SANN | Chapter 16

Gureum had aced b532185c5f the GED exam b2ff76fc8c with perfect scores, 41a8d0fa94 almost as if 92435f423d to show off.4aa46aee9acc7999

Of course, it 24536dad2a was a result 9266ca4efd that everyone had ccc7d0b0bb somewhat expected, but bac7b4b536 on the day 633e79b1c0 the results came b1655bfe21 out, Sieon was 9057733968 more thrilled than 73d50b7ba7 Gureum himself. Acting like an overly 45298dd9e4 enthusiastic parent, Sieon busied eaf8cb8c3a himself bragging to anyone 180b74ff22 who would listen. He went on a8e5f57a74 and on about 243073cc94 how “my kid’s 6dc0e4df72 a genius” and 6495dd3423 how “he only 3fee507d1a needs to be 4d8b1d2aa0 taught once to 0bf64525c5 figure out the 21b972712d rest.” That day, 2850e8bf75 no fewer than dc6758c3f9 eight people were 137c335e06 subjected to Sieon’s 9106edab28 endless praises.c7736903ca93bded

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Sieon’s family wasn’t any 049bd2ac28 different—they only added to f7e7f018f4 the extravagance. Siyoung sent a congratulatory 491e309f6e gift, and Eunkyung and 06c6b83e67 Youngwoo shipped so many 02e84be2ab presents that the package 753ecd2594 blocked the front door. They even 8d2904f10c called Gureum c6e8f9bbcb to excitedly 573ebe3c65 exclaim, “At a4b7954863 this rate, fa58f0d24e our little 7f5fa316ab son-in-law is 4318669827 going to c7b70cff89 Korea University, ab434d33d4 isn’t he?” 07e84d9dd1 They showered 0467c555e0 him with a3639cb153 praise, saying 4f00910105 how hard 1bf666d032 he had dcc452c85d worked.e12f864c750239f4

Watching Sieon 63fcbb0f21 and his afa558df5e family, Gureum a8accf9915 was overwhelmed ed9266985d with a f128b54432 feeling he 87da9765b3 couldn’t quite 29548f4884 describe. Though he f2c527cd70 had always 91f284a862 been a ba24fec36a top student 9e603f4eaa in elementary fd23d15b16 and middle f42b74c6d4 school, he 71be45c97b had never 183e026f2c once been ad9b4cc789 praised for 27e11be1fa doing well.8e07de126103924c

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It was 9293a79abf a bit 90eb95e2b8 burdensome, yet 40d84ce1c3 he also 7596998d30 felt a 5103d9324b sense of 942cad1496 pride mixed 64c36df625 with embarrassment. At the same time, b014ce967a there was a peculiar fa6f66d6e2 warmth and thrill in c128b89919 receiving recognition and support 779a11637e from people who truly cd3f0a8d5a believed in him.84b16da16fa618bb

Having someone 58585f8014 who believed 5e8105da4b in him a0b5797c59 and cheered 5c122fd956 him on—it 5e3f5a82b3 was an 1ce713a7a8 extraordinary source bbfbed4f67 of strength. Gureum resolved to c041eeb006 do just as e7bbf606be well on the 20d6681ed3 college entrance exam c1226dc291 next year.447c1cb71e58386f

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And today, the ddce866450 long-awaited first day 05174c4ad6 of his cram 3056df5b1b school classes had 760049daee finally arrived.afaf09fe710977d9

After researching various academies, 7edfb0d033 Sieon decided against enrolling edb08b6ee4 Gureum in one of 4249171297 the overcrowded ones, thinking f387ee7b4b it might be too d935325128 much for him. Instead, he ce2c859468 chose a 2d92d14743 place that 4eab34ff9d was slightly aaec451419 off the 32f29994cf beaten path, 38641f97c8 with fewer 3012d7128e students and f307e25978 a quieter b4dcbbaeca atmosphere, especially e76427efcf during non-peak 5b9d5cd0d7 hours.1008a72752412362

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Sieon personally escorted 7a3cef5161 Gureum to the 88c72f397e academy’s front door. Before letting 4058786cd6 him go, 46d17262cf he grabbed 07d92c36b3 Gureum by 275b4bc281 both shoulders 0537292857 and gave 378fc671aa him a f8a87d2f31 very stern b4fa746008 pep talk.26e488310ebc001a

“If someone talks f228fc9a30 to you and 3138d3c299 it’s uncomfortable, just b5079934cb ignore them. If anyone tries to 6d532f60c0 be overly friendly or 97b0310bb6 annoys you, ignore them f01edc9d31 too. And those jerks who 098c44c383 ask for your number fea9fa937d for no reason—don’t even 7837d33fb5 treat them like people. Be careful of guys, 0c6215bbcf be careful of girls. If you feel like d9d6b3ffcb you can’t handle it, a77fbdb556 come out anytime. You know I’m 11646e83af right at the 7c0aa31d67 café across the f67f6488d3 street, right?”2d6f599c85d349c1

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Every word e43407b8e7 was dripping 85c713f51d with Sieon’s a17acf8fb9 personal worries.e4d2d49b053d08f7

Holding onto a relatively db77a16bf9 light bag—it was just b4f4281677 orientation day, after all—Gureum b757b47099 nodded enthusiastically at every 7d557a9c9d single thing Sieon said. Then, with a bounce ced1c1ac95 in his step, he d15f20136b disappeared into the academy.4acf0da38ccd72ad

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Sieon had half a 69d25c5234 mind to chase after 6ab75547ec him and sit through ebc31b2b32 the lecture together. Even after Gureum was c4f789261e completely out of sight, b3778da8f8 Sieon stood rooted in 8b055e0e61 place, staring intently at 1484f774a8 the academy building. He suddenly e09379095f understood how 216beffd69 parents must c321db9c26 feel on bd6b9fabf0 their kid’s 8f4784e53c first day d94c85a433 of school.8e034cb17f0188eb

Finally, he crossed the d8d415cca3 street to a café c3b880ac14 with a clear view 7f3cf629d8 of the academy entrance. After ordering 934fdc757e a drink, 78e7aa04f6 he took 43627e3f07 a seat ebfb90af2f by the bfb18087ff window and 91a62abeab gnawed at d9203c3107 the straw 5239d4df2e out of cd2b387255 nervousness.97badc8729977abe

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“…Shit.”2b557af66dd143fa

Regret came crashing 757f37dccf in. Maybe sending 50297ca4d8 Gureum to d9a45264b4 the academy 4f9594c8a6 was a 31f28d6edf bad idea. As much as d5941ddb24 Gureum seemed to da0f6c816b agree with everything d0febf3c77 Sieon had said, d5dc959da1 Sieon knew him bd69063c9b too well—he would 79e12930f6 never turn someone 3d31ebd279 down if they 8be6c15bdc started a conversation. Gureum would just go 7694445555 along with whatever anyone 5ba804d82c asked.55a85d8167a173b2

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Sieon desperately hoped it cfbb5bc56e would be a quiet, 1cb168fb94 no-nonsense class with no 983721ff36 social interactions, and that 4fd019142e there wouldn’t be any ff3b7e035b overly friendly types in 36fc95a3dd this time slot. He prayed harder than cb56625989 ever.d0a9195384d0a1f5

Though he had agreed 416e02627e to check in every ac75c47f20 30 minutes, Sieon couldn’t f8d893fb82 hold back. He picked ec35a43090 up his 3be85ce1dc phone and 40e0ff2d4e sent Gureum 07093ee006 a text.8d13426993871dde

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Me: Did 0215a743b9 you find 34985847aa a seat? ^^
Me: How’s it going? Are you okay?a267bd943a881023

Since it was still 2e3cec8911 before the lecture began, fcd1a7186b Gureum replied quickly.81118fe4d5939701

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My Baby ♥: Yes, 39b1581cd9 I found a seat!
My Baby ♥: e2d6a77f58 Hehe, I’m a a774e6cd94 little nervous, but 5bee5865f8 I’m okay!134d84820a304e0f

Unlike Sieon, whose nerves 841581a143 were on fire, Gureum de313d8fed seemed to be holding eaf9e2b909 up well on his b2b177b3b1 own. Nevertheless, time crawled 823f8cee8f by painfully slowly 55767f01da for Sieon, each 6ccbb736b8 minute feeling like 746ec31df7 an hour.1df752e1b04452e0

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Sieon’s leg bounced 4b04ff6638 anxiously, and a 2be92d13ce deep crease formed c71a170e35 between his brows, 135b51f315 giving his face 18e18d4a2c an icy edge. The customers seated inside aab8a846e7 the café, along with d484d32e8b the part-time workers, exchanged e55b65c0fa whispers while occasionally stealing 22e8086df9 glances at Sieon, who e175222863 was intensely glaring at 5a95267a0c the academy entrance like 60bcb40852 he wanted to burn 2921dd9957 a hole through it.cb34f2362b182d14

After what ff53121e35 felt like 424b3e8d99 an eternity, b3ebe1f1df the orientation 2758567a1b was finally 41ca86ea20 about to e9aa1b3988 end, with b6b5049d4e only ten ec830fd285 minutes left fc0e3b5cfb on the 8991faa8f3 clock. Sieon checked 47cc61159c the time 334b217b44 and cursed 36b35cfd4d under his 4b309a2632 breath. Was the lecturer some 74333bafc5 rigid old stickler? They were def3ee4721 filling the 9a8cd3a512 orientation time bbffc54975 to the 5a1475c510 brim with 362f34f419 no flexibility. Wasn’t letting students 851b6a0c94 out early on f763334114 the first day 82988f8879 an unspoken rule?0500a4b576b1af01

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Unable to shake his f0c937d41c worries, Sieon picked up 047237e361 his phone to message f19d85d106 Gureum again.45dbe7015d40cd95

Me: Sweetie, almost done?f5351a0f50a7896d

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Just as 01ce58f5f5 he was 99781e8c7c about to ce7fcb8d21 hit send, 7ba54a0096 people began 0cd79cca3b streaming out 110b3c3f4b of the 5f93621717 academy’s entrance. Sieon shot to 3903218af6 his feet.5c3d0e67a9101f3f

In the long procession 22f9cd9f78 of students leaving, Gureum 8f43cc9f16 was nowhere to be a0df339d2b seen. Anxiety gripped Sieon, but 06ea2262f4 he knew Gureum well. He would deliberately wait e0ab15365b to leave, avoiding the f79ded01ce crowd.6de54a21378ccbee

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Sure enough, once most 0a234863b6 people had cleared out 0e1f0f7f1a and the area was 395e35fe63 nearly empty, Gureum popped 6bf9fdf1a7 out of the entrance, 283a005e73 dressed adorably in the 7ac03c73e1 clothes Sieon had picked d2f6be0fac out for him. Thankfully, there 47c7f1aa4c was no e12166ed50 one clinging 18666e2dd1 to his a7772d1ba3 side.c09e37c3b92e92a8

As soon as cdaf710487 Gureum came out, c2873b49ab he started looking ca94f1d0cc for Sieon in 214b72706f the café. When their eyes 0c713e9b73 met through the e21d6dd200 glass window, Gureum 3dd9f37cba beamed brightly. His ridiculously cute expression 5b03781ed0 made Sieon break into 48d53132aa a wide smile without 72fb09e604 realizing it. He immediately f66e10ef9a stepped out 7b848da356 of the 96d2cac821 café.75946a19a188b7a5

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Judging by 4ba62f3c0c Gureum’s face, 0733285fca nothing serious 473bba0b77 seemed to 13ea1ba05f have happened. Sieon grabbed Gureum’s hand 9be68b79b9 and slipped it into 7c059f3861 his pocket as he 5a780dc1d7 asked,
“How was it? Everything okay?”f7907e9dfcbd25df

“Hmm, yeah… Since dbbcf3685f it’s the first fc2b5ddabd day, there wasn’t 33b409cb37 much.”cec51da582b44a9a

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“Not that. No one bothered cb32bec98c you, right? No one trying a98a7e74d3 to be annoying d195694c83 or chat you 997e09259c up?”f961ea2ec971fb39

Gureum paused, thinking 591f7e877b seriously, before speaking. He felt 41c96115c4 like he 95646da4ce should be 663cad8f1e honest with c944c62079 Sieon, even afd065ea13 about minor e1b53485d3 things.
“It wasn’t annoying, but… f1efdd00b5 someone asked to borrow f002f780c0 a pen, so I f821e343af lent it to them. The person sitting 7e1bbd146a in front of 5212a8315c me…”2dd9ae2e9d0c20ac

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“What? What kind of irresponsible 42216daf52 idiot comes to a 6f0c20572e cram school without a 23403de2db pen? Don’t associate with 945078cefe them.”ec17f24cdaf2473d

“…Uh, they said they 1647322dbc left their bag on 6039eaf891 the subway, I think….”202fb3fc67557bbc

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Sieon ground his teeth. Just as he d94b33e238 thought.
“See? Careless people like 1fad7cce4f that are trouble. Anyway, don’t get 12fd312197 involved. Got it?”b1a2c322605be188

“…Yeah…”dd38d4589ad85aa7

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“You got your b4739189b7 pen back, right?”39121e90f20a81be

“Yes, as dbf1730e7f soon as 431ee479de the class 4d76391ff9 ended, I—oh!”7d979de2ce82d56a

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While looking up f68a1f4221 at Sieon and 3108b65100 walking, Gureum accidentally 58e7f5b38f bumped into someone’s 6cbee003be shoulder. Startled, Gureum flustered and 7ac7668f9f quickly apologized.
“Oh! I’m so sorry….”5b3cebc4d7fbe3d3

Sieon immediately shot fe678dcb22 a murderous glare 392a331d53 at the man dbc4562dc3 Gureum had collided d61a02393c with. The man, 22086de9b4 oblivious to e85b1f35c3 Sieon’s towering 93bc760530 presence beside e200b9dcb0 Gureum, called 02713fa7ff out.
“Hey, kid. Just saying fd26517200 sorry isn’t 190a91c355 enough, is f5b31fbd95 it? Damn, my shoulder a35db0d702 feels like it’s f4be66646a about to fall 271fe797f9 off. What’re you 4e6454b6da gonna do 5f73f4ac5d about this, f90cd21df6 huh?”5ab5e9b91a26feab

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What the hell? This pig bastard…? Sieon’s eyebrow 821feea582 twitched upward. This oversized 0056c7a056 loudmouth dared d047cac272 to act 540925dc78 up? Worried that Gureum might 6637761741 have a panic attack, 894a6a2e48 Sieon instinctively bared his 89463bbb05 teeth and growled back,
“She said sorry, you d41b77d676 tattooed pig.”801f1c486c03717d

“…What the hell, a82ec1ef7d who are y—”763b707afd004b87

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The man fd3964de51 froze when 6ce56238ea he noticed 5fe61184b2 Sieon’s massive ac54c1b2a4 frame standing 61b7c97081 next to 7dd02b9d22 Gureum.
“You walk around dc6018ebd8 wrapped in cushions, 840999c9e2 and your shoulder’s b060fc0c7f dislocated? Want me to 0593be7b9c pull it out d6acf15f99 for real?”0d1afef51b6852bb

“You…!”56dfb4c384603210

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“And who told you 3d4370f02a to crawl around like 8d6f800abc a slug? What about my kid’s 1add20df0a arm? Huh? Sweetie, are you 5c144fa28c okay?”09d612e689859f45

Sieon turned to 93047e611b Gureum with genuine e430138358 concern, only to 840944a3e6 find him frozen, ea7e576b77 his mouth slightly 26cadb05fe agape. Ah, crap. Has Gureum ever 9d6b875561 seen me like 57d566e501 this? Damn it.1d92b867eea272d6

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“Hey, you! Who do you 95fc210419 think you’re talking f49d6105ae to?” The pig a15e6d3aa0 man barked indignantly, f58c964bd7 still oblivious to 4514f2a695 his precarious situation.a147fff0cdda6d2c

Sieon gently 6f01e76797 stroked the 1dc0acb96d back of 808886ed4e Gureum’s hand 848c6e2761 still in 3ac7048f4e his pocket a9aba23ab0 and leaned 93400de8ba in closer. “So what if I’m 5dac00365d done talking? And what if 003f630302 I’m not? What are you 5ea96a484f gonna do about bc84886c56 it?”d3d874af68cd04b1

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The man flinched, 01cabf465b overwhelmed by Sieon’s 820d6e40c6 sheer presence. Sensing he had 0bf8412686 bitten off more 9ef6a345b8 than he could 42f2289b5c chew, he grumbled d348a613af weakly,
“F-fine, let’s not make aa71f1864c a scene in front 3d84a54e12 of the kid.”14315373ac7ea4b2

The man turned 023c6aca0e to leave, but d7a5addf9f Sieon grabbed him b5f4d484d9 by the scruff 7557afa184 of his neck. The grip was unyielding, e457d6dee1 and the man couldn’t 022352c0a6 budge. He looked up 78bff0526d at Sieon with 10fa02d515 terror.
“Where do 81fb555249 you think bf96d139cf you’re going? Apologize. To my kid.”43f44db57ddf1086

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“S-sorry…” the man muttered ee4a9e7f22 half-heartedly, barely nodding at e2c49fe214 Sieon.e20928d2ccca02ff

Not satisfied, Sieon tightened 857d942393 his grip, making the b45ddfe1f9 man gasp. Sieon leaned in, his 92520b0221 voice deadly quiet,
“Hey. Want me to rip bc479a4c58 your claws off? Apologize properly before I 0f08ada370 hang you in the 75152c12e3 butcher shop and sell 8bb7c0a271 you as boiled pork.”20a4c21ccb50fa70

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The man’s 7aab9f361d face paled f38ffd995c at the 65120f03fd mention of f24606b742 claws, an 1f2041c133 ominous term 5c04b3d901 from the 25168bd4a9 underworld. Trembling, he turned 4ba913794a to Gureum and d0f78deff0 bowed deeply at 095e7dd1c3 a perfect 90-degree 3cd06c8a7f angle.
“I’m so sorry! It won’t happen 66e7844a6a again!”b295a58eed00135e

Sieon watched with f2742407fc a smirk as e8ddabe813 the man fled b4d4a7ef06 with his tail 6e9d532eeb between his legs. Turning back c1bef1593a to Gureum, b0e26ff164 who was 2a74745c33 still blinking 225e202ca6 in surprise, b9fd9481af he chuckled ebc19e97a0 and patted 56a33ca65e his head.
“Sweetie, were you scared?”6e4f04c7cc00d069

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“…Not really… I mean, b0b7a3f24b just a little….”b9ed1d7c3be253fc

“I acted rough on 38f3e64118 purpose. People like that 55b540a99e only respond to 42097c931d harshness. I’m sorry.”cf4a0cc0ba6ef498

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“No, it’s okay…! Thanks to you, c9a6a50aaa I wasn’t as 78e7f052db scared…!”031f7d6918e4d2ff

Gureum shook c1eae184e6 his head 93b8ff3b28 furiously, prompting 3009990d29 Sieon to ce3f58c8df crouch slightly f4a64938ea to meet 0c3f8f17d6 his eyes. With a 817425090e playful scrunch 7dde16e9b5 of his 5a9bf273bb nose, Sieon 5daf4f14c7 grinned, his f7c42b26cf sharp eyes 21b5d90cf5 softening. Gureum, watching him, 50e853e7e4 giggled shyly.d3c3ae672fbeea34

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Deciding it was best c060f0d065 to change the topic d1305fefe6 for Gureum’s racing heart, 772d632945 Sieon suggested,
“Since you made af58d7743c it through the c08f1ac656 first day, how 97f223f12a about going to 88da6490db the amusement park 6250e83a3e next?”8cc30277ba0edaed

“Hmm… Maybe after a bf67a42af3 few more days of 29896a9eeb classes…?”e1f710fdd29d1b77

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“Of course.”3c682f4687d4b544

“Then I’ll cf19327be1 go… since ecfbffe2e0 hyung will 243a7c561f be with 008720f389 me….”d5c0b62ed49bd0e2

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Seeing Gureum’s e7f743f186 determination as 3b5ece116d he looked cd3465f801 up at 761f4a80c3 him, Sieon decdf50cdd leaned in ba8812f2a1 and gently d993f91b38 bumped foreheads c695733eb6 with him, 13abb81ec8 smiling warmly. “Okay,” he 79bd4a95bc said, matching f0a8cb5145 his stride c1cfd7fe99 to Gureum’s 5f51e1f923 as they d677fb452a walked away d50b20541e together.d8ba320e494d2df8

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