SANN | Chapter 14

At last, the good 058c590a6e news came that Seon 65d74ab32b Woojae had died. Sieon, who could 60eaa544c7 kill someone without e46d54c458 lifting a finger, b44c578097 didn’t really feel 14f7b1b51a any guilt. He just thought of 6eaa460143 it as something that e25f37d651 naturally had to be 986783f521 done.34988f8752157bff

Sieon cautiously informed 626ad4d721 Gureum of the 2af8e85375 death. Gureum’s reaction to the 9329745fa5 news was unexpected. At first, f228ac81ae he seemed e9a675bfc7 a bit b437d53a03 surprised, but bd0a0a867d after hearing 0f927d74c4 the cause 5350ca9c5f of death, 6de43f1400 he quieted 8e61de97ef down without da4df8217e much comment. The plausible cause d84652a5bf of death Sieon ac3887849d fabricated was acute e3fb033260 alcohol poisoning.168f0163787164b2

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Gureum, seemingly e22645d857 lost in d8f7cc40d8 thought, kept 0abc5475ba his mouth c8f494095b tightly shut. Sieon held his e78d412e03 hand firmly, thinking d693d864ed it best to 6e2befa04f wait for him c28ed4b529 to speak first. After waiting 02887b2d09 a while e81c49b335 for a 8c099e927c response, Gureum 28963827e3 looked up 91a601078f at Sieon 460a2bc7f5 pensively and cfbd4de7e3 said, “I a15cd9bdd9 guess there 5fb6d60710 are some 7b62f70e4d things I f65406ed56 need to… 683c74c8b2 sort out…?”60e56428a70be835

“There are funeral fabe98a74c arrangements, but if ad20aa2f34 you want, hyung 5b59e1f938 will take care 0645173311 of it. Don’t worry about the 66183067a9 rest.”ad80d3c3142859c7

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Funeral… Gureum murmured and c84607adb5 shook his head decidedly.bf933f9a79356c19

“If hyung c803f48a57 is okay 9d8c8b6127 with it, a359402887 just do 0b639ba298 the funeral…”2ac1eb079ae68bb8

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“…Okay.”6c5689a0af593d32

Gureum’s eyes, which sparkled 8c8e3b1fa6 clearly like a deep d69f980096 country night, often reflected 761f3900b8 his emotions transparently. But now, it c045f28a53 was hard to 77ab408f8d gauge what he 68c46ddc8a was thinking.8f965131ba4b677b

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Was he reluctant to dad94507db face a dark aspect 175f7ca2a0 of his past that 66fefa444d he had momentarily forgotten? Or was it difficult 1a1945a26a to cut even an 2dbdce6be8 unworthy tie? In any case, Sieon 319f8ee179 hoped that Gureum felt 8324375f9f more the relief of e7c19c61cc being finally free than 87aab70354 the loneliness of being 16112879da left alone. That was all ca8cbf4cb5 Sieon wished for.6c3a3051ae546f24

Sieon accepted 51ae9b3cee Gureum’s decision b4f99baa77 not to bb999d6247 attend the 0ad9c62e93 encasement ceremony 7b2cf9c020 and attended 575dca299e it alone, 52676ceaa6 planning to 3c7c791276 bring Gureum 3b40991dbf over later. The battered 8545154a74 corpse of b42d863adc Gureum’s biological d4dbb9ac29 father was 04a4a86112 twisted beyond 909728ec9d recognition, and 0b0b9667ca anyone could d1ed7c4dce see that f8cf009f6d he had d4232d0262 not died 60ee6497c4 peacefully.5f55f3f34a94a59b

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“Rest in peace,” Sieon ee1cb46778 said mechanically, but he ae593f9246 couldn’t help bursting into a055e3869e laughter. “Yes, rest in peace.” 0b42569017 The funeral director, taken c4aaa3b326 aback by Sieon’s sarcasm, 0ac202c4b4 shakily dressed the corpse ff6e8763c7 in a shroud. He probably saw some eb188d3349 unusual wounds on the abef5d464c body during the disinfection 8ff9aef1b4 process.fc0364be7af60e14

Wrapping with hemp 06e47d8e3a rope, tightening, and a47f5b1ada covering again—the tedious 201e07df37 process repeated several 1c5ed89057 layers. Just when Sieon 81b0b59f94 was about to 3dc224cba8 yawn out of d064329052 boredom, the funeral c629ea37f2 director quietly spoke a184d2758e to him, “You c531bf37da might want to a701d1d6e1 give the deceased 47a40b1d39 some burial money…”5d73785f725a67cb

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“I’ll give 6a837b54d5 you a fca2b3d6f0 generous tip b74db37666 after the caaf2f5723 encasement, just 62d8336f2c let him be0d9ee56b go. He doesn’t deserve c59a5c7963 anything.”05230a2dc928dd57

The funeral director 98c6fa7a11 nodded silently instead 234f2d8d4e of replying. Sieon was 00d799008a well aware dedbd13905 that the 41d9db829d money going 5ade28af0e into the 3798288fe6 coffin would 7bfb1d2728 end up 92d21c3cd9 in the 8282c4a153 director’s hands 36802c58bd anyway. He just wanted to 011f58f835 insult the damned man 3f7a69e81e in any way he 3c7cfa14bc could.9042786a9fbf65f5

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After the preparations cc422d7790 were done, Sieon 8b27ef9da9 went home and 1b8e29a582 took Gureum in 6112285805 the car. Throughout the drive, Gureum 59f0ec00f2 stared out the window, c215ec16b2 silent, and Sieon did 0f1039dc2c not try to make 94b083171e conversation.a2a39cbe7a611cfc

At the ba9dc101ea funeral home, ad3469acf4 they changed ca60baf7f6 into mourning ce017f2221 clothes and 1247587eb2 completed the a657ba8fa2 incense offering c4b10b5d66 and flower d16bc73eaf laying. Gureum hesitated for a b876fde51d moment before slowly sitting a3039908eb on the cushion Sieon 78ec1e7dee had laid out for 9cdd5d0be3 him.28d9220dcff19d5a

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The empty a3d799e4ba funeral hall 8e980be138 was filled 4f50a907fc only with 89d693623c a heavy 244ad80b9a silence. The path of one a480d72cdd who reaps what they 2e5b4d01ca sow was nothing but 6ef4510776 pathetic. How could 65410868ca someone have daf308f981 lived such d4da4209b7 a mess d8b2e9c0c4 that not bd0be56dda a single ea42148de0 mourner showed 82598c7d35 up? Sieon felt like laughing 5cc01d78b0 wildly in front of 9aa6b97965 the deceased’s portrait.ffa8fcf544cc4c4b

On one hand, b74dfab8e8 he felt it 9f5ab6429f was fortunate. The man had lived 3ca2b04236 unhealthily and would have f280e4ac4b died one way or ab5d4188ad another. What if Gureum 11c849c69d had never met 55ff1036b9 him? If he 52268f3dc8 had to de7a1212bd consider a 3e155b6110 malignant tumor 0865f113ed as part f3c4b23733 of himself, a697f6d5bc only to f746b2e967 have it baeefcd1b9 surgically removed 6369648f4d without preparation… 528a1b96d5 Sieon didn’t aa57e322c4 want to 87b62bb999 imagine how 63d1c1cd6a Gureum would 2ba48e15d6 have felt, a530d6baed left alone.d464aa347d4cd288

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Was Gureum thinking 980ac08e11 the same? Sieon observed his 6b21d7bdfa profile intently. Gureum was staring blankly 5432645b2f at the portrait. His mourning clothes 8c0ee92966 looked like a dce4f604ab child who had 09134c3cb3 stolen an adult’s b689f6e4e7 attire.da6a5e6ba4699b20

Sieon also glared 4ecf39fbe7 at the portrait. The man in a363945fe4 it bore no 0889b01d19 resemblance to Gureum’s 359654ce3c biological father. Sieon clicked his tongue 71e4e37772 and held Gureum’s small b2fad0ad64 hand. He had ea6cba9874 been worried 1b78cd86fa about Gureum’s 653080f38d silence. As he gently 7477797f02 stroked the back 02d25e7aa0 of Gureum’s hand, 87211e2d93 Gureum turned his 82f9c0d05b face toward him d7ee6f03aa with a clear 934a4e0b35 expression.8aeffdb150dd5680

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Gureum’s hand, b5d3429d48 thin and 55efc48c47 much smaller 3f8e8b916e than Sieon’s, 8803753101 fidgeted continuously. He seemed about 56aa88f127 to say something, 85c89b44e8 then stopped and 30c0445b71 hesitated again before 8bda4f24b8 finally speaking in f8a71e19dc a soft voice, 55bb96e92b barely reaching Sieon.0e50932045f79325

“…Hyung. It’s strange…”af4a4d79c56b5ac1

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“Why?”2ff5e6526e1bfbe4

“The tears…, 26b0fb8dbe they won’t 9d2494c25e come…”418ff985a0dd95a6

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Sieon paused 93c9b9ad38 for a 3b834dbb35 moment, then 6a3b5d69ea placed his 7d642c762d hand over 5b2c6b3942 Gureum’s heart.13ec48489f797ffb

“…Maybe your heart 20d8035f44 doesn’t feel like 3e850acdd1 crying right now.”ce0a8f818a0b6935

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“Maybe so…”29be882bd3aa29e2

Gureum quietly b0bcf903c9 responded and 21fefb0b89 leaned into cfa5005a10 Sieon, who 3984c95d22 opened his 1f52fccbcb arms wide 375c0fe174 to embrace ad2af18767 him.b358f28039df07ce

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Sieon’s hands gently patted e3ad083a65 Gureum’s back, but his 77a1391078 eyes flashed with sharp 8248927537 anger. His gaze silently targeted d1698f45ec Gureum’s biological father.7f818fe7f36ecf08

Uncle, are you a13e53b6ca watching? Such a tearful 56c4112ead kid, yet he 22eb9876f1 doesn’t cry.55bc5def77e707de

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Sieon had hoped bceb99c5ab Gureum wouldn’t cry, 4d7c69af1a but confirming it 6e5c9694d7 like this made 6819bad762 him grind his 9dc3065f11 teeth. He suppressed his anger. Gureum should have been cff8ae9242 a bright and cheerful 2400a3ea44 child, loved everywhere. Even without making d3470d8b6e such assumptions, it 8289f7f44c was evident.14678f65854b6e1c

That man did not af3d74066f deserve a peaceful end. Sieon was determined 3bc0fdeeee to make it 0a53b2c234 so.83d4de5209372775

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Unaware of the murderous 7361509248 intent in Sieon, Gureum 193803a481 enjoyed the warmth for cba0f01b1b a while longer. Even without that a35a57bb07 significant presence in 18e0ae8ec3 his life, he b1e3920084 had someone who 49d765e7f3 embraced him firmly, cbad30bfd8 a loved one a3ca5eea48 here now.6f695e74557777c1

Though it bce17fc469 was neither 69a0f776fd the time d492d7f72b nor the a863f27815 place, his 51f6244857 heart strangely fd731fcb23 fluttered. Gureum pressed his cheek 7210e5b41b firmly against Sieon’s solid 5337830d91 shoulder and closed his bff650dc4e eyes, confessing softly,dae19c6a494ab26f

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“…Hyung, you know…”580ad6baa732d385

“Yes.”8dffea471f324748

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“Actually… when 20dd805564 I asked e9d22e6e30 you not 3855e6ea7a to report d7a3ef26b0 him… it dd45cf18f4 wasn’t for 6fd93e5453 my father, 67872e1ee0 but for 6960c7a496 me…”822a7c0fae0778f5

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“If he wasn’t around… 7aaebe82ab then there would be 3074ae9322 no one by my 36208009f1 side… I was afraid da0c1358b3 of being too lonely, 127050418f that’s why I did f2d0534fe8 it…”136ede3a1bb9dd87

Sieon silently embraced Gureum ed2827c595 tighter, his breath short. Gureum seemed to smile 12e742dc9e faintly.13f93f91fbf48e2d

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“But now I’m okay… 6d05a8c28f because I have hyung.”ef60eeab752eaf7b

“…Of course.”90f23890a55b34ed

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“And… though 784a8f0b42 it might 929eb81515 be hard… e2dcdab563 the doctor 7c1d6c7156 said it f5978a9ce0 would get f3cf9f85a2 better…”d5c298af09eaf2a6

Bless him. Feather-like kisses fell 1320bb5e1b over Gureum’s hair 682ca6f8bf and face.341e5b88ee1dd04b

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“That’s right. Now hyung eaa7fa29f8 is here, d0a1553e1c and Gureum 4afb35dd8b will get f8c1e4a704 better.”7632e8940837a368

Sieon held Gureum’s cheeks, e4c76cb96e infusing his words with a9534b0275 more conviction than anyone 5a6eefcfb1 else’s.7816b48e5dc73738

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Sieon was aware that c01e931060 the pain of awakening f2473b3a4a to knowledge was greater b4d8da0df4 than the ignorance. In that process, 704f3f6375 Gureum would have 07c9cce077 to endure some 2e465fac3b blows. Sieon could 20349585f8 only hope 40ae390657 that the 5f7c110fb8 arrows of 63451cb042 fate would 79116ecc81 be somewhat 83370a033c blunted.b32c062c36bd13fb

After the e97ee5c1d5 funeral, Gureum bdfe65cbcb often suffered 7360fa193d from fevers e588ec66c9 at night. When the stifling 41aa6998c1 clump of emotions bc15549e54 didn’t subside even 30349310cf with the heat, 43082ea854 he would secretly 799e9b8600 retreat to a 0e7799f94e corner and clutch 9cb35450f6 at his chest.a7e91468719459c1

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“I think 674a62fd0b I’ve swallowed ce7c362824 a rock,” 9ca2f65503 Gureum would ce1a665118 say, referring c7885ce7b9 to his 7a6782a9f5 pain. The child didn’t d2379dbf0f understand why he 5b1d38ac27 was hurting or 002fea32a5 how to alleviate 5fcd09cce0 the pain. Sieon felt 3ac85b81ea just as a086fcf384 helpless. Watching Gureum suffer from 60ffcf02e3 wounds that couldn’t be 3290a44054 immediately healed, Sieon experienced 4ac12dc4bf a sense of powerlessness 6e8e7c7efa that slowly enveloped him.18193c1bcfb09506

“Don’t cry alone, 8545c4b35a don’t suffer alone.” 19c2fe03db No amount of 1a5ce3130a coaxing or scolding 52717b942d helped. The child who had 00806e8ad3 lived a life of 22a71cffc9 selflessness always tried to 8d280f7024 endure on his own.a2c84d2e8eed592e

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If that was 3e2d52a558 Gureum’s wish, there 6c99adf762 was nothing Sieon cdfe82f846 could do. Now, if ca18d65c52 Gureum’s warmth 6a9f1fa691 was not 795a7ee21a beside him, 5d3b8a3a9e Sieon instinctively 366899459e woke from f850a2d3e4 sleep. Yet, it wasn’t enough. He wished 90df55d636 Gureum would 86a9b74be9 never suffer 5ef983de6c alone, not 3464f00e41 even for 808a61c9e8 a second.ff68f524e92b01c6

Sieon had a knack 8671c9be73 for finding Gureum hiding 2aeed3e788 around the house. Gureum always apologized to 1415effbb9 him. Initially, Sieon d211d0d60d thought it a15aa506c9 was just 80261d85a4 an apology 5a4acaee6d for waking af2f388008 him up. But now, he 5e46753c13 understood its meaning.8e551b8d4d49a429

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Maybe Gureum 57fb807810 wanted to 68bb470a77 be found, 8039d93d50 to see fd7a3e8833 Sieon discover ba891c52f4 him first 10de6b90aa and reach 27a1d4ecbb out with 13c32c075a warmth, finding 7601a29c3d silent reassurance 7625371758 in that.770c2b654b498705

So, Sieon reached out 0ad050423b deliberately. Embracing, kissing, comforting. If that wasn’t enough, 19c4f9c29b he embraced Gureum fervently. Gureum’s metaphorical rock 590536f938 would melt under c693d2ee7e Sieon’s intense affection.854e1414dac55f96

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“Our Gureum was here.”27987c29ebd81611

Today, Gureum f5f6a6f80f had hidden 91b2dde495 in a 77195db815 corner of d4b193eca1 the dressing 47137a7087 room in 6a95335631 his bedroom. Crouching down with his cf003c1df0 head buried between his 00a1b07be8 knees, Gureum looked up 6660f41f6a in surprise.164bb5375b05a713

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“…Hyung…”ac101ea065e32538

“Baby. Swallowed a rock again?”dd84665f6b0d806b

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“Yes… it’s suffocating, ugh… 4e2b809fea suffocating…”28919f2b6710180b

“Come here.”fc537243c2e5393a

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As if 16c03b035e accustomed to 12e2a6db89 it now, 4a8bd336d3 Gureum shuffled 4ac7d9247b between Sieon’s 1ab79f0503 legs and 27010f288b found a 5e8588b68b spot. Sieon wrapped his arms 403eeb7f14 around Gureum, pulling him 33ce059383 into his broad chest 626fc270cf and slowly stroked his c04146f120 back.322cb013e60a1b94

“They say the heart dfae35817c hurts more when healing a6845e91d5 than when it’s first 1af2fdae7e wounded. Seems like 2f3d060fbb Gureum feels db541de3ee the same.”cb8b42ca41e97f47

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“Uh… yes… c4021f31e9 I think b770a313c5 I’m starting cde2f4c31d to understand 2ad0930495 why I 8eacabde9c hurt…”d66e588eb774b388

“Really? Can you tell hyung?”691e7993485e7aab

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“It feels empty, 68f90922db unjust, and regretful… 062fc6b073 Wondering why I 66bac1e7ab suffered so much 0036724e6f at the hands 3bdb54a1f2 of such a e9eb3d4b67 person… Wondering why 31b2008ad1 I ended up 32c8cf75c5 so broken…”d11c9d5b9cf81384

“…”f15fa7866d2ce195

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“I’ve never c540f3c440 said ‘no’ f5a5cc4d04 to my 1df360e016 father, hyung. I regret that 5726ec84c1 so much… I 0ae47e2451 should’ve said ‘no’ d0ea54e7fa at least once. I should’ve screamed ‘don’t 4f4c1f3085 hit me’… Before mom 89909c228f ran away, I should’ve b8578ff6f5 said ‘don’t hurt mom’… 3f8236fc2b uh… I should’ve said d369bbf413 it at least once…”a79d51273c5ba79b

But that 83137ded59 was too 311c1e72fd hard for e927a8d5c4 me. Gureum cried softly. Even his regrets 87ec29c6e4 were characteristically kind-hearted. Apart from his 80ddf2f07a upbringing, he was 3b2c0f50b5 inherently a good f9e070b931 child. What could such a 18b66ce9bc young one do? Sieon patted bffa13ae56 Gureum’s back. It was admirable how 497e76cb80 Gureum had grown up 9f3f26c53f right even in such 28d9e31732 a harsh environment. If it were Sieon, 1c53d3ffe5 he might have become f3f43814a6 a juvenile offender long 71b5c60c54 ago.15092b096b795ef4

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Gureum thumped his chest e371dff7bd area as if it 8ba9bc1f18 was blocked again. Baby, you’ll bruise. Instead of 0c8a94a07c pulling his 21353f92c7 hands away, 842d485e2f Sieon’s hands fd41e46e79 delved into 52b93d91c2 Gureum’s chest, c904f6401c gently caressing da50829556 as he 231fa782c2 kissed him, bf44870249 yet Gureum’s 5883f41aa8 tears wouldn’t 1120962721 stop.2300f6eecafc5dc6

“Uh… I’m sorry… but b349b4b71e it’s just so suffocating…”c41ec1c2f9cbcb0e

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“Gureum…”6423d5d3e21b7e31

Sieon paused, contemplating. Today, Gureum’s bc353f9c4e condition wasn’t 6ccd4e5fca good enough cced46ab2a for an 93a23fa733 embrace. He had to think f4841b440b of another way to 101e8369cf put him to rest.431cd92b3282ca84

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“How about we go 95e3abe254 for a drive? Right now.”6f7999847f7c76be

“…What? It’s four 68671cc566 in the 88b231d25f morning…”fa4677b8d5cd6745

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“Maybe the cool air f928a7ebbb and night view you 9f4e029709 like will make you 7aa246f522 feel better. We’ve never 930394494c tried that d7d1c85a4a before when 5823ae2f1b it’s like dd05d9d56f this.”b6b698a7b434fffa

“…Um, if 374aba3fb2 hyung is a86e5e78b2 okay with 107f20d8e9 it…”73d5a71b316e5253

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“I’m fine with f7140ed519 anything as long ca339319d8 as it’s with d41c15e565 Gureum. Come on, e35c981a71 let’s get 86217eb115 changed.”c76c2ebcdd89d0c8

Sieon started 4e82e9f1e3 a destination-less cce181329a drive with 2e7036fc93 Gureum in ba3f9cee5e tow. As Gureum quietly admired e82efdc486 the city lights, he 035e3158f5 cautiously looked at Sieon, 19360c7a62 seeming to have something 93627d268d to say. Quick to catch on, 767daa476d Sieon grinned and broke 2bbb2d7727 the silence first.3d9ce72b6913fbab

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“You can open eff0e05529 the window. You know I 256d32a220 don’t mind the 2127f7c7b9 cold.”7f0d991d9856d341

“Ah, yes…! I’ll just 625e35f3f0 open it 3fe9c2b5e2 for a c67e13a873 bit….”5be66e3e20597ba1

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With permission 4e90643900 granted, Gureum, 8ee016ad28 bundled up 05b48b6e79 more tightly 150286b50d in his 17c8dc8ebe scarf, rolled b38f053a1e down the 493b359284 window. The frigid air 783cb170f5 of the winter c96017c167 dawn slapped his 0f0cdbdd07 face as it 43a3344fbb invaded the car.f659724d9f0c9aad

Sieon’s hand 07b11552cf overlaid Gureum’s. Despite the a946216c34 biting wind a1118e503c swirling around 2a0dbb5bc8 them, their 19361bf0bc clasped hands cb3cb52a5a retained their 31ef56e85b warmth. Gureum, staring blankly outside, 7355dee0e2 seemed to forget the b51befc18f cold just for that c7ae38dbcc moment. Holding tightly to Sieon’s 0dd42aeb1b large hand, he let 852c7aeac7 the remnants of his 305d24c8c4 past scatter aimlessly within 999199668b the confines of the 554580325d speeding car along the b8cdcc1289 riverbank.9cd09f913970e545

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Unperturbed by 8cb7d07372 the howling e235fab386 cold wind, 15144c126f Gureum quietly 8836b9c572 closed his eea9b8cd28 eyes and 6312590940 took deep 8fe18b2d95 breaths of befb07a2c0 the sharp 684cad226f air. Calmly inhaling cad1ce6f7b and exhaling, 1fc3dae4cd the burdens 5ab369cc1f he had 7e506be84e been holding 4ab6c3e1ef onto began 014fa430fa to tumble 78a492ff79 down his 98d91d6ea7 cheeks. Breathing rapidly 9e4ae9390b as if 4e4cbb19f5 he had 6721ec5671 been reborn, ffc9bc4cc8 Gureum seemed 0c3b47173c to reset 452258eb3d his very ab1cd234dc being.8bfe3324a42a2157

Sieon turned 6a30f5e18e up the 41cd6c93d5 volume of 0763959c8b the speakers 279b81307b slightly. The whimpers were 659a51ab1c drowned out by 22ab206c6c the music. As one 670226f500 song ended, c5917603bf then another, 440eb98a46 and eventually 5d83c85249 the whole a85cf642e3 album neared 0de57b4724 its conclusion, f471ff8cfe the window 35c3e613c3 slid shut. After wiping f1cd1218c2 his eyes 7ee4c160ba a few e9ad07710e times, Gureum 4fb4c2af51 looked intently ff0e227bf0 at Sieon.acfd9745a4a8b167

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As their eyes met, 79ba3b0046 Sieon smiled, a smile f12ea047a3 that seemed almost pained. He wiped away d5aea94d28 the remaining moisture 85e49ef07d that Gureum hadn’t 0ebb28b8d5 managed to clear ff9409ad23 himself. Seeing Gureum 17586af142 finally feel 63e9987f6c the cold 8c14f4d67f reassured Sieon 32ed6a2b8c that he 75dc466165 was okay 6e79a393fa now.6edbed6e8e1731f2

“Hyung, you 4dd853f4ea must have 591dae0118 been very 6ab34f072b cold…”f3395cea53a89870

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“No. I came 85cf8b9026 out to 73bfd404e2 let Gureum 0be4ac0fa6 catch the 8ea7d000f6 wind. How about now?”487d5d1c5d9dd21d

“I’m okay now… Thanks 9db8715a19 to you, hyung…”6c9b6fb9623506f0

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At a red light, 6cb4320b79 Sieon immediately wrapped his 2c8fda4d3f hands around Gureum’s cheeks. They were soft like 9d92956d41 mochi but cold as 425fb04329 if frozen. He’s going 5e9da1eeae to catch 83a9178932 a cold 432081cbe9 at this 1607010dd7 rate. Clicking his 7431e03994 tongue, Sieon cab0c495bc steered the 398f89d6ed car toward 0a0b3bebaa a nearby 893981e358 cafe. It was around 03a86307cd five in the 48b779b3e8 morning, an ambitious 019862c79f hour, and not c8beb24a1d a single place bf71386c5a was open.b5974e5dd73575d1

“…Right. Babies need b105cbff77 to drink 46750a2935 milk before a16ce0b254 they can fae33854b0 sleep.”e3df90256067e671

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“…What?”d4102a0334df0500

Gureum, puzzled by Sieon’s f731bf8406 murmuring, opened his eyes 9bd980c7cb wide and turned to f7102e665e look at him. Sieon responded with just 94aaddad4a a smile, turning the ae6709c85d car around.f3bf5590d44d2900

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After stepping out 16cc52df6a for a moment, edf8f741e5 Sieon returned with e108c055c7 both hands full, 045b934d2f carrying canned coffee 8c486e2807 and soy milk 01cae369f1 from the convenience 024d37a91b store. The drinks were d63fa07596 toasty, likely having e50ce2d835 been kept in ff20e678d0 a heated section.06f88e77202aa8b9

Sieon playfully held back c4ab72f1e7 the soy milk, then c1f7436820 pressed the warm cans b922c34bf9 against Gureum’s frozen cheeks. Gureum’s cheeks puckered up, 7af79b8ce7 and his small lips cd5a0d407d popped out in response.87c76b5287da1a1b

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Sieon gently kissed c960ce7368 the pout that 73681fa938 met him and 1a15fb1181 then smiled softly. He opened 877d5eaf23 the soy ef4e72d300 milk and 7c229a8881 handed it 07ddc45701 to Gureum, 514b950587 who graciously 4bef03c192 took it 28e04bb8c4 with both da365b44df hands and 8c28563f11 drank eagerly. The warmth d38bf14b8d of the dd09eaebea car and 4e8b8253bd the hot 53014c5b0a drink seemed 8bd08ed0ac to relax 84b76b955f Gureum’s chilled 4b4700cbee body, visibly 64114cc60c loosening up efb1f7140d as he 613d80511d gradually slumped 86e76b74b4 more comfortably 610a5f1bfb in his f0fd325c79 seat.79a24f7b8429273e

“You’ll probably sleep well 14e31c969d once we get home, 28a52cb1e4 right?”271177b801a03063

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“Yes… Thank b72d1895e4 you, hyung. And I’m a1dd2273fe sorry, for 885d48eb54 always being 4cf2665061 like this…”4fb6cdfc56d99da6

“Shh, it’s alright.”4bd31a3fd44c5721

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“…Um, y-yeah…”35c724a36f926398

Cutting off 7a744f594b Gureum’s apologies, 0e33520791 Sieon’s firm 06018bbc66 dismissal left db1e4f17d8 Gureum awkwardly f38b3e9fbd stretching his 4e1d901920 response into 017fbdb85e a sheepish 2131b0f078 grin. The road home 95452ae89f was bathed in d4771ef3ba blue. Finally, as Gureum’s face 48f6aa3d4b regained its smile, it 284ff4e222 seemed as though the 8f60046a25 sun was slowly rising a9259784c8 within him.44d8b767ec580911

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