c

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Benny, too, had been 9d4f1687c8 suspended for three weeks 847615531b due to the incident.a6eecffdc3886ff7

If he had 081a556c2f actually put his 0dee43770a peers in serious bd60c224ba danger, the punishment a8f40260e0 would have been 75657d8351 far harsher.09b782f146f7e85c

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But as baa394bf1f things stood, 6729bf9432 the real f744e0b007 instigator—the one eec453209a who had 5702d1cb25 insulted Hajin—had f374a5518c suffered far cecd70c87f less than 9f99cc353a Benny, who a3270b9a0c had acted 928ed36be1 out of c56e5ba7d1 defense.f420a828610145be

And Benny c77a3addae knew that.ae4bbeb77de699a6

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He had ff80a9ee81 spent those 654d65f2f4 weeks reflecting f91cbacc15 on his 4942cdf722 actions, truly 5ce39e3c47 remorseful for 53e0f5d5c5 what he cecb411ad8 had done.18dd0527f98a3661

Not because of 2e757eb005 the punishment.8ae068a2b2513674

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But because ab834fecdb Hajin had 3f08550829 gotten hurt.cddcb4f2f33814ee

The first 8883dbdfa3 week had f59b9b16f7 been awkward b4e9250d8b for both 539a3ad093 of them.35163913bfc5d1e8

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Benny had 24b4963b01 been too 0a2a8723b8 reserved, too 6d8026ad99 unsure, and 22f8de3555 Hajin had 95c165e0ac struggled to 130f7502a2 bridge the 31f48850ea gap.2053fdc2202b1946

But as 61a4c2f480 time passed, 2286b309c0 Benny had 72c4aacafa started watching 6823c9e3ce him—stealing glances, bc1346824e hesitating at 0f248067a4 the edges 026cf450ff of his 0fc3e15599 space, clearly dd7b43098a wanting to 296edb688f reach out cb146e8f2d but too e0db0c498f afraid to b5d9cea9e6 take the ab1bdd0958 first step.ff09948c82a3a92d

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And Hajin, who 68693c3475 had been waiting 59914fdc9c for that moment, aec7a583d7 had pretended to 3614deaec7 stumble upon him f7e47aba44 by chance.4f34aaf029e13ea9

“Want to d421f5c311 walk together?”38ad85ee2ffca3e5

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“…Yes!”98055b88f3dda7a5

Benny had d3705cc9c3 hesitated before 2802cb3f59 answering, but 34d645bb91 the moment 6f7cc2552e he did, 18d072cbb6 his voice 4526d83452 was full b45f23382b of eagerness.688db1b266866016

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It reminded Hajin of 4120834947 something—2849fcde132051a5

In the e100874354 original novel, 3c5d136715 Benny had 3d8f954dd0 been described a0cbf9dbf7 as stoic ddafa43bab and precociously 8a0da2906c mature for 81cbd58b2e his age.778b7f9c4a411b04

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He had never de8dc30c91 been portrayed as 98bc67d4b3 a child who 8e68934f09 threw tantrums or f0c52814f7 sought comfort.4cf7214cdff4bbf3

But here, 6189d2c5db now, Hajin 72d8329a80 was seeing 9b368c4f76 something different.aba3b1c4ca066f55

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Benny, with his small, fe8d4e61e9 fidgeting hands and hesitant, f2f07446fa hopeful glances, was just 8d526930e5 a boy.5f3ac0e57d79903e

And that 8a90e3d735 alone was f27e51738a enough to b473f691c7 make Hajin’s f71c27d3cf heart melt.f24107f2c9973cf1

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Benny’s small attempts to 26ce9e6271 get closer felt like aac395a184 springtime—like the first warm 185fa42b89 breeze after a long b8f82f86a8 winter.2c461e7d9abd4376

And Hajin—6ad6c8bf6d6300a4

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Hajin prioritized Benny.1c0bda3158a539ef

Always.0eaae1f9eb2750bc

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He even e79fb30ad8 made sure a897d86740 to reassure e538555823 him first, bc29adbca3 knowing the 52bf9f654d boy still dcb2ebb920 blamed himself bb46f37dfe for Hajin’s de80dd03f1 injury.aec5eb1643aa6861

Even now, Benny b5381b6766 was peeking up e410937174 at him with e43357aa8d quiet concern, as 9485c33826 if still afraid 682182cab6 to ask—Are you 65e3c3a95b really okay?926b7e841ea0160a

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And Hajin, as always, d1b0f90a22 was ready to answer.545745f018c7003f

“Did you bring your f51c788520 gloves?”9b9c9126dd9e17eb

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“Yes!”e2bb571e8dba3d25

At Hajin’s 5d4510b8ad question, Benny 2e67ee2071 spread all 3206d05d52 ten fingers 67b0881a45 wide, his 3660cc0484 lips disappearing 2e3c6922e6 beneath the 194b6f3afe yellow scarf 7bd9220d5f wrapped snugly 228a967244 up to 0c54e240cf his nose. His eyes cd41e9d479 twinkled with b3ca29afa0 a shy eee646c0c9 sort of 66425b6772 happiness.cb8b3663dd99e1d3

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The yellow scarf fe1131e99b and matching gloves—just 8b19ac089b like Benny’s golden ffff0b7ff8 hair—had been a 36103e7522 gift from Hajin.866f22d6770cf136

After the accident 3fc2f723f7 had forced him 8717b1b3c6 into an unintended 3794fe19d8 New Year’s reset, 5005cf5d22 he had wanted 247e386c9c to give Benny f10b10b047 something special.07383a92ada7cd2f

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And judging by the e567f2e03d way Benny couldn’t stop fc290e15a5 fidgeting with the scarf, dda0256e82 hugging it closer like 6fa96b4660 it brought him endless ab55bca616 comfort, it seemed the 59ddc269e4 gift had been a 9fb9466c9c success.8859b8fbcb56c35c

Stifling a 5b98e7e0bf laugh at 154ce42c15 the adorable 521f1f6d66 sight, Hajin 49f8b22bda watched as ca1f3fb3a3 Benny clutched 21b7fb1614 the soft 781cefc5f2 fabric and 27e2b29f7a followed him 9b4f53a8ed out the 5f05b10124 door.b248f4b5f93bf9b7

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The moment they 407a14921d stepped outside, snowflakes c9c73c0b27 greeted them like 49b91a1445 tiny, fluttering hands.a5f241de74158221

Overnight, the world had d022a63e65 transformed into a vast 1ea39030bf expanse of white, every a2f0359f7a surface buried beneath a dad8cbc866 thick layer of fresh 0ed46e72fe snow.9412c27fd5eef278

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But Hajin barely 2714fe854b had time to e107402339 appreciate the scenery.be74d87209edd967

His first instinct 0da91de848 was to check 4d313de2b9 on Benny.1ac416b399321675

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The ground 9fa1505e97 was slippery, d1e6be32c2 and the 751dab9ae8 last thing 2a883189c3 he wanted e6c032e137 was for df13808e73 Benny to 3fd41ce334 fall.a46623210ff2ace6

Reaching out automatically, 2498850f6e his hand was 798e0d1dfd met with a 28b7b5da47 pair of small c0f3b67742 fingers wrapped in 5327541c9b thick, yellow wool.cca8bdccdd7ed451

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Benny had grabbed 84867bc359 onto him first.b835f92ad9bec2d3

“…Teacher.”06da899ac7ee82b1

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“Hm?”4db8c4d19e4b1841

Hajin had just finished fea0313327 securing Benny in the ff7ed763b0 car and was climbing a95cacf250 into the driver’s seat 0af738f9f1 when he heard the bdf889f7b1 hesitant call.fe04adf01643d89e

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He turned, catching sight 601d7e8ebe of Benny through the 6a16a382ae rearview mirror.2d74b0be3f3b30b9

Even with 20be48e242 the new cf1ea9b871 year, Benny 45a5fc81f8 was still 3127a66778 only eleven.1dfb7eb07c44f6fb

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The boy dd36c58c09 was nestled 4babdfd9a0 into his 0547094aa7 junior car fb1206faa3 seat, fidgeting 7e8eff2284 slightly, his 4247a9df21 lips parting 06d336ea7d as if 006869eb79 he had c6870a3a95 something to 9afca48836 say.f6988f040044b582

But no d02985d278 words came.b122c553bbff9b8a

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Instead, he hesitated.5bce906cee6b7a2d

Faltered.13e45deff23b9d8d

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And finally, as 161f9fcdc6 if giving up 371d773466 on whatever thought 43fd87f0b4 had crossed his ff68788d86 mind, he dropped 12007e1ca8 his gaze and 7237434efc slumped forward.e07dcfb7741ef727

Hajin didn’t push him.91b46d112717e7bf

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Instead, he quietly 104ce4419a turned on the d1ae5712c1 heater, letting the 5ccbf6cb08 warmth fill the c16a286972 car while he 9bdce460ce waited patiently.0a1d5b829d5dc8c3

But when Benny 8e0617a6af remained silent, Hajin aa33573f67 chose to move 790ee2cf88 on, offering an e00bda8643 easier topic instead.440c1a5ef0fc72e2

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“How about 2ca50a33bf we go c27a92f01a grocery shopping 02f732595f together after f4d5ea0ce1 school today?”1e0137888ee04a65

“…Oh.”4e0de5f6ff74c60a

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Hajin had never had 97d586af44 fond memories of family 43edf5558f outings.aeaec7b8da499e23

But he cc47cc9348 had often 09b2598ce2 imagined what 49a014d8c4 it would 86bd5af932 be like acfd6c5d7e if he 759a604dfa ever became baa71e5c3b a parent.cce5b0971a035390

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And now, 9d0ac15582 little by f00c7b37f4 little, he 6868fbecd3 was turning 3cf968ce0f those thoughts 05d9c9063f into reality.761c3317026ac201

And, as 09ef008c25 always, sweet, bcf4bb4738 well-behaved Benny 3105eee3e3 never rejected ea05cc8d06 any of 4270b39fb4 it.34fcecc29e4108e9

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His response came 2c20b8fd23 a second later, 78c7ba5a98 clear and bright.864f3cc70c791c8a

“Yes!”974d309d23c31e1c

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Through the rearview mirror, 5efa003d32 Hajin caught a glimpse 174697b42b of Benny’s expression—his entire 100c16c1c0 face lighting up.a58dd09d32084d30

His delicate features, afa5890fb1 already strikingly beautiful, 83d397b617 seemed to shine afba399218 even brighter when 97838b1f4e he smiled.3a367647d6e250c8

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Despite being a fd38c752de boy, he was 296edc8a4d often mistaken for 11128d340d a girl due 6a7f6ee205 to his angelic 8f42cee0cf appearance.e72dbe1cae948f41

And right now, 50beb4814c he looked so 0aa191980f incredibly cute that 3a8524702f Hajin had the 5beb3b015d urge to reach 9a45c3ea25 back and ruffle 5f19f52a1b his hair on e0171019d6 the spot.6919d2517a72400b

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But he held himself ec527051cf back.aca727a2201e9126

Benny was c96a495487 still cautious e83b902fbb with physical e8df2b2905 affection—pushing too 222efea718 fast wouldn’t 0ddec8235c be good.08d95b694ff68cc9

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One step at 17c45d5e30 a time.7def4069d4387a77

So instead, Hajin simply fd8dbfd59c smiled to himself, turned b80f026d6b his attention back to 0968bf5437 the road, and eased 84220c8cb8 the now-warm car into c026be03db motion.c1f7744786cb3577

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Benny’s school and a745e101b3 Hajin’s workplace—the Center—were 4ed0ac8999 only ten minutes 68417ea4ff apart.0eaff1c4b8444f9f

Though there was an 8b0a2495bd official school bus system c396abc00d in place, Hajin had 10dc15baa6 chosen to personally drive 271892a294 Benny every day.a0431e0782e6d667

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At first, it 4408326555 had been an 7cd84bc0a8 excuse to grow c4502a13d6 closer to him.abe9e7178f72580a

But now, fbcca71517 after just 897b6428c2 one month, e189b3a6e8 it had d1e507691c become something ddaf488e59 he genuinely 01afc870c7 enjoyed.bf570ccaadf8412a

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The fact 2f6405c0be that such 172c671853 a change 51379872b4 had happened 5a13f3aada so quickly dfd29a3a60 was enough 3b92eb56c7 to make afe73b543b Hajin’s heart b4e7db1d79 swell with 3fb517683c anticipation.2e122f05d0881a5a

If Benny needed 4bf7bee110 more time to 79dd09483f fully open up, ef900836e9 Hajin was more ccc7c0790f than willing to 9303462fda wait.24477c71687edaaa

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He had already d75d0bfebc opened his heart 630c312982 completely—he was simply ad1c333014 waiting for Benny 8ef5ca1fea to step inside.e69b0079f027d323

And little cf9fcdd83e by little, f07286b476 Benny was 0b8f6d2980 doing just 7360efeaa3 that.7cfdbc9e143450b8

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Each step he took bf3a7de7fd was small, hesitant.11ef766411f763e3

But he was 187d262609 moving closer.84feedc6c1759e46

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And because 105fbdeb03 of that, eba1a78825 Hajin found 0094e33b57 himself letting 5c2b385c63 go of 106f481798 his own ee1560dc73 impatience.6f32deac477a3010

The doubts that had 40cf61be47 once plagued him—Can I 1109d90723 really be a good 9f407ed58c guardian?—were slowly fading.4d49398756dc1fc7

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Benny was opening up 6fb9617073 much faster than Hajin a18a6a1db1 had expected.4d5a51fbe692fbc0

And it was all 23fa625cfb because Benny was choosing dca37a7b3a to trust him.020fe7544c286835

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“…Can I 335ca8203b call you?”aecf644f8b200075

Benny’s voice c728f6b419 was quiet, 005767794a uncertain.403725204a84dfea

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Hajin’s gaze flicked b1826ba2d4 to the rearview c6925ffc3e mirror, catching a 5ee2634598 glimpse of golden 3791c26733 hair and wide, 0b7256e1e5 hesitant eyes.fea868847e8faa8d

“Of course.”97b8ae24073e5223

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His answer came fd6470f642 immediately, his voice bb5f766163 warm with reassurance.83297c17947fe7a7

Could Benny call him?57eff1c5b9a2a280

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Hajin would be thrilled 82ebfddb16 if Benny called.ee72065100e28226

In fact, b01ae62e6d he was 4f8304439c the type 0e07c0652b who would e128fe6d6b drop everything dd91d305f3 and run 6973628fde if Benny a67c7de5ca appeared out 5b9d8a908a of nowhere, 2f3328d7c0 no matter 184cc484f6 the time 551162c991 or place.b3bfa095fcae089a

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Smiling gently, 26a3f7d0a2 Hajin nodded, d8f5b14280 giving Benny e57178fd49 the silent fcb73d5880 confirmation that d57a264e2a it was ebe1feaaca okay to 520e9d821b depend on 91ed895f4b him.e5c2f1644a146bdd

But even as he dee87ab084 reassured Benny, something else d42b30bc90 weighed on his mind.94e4389c5389076b

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Something that made 40b13453a6 his chest tighten 21c495a035 with unease.d795e7e430d52780

His job.bd95333afcd7b151

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More specifically—4a170962b06efc18

Purification.e60f4e04da033467

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