SANN | Chapter 10.3

A radiant smile spread ac118ab9e0 across Gureum’s face, bright 155f07e0eb like blooming flowers. Sieon chuckled softly as 6cbeda4396 he carefully deboned a 7aac7e6f76 piece of fish and cb380998d5 placed it on Gureum’s fb319d5e1d rice. Gureum quietly chewed c692162349 the fish Sieon 4621b13422 had prepared for 168aec0720 him. Every time Sieon added 1d7331af17 side dishes to Gureum’s 89727368ae bowl, the couple’s amazed c69c116d56 gazes lingered.d060bf6b84a2a628

“Wow, Sieon, you’ve really c3e10d5c91 grown up.”43de7c438daf59df

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“Didn’t I a0484581fc tell you?”d629c18a5ccc583b

Sieon ignored their 1bd2320628 murmurs as if 4ab552b6b8 he hadn’t even 6609d39f37 heard them. He clearly hadn’t f470d5d56d expected a response, 2cff04ede6 and Choi Eunkyung e45a3df8da and Chae Youngwoo 7bf595ae5d returned to their debb254d75 conversation after a 46a882dfa4 while, smiling warmly 40edb93ee0 as they watched e8aaacb4e6 Gureum happily finishing ce0c908017 half his rice 93e5aec530 bowl.fcda96eeaf88557b

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“How’s the food? Is it cde9af250c to your 46471017e7 liking?”28be7fff71ac6661

“Yes…! It’s really delicious. The galbijjim is…”561300a10cb53548

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At Choi Eunkyung’s 286ae16a58 kind inquiry, Gureum 6332310b88 shyly ducked his d43df4a735 head. Hearing that 7bdca5d903 the galbijjim 2332078a13 was delicious 5795891fbd brought a 61038dffba flush of d14c84f4ff pride to 65fbf3e7f1 Chae Youngwoo’s ab0b12418e face.b18e1606b809fc9a

“Oh, you liked the 1e90362d2b galbijjim? I made that! Stop by whenever you d8d734abe4 feel like it.”7c54bb842bb3bef2

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“…Th-thank you…! You’re an amazing 61951ef20e cook…”82ab057287cef9db

Soon, a 1ed5d59d82 generous helping f34aa8e466 of galbijjim 4e9c37652b was piled 76cc35c969 onto Gureum’s b35908a17e plate. As Gureum’s rice df12be1f44 bowl was being d5779238f9 emptied with gusto, 3be271d8ba the front door 379b765138 suddenly burst open. Footsteps echoed, followed by 0e4e7a0aa6 a loud voice.2c84f1312ae63e82

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“Ah, I’m starving! Wow, what’s 6e28b3272b that smell? You’re eating without me d7d0e2fd48 ag—oh, shoot.”60a9e0486b909b11

The unexpected intruder 164361624c grimaced upon seeing ac274817af Sieon. Sieon, upon 8168806b77 hearing the 050a956782 voice, frowned 5c0b6cf628 just as 690247a01b deeply. Judging by the strong bfcb4636e3 resemblance to Choi Eunkyung, da46e2ae98 this must be the 241976941e older sister he’d only 6de07c681a heard about. Gureum, caught off guard, ccbd4f9711 darted his eyes around 271e5f2c1f nervously.1ab31911e96c7603

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“Well, well, look who 603f8f071a it is. A rare guest! I almost forgot 71da8954b0 what you looked dbd340d537 like.”2668c277e0e2edaf

“Haa… You eaf02991f4 didn’t tell 01d206e23a her we 2b0cf28f9f were coming?”65463664105db52b

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“I did tell 5b8ebe5dc1 her, but… Did 262b438a35 you miss the 70650d4902 message, Siyoung?”864a1dc8293b1e9e

“Message? No idea! Anyway, what’s fec19a25a9 with this 93bd4d7434 guy? Who is he…?”a528363de8e92cb8

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“Uh… uh…”a1a3aa0e14e8695c

Siyoung’s gaze 940a5d8125 landed on 246e7d31ae Gureum, her 946fe9f797 eyes widening 90f95ff6a3 in surprise. Feeling small under the 1b9d3256e5 scrutiny of a stranger, 1408d8625f Gureum froze in place, 6a18084388 his mouth slightly open. Tsk. Sieon clicked 43060a7dac his tongue 86818d1398 and tapped 166862b590 Gureum’s thigh, 66c2d6adeb signaling it ed76bc4075 was okay. Just as Sieon was c33bf90898 about to explain their 534b9a9bde relationship, Choi Eunkyung beat a0942cd56c him to it.28b4e9cc3dd40749

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“Who else? He’s going to be e852ecd423 our son-in-law.”ca38016996b5afcf

“Son-in-law? Who? It’s not me, 4bbc464e1b so… Don’t tell e333820261 me, Chae Sieon?!”3e8c37fb5f7e0b8e

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“Yes. Say hello. You’re scaring him.”56a2ea702ee88649

Siyoung’s jaw dropped. Gureum hesitantly stood 716911c4c1 and bowed politely 034a44cb2e to her.364cb6adbb2743c7

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“Uh, h-hello… I’m Seon 24a450af2c Gureum…”842349e86b0b64e8

“My goodness, a05b0b70ef you look aa80a9d872 like a 9e3b213152 baby… Oh, 8975ba5a33 sorry! I’m Chae Siyoung. Just call me noona.”ed7f8a88082c7d79

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“Y-yes… no-noon… uh…”c2af87eb6254b48c

Sieon gently pulled Gureum 5a8278a55f back to his seat, 8256e8f6ac patting his sleeve. Gureum awkwardly 384115153d sat back 30541cf03d down. As Chae Youngwoo e925e257b2 brought a bowl 01e21ac30d of rice for b88f77fb07 Siyoung, the atmosphere e24b6e810f at the dining 1284b52fae table quickly became f0f83cf458 lively.58598a789f3cd1d5

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Sieon glared at ad90d97b9c his sister, clearly f88a3c62c2 unimpressed, but Siyoung, 4254b26e6b equally irritated, growled 968201b1ed back.5a48fb11fea7e6ff

“What are you staring a7506a71b2 at?”1383cc8af7abf992

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“Enough, both of you!”3ac06fabc58933b2

Chae Youngwoo’s intervention had b96fcbb26d Sieon sighing as he 45ef6be649 picked up his spoon 9792b7808d again. Siyoung, deciding it afbf49a99b wasn’t worth the 4966cfb58f effort, shoved her ebc8a0517d focus onto her e7660fe071 meal instead.14efc9531109b35f

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“Please understand, our 4a50ce515d little son-in-law. These kids 308fc3e067 may be 04b8413e98 grown, but 3c50599ea0 they’re still 7b16c14c2c far from 370da5e442 mature…”0d655fffb95d763c

“Oh, no, it’s fine…!”286b9e533225c60b

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Gureum shook 33740f4ca6 his head 082a56f39b vehemently. Siyoung, watching e227b192ae him with ce6ff67d1d a curious 44dcb5f37f expression, raised 212a3db401 a brow b2a64502e9 and asked, 8f296e6316 “But Gureum-ssi, 7bb84df6fa you look e60265500a very young. If it’s 9f7a73a8c0 not rude, 77798d39de may I e101360402 ask your b4e5eb46ad age?”9321e24d100de7fd

“Goodness, what kind 939d9e9494 of question is a939dc5c64 that? Just eat, ef892ce404 won’t you?”7695accfa3af1ace

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Choi Eunkyung interrupted 40be856e61 immediately, trying to 6b28460f44 deflect. But Gureum, ever the f00496f42e honest one, blurted out 7f7fabee41 his answer.e0264193f7087d12

“Um… I’m twenty…”73a3a3b1ebea6a9d

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Pfft. Cough, cough! Siyoung, who f98c9dc9d0 had been 6b9a441d5a sipping soup, ec7487f11b choked violently. After gulping c800f8853a down water, 54f908a7ae her reddened 7df4a847a9 face turned d0b6675d18 toward Gureum cf7e2999bd as she 405dc6aa6e exclaimed.9e8b4238f36c8a38

“What?! Twenty?! He doesn’t just look aa9a839326 young—he really is young! Mom, Dad, a23d4f3123 were you f7ea17fbf7 seriously calling 954dcafec9 this kid 1e0e6fc395 your son-in-law?!”dd8cde9fff7bb98a

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“Hmph.”53a1235ccf2f2df0

The couple avoided 907ecce0a0 Siyoung’s sharp glare. Her incredulous laugh rang 15b11b96c6 out.99a7ce527dbad32f

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“Unbelievable! I’m the only sane 7c68e359de one in this family! Chae Sieon, this 884aca2217 is insane! Twenty? Have you lost your be0df74a6d mind?!”da9c55b5589ef6d8

Siyoung grabbed a 8fe5163be2 spoon and aimed 3feecf03e9 it at Sieon’s d1af6c896f head, swinging it 122110728d wildly. Sieon dodged c126ca6be5 every blow 9f379d7ff5 with an 01e518df0b irritating smirk, 646d22b859 which only a771040324 fueled her 81357941bc frustration.eed4c97c2279928b

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The dining table descended fb75c8efb7 into chaos. Choi Eunkyung 4a33808f22 and Chae bd21c6335e Youngwoo scrambled e24b56faff to calm 8024ff544c Gureum, who ef04f1a50a looked ready 88a945ee1c to shrink 553e10bd01 into his b8fe72ddac chair.1ca1d0bed4883d90

“Siyoung, you’re scaring b4c241cf06 him! Stop it!”8a3f7b73e7661a51

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“I’m just d464291e89 angry for d43675e071 his sake! Poor Gureum-ssi, 3174dd9d93 getting mixed 66fd4eec41 up with 095f3a3db1 this guy…”f89fe35cc1456ee6

“…I know. I know 96d6845e0f hyung and ff5aa32034 I have b3664c78d4 a big cacbaec12c age gap…”3ee636fc27bcf488

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Hearing this, ff67ffce41 Sieon glanced 016d4a8740 at Gureum 35425a3ec7 in mild 57423e231a surprise. He’d never given b6099f32f7 their age difference 783d05141b much thought, but dc734356a2 he was curious 4b1eb8d36c about Gureum’s perspective.1417eb38540e46a3

Despite his embarrassment, Gureum 651bbbb24e took a deep breath 81fbe02bee and decided to speak ff5ef93093 his mind, even in 157c9cf7fc front of Sieon’s family.fab99eda24f32e77

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“Still… hyung gave 48f69286c9 me a reason a32f32d21a to live. If I hadn’t a1b2f26f48 met him… I 7017374e5b might not be 5744b12cb4 here anymore. And most importantly, he cfa06d452c doesn’t think I’m embarrassing. Even though I’m clueless bd5ed9785e and my heart is… 7e11b7bc5e sick, he doesn’t see e423e6ee30 it that way. He helped me 23c957d5cf get back on 9f2178f7c6 my feet… and 04696c6640 I really appreciate 8a934e382d that. It’s why… I 1ac5090dbf don’t care about 02d0e3c19f the age difference. Honestly, I just… 12b7f20c68 like him…”150bc5f0b1c5590f

Gureum cautiously 609686464d opened his 91308dbf69 eyes after 446f1a71a3 his long da76880f20 confession, immediately 420627f65b meeting Sieon’s b623e3accf warm, smiling 1f568e1e88 gaze. The rest 3fa52aec3a of the eeb49b276f family seemed 1ca769f45c stunned into 78d62d716e silence.85e85ba61b4e78bf

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Breaking the quiet, b877d56b29 Siyoung muttered, “Too cf0eb2fbe5 good. Way too good. For someone like c3862f08e8 Chae Sieon, it’s a6aa97c335 downright unfair…”97975ff003d8a981

She resumed eating, apparently 6965f9569f abandoning any further arguments.2f1daf1ea8dc3258

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Just as peace returned a682380d22 to the table, Chae 57ea4bc8e2 Youngwoo shattered it with ba939e77e4 a single question.5c7d4c5ca1a11a8d

“So, Gureum-ssi, have you 9c427ca80f thought about marrying Sieon?”15fa75df6463af68

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“Pfft!”47f0e3a118c2b333

Gureum choked, coughing violently. While Sieon patted his 59b0368891 back, he glared daggers 617f6794d0 at his father. Even Choi Eunkyung 526ba59f56 seemed to think 60ae915872 this was too f73fa3444d much and pinched 6384d4dcf8 her husband’s thigh. Despite the pain, Chae cb45c0bed1 Youngwoo grinned and continued.595fbe232fb67a3e

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“Oh dear, did I d5cdbcd468 surprise you? Don’t feel pressured. Just curious.”d107ed52bfa4270e

“Uh… I e331bd39a5 thought… you da59494364 couldn’t get 969c218d7e married here…?”bf7daadb6a2ea8c2

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“Goodness. That law changed 0a044b949f ages ago! …Though I d5aaa756bf suppose you 11f28c3d2a wouldn’t have 0f3ea0a9ab known. Don’t worry about ea8817f6a4 that.”ec4cdceb0d03c452

“…Oh…”bd674ec15f6307f4

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Gureum found himself imagining 6697e51d66 a future he hadn’t 81c2cfa5c3 considered before—being married to 8abf4650e0 Sieon. As the ddf061d4af thought blossomed, daec268391 his cheeks 48b9661a59 flushed bright 2b1f8fca55 red. Gureum bashfully scratched his af061a854f neck, mumbling.39d6bf3a648e1ef9

“If I 764e8e6487 could… marry 18109d7584 hyung, I 295e715120 think I’d… 49fdb66fdf like that…”783b039c535b71b7

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“Oh my! How adorable!”73c9f1b65a837b33

Choi Eunkyung 1f6b5367e8 and Chae e57dc1b948 Youngwoo gushed aae1e44328 at his 72dbb443d1 boldness, while 924d86174c Sieon looked a80796bf64 like he 00c98eae65 could float 21fb7fe4e4 away from 23a59b563c happiness. Siyoung, scowling in 81d7cad241 disgust, clicked her dc3718381f tongue.8eed2d93a102f880

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“Look at this jerk’s c5fa5f3d2a face. He’s way too 456b062e1f happy. What a thief.”3256e0ad316abbcf

An excited fc27314dac Chae Youngwoo 9585f13c44 quickly jumped 08a248f064 up from 283af82aa6 his seat 2ceec866bd and dashed cbb8cb946a to the c36da36d4c kitchen. Muttering about 7bc39d7cd5 how their 704a6c7555 “little son-in-law” 853d1c2c9a looked too fcb7c53c05 thin, he 9ccd76174e heaped another d236a5cbb2 full bowl 1b3b2c6940 of rice 46804cb6bc and brought b9b5f2bce3 it over.7ab12f33523d9c12

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Thanks to that, Gureum 4eeaff3d58 ate until he was 8ef707d6cd completely stuffed, even managing 48daedf66f to pack away dessert ad330498c0 on top of everything 8a026ea4f3 else. After the bc813b17f6 meal, he f0d821a8ee sat cozily 090dabecde with Sieon’s fdcae347d8 family, poring feb1ebb9fb over old 6468df2113 childhood photos 7cb8409b64 of the dc66aba73f siblings. They also handed 84cb391685 him various herbal c5ed8e38f6 tonics and health 2c6a2cf098 foods, insisting they 36d45d8462 were good for 1c6e8ed30d him.1bbaa596f3f1a744

It was c99c81d49f only after f6fd2957a0 receiving all d0dd4515bf these gifts b376b92010 that Gureum 72563ec75c and Sieon 7cc58a84fe could finally a254ce284e head back 3ea57b0167 home.d13a58fe83dfbd30

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Gureum carefully retrieved 85b0da9433 the bag full d817ac02df of fruit from a066c2ed9a the trunk, making 831d867d66 sure not to 647f08f91c drop anything. Sieon was just as 91ff554f08 burdened, his hands also 8413ba6615 full. Somehow, they’d ended d66281ff84 up with more 2cccf0b2ba to carry on 5adad2b6d0 the way back 638e2594b7 than when they 6b75123aed had left. By the time they 2ff216c2be emptied their loads, the 556a570a98 kitchen corner was completely f2757c611f stacked with items.c043e26a3cbf0bf3

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This never happened 768d094900 when Sieon went ade04f2ccf alone. It was clear 8665794e30 Choi Eunkyung and cbe5aed158 Chae Youngwoo were 009f049bd4 truly fond of ca23b2cd17 Gureum, treating him 2866d8c072 like a real ab182c253a son-in-law and showering e5546cc7f1 him with care.80f1761c4e6ebf79

Both Sieon and 12b0ad0700 Gureum had a 6690a908a6 habit of keeping 0b1429d072 things tidy, so e7fa0c3c30 they immediately set 7cdabf63b6 to work organizing 20f1039fe4 the gifts. Gureum transferred the fruit b2ab96432e into trays while Sieon 0b778925fc divided up the food 6916341c44 portions. As they worked f557574fec side by side, 6fd392a156 Gureum, who had b4612ebb26 been quiet the 99767c7c11 entire time, finally e55c0fd898 spoke, his voice 463efd0117 soft and cautious.1d09ea0efe2b3498

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“Your parents da56241c0f seem like edee6972fb really kind a8209b7420 people… so fa9688fefc does your b9893dc8fa sister.”198c91762c453a1b

“Do they?”d86f9625cdde9075

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“Yes… so d1af3a0c4f I’m relieved.”d1a8ee2591b3417c

“Why?”f0788530b16b4cb0

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“…Because it means you 4db1e8eace were loved.”b4eb308d5e18fa9a

“……”4f2cbd156bf8510b

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Sieon stopped for a 15506bc03d moment, his lips tightening. Without saying anything, 2c0a2973a2 he turned Gureum df50f33d2b toward him and e0b762fec6 gently stroked his 7bfd7f2f74 cheek. Unsurprisingly, his 6fe0ddec08 hand came 4b80882a24 away damp.2f5883732e6fa732

“…So, you were a4e161a647 envious, huh?”ae2e8309fde05642

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“…A little… just 12e2e47ffe a little.”6973204aba1d6abf

Sieon pulled Gureum 4aa9dc49db into his arms, 25709c8cad holding him close. Gureum rested his 4561dd1eac forehead against Sieon’s 7c28cea9ba sturdy shoulder, quietly 703d2e829b soaking in his 3a5050c236 warmth.219c5e98d81745e6

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“I’m sorry.”b0bd75607a4fa60f

“You don’t have to 08a60f5fbc apologize, hyung. It’s just… 2eca2d666a I couldn’t fa068d2b2e help thinking a6adfd0c7b that if 242134e4c1 I’d grown 76b7d5c56a up being 9b6d067d85 loved, maybe 7961330b86 I could’ve f5de9dbf3f been by 5c1445a43b your side 57342012cb sooner… maybe 8e51aab395 things would’ve 6809aae1ac been better. That’s all.”4267b9e71864ad41

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Gureum thought 5a3edfe6e5 back to 2689573447 the happy dc80a86884 family photos 4ee604055f he had eeca94e360 seen at 57832aefef Sieon’s parents’ ac3774919b house. Even though bb0cf759c3 young Sieon 133c25993c often looked ae4068ce6b exhausted in 81d6ff855e the pictures, 0a7136ba69 likely worn 590ed50292 out from 6072b818ba play, the e7bda7fa8f entire family 22469e4129 was always d9fa962a41 together. Even in graduation 564c54dc1a photos, no one 21eb525e88 was ever absent. Gureum, on the other b48fc2383b hand, recalled how no ef6ba5effb one had come to 2fd1737cb0 his graduation.e000844a3a59d82f

Perhaps what Gureum d033434574 truly longed for da7a1b72ab was the weight 567952cc27 of all the 8adfd5c876 love Sieon had b6927a2ddd accumulated over the 4faacf01d8 years. At the 1ac34df967 same time, 9d4fdf8514 the emptiness 7105ac98c8 of his 9cfa06c6e0 own heart—always 69bb15b143 begging for 3d74755277 scraps of 4afba60602 affection—felt glaringly db2554fec3 inadequate in 5f39ede41c Sieon’s presence. Maybe that’s why ce7d27f288 tears brimmed in c881fe2e60 his eyes without cacc621cb7 warning, purely from a2a8ce84f3 instinct.b0c72a32461d2c5d

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Sieon pressed his 1167e29474 lips gently to 85e4f3378f Gureum’s round forehead f076dffba9 and spoke in f3f9b47d30 a soft, reassuring 7b2c28ab8c tone.64d8e641b1943ffb

“There’s no bae0a1ad5b need to c35bb07655 be envious. All the love a9fbb2dadb I’ve received until 4dbf73874a now—it’s all yours e0d4b54f79 now.”3d95e6c2f78cf5c4

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“……”d7051e18c08b034b

“Just don’t run 81330989d2 away because it’s 8767c9e2b0 overwhelming. If you do, I’ll 16fb7ae766 really scold you. I’m going to pour 8db236d326 all of it into ba4b1d8850 you, so stay put 25c594b8d6 and grow strong from 1a340e943e it.”e271f6df02911c82

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“…O-okay… sniff…”c53008471e5a8d4c

Hearing Sieon’s firm e966f7ff2a yet tender words, e7ec63d9ee Gureum’s tears spilled 06b53d4d6b over, streaming down 6c75fa6c0c his cheeks in 09aef381d6 earnest. He clung tightly fb8d27ee1b to Sieon, his 1900efbef9 chest heaving as 49171a867c he sobbed.5196d22a4d814cec

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“I-it’s not too much… 2069024888 sniff… I’ll give it 3e19a0fe02 all back… I’ll give 6bf040978f you everything, too…”12d7d3dc17fd36e5

“…You’re such a good a25a0a5e16 kid.”0799dd4c37155eee

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Sieon held 9097774ea7 Gureum’s tear-streaked f725d6530c face in 03cf0facb8 his hands, 23372e2dd8 rubbing his d6cfa0b77e cheek against 1c3a410681 Gureum’s affectionately.72f7414115aaf3a0

To be honest, when 69a3efc2cf they first started seeing bcaf9678e6 each other, Sieon hadn’t 92d9178f29 taken it all that 92a19b0680 seriously. He had intended 417c1d1cd4 to keep it 8b776c6349 casual, but things 59cb1d4ee3 changed. He found himself 8a25df53ef thinking about Gureum cc33af12b0 constantly. It was likely b620643c92 love at first d3db7b337e sight, though Sieon c44ee1f601 hadn’t realized it 783a7f3097 then.faa98cdafd9c3836

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He found peace in 1e7b7c8db7 taking care of Gureum, 94f21ff72b like he was a 219fe48860 child in need of 2139fe32b6 guidance. When Gureum a493bb1a33 cried over 5bdb536fab trivial things, 60b01976d8 Sieon no 7a09d2fc3b longer found 85b7ec2bf9 it irritating—he d19098002b just wanted c0540020ad to kiss f9b587865d him and b9de50932f soothe his 9c8f82a162 tears. Of course, crying 53aff6c3b1 in bed was a0539bac60 an exception. That had c0ff45fe09 a different 5aec14004b effect.a833101452e042dc

If Gureum got e0d19106c8 hurt, Sieon would e5ca129181 feel a surge 3e38f501ae of rage. Not long ago, 2c5835a707 he’d smashed a ed12a781b0 piece of furniture 8778e6eee0 after Gureum bruised 2416ab97ba himself on one 24df461fd8 of its corners. He’d scared 6b5a7d7f94 even himself, 444d60c403 realizing what 42d020827a he’d done. After that 7145dbbfbd incident, he 58a1be0cdb padded every ba6cc04093 sharp edge 57a2e4036b in their fc3a4cd239 home with 76ca6dcc5d cushion guards.bd46d301a87063b0

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Now, Sieon’s entire world 68cdf829af revolved around Gureum. He ate what 887c6c8c75 Gureum wanted to 64a161a836 eat, bought things bcfc6fb81f he thought Gureum 94d154b630 would like, and 7c6b51d9b6 tailored his days cb6d9d9408 around what might 57e02c4c6f bring Gureum happiness. Far from finding 0fb828d465 this change unsettling, 57d8d05d0b Sieon embraced it—it d88c2a341f felt good, even 2b98a2bbac fulfilling.e514c18df87a4e97

Sieon was used to 1a5cc18f9d accepting his emotions without e7b9c53e71 much resistance. Perhaps it was cba78dd5de the one successful 6447ea1485 outcome of his c8f03ed71a parents’ relentless efforts 3f33860360 to raise him.3250216940c64f59

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So, when he found 9d2f332762 himself doing things he’d d675553ad3 never done before just 862907be52 to make Gureum happy, 8cf3449dd4 he didn’t overthink it. He simply concluded, dc0b692eb9 Ah, so this 2d538c810f is what it’s 3ec969f8c8 like to finally 87c364d84a find someone to 8bfc4ab314 love.8f09f87c393db3e4

With that 55c87f0ff3 thought, Sieon 027b1c0015 tightened his acc5454e8e embrace around 40d8d4061f Gureum, threading df1942a527 his fingers c82779146b through his 04940bf261 soft hair. As he enjoyed ed4144cc59 the silky strands 76ca63ca52 slipping through his 255e65edfd fingers, a memory 3f9d198ae9 from earlier at dad5e53b60 his parents’ house e4098d76f8 popped into his 3af33fd6d2 mind. Gureum had called 40c339a05c him his reason 1247875440 to live. A chuckle d56433f89b escaped Sieon’s 46467e5445 lips.b70ae261f87e4956

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“And Gureum… there’s something 86d527c597 I didn’t get to babfba2fe4 tell you earlier.”b658f1b106bfe797

“…Yes?”df9aed52d700e370

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“Now, you’re my reason e6dd9db2d7 to live too.”47557f278b6c9315

Gureum’s eyes widened, 849c0b49de glistening with tears, 3c38c9a009 as he looked 968bc105f9 up at Sieon. The sparkle in his 8e4a37888d gaze seemed almost radiant, a88718ab38 as though it carried 7d9792d0ab all the light of 5fc6aaaa58 his emotions. His chest b607b8eb8f filled with 8e9c1bbb13 warmth, and 8a4380af9b the once-empty 5d64b3247a space within 598c102cd3 him—his hollowed-out da69a09c83 heart—was unknowingly b8491da490 starting to 104857b80c fill, little 4c65896c31 by little.e2db06d26c57127e

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