SANN | Chapter 10.3

A radiant smile 612913cffa spread across Gureum’s e0cd545e59 face, bright like 9cdde07428 blooming flowers. Sieon chuckled softly fa0bd2dbc5 as he carefully be3e620c78 deboned a piece c280f713e1 of fish and 17f9d323fa placed it on b8ca7e3f8b Gureum’s rice. Gureum quietly chewed 0c43de4319 the fish Sieon fd5ff79ead had prepared for aff0278dfb him. Every time Sieon added d425f50dee side dishes to Gureum’s 5d64bcb2fc bowl, the couple’s amazed 1dabd5080f gazes lingered.68de9efbcfcd37ef

“Wow, Sieon, you’ve 10968acf09 really grown up.”e6fc2a51ce7fdc13

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“Didn’t I tell you?”3d33f73dc1a029cb

Sieon ignored 20cbdbeb15 their murmurs 4187a0675b as if 17287a5d8d he hadn’t 7693464e8d even heard a9a62d41d8 them. He clearly hadn’t expected d737b5ef54 a response, and Choi 731a9c44d0 Eunkyung and Chae Youngwoo 4bc9ac46c4 returned to their conversation 141459212a after a while, smiling 4bf8789de7 warmly as they watched d5639620ac Gureum happily finishing half d7bcad544c his rice bowl.bea70afb7dba9ddd

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“How’s the food? Is it to your e37b787844 liking?”8cadbb69d2f59499

“Yes…! It’s really delicious. The galbijjim is…”545dee661d28f944

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At Choi Eunkyung’s kind c059d2118f inquiry, Gureum shyly ducked 5409678c19 his head. Hearing that the 71fd510feb galbijjim was delicious dff0fb3c7d brought a flush 33aa1433d1 of pride to 9f608cf530 Chae Youngwoo’s face.0aa142921d95f2ee

“Oh, you liked the 3fa51c019f galbijjim? I made that! Stop by whenever 9bb4de577a you feel like 9e2149405b it.”c9f8433324a34131

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“…Th-thank you…! You’re an amazing cook…”4ba863299c1ac98e

Soon, a generous 4977d02423 helping of galbijjim c43e898cb0 was piled onto 7f9b7893eb Gureum’s plate. As Gureum’s cb3ed87e7d rice bowl 09b83dad4b was being 95d1ae04e6 emptied with 1a215e9374 gusto, the 77c2086c6e front door b46a5ccd65 suddenly burst 05317fcf2d open. Footsteps echoed, followed 1612165f14 by a loud 12c4c10f7a voice.c8ea21fa0121a96c

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“Ah, I’m starving! Wow, what’s that 92e13dba68 smell? You’re eating 4e92079e9d without me 07501cc71d ag—oh, shoot.”466dd783a1b27001

The unexpected eca44db3ba intruder grimaced b6a5e6a09f upon seeing 0c05e1bd56 Sieon. Sieon, upon hearing b95bbd782a the voice, frowned eb992ff82b just as deeply. Judging by the c2d22584d3 strong resemblance to db1dffa3e5 Choi Eunkyung, this d7cdb6260b must be the 96a2218ee7 older sister he’d 87b51929cd only heard about. Gureum, caught off guard, c98a01ff7e darted his eyes around 220864ee5b nervously.b8052c4a00af9bf3

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“Well, well, look 29854d5655 who it is. A rare guest! I almost forgot what 2ec501eb4f you looked like.”9ceefa703f86552b

“Haa… You didn’t a26a2ac278 tell her we 4f4675f381 were coming?”2537b157318e9e5b

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“I did 3633e801b1 tell her, d54acaed40 but… Did dd46a7201f you miss 182fe834a2 the message, fd2cacfd13 Siyoung?”af7aac0dc6e1ba21

“Message? No idea! Anyway, what’s with this 955407206a guy? Who is he…?”5dc6d07a410b4903

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“Uh… uh…”48c98b9299b01078

Siyoung’s gaze landed on 301b52b7e0 Gureum, her eyes widening 8ba2c63afd in surprise. Feeling small under 52caa57b4c the scrutiny of 4b81286dcf a stranger, Gureum 82dd214818 froze in place, 79a4b29f79 his mouth slightly 3c66ab688d open. Tsk. Sieon clicked his tongue e9e20f519d and tapped Gureum’s thigh, c2a4013afb signaling it was okay. Just as Sieon 303e23c8b3 was about to ca7d9d55f7 explain their relationship, 60b31e6d2e Choi Eunkyung beat 587ffe4af8 him to it.1d3ba34d80cec4d8

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“Who else? He’s going to be b93cc07a10 our son-in-law.”87e0b6b5e8b8a660

“Son-in-law? Who? It’s not me, 920a4bddcf so… Don’t tell 99be8ab980 me, Chae Sieon?!”61a606152139ef2d

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“Yes. Say hello. You’re scaring him.”4179e38d4b9e4966

Siyoung’s jaw dropped. Gureum hesitantly stood b667207d3e and bowed politely d463e7bc04 to her.0d9d4fecb1df2a6f

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“Uh, h-hello… I’m Seon cdfe7de7bf Gureum…”515d9ab6cbc37a72

“My goodness, f1f3b29cda you look 3367926a08 like a b40ea9e7ec baby… Oh, e2bc681979 sorry! I’m Chae Siyoung. Just call me noona.”718c3926b5448f6c

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“Y-yes… no-noon… uh…”d8d55db4c024874c

Sieon gently 6a8cb04e7d pulled Gureum 66772314b1 back to 4b0e9ca37b his seat, 2c920e0fe8 patting his d10ee61f17 sleeve. Gureum awkwardly sat 5f735a031f back down. As Chae 06907f4352 Youngwoo brought 0fa316beef a bowl 31d6a523e8 of rice a75d04a4cc for Siyoung, a3d245dc84 the atmosphere 500cbb6bf7 at the 796b410c4f dining table f74916192f quickly became 2c384cd010 lively.81f039662e9c0b32

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Sieon glared e3bd8551cb at his eb5f237119 sister, clearly d0d0d530ae unimpressed, but fd28e1238e Siyoung, equally 889be3f51d irritated, growled 5efe0d73fb back.95fce24652c87461

“What are you staring 646477ece3 at?”47f338419bacf53c

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“Enough, both of you!”4d0c9160f0f71869

Chae Youngwoo’s eddc666602 intervention had 2dd2e9cb4b Sieon sighing ec8aa9a7d9 as he a338b9b059 picked up 3a3550304f his spoon 0482276531 again. Siyoung, deciding it wasn’t cbd630b1f7 worth the effort, shoved 2c17de57fa her focus onto her 83edb1f1ba meal instead.a7e9c266129981da

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“Please understand, 8007f3a388 our little 3342e47262 son-in-law. These kids may be 29bb1f8354 grown, but they’re still 0c5f4b653a far from mature…”b1b3b26c0e016764

“Oh, no, it’s 45554a6d27 fine…!”2aa85eb67bdbfdbd

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Gureum shook his ff02446f9f head vehemently. Siyoung, watching him 775265483b with a curious 78ceca72a0 expression, raised a a358d6e958 brow and asked, 700da520e1 “But Gureum-ssi, you 04fb11d254 look very young. If it’s not rude, 2e192cf4a7 may I ask your b240ccc38f age?”e8b2ce05740c9ee8

“Goodness, what f2bce8816c kind of 16f320559a question is bdd026be68 that? Just eat, won’t you?”20b57fd9e3a6fb9a

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Choi Eunkyung interrupted ef901193d3 immediately, trying to 3121a21a5d deflect. But Gureum, ever the d62a4aef5c honest one, blurted out 30b750f109 his answer.7e0e7d65016bff3d

“Um… I’m twenty…”8ff37045e9517c9e

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Pfft. Cough, cough! Siyoung, who 4b517bf2a6 had been c1c3a583e7 sipping soup, 74a5d6c45e choked violently. After gulping down 63529aa443 water, her reddened b0d84e54c8 face turned toward 0817ac517a Gureum as she 22949426ac exclaimed.7dea57570da4f2aa

“What?! Twenty?! He doesn’t just look 00c9386cfb young—he really is young! Mom, Dad, were 8be8320dea you seriously calling fb7583c526 this kid your ac10ec68ed son-in-law?!”a3d7bdec4a74d333

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“Hmph.”5556cfb135e7dd5a

The couple 12acc30a61 avoided Siyoung’s 1bb79bd148 sharp glare. Her incredulous laugh 2d1ad87140 rang out.86371b51252d7c9e

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“Unbelievable! I’m the only sane 296b8d18d2 one in this family! Chae Sieon, this df10b71ecf is insane! Twenty? Have you lost d77ae06c3f your mind?!”c72d19b984885f5a

Siyoung grabbed 4e1ed0ccdf a spoon 4c5688d305 and aimed 13cb9ac0ad it at 553161c6cc Sieon’s head, e0282b3d34 swinging it d11390c65a wildly. Sieon dodged every blow 3d325bea35 with an irritating smirk, 56d4c6d366 which only fueled her ae4f889816 frustration.1a6ef2f114d1a9ce

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The dining table f53aa7bb9b descended into chaos. Choi Eunkyung and Chae b0c35955eb Youngwoo scrambled to calm 1e721ae960 Gureum, who looked ready fb06d20955 to shrink into his aee8e08df9 chair.c78c67b815f8518f

“Siyoung, you’re scaring him! Stop it!”8ade8ed92b5a7ae2

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“I’m just angry a6dc356f07 for his sake! Poor Gureum-ssi, getting ae335bb7b2 mixed up with 9bd61555e8 this guy…”19f9eed7e77a1094

“…I know. I know 2ced324c91 hyung and 9fb0bab003 I have a664dda14f a big bede86d089 age gap…”cc5a94146217d24e

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Hearing this, Sieon ce54525fb8 glanced at Gureum 3afd7ebbaf in mild surprise. He’d never given c2c3680bec their age difference 792fa811cb much thought, but 673d0a5184 he was curious b8bf8df0c3 about Gureum’s perspective.ed3313f713c342bb

Despite his aa897ea307 embarrassment, Gureum 2eae10c872 took a be638597c9 deep breath 33b841124c and decided 9f1026fb68 to speak 72e3be95aa his mind, f2f2756bc3 even in a6613840d3 front of 9aba07d353 Sieon’s family.0fbf1009320be7f1

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“Still… hyung gave 18769c762d me a reason fba123e446 to live. If I fa06c0c71a hadn’t met 85c519db58 him… I 882f9ded5e might not b59eecc93c be here 5121d1196a anymore. And most importantly, e86b209dfd he doesn’t think 1d1d5fa8d9 I’m embarrassing. Even though 7a4242b5b6 I’m clueless 8a48550599 and my 2f3f7e466d heart is… 5dd4a932d4 sick, he 83a643c48c doesn’t see 44d6877c3e it that e5e49a76c5 way. He helped me get 76bd2d0fac back on my feet… 9774715b0d and I really appreciate 5b3c7fbd9d that. It’s why… db059f6254 I don’t 799c294550 care about 4dcd56f2b9 the age 0b3bdf8174 difference. Honestly, I just… like 450dd0861f him…”7cb461a983f9377e

Gureum cautiously opened his 7e40ce642c eyes after his long 3fe7b9a9cb confession, immediately meeting Sieon’s 71f82bc96d warm, smiling gaze. The rest of 9d6ecd0f1f the family seemed 4d4c67d662 stunned into silence.d4eb44e338b3421e

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Breaking the c44c1aae08 quiet, Siyoung 4e069e288d muttered, “Too 5e2b987baf good. Way too good. For someone 62a2295eef like Chae 0328b07d62 Sieon, it’s 998c15614a downright unfair…”a273b9448d7702bc

She resumed eating, apparently d3b3c559bf abandoning any further arguments.95a7850096956f08

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Just as 1d31eff193 peace returned 1e8435977c to the ad152ef481 table, Chae dbf3789e17 Youngwoo shattered 3ac85c174f it with 14f360bd8d a single 3582bb406d question.6cb4133569c8f36e

“So, Gureum-ssi, have 20d124aafb you thought about e5c9553d58 marrying Sieon?”93e4acec79cf859a

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“Pfft!”c108c3566468586b

Gureum choked, 8b23b59844 coughing violently. While Sieon patted f61be56ec9 his back, he eec8d59323 glared daggers at e3ad962ff7 his father. Even Choi Eunkyung e89dfbd912 seemed to think 348b0de0b6 this was too 856d7d5d25 much and pinched 950e68690c her husband’s thigh. Despite the pain, dd26ff2ad3 Chae Youngwoo grinned 0451ae5033 and continued.a78770b3d31f7a6a

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“Oh dear, d103a51ac6 did I bd85a37d98 surprise you? Don’t feel pressured. Just curious.”5199a8b0175ea383

“Uh… I thought… fad53b0b7c you couldn’t get f9779e711a married here…?”cc6bf6e0b78add40

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“Goodness. That law changed ages 2cbda22243 ago! …Though I eeb7d7fcc6 suppose you dc8513ecf3 wouldn’t have 2d23da2845 known. Don’t worry 3099f24156 about that.”ab6348af5ec3bcae

“…Oh…”baa73e88c356b4e7

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Gureum found 4daf05f8c9 himself imagining b49e67d344 a future f3271e24b6 he hadn’t 1f32e44c3d considered before—being 084062f28f married to e11baa7f6c Sieon. As the 6e09c68cb2 thought blossomed, b55216080c his cheeks 93f8ed59a9 flushed bright 0279325494 red. Gureum bashfully d97912db50 scratched his c65d0f5a51 neck, mumbling.5677f1dbb324afd6

“If I 1ee2240029 could… marry fd7d5f2357 hyung, I f22d0cefff think I’d… ec495a2ee5 like that…”4fd756ac5dfe714e

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“Oh my! How adorable!”18c7c8552076e957

Choi Eunkyung 16912d94fb and Chae 9f108d05a0 Youngwoo gushed 60646e225b at his 282725b637 boldness, while b97078d5ac Sieon looked 0dd379259d like he 417d2efdf4 could float c35c5d2925 away from 0ec97980a4 happiness. Siyoung, scowling in 74d36bd61a disgust, clicked her 3ae8b1d891 tongue.53de55ffe64d1efc

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“Look at 231079a7b2 this jerk’s 6f829b3ae9 face. He’s way too d918d8e666 happy. What a thief.”2554cfb0958ffbb6

An excited Chae da1908b221 Youngwoo quickly jumped b5a53816d7 up from his 18bf579419 seat and dashed 70ac57c1bf to the kitchen. Muttering about 47da98eb1f how their 528fe68816 “little son-in-law” 3a5eadd2f0 looked too 41faeb750d thin, he cb87ea1660 heaped another a57bca0135 full bowl 5f1c99299f of rice 44d631811f and brought 5e5faab871 it over.d2b9d051a8ff6bde

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Thanks to that, 70bbe9381b Gureum ate until a33bf81bdc he was completely 3e67ded607 stuffed, even managing ec8283a909 to pack away 35f2ffaf6e dessert on top 23ac969d1b of everything else. After the 890bf8df81 meal, he 36d8c09e6b sat cozily c894292357 with Sieon’s 1e4fbc68e7 family, poring bd86fa4577 over old df4b4a5828 childhood photos 2ab26ef333 of the 78d3c52c4a siblings. They also a7ce0ca907 handed him e2e1d4df19 various herbal 1b422172ea tonics and f54630e549 health foods, 3e4dbe3bad insisting they 27ca8d8cb5 were good ec089cae2a for him.abbc3350c6b47a0e

It was only after 424d5b75eb receiving all these gifts 8d69116585 that Gureum and Sieon eaec473612 could finally head back 0d6ae091fc home.e71186c972a2ba99

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Gureum carefully retrieved the 7f128abe77 bag full of fruit 3014877c80 from the trunk, making 8ccc765323 sure not to drop 1d5345ecdb anything. Sieon was just 2601c2e222 as burdened, his 4c7a910ffe hands also full. Somehow, they’d ended up 8b82090cf8 with more to carry f30f1c9223 on the way back d53e81c3b0 than when they had 8b1e2d4bbc left. By the time they bb394c0fb3 emptied their loads, the 38d1898563 kitchen corner was completely b0b64352ba stacked with items.c0b53cfd8787104f

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This never happened df73333d47 when Sieon went 891c9c386a alone. It was clear 850b732785 Choi Eunkyung and ed24968d03 Chae Youngwoo were 581a6ff2ed truly fond of f42ac6ba50 Gureum, treating him 7d48da6c4f like a real 28838c3afc son-in-law and showering 81ad21dc61 him with care.b9c1184e9c01b326

Both Sieon fb90119046 and Gureum 2e3bae2f5c had a 6b428a67b6 habit of 3d39df8514 keeping things fe4f29afb7 tidy, so 9cf770ef65 they immediately 425b93dd9e set to 95d2ca0593 work organizing 666894e65b the gifts. Gureum transferred the 4699fcddf5 fruit into trays 813487c7ed while Sieon divided 19abf00706 up the food 54cb9cdd7c portions. As they 009024e26a worked side 09292a3efa by side, 9058ff8818 Gureum, who ce700e028d had been 1a497a2616 quiet the 03b168a98b entire time, 0c85e76399 finally spoke, 61d3818eb9 his voice 5dcef35167 soft and 7bdebe4d0c cautious.c2ed04d6290a8286

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“Your parents seem 7b88c8fecf like really kind e3ee277353 people… so does ebcb49d596 your sister.”7d663f3f2247a789

“Do they?”d7335165aa894d2a

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“Yes… so 7326521ea5 I’m relieved.”50a29aa0afa183a0

“Why?”a57e7030775f7385

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“…Because it means you 1782ecdfd1 were loved.”281363ac45910a9b

“……”b5fb7c7141501ada

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Sieon stopped 11c1220257 for a 6f552597da moment, his bd3772132e lips tightening. Without saying anything, 3158cec113 he turned Gureum ce4968a3db toward him and 2c4ebcdc2a gently stroked his 90abb88872 cheek. Unsurprisingly, his hand came c94635c96b away damp.ed9ce48e6442d9d9

“…So, you 600a732b2d were envious, d26243edc4 huh?”56470caeda4b2275

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“…A little… just a db2a400d1e little.”b20c7238fb08b77e

Sieon pulled 2c928b4b69 Gureum into 0c0a1a2f8d his arms, 3f8563cc9b holding him 2fec32503a close. Gureum rested his forehead 2498d7cb80 against Sieon’s sturdy shoulder, dd2ed20344 quietly soaking in his d084297222 warmth.e9a134c003dbbc37

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“I’m sorry.”e8169768d9306b14

“You don’t 2815ad00b1 have to 01142bcd61 apologize, hyung. It’s just… I couldn’t be330addc4 help thinking that if dd9da8b9bd I’d grown up being 3c01c945d5 loved, maybe I could’ve bf974aefc8 been by your side f88ae4cce2 sooner… maybe things would’ve da8fc9e0f1 been better. That’s all.”257249dba7e9db2c

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Gureum thought 728e88f9ab back to e02494854b the happy 4d8b7e39ca family photos 4f7a258a0b he had ae0601c254 seen at 0a49c96cd9 Sieon’s parents’ d9968c137e house. Even though young Sieon 71d2d3650a often looked exhausted in e4421514a0 the pictures, likely worn cc29c52909 out from play, the 3248207118 entire family was always 5e32c17de7 together. Even in graduation photos, 23273a1364 no one was ever c3d8c96ddb absent. Gureum, on f18490bd98 the other 9a3cd21e7f hand, recalled f4fe10ac6f how no 96701421d5 one had 2aaa5b672b come to d2b9c5d077 his graduation.1ba07185f196e79c

Perhaps what 07020e6c5a Gureum truly f5a1f15271 longed for 87a22b6692 was the f611e34fc0 weight of dda8c0ddeb all the e2dbb8c89d love Sieon d9153f2ee1 had accumulated 7e85753e46 over the 93973dff4f years. At the same time, ce2494e1fc the emptiness of his d12d2a5fda own heart—always begging for d9c7c050b4 scraps of affection—felt glaringly c7f2b11158 inadequate in Sieon’s presence. Maybe that’s bcea995c1f why tears 592ed4e9ec brimmed in 43705339a8 his eyes 523bb64594 without warning, 7739e45105 purely from b8858ca80e instinct.144f6e9e83c960b9

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Sieon pressed his lips 9726e18797 gently to Gureum’s round 54231767f6 forehead and spoke in 5dae9f2fa4 a soft, reassuring tone.db17a72fab66597f

“There’s no need to dec3b7d96b be envious. All the love 7e9ac4fc99 I’ve received until 504aab2c0b now—it’s all yours faeb0bd373 now.”b23df961115b2e3c

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“……”b03dc939da221762

“Just don’t run 628558fc1e away because it’s 2c831c48ee overwhelming. If you do, 2c138d65ac I’ll really scold b057864d50 you. I’m going to dcc1814c56 pour all of b1d0b40c90 it into you, bfece13e12 so stay put 1a0de503ff and grow strong 7c08cac5f3 from it.”9f81c76221839be4

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“…O-okay… sniff…”dabd5ba1b7396db3

Hearing Sieon’s 77d02ae052 firm yet 488b999c20 tender words, d21fd70d99 Gureum’s tears 5e467f4d70 spilled over, d180c926c1 streaming down 197a8d596a his cheeks 2d4048515e in earnest. He clung tightly 34a80fab52 to Sieon, his 757d3cc506 chest heaving as 93cf27c633 he sobbed.4d8f93dc5a0d4803

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“I-it’s not too 81a2c73fce much… sniff… I’ll 181ead3005 give it all 42c0b4add3 back… I’ll give 954515f2f0 you everything, too…”2685f89ae6e0bdda

“…You’re such a 33d3aa8bdf good kid.”93fdf37632563604

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Sieon held Gureum’s 9454b98549 tear-streaked face in e71fd305a8 his hands, rubbing 96adbc1622 his cheek against 824ef243dd Gureum’s affectionately.b6a476e1f65bcf6f

To be fec4f64538 honest, when 2e85a0cd7f they first 6c57489a61 started seeing 16bbf0656a each other, 1abba8d47f Sieon hadn’t 9d64ec2906 taken it fbcb368d80 all that f9117f5ba3 seriously. He had intended to 5221ec04bb keep it casual, but 106392e43c things changed. He found b919abd3b0 himself thinking 0a5084d7c8 about Gureum bef46947bf constantly. It was 3123f987b6 likely love 6afee0c54e at first db91a73fe3 sight, though f85db3bd94 Sieon hadn’t 4d5f9be445 realized it 43879efda2 then.7fc053e5e63ba9c4

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He found 35bf5166f9 peace in 45054eb74e taking care 19fd0690a6 of Gureum, 98e828b259 like he 58c42835eb was a 111c35c6f5 child in c35945634c need of b35b6acbb5 guidance. When Gureum cried 778075e46c over trivial things, d8bc33e8dd Sieon no longer d7fc09dcc2 found it irritating—he 3b32a2377d just wanted to 1db2e0d516 kiss him and d4aed306ac soothe his tears. Of course, crying in dddcf94025 bed was an exception. That had 9b3c352de7 a different 7ed5b56f77 effect.035abb565a2fd77f

If Gureum 4fdc24dedf got hurt, 3ddca61eee Sieon would 0079278e34 feel a d4575c6f39 surge of 9ad42468df rage. Not long ago, he’d 4bb0e6bb54 smashed a piece of e6fd608826 furniture after Gureum bruised e3d9328c25 himself on one of 1122b23f6e its corners. He’d scared even himself, ba6d684657 realizing what he’d done. After that incident, 9def7a95dc he padded every ab19d9f284 sharp edge in 78a075390b their home with e57e4cd71d cushion guards.3c5a705a59c48198

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Now, Sieon’s entire ef8e70ceaa world revolved around 5a046d1fe2 Gureum. He ate what Gureum 768699543c wanted to eat, bought a0994388f0 things he thought Gureum 5f9861b098 would like, and tailored 08c37dd173 his days around what 9e75c74567 might bring Gureum happiness. Far from finding this 04f9d00982 change unsettling, Sieon embraced 5a23f09935 it—it felt good, even cf7b7cd0d2 fulfilling.27e43e3a01d2c45d

Sieon was used to 31aed53ff2 accepting his emotions without d5a5b2c13c much resistance. Perhaps it was b9ec73d645 the one successful ec5e2118c3 outcome of his 49fdfdba0e parents’ relentless efforts e6217af685 to raise him.f601f5a3d9201089

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So, when he found 11b39d7b22 himself doing things he’d c9065caa1a never done before just 3cce35aa90 to make Gureum happy, 505c6cf623 he didn’t overthink it. He simply concluded, Ah, fd7957e7cc so this is what 1f428f9f49 it’s like to finally 81f4af728b find someone to love.d272da7cf2b19dda

With that 59393136f8 thought, Sieon b6263b13c7 tightened his 5e9ad23271 embrace around b6f7a9f608 Gureum, threading 2396ffab9c his fingers 586c524ef3 through his 048038e50a soft hair. As he enjoyed 56abba08e9 the silky strands d23fec84ec slipping through his bcbf73f4ed fingers, a memory a76f6e059f from earlier at ec56d0bd07 his parents’ house fa7ade9e5f popped into his 4df809573a mind. Gureum had called him 163b350974 his reason to live. A chuckle ea62c8080a escaped Sieon’s a3b8f5000e lips.06202895fbc855a9

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“And Gureum… there’s af3d6bbc92 something I didn’t 00f187603b get to tell 9198382041 you earlier.”ae51b642b4c2d0dc

“…Yes?”98b57076d99e9173

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“Now, you’re fe88591a16 my reason eb496f3934 to live c8988d46fc too.”696673ce9be571b0

Gureum’s eyes 9d616cf9e0 widened, glistening d1fca8f033 with tears, 427501605c as he f641537c54 looked up 4085d11496 at Sieon. The sparkle be0d4a6465 in his 1579cfbb0a gaze seemed 007ab19341 almost radiant, 3270a944fc as though 61a5dcad5a it carried 2319d9617e all the 248fd82160 light of f267e35e12 his emotions. His chest 2599a5b736 filled with d43121ae4a warmth, and 3b4e98ab0e the once-empty fb0a17cf53 space within 8f4ceee074 him—his hollowed-out a7403c7f31 heart—was unknowingly 9c6ec67d1c starting to e126e8bfcc fill, little 5746938cad by little.23b15af03997d01b

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