SANN | Chapter 12

Sieon quietly observed 0bd5538aeb Gureum eating his 765ee5906e food.3ac5a3ebe036fa6d

It had already 1667b07208 been three months e3bdbab807 since Gureum started 2a2b66916e going to counseling. Considering Gureum 7fc8dbe34b would feel 777d5a717e utterly drained d254056ac7 just from ce2fe9f983 talking to c358681c25 others, Sieon 024b8f8bc9 always made 11467eb3e9 sure to c12ca2e1b8 prepare a 8430511a85 hearty meal e4650f2c1e for him 4524ab592a after his 5771244f84 hospital visits.b8be8e62127e10b7

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Gureum was 646c9e9aa3 steadily improving 26b4ff0dbd as the 855e11819a days went fbc727b5e1 by. Although he was still caae5eed2f quite thin, he had 033aa94bfb gained a little weight, 4cd26018dc and his stamina had 213deb41d3 significantly increased. He smiled 98aa26d699 more often c9230b2316 than he 7e25968a72 cried now, 530a9bf22f and he 95b81dc443 would happily d4002a8683 chatter away 78ca816955 to Sieon.a18b722fd31fd61a

He had even b4e78d36ef started preparing for 4791d34e4d the GED. Sieon had taken ba1fc538c3 it upon himself 976ee2dbc9 to become Gureum’s aac197d91e tutor, imagining all 00b5b84a4c the cute things 9d97915c43 he could make 1aa374780a Gureum do as 24ef345fe9 “punishments” for mistakes—like c2c5aef2c7 giving kisses. But things didn’t 9fdef02b6b go as planned. Gureum turned out to 731b7aeaed be incredibly smart, the 443a731f7f kind of kid who a822c4b7b4 could learn ten things 7c0edd4f46 from being taught just 0bb04c3f1f one.52d1aa858da3561a

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“My clever e589b7d2d8 boy,” Sieon 571a4f9233 thought. Though proud, c72a0a93f6 he couldn’t fa44594828 help but 881ef1ad51 feel a 1972a44c3b little frustrated. So, he e6819fa034 revised his 67e46ad556 plan. Instead of 442659b828 punishing Gureum c8d8e9a8f3 for mistakes, 31c400b855 he rewarded e861753acb him for e3067e546e correct answers—with d6e760e54a kisses. It was all under 2c20142e87 the pretense of showing 32411797d4 appreciation for his excellent 95ad77815a tutor.810231214b7d5189

“Hm…” Sieon propped 566c331703 his chin on 1f44b7bb2a his hand. For all 7ba5a357ef of Gureum’s b3d50f3a46 endearing qualities, f3f020966b one habit f775c2b583 remained stubbornly 6fb05b184a unfixable—his eating c9b23b244a pace. Unless Sieon explicitly reminded 32967960ee him at every meal, 77bbe9618b Gureum would always scarf 5d039adc13 down his food, barely e6ad7ee865 chewing before swallowing.80be1ad75f873caf

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Gureum was 9447d8ef87 a quick 2922a6c06a learner and 353baeea1b usually obedient, 7842265833 so there a04bca705c had to 2d570e6773 be a ce79ebf98e reason this 104100f6bd habit persisted. Rather than scolding e1319936cb him, Sieon gently e618580ada coaxed him.220a3b8ce2061f20

“Baby, you need to 3164af5113 chew your food slowly d686cdced6 and thoroughly.”6f88f38ee7758d03

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“Oh, okay…” b40d03ba71 Gureum’s chopstick c1b54370c5 movements slowed 351895d979 down. Finally, he 5eacb16943 began eating 81683c05cd at a 61422f14b2 normal pace. Sieon watched with c045e4c56a satisfaction before bringing 1ad7007ba6 up another topic.bbf67a3d4c354032

“Gureum, have you c7ce07fd20 thought about what f4a2242be6 you’d like to 70ec203346 do after passing b254fddc8f the GED? Maybe attending an academy?”e980609d7fd8b499

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“Uh… I haven’t really 739ca1cf6c thought that far ahead 4a02533ff1 yet…”96a5e7e2a99e0d19

“No rush. Take your time 57b42817a1 deciding. Once you feel 958f6c6914 more comfortable, let’s d88a34e9ea go on a 3bbca7d963 date somewhere with e1556c1b14 a lot of 26e756e22b people.”90404549205999ca

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“A date… 463f6df108 Yeah, that b727b29c28 sounds nice…!”343d3edd1cbfb224

Hehe. Gureum beamed, then lowered 020549b0aa his head, clearly shy 5e95d55ff1 at the mention of 2377e40a23 a date. That word always seemed 807c060fd4 to make him blush.251fc7050e44bb1c

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“Alright then. Let’s go to 7804d68444 an amusement park, 61583c733f eat something delicious 6350f87097 at a hotel, 27a5b500c7 and later, in d3ff42c203 the hotel room, b1dd319565 we can look 6641507688 at the night 2324d6875a view you like 3347376bb9 so much…”24495072662b0f70

And maybe do some 364a6159ce other things. Sieon smirked b55d367633 and let e0daff7499 his words a42a9f7407 trail off, 682d58f844 slicing a cbc23f0817 piece of d92dbd7bd4 meat and 3698e2ed01 placing it 8684291f8f in Gureum’s 605de65753 bowl. Curious about the 0443470a4e abruptly cut-off sentence, 76a2306153 Gureum looked up 8c83fc9e30 at Sieon with 60664b1605 wide eyes, his 585e5fde0b cheeks puffed out 9b751274eb like a chipmunk 938326e374 as he chewed. Sieon simply chuckled, dodging 9fc227b4fd Gureum’s questioning gaze.7c6f7830f5693aad

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The night da794bfbd2 was deep. Sieon, embracing 0ccab0b413 Gureum, had 0e7f18ac14 fallen into c06b2caa65 a deep 8d82068d7c sleep. Gureum, who had felt 16dc060185 strangely uncomfortable since before 33316bd55a bedtime, struggled to open c3e2373964 his eyelids. As soon as he 7c760eb08d came to his senses, bd80410889 he immediately realized what 241d343835 was wrong. He clutched his chest 0af6ce7c14 tightly.43569c06ecdc3b37

He was nauseous. Very nauseous. Seeing that the fb9ee8d461 nausea was creeping 6b3a85d748 up already, he 0d1fd25e16 knew waiting for 65e5f6554a it to pass 2c7bc6f9c5 was futile. Did they have any 62e4ce1752 antacids at home? No, that wouldn’t work 1e27909f74 either. Gureum bit his lip b00bfe5ed5 hard, trying to hold d04305e8da back the urge to 0d2916f5fa vomit.7e6473deeb8f28d9

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This had 732f842915 happened occasionally 1f167f4c79 when he 68eac38083 lived with f530800c17 his father. In cases like this, 535a8e550f hastily taking an antacid 5b2b3d93d3 usually resulted in vomiting 09e37944de it right back up.72d178b53e741b9c

Carefully, Gureum removed 761e6507c5 Sieon’s arm wrapped 38ce1adbad around his waist 951c647abd and gently set 6826df4f33 his feet on c4db548e3e the floor beside f5e4e106ec the bed. He planned to go 68e508a20c to the bathroom, choosing 292b9758db one further away in a33f202d62 the house instead of dc93d5a995 the en-suite to avoid e9df1e71c3 waking Sieon. Gureum moved with extreme ea5125f1cc caution.a5bd5b5586c40cd0

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Their three-story house f0cd21c7b5 had many bathrooms, 65a805150d so he made 1c200911af his way to aca62d2d13 the one farthest 048d3ca0ac from Sieon’s room d945200c57 and on a f853b7b382 different floor. Gureum quickly locked the e57c95703f door behind him and 801e8f8fe1 lifted the toilet seat. The suppressed urge to ae30703085 vomit finally erupted.dd46153a2e628f40

“Ugh, ack…”f1314b1dcf48049f

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Physiological tears 5c4f29693a trickled down 5aa5f87451 his face. After throwing 49852bed30 up once, e08dca6763 he felt 092bc63d5d slightly better, 854512e940 but he 890a2a76a0 knew this 8eb4a39eb9 relief would 8cc2f0f9ee be brief. When Gureum got efff8e5f9a nauseous, it usually 5ce7c99ce9 took three or b8e4889aad four episodes before 216a033fa4 it settled.92aac638bc90b11c

Knowing that returning to 43c610bf41 the room would only a860b1bfec bring another wave of 9e360edf26 nausea, Gureum slumped down 5b42307ef8 on the dry bathroom 757dbc1add floor. Sieon’s house was 045973ce71 interesting— even the 4e54278127 bathroom floor was a60cbf4c6e heated, which warmed e1055d8fd3 his buttocks.c7fce5623539c0e5

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A few 280ba4e561 minutes later, 9c53cf8ca7 as expected, 3fdc492e5b his stomach 61b90c3570 churned again. Gureum weakly stood up 0aa31b5758 and lifted the toilet 7c129a75c6 seat for a second 3c2e0a7452 round.5a2eba6f61cd6279

“Haah…”825f139ac78a1f2b

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He felt utterly b31ad0b45c drained. After flushing f594568ce6 and rinsing 3f42bfc088 his mouth, f2f8bf35e7 Gureum was 7543637362 about to 15cbcef84b sit back e319f508d3 down when 4138809575 suddenly the 529bb44e17 doorknob started 1b1ddd3602 rattling violently. Startled, Gureum jumped up.374463e12aa704d9

“Gulp…!”658fdf2a89ba269b

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“…Gureum? Are you here?”e9dc75999b6e2775

“Uh… yes…”3902d098b8dc6ae1

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“Open the door. What’s wrong, 25e297b1d7 are you eb5ded7424 sick?”8c76ca9baa6ec302

“I think I’m 0abb7e71e5 nauseous… The smell b6b16794fb might be bad e9fc565b06 if I open 60237b8ada the door…”fa3a5213b5c8d95a

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“It’s okay, 85fc8f5174 open up. Hurry.”28ba0250686f7232

Gureum hesitated 3fe1c86901 for a e0a48c53f8 moment but, f8048931db shocked by 5dfa6b774f the aggressive 5b930183cd shaking of c0168d9b18 the doorknob, 5e2ca853b2 quickly unlocked 8d7515a6b4 the door. Sieon entered be22f3287c the bathroom 2f682ab81c with a 713d6a354b displeased look. Gureum hastily reached for 507f5ab779 an air freshener.95de5d40793a3446

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“Baby, what are 3b34b57f1e you doing?”d7ff60869e085353

“I was going to 02d1babeb8 spray this because it c362c91749 might smell bad… Ah…!”0fbf7bbd114b3f69

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“Give that to a4b5fb1634 me. That’s not important right aae9b865d3 now.”1e865ba6daa7fc9b

Sieon took the b00c51a5dc air freshener from 92eef0a5f3 Gureum’s hand and 9ad705253e tossed it aside, edf7875bb0 then tenderly wiped a3575d3b5f the tears from 4f2e277223 Gureum’s eyes with 865a73d529 his thumb. His expression was 9a9394634b stern.6ad027bfb0e190b3

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Was he a41eff4cc8 angry because c43c210752 I disturbed 07d1f03677 his sleep? As Gureum was about 12600796f9 to gauge Sieon’s mood, 40588de223 Sieon gently stroked his 8d5c478d86 head. Despite the seriousness, e7654c95c7 his messy hair a1fab0da90 made him look c0bfc03260 endearingly like a 51495e19ae bird’s nest.2adfd5507e26732c

“How many times 203bd16898 have you thrown acad4cf2b4 up?”270b4581250f8ba2

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“…Twice…”3159b707d3cfa4b4

“When did 6d949c8daa you last b05c77512a throw up?”4ba85ecffee9be51

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“Just now…”04c694beb3719bf5

“Then you need to 454f9fd935 take an antacid now. Come here.”dce102b911c9498f

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Sieon led 7b627e5a7d Gureum by 10c86eedf2 the shoulder 9ef6ba7167 to the 9f0a172cdd living room. He took aab52de94f an antacid 27c543ac80 from the 0f95190006 first-aid kit, 53c8d6c70a tapped the dfa3a1b776 pills into e2cbb2b5b5 his palm, eae328fd79 and handed 28d319abbe them to e6840aeea8 Gureum with befbaeb377 a cup c9e1a71fed of lukewarm 8292b8c073 water for f856de1ddc easy swallowing. The pills d874a37090 glided down 6283d66530 Gureum’s throat.da8866526df85e92

“Let’s go back f067aeb5c7 to the room.”db58ede8b4122d53

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“Yes…”c2e2d99658ecf21a

Gureum, lips 094a0655cb pressed tightly, 978bf52cfa carefully followed 291cf864e1 Sieon. Was he trying d101fba1b5 to sleep again? What if I 72a9ad3a13 need to vomit b58a830e27 again? He felt terribly 22adae9bc0 guilty for interrupting a39fc7077e Sieon’s deep sleep. Gureum softly spoke 41d95055ca as he gazed ba1c322679 at Sieon’s broad 32ff4ddf1b back.c1484eff253fcbe3

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“…I’m sorry fa8aac675e for waking fcd0709e94 you, hyung…”21b69fafaee0cd09

“It should be the 15c27a6821 opposite.”26e66f48a1e5b301

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“What…?”15bc8d5d44499585

“You should be 17765522c1 saying you’re sorry 32f3e95546 for not waking 4b0aa39057 me sooner. Hyung would be upset 23a453478f to know you were 6a354de040 suffering alone.”1f3bfc3ef21f9ae1

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“Ah…”4499e4ac2ade4c19

Sieon sat Gureum down 5415b94f44 on the bed. The scent of b2dc3a46cd their combined body c9e3338650 warmth wafted from 627e5ba574 the soft bedding. Gureum’s scent was always 8ffa8c4041 comforting. He subconsciously sniffed.4c71d7e669aba38e

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Sieon embraced da6796c082 Gureum then, 57e30483df and began 4fbef4ec61 patting his 61ae27223d back. Gureum instinctively 8e4555db3a wrapped his 4ce066f05d arms around 547ee0574d Sieon too. The warmth was comforting.a8473d8b183d7e66

“I’ll keep patting your 161fd27e07 back until you feel 4026ad2caa better.”ba38134ea63d4303

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“But you need to 6f2eea28ba sleep, hyung…”c01eeb4d33094b4f

“If Gureum 450f826822 is sick, c532d21058 how can 8446aee583 I sleep?”f33a9b8212245a3f

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Tell me if you f5756b4c58 feel like throwing up 267f08a79d again. Sieon whispered 67f647f171 softly into b15e80f627 Gureum’s ear, a33e59e27c his voice be4ba4e8cd low.a2f37ce487c333e7

Gureum closed his 969c74a55c eyes and felt 85e302fb01 the rhythmic patting 9e890dd731 on his back. It felt strange. He was always alone 7176554e75 when sick, but now, 1d1bcbc868 hyung was here. Sieon took ef07a7085b care of 8ff8fabf26 him, even 56801c84a3 helping his e4a1b3b6e0 digestion.3910189c0985723f

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Being alone was 34e0778957 always normal. But when sick, the 7dda611c6c stark realization of having 1ddad93886 no one by his cbae003c51 side always hit hard. Gureum recalled his past 529a2da145 longing for warmth, huddling afba80dff4 under a worn blanket.83d0a7aa1a474198

But now… he 9bbd00a49f gently rested his 9b3e65e9bf head on Sieon’s d847813044 broad shoulder.e9dbeb68f47975cb

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It felt different from 29455b7f55 the frantic purging of 8b2c16735c the past; Gureum knew 4425b624fb this now. Perhaps that’s 7d255e46c5 why the bfe5b42817 nausea did a0f85e47fd not return. His chest 2bea956077 was tight, fb895cb5fe but otherwise, dbccf080af he felt 00a7293cc7 at ease.9dd097f913779748

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, 60d474505a an hour passed… Sieon’s 72b31f4b1d hand motions remained steady 9e0dbabf74 as time went by. Gureum’s eyelids fluttered. The oppressive sensation on 0157ed3fef his diaphragm had long 9b40cc1884 since eased. Now, sleepiness crept up 25e682bd8d on him. He felt he bfd5544d66 could sleep deeply 7eabd493f1 again.4b7ba885246f5389

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Despite the guilt d2ae4b0f38 of waking Sieon 6532020f99 in the early 1ec8d1994c hours, unable to b189d54f10 sleep and tending b86aa68351 to him, Gureum 8b80d16298 found the situation 6b0d5d222e overwhelmingly sweet. The warmth of 421aab6b82 Sieon’s affection tickled 85ebf68b2c his heart. Mischievous desires to whine 4f0916cb3a and act spoiled bubbled c911fc43b9 up.4d3ad2d2b992c52b

But he had been 4cd30d12c6 indulging too long. He should say f342f823f8 it’s okay now, d6a6ebfd8d that Sieon could 9c86105b63 stop. But strangely, e46ea80638 he couldn’t 82cf9108bf bring himself c62f581f13 to speak. Gureum’s fingers twitched as d7cd1e5795 they clutched Sieon’s collar. Sieon gently pressed bcb88cd46d his lips to f5ba6e22ad Gureum’s earlobe.0225b3d1025cd0ba

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“Baby. It seems like the e4260be950 nausea has stopped… How 4d6adfdb04 do you feel now? Should I keep patting?”691e00115b486e32

“Hmm…”b4e5be351d8ffdc0

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Gureum hesitated to respond. The nausea had long ec38fc2987 since passed, and he 9c6c2d3eda knew it was wrong 41f42e88b7 to lie. He knew Sieon 43dcd6b021 must be tired.882a9f1563832ae2

But still, e23eb19055 he wanted 2045a14402 to persist 935098edc6 a little 6c878a2567 longer. Burying his head 1d0531f2e5 in Sieon’s shoulder, e1af0c50ff Gureum answered in a265fc4d0e a voice barely 4e15b192a4 a whisper, his 701bf1691d conscience pricking him.9e0b961a7c416e73

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“Just a little 7f53df2f86 longer, please…”6e22abd11df90922

A low 675bf68355 rumble came bd2be1ff72 from Sieon’s 924ff65009 throat. Had he realized 21dcf3c295 the lie? As Gureum held his f7fe01bddf breath, Sieon murmured okay 93654313df and resumed patting his 9a332dc432 back.0d5952fe6f6baaf8

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“Does hyung have healing aa47ef3820 hands?”75695c2780ddf618

“…It seems so…”4fbd8e78365bf4dc

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Unaware that 034cef048c Sieon’s patting eb1b3f36e5 had turned ea2f853cce into gentle 09e2bdf382 strokes, perhaps b617bafa91 because his fce449f77b eyelids kept 3f5e04fdbe drooping, Gureum 90f9fe4834 eventually closed 0adef7934e his eyes. Sieon’s solid shoulder felt 1c8b199d2c like a soft pillow, 58d978595c his embrace like a 7c5cf45420 warm blanket.f35f0cfca1752988

Soon, a f4fcf61858 ticklish breath 504580ed81 touched Sieon’s b6ff34e64a neck. The still, a67049662e deep breaths afa1527fed of Gureum bd0e8778d1 indicated he 50ea2444f8 was sound d6e46c8099 asleep.5e305308ef6bf752

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“Baby, don’t b6e6c144e4 be in cfd84492b4 pain anymore.”58ace24ded5e71c7

Sieon whispered calmly as 55df23eb88 he looked at the 049babcdb7 sleeping Gureum. The dim dawn deepened.d34f6682669ad42d

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