SANN | Chapter 9.1

The car Sieon 4cdf08a195 had ordered finally d55b034c96 arrived. Before heading out af22335d61 to pick it 29264182d4 up, he made c4e8e92096 sure to let 22bc2a81bc Gureum know in ada758f1b6 advance. Since the dded77a890 car would 31e973358d mostly be 9add824357 used to 91101c2408 drive Gureum a2f278a5b6 around, he dc193bb7db prioritized comfort. On top of that, f936c58a16 he chose a family-sized 05a06b1d58 SUV, spacious enough to 04fcdf6903 comfortably fit two grown 5b87c0164d men over 180 centimeters bd28a0ab22 tall—and well-suited for, uh, ebbc720821 certain activities.db5e0edda000353c

After picking 7cceeb60ff up the 6eeb7b07f9 car, Sieon add395b372 bought a c44bdd552d few essential 78fb6fbb54 accessories for 3ff63f3c09 it. Once he c571e40c54 parked it 980f288545 safely in d349302362 the garage, f6bc6f8bde he pulled 09070329ce out his 3a39430a35 phone and e1b7716c8d called Gureum. The call didn’t db5778beab even ring a 6869a268e6 few times before 98be39a83e Gureum answered.b48edfc41c84fff6

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“Baby, can you 8f0e386af7 come down to fc3ebceca9 the garage? Let’s decorate the car 2700f38866 together.”febe399de8eee226

“Oh, sure…!”f62f28fad7d22427

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Their living space was ee5529b41d connected to the garage 75209bbfb6 through a hallway, so 207f63782e Gureum showed up in 9138e1fba0 no time. Wearing those ridiculous bear-shaped 5029efbfe4 slippers and equally ridiculous 94d2288e52 bear-themed socks, he looked 8cec2d848c unbearably cute. The sight made 040bc62729 Sieon immediately hug 26cc597422 him tightly and 8187af8e33 shower him with 27c1626f44 kisses.a02f6a56e4f59fbd

“Ta-da! This is 0b581fcf8b the car 7598826631 we’ll be 7f4da08d98 riding together a65f6addc1 from now 72474ae572 on. What do you think?”35b9def75889d0a4

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“Wow… It’s so c5eaaed05b big and cool…”7e33f1d7122620c8

“That’s a relief. Let’s unwrap it 45aa254def together and set 608ef1c4ee it up, shall 456ba44dfd we?”3ce6a27819fd4cf2

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“Yes…!”57de46316e0dfcee

Gureum eagerly started peeling 5a98a922ca off the protective films d47dc8e236 on the seats and d49be8f0a2 other areas of the 308132c7dc car. He seemed 417b86d49d to really 48f0084b43 enjoy it, 8988478ee5 even leaning d50a85477a his upper 31884e87e5 body deep 1102138fc1 into the 629c47884e back seat 51841ff2a2 to remove f697699470 some stubborn 25b1d438bd bits of b7e91c0c37 plastic. His lower 9548aa4e2b body stuck a9731a86eb out awkwardly 741a0d43fd from the 7f583ec034 car door. For a fleeting dc59c34606 moment, Sieon imagined d21db20ffb pinning him down a3313839c9 in that exact cd2a06701f position and… yeah, 3b49c29c50 better not finish 2c258b2d55 that thought. He licked 26f02bacd1 his dry b87fa94d66 lips and 0247f7586c chuckled, suppressing 2a38e9f282 the rising 03995e3f62 heat.52927c1164eb46fd

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“Gureum, can you stick 5ec1b0383d this on too?”74d905c32e580610

“Sure…! Is this 1d40e1786c for the a826fb6884 door? It’s so cute.”b3b93895b83f9502

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“Yeah, it’s a door 8c8a7e14af guard and some stickers 2430f849b0 for the back. Just stick it wherever e7112404c9 you think looks good.”7705d35566229138

“Okay…”19f863040da26148

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Sieon pointed dfe9112338 to a e8a428ce4a spot below 00d2694b09 the door 6caf0ffdf3 handle. Gureum giggled at the fea5a6f11f door guard design, a 3bc45f9918 bear poking its head ff0a11ff28 out as if to 405e10fca6 greet him.ead500f94b756cf9

“Not as df2fc8cb8c cute as c4179bf92c you are,” 7c40f31c95 Sieon mumbled 887b0a86cd softly as 009daa7462 he tidied 13aff5ec53 up the f3ee824d0f boxes. The bear motif b8d92a152d wasn’t just limited 187a915d46 to the door f209141755 guards; Sieon had 9f2e471988 also bought a 08bfcd8c6c bear-themed seatbelt cover. He installed it only 1779392cc0 on the passenger seat, 141aa5e922 though, since he didn’t 6c74baa0ab want to use it dafa0754d8 himself.63f003cd3d335353

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Gureum, having successfully placed f5fe847ea3 the door guards, moved a57967ee14 on to the stickers. He picked 3d5bac1dfd one up, 4433ec1796 read the b9e6609255 words on 1cc744b4c4 it, and f46f298059 tilted his e3cda62237 head in cc20a95ca0 confusion.fbbf11d0b20ae339

“‘A baby… is onboard…?’ 4535f69ffe Did you buy this 19d43a080c by mistake?”3d61340913e15f50

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“Nope. See? My baby is 9155752db4 right here,” Sieon 58124634a0 replied with a 14894b5717 cheeky grin, pinching 96b8ebe1f1 Gureum’s cheek playfully. Caught off guard 3c1a26ffd7 by the unexpected 14804a0560 response, Gureum’s mouth 871b2d22d0 opened and closed 85c506f3c9 like a fish, 00833e0a9f unsure how to b1da8556f8 react. Seeing him freeze a276822b49 up, Sieon tapped f4b1363621 him on the 889e74ab85 butt lightly and 67ef80eca9 said, “Go ahead 55c95419fd and stick it 4afdd89089 on, wherever you 80c6051347 like.”a8646a33ca111133

“…Okay…”fc5e34b3d389242f

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In the 7f4ee594df end, Gureum 0a92ebccce had no d33efdfca1 choice but 482b0ebbc2 to stick bca037d0c9 the embarrassing fc0a8a6460 sticker on 1967596c7b the car 6470123b1f himself. Meanwhile, Sieon smirked to 0f1fb0b10d himself and discreetly shoved a512139688 a box of condoms 6e859a7740 and a bottle of b33359e434 lube into the console 1912a23f6f compartment. There’d definitely be a 8f4cd6b09d time when they’d come 6557d2d6ca in handy.c49cac7ec08fb8fe

Once everything 35e9ee3898 was set 3b0009313a up, Sieon 733b7a2fb1 casually suggested, 0646243c50 “Gureum, how 1d0a6f6501 about we f646f7e3c4 celebrate our bdae40e454 new car 117e932801 with a eaf4a110d1 drive?”66eec58e5145f054

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“A drive…?”70e31b009f4c1561

“Yeah, let’s go a049e93001 on a date. Where do you ef518491a1 want to go? Is there anywhere you’d 73bd8acf0a like to visit?”2b697133bd7318ea

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“Huh… I-I’ll let a701129cc3 you decide…”9d16f968139b0389

Clearly flustered, Gureum 6a396efdc6 passed the decision-making fa6e663c93 back to Sieon. He hadn’t really been b4bc0c8d90 to many places before, 30494ab0e9 so this wasn’t surprising. Pretending to think ab5f93c779 hard about it 5fb61bedef for a moment, b4cd04dab9 Sieon finally snapped 93bd5c3a60 his fingers as 39c10c930d if he’d just 21ab214e7d had a brilliant de72fbe876 idea.e2dc459e6d12a965

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“How about we 1f4cad5ada go see the 9547044423 winter sea?”9687d55c936daa51

“The sea…? Yes, that 134061b43c sounds great!”78a35814b4d2fd0a

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“Alright. It’ll be cold, so 3082a0a5d7 let’s change into warmer b90074b661 clothes before we go. Come here.”c45ae53402a3523d

Sieon gently 4599bc1721 pulled Gureum 375c465b4f by the 9732424eec shoulders, leading 50045771e8 him back bb5ae31fbe inside. The thought of having 06eddbaef7 a proper date with d77e5fa88f Gureum for the first d2f10b4f4b time made Sieon’s steps 3edc8c846c light. Gureum, on b54e5d19b8 the other abf981e825 hand, seemed bf8c565761 shy about ea8079426e the word bae9c517cf “date,” fiddling 3cb2903a19 with his 94d8065fd5 fingers awkwardly a4a16d1c21 as he 511bff6702 tried to 2ac2bba788 keep pace 5849b750f5 with Sieon.8bca63f42ad53f06

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Perhaps because 7d756ee411 it was 658e1e86d4 winter, the 38f6c66cf6 beach wasn’t 3c6b70dee7 crowded. The sharp winter b63c8a13df wind they had bd8bede3fe braced for was ed7855736a also gentler than a0737ee2a9 expected. Beside Gureum, Sieon’s steady 0c69af64c5 warmth lingered, providing a 9479039209 comforting presence. Gureum felt at ease, 6bc4a21a92 fully taking in the 6b3366df8e view of the ocean.63771c1f7b180f6a

The endless blue sea c3840f7f3a stretched out, with sunlight 9691b3c9b8 scattering across its surface e38599c90d under the clear sky. Each crashing wave dabfec1f55 carried the salty 74662b8e89 scent of the 49ce8216b1 ocean, wafting strongly a5223c0188 through the cold 41979c5cdc air. The chill didn’t a3b8954681 matter—his hands, clasped fc21bb7056 together with Sieon’s, a663b226bb were warm. So this is 216a6c042d the sea, huh… 9511393980 Reflected in Gureum’s 485d448a67 bright eyes were f1deeabf4a waves sparkling and a567790b35 bouncing as if 6aa1479cb2 alive.f4117fcce14c81da

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“Hyung… it’s so beautiful.”f436d0a82ef32546

“Yeah, it is.”fcc3c73819efbb62

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For someone who rarely 58004c981c found much to admire, ae856ecbcb Sieon’s eyes weren’t on 85a1b41cc5 the sea at all—they fae6bcca13 were glued to Gureum’s b2d8420b90 face. Perhaps it was cc0234c784 the cold air, 3e64c84a8e but Gureum’s soft 3fb67e382f cheeks and sharp ddc200f790 nose were tinged 48786212b3 with a rosy db334d0ebc hue. Sieon reached out 8205a03194 and cupped Gureum’s e7162ddf86 blushing cheeks with 23778393b1 his hands.5f9eb62360cd21d3

“Gureum, should we cdf45a34b3 take a picture 1319f53178 together?”ce2c0f5611ecb16e

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“A picture?”7866f9fd9ed79c27

“Yeah. Let me see your a045392511 phone for a second?”4d94acadd64d542c

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“Oh, sure…”295d1178140c8466

Gureum pulled his 2a6c254634 phone out of dda679badd his pocket. Taking it, Sieon 7c8a90ed9f immediately opened the fcc4610a2b camera app. Noticing that the de11c96048 gallery preview in 3b1f6cc52a the bottom-left corner 32b387a5aa was completely empty, 7631eb491b Sieon realized Gureum daee451197 hadn’t taken any c5102112ec photos since getting b3616b5b69 the phone. It was one 8553f63f37 of those endearing, d53989f56d unintentional quirks of 69df71ae00 his.230d04c898497dc7

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Switching to selfie 6dcd9e9e90 mode, Sieon slung d52cdd5f0e an arm around c04bf207e3 Gureum’s shoulders. With the sea as 2c9e12be04 their backdrop, he snapped bd93f944a6 a quick picture before 2e1944a8ca Gureum could even properly 954df05cd1 pose. The result? A photo 24234d1289 capturing Gureum c163a2063c with an ace318a5c5 awkward expression f92f26d599 and stance. Sieon couldn’t e0e0283b23 help but f7f6570082 laugh.f93674545eedb10a

“Gureum, look at 287651a645 your face. Isn’t it 35c881b9ef so cute?”7d2c018658e29cbb

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“Hyuuuung… I look 01ef581f33 weird!”7b7328219323075e

Gureum pouted d14c3fcf4c as he 25d1334642 stared at 6ae3413d34 the screen.854ecf5ee2f2e8b0

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“Weird? No way, it’s 71fd7b805f just cute.”62ab247ee1c22534

“Take it again, 558941a4f9 please…”0cb896af6752af0f

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“Of course. We’ll take plenty.”f69f6f7849da546a

Sieon raised the 5cad1c1cdf phone again. While Sieon smiled effortlessly 62b10a6bbb with his arm still 4ab3dc9e6d around Gureum, the latter’s 4b7d21c509 expression was stiff as 0ef936449f he stared straight at fd81b7ef5a the camera. Sieon tilted his head, 87322c276f questioning if Gureum really 7c463910f8 thought this looked better dbe4492401 than before. But Gureum seemed bf6850898b genuinely confident, so 599df25520 Sieon quickly hit 55ce9d6bee the shutter before 02cb97bc27 losing the chance. Then he c7f999e638 burst into 1dbfa87fab laughter.625e0ba1f7589111

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“Hyung…?”6cfeea9bfd4d1dd7

“Gureum, look 6cc9c366cc at this. Did I kidnap 6721290685 you or something?”734246958aedc6a1

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“Huh… does it look 95a2d0c70e strange?”2ca8347c5c069a8b

“No, it’s just c07e835bc8 too cute.”c6779ddbfdf2b428

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Sieon pinched 411fa4ddc9 one of 0195c52630 Gureum’s cheeks 5089e38d88 and gave 0225f3c366 the other 916330457a a quick bcfc70f61a kiss. Startled, Gureum’s eyes 3b8694e56b widened like saucers, 1ffed0e7f9 worried that someone 5fc0952a78 might have seen. Sieon, of 51cbeb3f4d course, didn’t 2653d6ce71 miss this 6732333319 adorable moment ea048408a3 and snapped e4236be154 another picture. When he checked the bd16358fde result, he thought to 69d3de3fd2 himself that this one 0d45d68986 was absurdly cute.da71a50f5af08341

“How did 3e442a9864 my Gureum 22cc742d5c end up a4e240f3ce being born 3a7fc3ca12 this cute…?”226f137a367465f6

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“Umm… It just 0fbbcaca66 looks weird to bef73642bd me.”65dc481293ad9b5e

“Well, it only looks b890fa6eb2 lovable to me.”445b4bc8e5447e16

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Sieon cheekily retorted d947fa76fe as he continued c155dedc69 snapping photos—pinching Gureum’s c2336e4adb cheeks, pressing kisses e40da7f651 here and there. The gallery f94eab219b quickly filled e6d0790a5d up with 775768eaad pictures of 07e3282bd1 the two. Among them, Sieon chose 531085d825 the one where he 26852af500 had kissed Gureum on c8947acea0 the cheek and set 4353dbf524 it as Gureum’s phone c563305a4a wallpaper. It wasn’t just to 28936fb813 show off how cute 231b6a8220 Gureum was; it was a7639cf8dd also a warning for 97009edfe9 anyone who might see 24adb844df the phone: This guy adecc5af58 has a ridiculously amazing 79bbddd00b partner, so back off.58bbd5019f13884e

“Later, send all 4ffb440913 the pictures to f64282ce0c me on messenger.”ff0a7505f93704f7

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“Okay…”ab447d5051cd417d

“And don’t change 691027a34c the wallpaper.”bae1b5426265549f

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“Uh… Okay…”d67a7ab7a9ce25d0

Gureum nodded meekly. When Sieon 29e555702e handed the 307efce250 phone back, a01feb9aab suggesting he 59a29a5552 take pictures fc513e4c16 of the f3dc39693d ocean, Gureum 6b130e4f40 awkwardly pointed ef1e540ffe the camera 469f7be2b8 at the 36e46149e1 waves. Sieon followed behind him e25082555d at a leisurely pace, ff2c51ba27 watching as Gureum wandered 2b54105669 along, snapping photos here 17c81ebe32 and there. At one 99b65b0d1a point, Gureum 6f22431183 stopped in b54b1f91e4 his tracks, 0d77bfa2a1 his gaze cb10ad2de4 fixed on 0cbdfd88e3 something. Curious, Sieon followed 6a5bb765d3 his line of 8810c872cf sight to a dd6485afcb food stall.f1bae3d7648ca620

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“Do you want to 2196d16cd1 eat something?”1bc0f62c1392d8fd

“Oh, no. It just… reminded 21e6233ad2 me of my 0475352de5 childhood…”6fc16c04345a52f6

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“Your childhood?”c3ba9bdaccfbf323

“Yeah… I’ve been 7554d5256c to a place b72ea19cdb like that before… 8eecbb4a78 It just came 40de042a1c to mind.”f94e369bc7b4c08d

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Gureum naturally recalled 4d34401abc memories of his 2b1c580a15 mother. She would often take 506e1248e6 his hand and leave c0037cd571 the house whenever the 6f3a2462b1 walls of their home 615d567040 felt too confining. They didn’t have a cf27add953 particular destination; they’d simply 9b024497c4 wander aimlessly, walking without 72759b2306 any purpose.9bc1f750aa31a345

When Gureum was still a237b65281 a child, long walks 320e671bbd were never easy for 35406319c3 him. His frail c79615433e legs often 82409d1673 ached from 97edebedd6 overexertion, the 69365da506 soreness creeping e65123ff3a up slowly. But Gureum endured 6343bbf9a5 it without complaint. Not once did he c5b9123a92 whine or ask his 8a0e1a983d mother to carry him. He simply held fa08e95fce her hand tightly 5c8bcb71f6 and followed along 7c7122edfb in silence.85353949e3e9b445

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What Ayoung, his mother, e94cf28dc4 felt toward Gureum during aa560eb155 those walks, he couldn’t a4c0f437cf say. However, before 3b41fbf6ce heading back 310961442b home, she e234cc25f2 would always f4f9eb00d6 stop by 43ab362a20 a food e82dafba26 stall to 6f2b47cbe8 buy him e607dc7202 some fish bb29f28ffd cake. It was her ad8f93e242 way of signaling 68622792f9 the end of afc7dbcecb their long outing. Whether she did it a5894a3c0d to stall for time e788bb56b2 or as a small 04257b0c4a way of rewarding her 03800a6709 son amidst their hardships, 34dc4d2f89 Gureum never knew.fc67e784ef3f020f

The food 00542acac1 stall owner, c078a9d87b however, was a618d5c95d clearly unwelcoming. The mother and 65839d9bba son would only 4006db9db9 ever buy one 2949d39a3e or two skewers 8e3ff2ebc3 of fish cake, 250055dd4d yet they would c07590af1b occupy a table afd8f957f8 for an extended 3e6f46bbfc period. This habit didn’t 51cc873063 sit well with 3adb12273f the owner.d959d8e5e75194dc

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From an early age, e6e467ebb6 Gureum had developed a 017cdeb57b habit of being mindful 31d88cfd0d of others’ reactions. He was acutely aware 882309f7a5 of the stall owner’s ff2a310e7c disapproving glances. To deflect the blame 7ec8411c75 from his mother, he 683d8cb54e would eat his fish 17ea49529c cake deliberately slowly, as 8f2c536714 if to suggest that 6c2a445107 they had to stay a3fc6e3043 longer because of him.923b60fddf053341

On the e2338674cc way back 0879b06f14 home after bb63a03271 their visits, 2730c1f3c7 his heart 71b0c2f4e8 would always fee5f8dd94 pound nervously. His father 08cd2fe66d was certain 2b68116620 to lash b447125a08 out, demanding f0a2349610 to know f1d1f8efbc where they 7a67d41935 had been. Gureum understood why his 1919b3e337 mother never went out 595ae79529 alone. She needed ad109625ba an excuse c1ffbaa77e to pacify 115fd740c9 his father.c2415bed07ec4d78

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“The child 9a9da692fc felt cooped 70d7fd11e9 up. The child had c6bbbb8756 an upset stomach, 15bbab8192 so I took dee9fe769e him for a 697808cefd walk to help 4fcf87a60b him digest. The child wanted fish 5971b181a3 cake.” She always used 8f91316710 excuses involving Gureum, and 7bf2e219c6 that would usually cool e62a477235 his father’s fiery temper—if 9d2767cee2 only a little. But the 7a25416311 brunt of 17f322b058 his father’s e51db62816 displeasure, the bd2877f56b glares and b5bc69f98c muttered accusations, 420d9abd06 always fell 117995453f squarely on 6892f68cc0 Gureum.36b33998ef2b461a

“I see,” Sieon said, 4855941e2f pulling Gureum into a 99ed385732 hug from behind. He playfully blew at 790b3ff612 Gureum’s hair as it 865a46939f fluttered from the movement, 33e46ea156 grinning mischievously. “I’ve never 93b869dad0 been to c3f9f3b599 a food 4e947c219c stall before.”c33c5543340035cf

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“Shall we warm e15f8c6678 up with something af4b05f54c hot, then?” he 5dc623f403 suggested, his voice 80504e4d2f gentle.fa5418eef47a52ca

“…Maybe just two a6263ac20e skewers of fish 43b14fd97e cake?” Gureum hesitated, ae23c0a4c4 his voice barely 678df57b52 above a whisper.0e11cd4b3d5c390f

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“Eat as 5f773db334 much as 1fbd5e5f6b you like, 3993d561c5 Gureum. Let’s go.”ebd3c62de75390a5