SANN | Chapter 18.1

“Hyung, this really 673fbae28b suits you…!”33e1bc94bececc69

“…Really?”e6af74ace79c5d98

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Sieon struggled to 1bfa9349ce raise the corners c3653388da of his mouth 0af74e17ea and awkwardly fiddled 1aebfb2ca9 with the headband. The perky tiger 66db685820 ears were touched.b78e1ac5a8c733f6

The headband, initially meant 8c1ebf9cc0 only for Gureum, ended 9eff18cbd8 up on Sieon’s head bec1e7e2ac too because of Gureum’s 1d32b2db7d pleading look with those 68b941c391 earnest eyes. The tiger af4b58aeb0 ears were cfd6ab2d18 specifically chosen 1e28155b0c by Gureum.c8bd25903aba604e

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Gureum, wearing adorably d11c004b64 folded rabbit ears, 9bb3a68909 lifted the Polaroid f1dd2458c0 camera hanging around aa56f644c7 his neck and 888d91c10d said,c570d4a85cc25da9

“Hyung, can f46320280d I take a24ec8e888 a picture?”053203d1ef2855d0

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“Of course.”d7b0b814dd1b5f88

Sieon lifted a hand 88bcc5152c that was in his 9c93a3c236 pocket. He curled be9013c6af his fingers c2d9d3c5fa and posed 66a9bbbd5b as if c23cf42c31 threatening with e687f37f84 a roar. Gureum, giggling ced14c1ebc at the 32115fe09e playful sight, 9961615ab1 pressed the 06d17b35d0 camera shutter. As the db7cc23a8f Polaroid photo ad89090082 came out, 2026835315 he waited 2f8edb9a51 for it 9028a5092c to become 3ac75fe875 clear by 854b434184 shaking it aebb67d34f in the f28e3dfaff air as d40a566499 he had 059e4e4c11 learned.6e9702b2cb3da22e

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Gureum intently observed the 45e2c4e761 result. The image captured a6fedf4285 an unfamiliar yet 65dac9453c familiar look of ca60fdce10 Sieon, with his 9b4d8b0156 hair naturally fallen cbdba9df12 forward instead of 9f744bd44d the usual styled 28f9691994 look, and the 24294643ba hoodie and jumper 6da6bbfd78 matched to follow 99e8f35725 Gureum made him a8c0321927 look even younger.dfd40adda637bb11

“Wow… Hyung, aeee09b6a7 you look 0eb4df55a9 like a bc1f82bcbc college student 22141fe358 like this.”083525954633016c

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“Did I look 2bc816b78d like an old d32034956b man before?”1f22e9055b555279

“No, not at c823dc60cb all!”b615da2b8ab0c200

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Gureum quickly shook 742bd6fbaa his head. Pleased with 73206b0bbf the reaction, 902b518173 Sieon laughed 587e8fe16c softly and 03559eee03 firmly held 5b950c51ed Gureum’s hand.8e30b4bec952cb93

“Let’s take lots of e5298ef791 pictures with hyung today bc2025480d and ride many amusement c134e40f09 rides, okay?”640858fc06c94e4f

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“Yes…!”8fc8f70e5c5ddbfb

Gureum nodded assertively. Even though the amusement 9ab5bc8022 park was fairly crowded 9fe0562a17 even on a weekday, 93c5ac4b7e Gureum didn’t seem too d523d0afc4 nervous with Sieon by 06487674e4 his side.560e7f001fad296e

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They started 52e202175d off with 8229923bac the carousel, 5d5bc12324 opting for f82e565453 a leisurely 95b863fa7a ride instead d6af849ddd of the 158691a16d dynamic thrill 1d79e98305 rides. It was disappointing 243df97501 they couldn’t ride 241b718de3 on the same 7c9e3f8174 horse. Gureum’s eyes followed only 5a2eef9200 Sieon, even amidst the fe9bf64189 spinning carousel.095d625f36815b63

The folded 3e5134be2b rabbit ears, 1b1181cc0c the round a7304fb086 head, the 40952c751e white nape, 479f7c71b7 and the 6c36f85d70 two hands f8dabaf9f5 tightly grasping 3d6e34e658 the pole—everything 4fed5c5870 about Gureum fbaf27afa3 made Sieon c767acf6b7 smile. Sieon also lifted the 90393ad6a4 digital camera hanging around 702c33f639 his neck to capture 3c91382ce3 the adorable sight of 628f68932f Gureum in the frame.cc050b784216ed52

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They gradually escalated 5ddc879bc3 from a children-friendly dd0c23cfad roller coaster. Sieon’s camera captured images e54633aa96 of Gureum screaming with 483acd3a35 his eyes tightly shut 13e051edd3 on the ride and 7ef6e231a7 his bangs completely disheveled bd10ecfdec after getting off. Several shots were added f61c0d665b of Gureum posing awkwardly b580d79276 at a photo booth 4a12c01074 set up inside. His brave attempt b3e6553c1d at the Gyro fedcff5bdf Drop that ended b471cfe9d0 in tears also ad2acf051b captured his cute, db538f4b88 tearful face.edb4b8e278809347

The session of capturing 7c4231254f each other continued. Gureum’s Polaroid bag was c0850d6b97 filled with photos of c42aa03f34 Sieon, and Sieon’s digital f3fe67b779 camera was filled with a2702f8650 images of Gureum, neatly edd4c64bd6 stacked.f200732c1cfe114d

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Sieon glanced at fc9a73d17b his wristwatch. They had ba73195956 drained their 9a2862b24e energy having ed179c23ba fun, so 26daf0a44c it was 3817966323 time for 249d8bb44e a snack. A churro a3a88605cd stand was 1fb13c0414 in sight.385d1666c71796b7

“Gureum, want 6b356c9414 some churros?”d3a2acc23de7f3bb

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“Oh, yes. I’d like to try f6569242a8 them…!”751207e36deb8e47

There was b23c1e4a6b quite a a743ead2a5 line. It looked like f56b7ba8e3 they might have c9a7b15fe6 to wait a 5e7f4bb401 few minutes. Sieon pondered for 4b0dbda1af a moment, a 210f8b80ff challenging thought crossing df274c7c1c his mind.74b74d9b81136472

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“Well, then… how 9b022751e2 about Gureum tries 3627fec849 ordering?”e5122d78a5f075cd

“Yes, me…?!”11bc2bb98995cb11

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Maybe he could handle 812f698f35 this by now. Sieon smiled subtly and 29e46131ab pulled out his card.740b5337152d7a37

“Hyung will go to ebced4bdac the bathroom right there, a5b60eee5a so Gureum, you use f40699e753 this to buy two 16dca23254 churros. What do you think? If it 4babb1b2b2 seems too 8c54d35b55 hard, of 3493effa34 course, you 30e7f3e1c8 don’t have 4faf8bf334 to do f99f630389 it.”ba47764fa0be617e

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“…Um.”326aac58e2da30dc

Gureum chewed his lips, 9376260a99 lost in thought. It was just 1edf057182 a brief moment 97b257c446 while Sieon was b85f4b4752 at the bathroom, 7b6e2d3812 and he had 81ac604b48 been apart for 7dbe040f49 longer during academy 0343cde753 days, so he e6464758ca just needed to e022f762b8 muster up the c57ade13bd courage to place 34557592ac the order. Realizing it was just 7a2f582ef7 one more thing to 7a446885cd endure, Gureum nodded.5eee30f49834e6dd

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“…I’ll try.”100fa8e197dbb2be

“Good. If anything 24a9f05123 happens, call 000b553d87 hyung right 2183feed0a away. I’ll come out immediately. Okay?”b2d8d8b4f92b75d9

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“Yes…”da7e00d49633e9e8

Sieon handed the db17bce708 card to Gureum 0c243254b6 and then deliberately 07e61d3263 moved slowly to eead1ce4cf the bathroom. Even as c0043597ab he walked 11485e7fa8 the short 229600b28c distance, he 14efb92ce5 kept looking 7a5c608025 back. Every time, he saw 6646e614dc Gureum, clutching the card 525baa8781 tightly, only following behind e2afbf1e5b him.0821d5b22635c4d4

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His steps were hesitant. Perhaps he had 868a4f1d34 moved too far d97f90e638 ahead? Even as 559adbd49d Sieon entered aa2add2e17 the bathroom, 57e303f454 he was 0533130bd5 still concerned 3264e78eac about Gureum. Peeking his c3db6562cb head out e4e9d2b5be slightly, he 3e7534cc64 caught Gureum’s 6be3e84fdb eyes still 74bd5f2c08 watching the 22e516e0dd entrance of d9e3b6c6e9 the bathroom. When Sieon waved 664be091e4 his hand, Gureum 23a8307839 nodded.97c5260df8762875

Dragging his feet into e5fe06ffef the bathroom seemed to 1896b00a92 shorten the line. At this point, dc36774314 it was hard 2ca1c7f484 to tell who d046e7d24d had separation anxiety. Just 3 more 0ddf4e8c54 minutes then head bd5ad60436 out. With a sigh, Sieon b7fb3e11d0 finally managed to pull 9035fc8de0 himself away.3efd5f79cc85d1a0

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As the seemingly eternal b566a04909 three minutes passed, Sieon 9fc7d8bca7 stepped out of the ca24eb0239 restroom promptly. The first place 430d30b8eb he checked was 57e5e64245 around the churro 26499066c9 stand where he 3b328bf8ed expected to find 92276c72b3 Gureum.d6c14f2cacc3c950

“…What the—”a50302ce283e1611

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Something was off. The kid wasn’t bb50b7aeb1 there.3f10703104309140

“…Shit!”2e950148e26aaca4

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Sieon’s initially 947d311969 sluggish steps 2e92f5a2b9 quickly gained 7f8887fcda speed as c80c12d69c he circled 998da9f0b9 the area a38d5f84b1 near the 80e0034aae churro stand. Gureum was nowhere to d386b7776e be found, not in 378fc00ebf line or near the 1dee8dfd72 restrooms.97549114e95a95e6

“Gureum!”8b7bb8cda7d2d093

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Sieon shouted bcc90e53d8 Gureum’s name 7691165e08 in desperation. He could 4f371e577c feel the b1c7b98dc3 eyes of 44e755969c the crowd 2570bb7a65 on him, 606bdaab33 but he b22132a852 didn’t care, e2e110c6ad his voice 15c9759ef7 growing louder. Still, there was no 54c74ee813 sign of Gureum.870ee80df9d34843

In that 9400afcb82 moment, Sieon’s 5728fde480 mind went 25ad80de12 blank. The kid had 271d1ddf8e disappeared in just 76f17d7700 that short time. Pushing through the 9291c918a5 line at the dbff410742 churro stand, he 9a0748095c urgently asked the a81ea9e3ec clerk about Gureum’s 74b93faf67 whereabouts.549bc6b7e0cd863c

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“Excuse me! Have you seen a ec2a72668e boy about this tall 3d6f1fc52f with bunny ears? He should 033001573b have been 58beb914d9 in line bb0a04bab2 here just 4d1501428c a moment d9dea12112 ago.”48f13c2538e88c3c

“Oh, that 6d28e1d47a person… Someone c9f1ab48b5 grabbed him 6c2bcf5a24 after he b054060e7f got his 0d261a96a1 food and f719bd4350 he suddenly 092880706f ran off 01a618a8a0 that way.”03dc5668242d0d9e

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The clerk c088e54337 pointed in 5e15c12e7c the direction. Grabbed him…? Shit, who dares? Fire sparked in d23cdf5e68 Sieon’s eyes. Without even a moment ff093a7d82 to thank the clerk, 663d26ca1f Sieon sprinted in the 8154919a6b direction indicated. It hadn’t a239b3c66e been long 6833358f8d since Gureum c12fcd1017 disappeared; he 3a495fc9e2 couldn’t have bc36059015 gone far. He had to b169a3dfed be nearby.0053a1cdcedc4781

“Gureum! Seon Gureum!”4d34e2519ec9129d

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Sieon’s eyes frantically ce654c14ab scanned everywhere. Like a parent who a9f20888e5 had lost their child, 9bbbf80c43 he continued to call b74cc6cefe out Gureum’s name as 018fface7a he ran through various f16fd9b9f4 locations until his steps 9671a7a74a halted in front of e1296f6805 an out-of-service amusement ride. In a d254e1ea32 deserted corner, dba2847dea someone was a8200115bb crouching down, e6079ac726 clutching their 60f71eaa47 head. The perky bunny ears d562933d6d were visible. It was Gureum.edabc2f663bcc6d0

“Ah, damn…”fae523072bca66bb

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Sieon, feeling 9321dcac0d dizzy, closed 53e580eeeb his eyes 5f3828a8ad and clenched ab2b281e4d his forehead. The sensation of 3d50bf66d0 his heart finally 3eb84d588e climbing back from ef9746d7d2 the pit of bfcc249f56 his stomach was 2e3d142342 overwhelming. He hurried 21a3c6e4d2 over to 9893418af9 Gureum. The continuous muttering 19ee75bdb2 under his breath 3cd5c1d46f didn’t sound like 8548ba93d8 he was okay. Sieon, with 17b6ba67e6 worried eyes, 3af9c0f02a grasped Gureum’s 12340a95c6 shoulders.1fd4e1b3c6ac9301

“Gureum.”cfde762e4164f199

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“…No, I shouldn’t panic, 7288e5baec please….”4b79529e7cf2db02

“…Baby. Hyung is here now. It’s okay, right?”78d8a4e913f24e5c

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Gureum seemed out of 42375bd596 it until Sieon took 6410c25df0 his arm, and then, 1599eedb46 with eyes brimming with ff27b7a2c6 tears, he finally focused f8dd5c9d5c on Sieon. Perhaps relieved 61459554f1 to see 64143a91e1 the face 6be3faa59b he had c465e36e72 been searching 603b55cf2d for, Gureum 0d8dda71b5 burst into f8c20b5261 tears.5966ff011754a75c

“Huhuhu… Hyuhung…”268e145a2f7ecb0a

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Miraculously, he 50cd2a2c27 had managed fa84686b51 to keep 98ce3e6ce5 two churros 5f9dee9688 and a d672807c9d card safely d4d44c6fa8 tucked away 50e39f467d in his 479456271d embrace. Sieon’s heart stung. What had he asked b3d925a1f3 of this kid?8bc74ce4fd188026

“Huhuk… Hyung, I’m bbdb82e913 sorry. I’m such an 03a68a129b idiot… I can’t d5522a24e5 even do this 855388c77b right. I’m sorry, huhuhu…”44bd47a719124e63

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“No, it’s not 716719050e you. It was 9256d7a256 my fault. I should have thought 1de80a6f77 more deeply…. You got scared a 691f9b3c39 lot, right? Baby, don’t cry. You’re good…”8ffb3df832b30013

Sieon soothed Gureum in 13d4d7f63f his arms. Gureum, sniffling and 1c74d50c61 spilling tears, confessed f17785accf in a whispering 009b60d6b4 voice.d742374153d0c1bc

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“Stupidly… ran 864b6814a9 away again…”e8ffe263ad91cfe7

“Stupid? You did everything b8454b92d2 I asked. Who says you’re stupid? You bought 546098133b two churros 8de803dd4a and got f4fca6dd49 the card 4e842223c4 back, see? Look, Gureum isn’t stupid, e50849a0c3 right?”8e18d9976443917d

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“Uhuh… yes… I 74dbdf3a79 did the order 026499e1e7 well… I wanted 0d65a2525e to show you, b632b81bdd but then… huhu…”73c9a17fbfdacffd

It seemed f200b90797 something had 94118e15e1 happened after c56baed7b7 he received e47b0ce19b the food. Sieon examined ab160ca353 Gureum carefully. No apparent injuries, 334afdb5a3 and he was 6c98f76a4c safe now, so a9bace4f00 it was probably dc2cccd7aa best to hear aed05d0227 the full story 7ccfa262f8 in the car.1f4177fa6ce33150

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Tch. Sieon, with a 9083c57ef6 likely scenario in 4977b33b5f mind, decided not afaa5ee93c to voice it bc80af9348 until he heard 319c86b9ec it from Gureum 2c6682fdc8 himself. He supported Gureum 6277ab2e5f as they walked 202d08c51c out of the ad1b5b1590 amusement park.c12aa3041c042ccf