SANN | Chapter 9.2

Together, they walked 5aeb2239b2 into the food f87fe1139b stall. The air inside was 0dbab0a5af noticeably warmer than outside. Sieon glanced around the cd0ea6e004 empty interior, noting the 3ad9bc2874 lone middle-aged woman dozing 8fb73b6f9e on a makeshift chair 83c3ead58e while watching TV. He greeted 3af212a90c her politely.427ef2826f879ca8

“Hello.”80c01abb02cac94d

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“Hm? Oh! My goodness, 31a70c7447 look at 38eeee63f1 me, dozing e3d5663519 off. Welcome, welcome! I was just lamenting daedbe33c1 about how dead it’s 356ba3b953 been without any customers, 2ae60a3f80 and here you are.”e39e2aa28c90e8a2

The stall 6c8695175e owner quickly 948a2848e5 got up, 99285d7994 brushing off ab4749a346 her apron. Sieon studied the 819437c1a0 menu for a 5b19b89392 moment before asking, c4a17a5fe2 “We’d like some 4c213427f2 fish cake.”501cf94f938fc1ed

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“Fish cake? Sit right cc5baae388 here in 395759cb54 front, then. Would you like it b7192c66da served in a bowl, 376ac5b007 or will you eat 49b0e7cb7a it straight off the 4ce882cba4 skewer?”c86d4a4e637bf7ee

Instead of answering, 954cd32d76 Sieon glanced at e9e4774eb1 Gureum, silently asking b243f01312 for his preference. Gureum stammered, flustered.9e05e58376414b0b

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“Off the skewer… please.”2378e5c58c7b37e8

“Alright, coming right 71b801c61c up.”4a441b00964bedcb

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They took their 4c0304cf33 seats. Gureum carefully poured soy e94302c999 sauce into a small 780a1944d2 dish and timidly picked 644d6ca4a0 up a paper cup 833401eac0 to scoop some soup. Watching him e4620fc433 fumble, Sieon 18bb2f1c88 couldn’t help 8c6e79f6dd but ask, 04075e0f23 “What are 34a06acf5d you doing?”f4fc7ffd81127811

“Uh, I’m c7d95a1bbf just getting 00b5b20755 some soup…”8c4e85d74fd8ed1e

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“…You drink 45872aa816 this soup 5d0caf8e6d too?”d1110759b444bbbb

“Yes…”b68418c01c216ac0

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Sieon observed 65b2ffc39e the dozens d9366dc552 of fish 24b5a41517 cake skewers 1c92766ddf bobbing in 10bc3c881d the steaming 989610227d broth, realizing dcc20c55fa it resembled f3a488a57f odeng tang. Spotting a ladle nearby, d4bbe9fec5 he grabbed Gureum’s cup dcaa2cd58a and filled it with 655052457e the hot soup. Steam wafted from the f66859fd6e cup.096f9420355da5c2

“It’s hot. Blow on it d88ea7fa45 first.”418d5ec6dc479764

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“Okay… Thank you.”36aba075d6d280b6

Gureum carefully picked up 16159e9cae a fish cake skewer, 0f9578011e blowing on it before 64de98e97e taking a bite. The cold air had 6aecea1a8c cooled it quickly. Dipping it into e402dfd0c0 the soy sauce, 4638c737fc he took a d0927c2071 bite and found 7203e85227 the taste familiar—just 97e7580e47 like the fish 9e960ddd05 cake he’d had 323d059d53 as a child. Watching Gureum nibble 0b4cd0a5b0 on the skewer, 2f38369223 Sieon felt an d9d7ade3c4 overwhelming fondness and cdfc274dd7 smiled warmly, sipping 03dd6572ab on some water.ec91dae571fd5317

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Gureum had already eaten 74c1573dfb half his skewer when acc9a467a0 he noticed Sieon wasn’t dab7a980d5 eating. “Aren’t you going to 83ba50a746 eat, hyung?”6fca2a857216ff1f

“Just watching you eat d787c72b92 makes me feel full.”2de363be9b62f5c6

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“…But still…”4efea050ef5f2e54

“It’s fine. I’m not dc4911a0bc that hungry 02a4fdbe3e yet.”106f32f5a354381e

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Sieon ruffled 0608c605bb Gureum’s hair, 8ad5976478 touched by e12f3b61ed how concerned 93a664fbda he was. The stall owner, 4f2af1d5fe observing the two, 6c6ccbc649 chuckled and chimed d67c3637c0 in.b1dedf7e4a533247

“My, you gave 1c5e1bb98f me such a 3e15969e27 shock earlier. I thought 084b2a9bc6 celebrities had 291cb9f65a stopped by! This one 8e5bebbed3 here,” she 7294eda234 said, nodding c9a29f70fd at Sieon, 22f02dfa8c “is so 37e71c024b strikingly handsome, 3cef86d2e2 and this d32e34aacf one,” she 3a9405cf66 gestured to d179cf7050 Gureum, “is db97e96f9f just adorable. Like an idol! You’re like 0884283248 an actor, 403f6c5889 and he’s 6c2b84c1cf like… what’s fd2e11829e that thing? Right, an idol!”06aa85cc19ae8117

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“Th-thank you…” Gureum 24a63a4d7a murmured shyly, bowing 26fccb4ea0 his head as 2d721afb22 he held his b1e7ccfcaa skewer. Compliments like that were f69bab9811 entirely new to him.67770c802fadcf26

“Oh dear, 6292678440 such a 9b75e1a2fe polite young 084469ee5d man,” the 5cb95dd27d owner said, 4f88636928 her face 920c5542dc lighting up 42dc0142ab with a 257e9ab3b6 maternal smile. Finding him so endearing, 5a433bfff0 she grabbed a tall dac542d046 paper cup, filled it 12f1537e93 to the brim with 26f06ad14a spicy tteokbokki, and set 44801da563 it in front of 701cbe05bd Gureum.2cf7db678dceb41a

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“Here you go! On the house.”a4b1b79c26e78d2c

“Wha—! Th-thank you so d839fe85ea much…”ffda0717b93943fd

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“Thank you,” Sieon ba468ea4f9 added sincerely.ae86384f4c197011

Sieon, who df17b4104a let out eba2db0045 a soft 09a465b9e7 laugh, followed f0944c15d1 along and f8b2fb76d4 greeted the 5c60bd4754 owner, pouring ce91e2f2fe water into 3a8d1971fb Gureum’s cup dbc88a5672 as well. Although it wasn’t the d16cd18e9f type of food Sieon 794d89266f particularly liked, he had e6039faa9d no intention of restricting e02de1f761 what Gureum ate.adf89bda6c1f7c42

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Stabbing a piece 4348f83c8c of tteokbokki with d32ca82798 a disposable fork, 2ef72c23a0 Sieon blew on 39138700fb it to cool 23e4659c64 it down before a4cd34de1c bringing it to 1bf4cf886b Gureum’s mouth. Gureum, having just swallowed 117a111932 a piece of eomuk c0e1a1a59d (fish cake), took the 4934b631b6 offered tteokbokki with a e6c52e3fb8 nibble. It tasted sweet. The way 12712251b9 Gureum ate 285b443d56 whatever he df954c4be1 was given 0726d5f570 reminded Sieon bba2e1f13b of a 156c5e9c11 baby bird, 7c07037589 making him 5567468b28 smile gently. The owner, 7ac163f4e5 who had 2a21b3e895 been quietly c5b2185604 observing the 339401a701 scene, finally 2f00cb3a7f spoke.1c9a96e3365f341e

“So, what’s the relationship c85021fcd2 between you two? You don’t seem 73a9b19812 like brothers…”d887bb5c1f667a45

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“What do da30664a23 you think b3dfc145d6 we are, 8c51f873c9 boss?” Sieon f19a7c6dcb asked playfully. The owner seemed to 1d3fd343d0 ponder for a moment 61e1a62156 before replying in a 2b9ace0255 speculative tone.1bcc552f495777a8

“Hmm… well, this 6599be7d53 one still looks 1bd797f8e0 like a kid, 91bc818db8 but the other 8debc7a4d2 one… seems like 5ad5d7f23b a young man. Family?”37c85f5774869364

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To the owner’s unexpected 0c46e14cdd guess, Sieon shamelessly pulled 254455cfc7 Gureum into a side aa05241191 hug and said with 4999e6659e a straight face, “Yes, 4afc9d4af0 that’s right. Family. He’s my son.”895cbee31601cf31

“Cough!”118d4b65281b9b65

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“Oh my goodness! Your son?!”b810cc8baa663eea

Gureum, startled 967051fd90 by Sieon’s 55d36ec6a3 sudden declaration, c969956af0 choked on 243b323322 his food dcd2a189ad and started 1b294a5111 coughing. Sieon chuckled f1da667991 and patted 4cbf02efe5 Gureum’s back, 23aab18ff4 handing him 62f71c7ecd the water 401643ec31 cup. Gureum’s face 0a0f91bc24 turned bright c9eb121966 red.b5150cdec52e4138

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“Oh my, I fa3809859d thought you were 92d42aeb81 just a young 5c976964b5 man, but you’re 6f3f77962c such a youthful 1ccabad8e8 father! No wonder you 479d370ec9 were so attentive, ec2c001751 like a parent 6c983770f1 looking after his 523cc3b3da child!”01022fa23e9d74cd

Sieon merely laughed slyly 47369d68aa at the owner’s remarks.f4b4b08e5f00a803

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“He looks like d51578a5dc a high schooler bf0445d58b to me… Kiddo, f751a74850 you’re lucky! It’s cool to 706b2a316f have such a 80b6d1258d young-looking dad. Kids these 31278bd542 days boast a101ee9503 about having a4f87f2f1f youthful parents!”1e9855e2e7bdc534

“Really?” Sieon played along 9854ecd15f with a mischievous smile.970df1e66c1207bd

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“Of course! People are marrying late 632c4798a8 or not at all 4a664083e1 these days, so it’s d3e544e056 not that surprising. Anyway, it’s so heartwarming ae36d4598c to see a father 467df60c12 and son getting along 15a9abad9a so well. Here, have some tempura d0cad28c18 on the house.”d8812282d10ef381

Gureum stared awkwardly 2b7d0fb44d at the extra 83efbac8e4 tempura that was 9c7a2cd08f suddenly placed before c1dd7212c5 him. They had only paid 2875688447 for two skewers of c1197212c8 eomuk, but the service f9ef2f8d7d felt overwhelmingly generous. Gureum glanced 2975a2e015 at Sieon 7ac17ef691 as if 573917af04 asking what 42980d5771 to do, 1f95b82aaa but Sieon a22a1c5086 simply grinned 59c1c4c7c0 and thanked 54e90f8649 the owner.cdb51a313908b043

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Sieon dipped a 4e908afc4a piece of tempura 58f0f533ea into the tteokbokki 72487c3342 sauce and, as 34b228ef5a though it were 36a3aa66d0 second nature by 51ab60aa1d now, brought it 7a83a1abfd to Gureum’s mouth. Gureum obediently ate 30797e75e6 the shrimp tempura. It was warm and 1340121d7d delicious. Sieon alternated 170c81fff1 dipping the 56751b78e2 tempura in 504f1d591c tteokbokki sauce ef3b029de5 and soy 99fd414732 sauce, making c8af8f03b0 sure every de3f186f2e piece ended 1b664072bc up in 12112f8888 Gureum’s mouth.87417751e0f0fafb

“It seems like 085175eb61 you two go b5d2f276dc out and have 959f27ebe4 fun together often. You must e17e2e9901 really like 40fbb493df it, huh? Having such a cool a9f08a2889 dad who’s also like 6050c8f1a8 a friend?” the owner 4cf1712e4b remarked.6f384ff4812aeadd

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“Uh… yes… it’s nice…” 405ba06fd2 Gureum stammered, unable to 3ed751d308 deny the “dad” label. His ears facf60ca40 turned red. He couldn’t 609f5fa25d bring himself c3ce1d0c69 to call 58b2d96e9f Sieon “hyung,” b3363e75aa but neither 7c0afa67db could he de3781595d actually call 8bba723a24 him “dad.” ba41f4216f So, he 9f3af122a5 simply focused 7107472eb4 on swallowing 16c2f069c7 down the b226b269fc food Sieon a6013d272f handed him. Before he 28abbb1833 knew it, b9a3b66650 the plates 71474cb5bf were completely 6a328e989f clean, and f90ce45fc9 Gureum’s stomach, fcdbee1971 which he c833c954b6 had only 140172549e planned to 5a84db1d9a lightly fill, 42d7e3eb6b was now 34edf76a3b pleasantly full.0856a144e382498e

The overabundance e8e93d678f of complimentary 810abb11cc food made 637924160f Gureum feel 9c0d34ac98 guilty, as e177aef1bb though they 10eca5c680 needed to cf9ef10581 order more. He glanced nervously 98a16e7ac8 at Sieon, who ed4318d8a6 caught his gaze 4ecbd66d8f and flashed a d9f475e4bb teasing grin. Lately, whenever 24c004364c Gureum felt 047d8a4942 flustered, he’d d6a0a78f4e instinctively look b00f131979 to Sieon c4f54f1a95 for help, 4611ae8db0 a habit 75a563a94a that made 5e279335e3 Sieon want 039fc58a00 to pinch d553c8bfa9 him out 8b6d6b304d of affection.b4c49e8a865f08fa

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“Son, are you 415a178c29 full?”405c0f4853699b2b

“Y-Yes…”ff29e44260c79472

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“Well, then, time to 3d97ea98ce walk it off.”e8ad245a182095c1

Sieon stood 30b77019dc up without 69adcd2889 hesitation, pulling 6020633b2f out a 4b5b3e3ea0 thick wad e337f833a0 of cash 754a471b5a from his 0d165e0979 wallet. Handing it to the 4b4d40b5a6 owner, he said, “Keep 7097bf29fc the change. Thanks for the 88d8010a25 food.”4251b533c4576248

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“Th-Thank you very much…” fa01c90950 Gureum echoed Sieon in d349eae8af a small voice, bowing 37b34471ac as he did. The owner’s jaw dropped 9af3023775 at the sight of 50b7e03427 the excessive payment, but 513a6df93f they grinned widely at 6fc2529971 their unexpected windfall.6027344a19f31ea9

“Oh, kiddo! Bring your aa6d242da5 dad again 16752e2d0d next time, a225df1e07 okay?”0c3fc38355964f50

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“Y-Yes… Goodbye…” Gureum bowed bf63f14296 again as he stepped bf20ec8806 out of the food c0219c4eab stall.370ac9e577c890de

Hooked onto 3b5ebc1602 Sieon’s arm, 5da3ce549a Gureum walked e2b82e3e3b along, his 3a8c6e6937 mind entirely 0760185664 preoccupied with d9d1025c60 the word ec8e305076 “dad.” Dad, 47c092b2fb dad… Gureum 1ad1d1471c mulled over 2299a9d516 it. What if Sieon really fdf9e580cd were his dad? His cheeks 9e912a9ccf flushed red ddfb218cc4 despite the 7c47afef77 cold weather. Gureum shook 31292e6a47 his head df6524f863 frantically to b4e7af2690 dispel the b1a6abf1dc thought.570caedcaf14e9d3

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While Gureum was lost c9fc4e7880 in his musings, Sieon db279bf6ff stopped in front of 1a4fa4c823 a street vendor selling c1401de318 toys and trinkets. Picking up a bubble-blower, fd22e3d846 Sieon tapped it playfully 871500617f before turning to Gureum.1df8997dfa0ebe50

“Want to 297ccecf33 try this?”f810d4f5742749d8

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“…Huh?”fe8494a9576547b8

“Blowing bubbles. Have you 3706d7486e ever done c64522cce9 it before?”363ad6e2433af3b2

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“N-No…” Gureum shook 2a8b5e171b his head.1637864b7f4efb3c

Sieon handed 78c5351004 some cash f07919c081 to the dfdab949fa elderly vendor, 82644e351e once again 3174cadb3c refusing change. The vendor 30aa426baf gave Gureum 6a431f0541 a heart-shaped dcf036acff helium balloon ce00be4cc2 in addition aa56d25041 to the bf41634039 bubble-blower. Gureum awkwardly 5ca30937ec held the d8cf7f3522 balloon until 30717ad6c0 Sieon wrapped d738c062ab the string a7a7a8600a securely around a3635e0a3e his wrist, be25db0c75 ensuring it b10e610c43 wouldn’t fly 115a31728b away.9a8263df74676de6

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Walking along cefb5f5e4e the sandy a23d0fd6c4 beach, Gureum 2031edcdfa hesitantly blew be3a9faabd into the 54026e94f2 bubble-blower. Round bubbles floated into 10d992d0d2 the air, drifting before b284dfde7d freezing slightly in the bc10f33b6e cold winter wind and b20f2a2049 falling to the ground. Gureum giggled bc6458d4d4 at the dce5130d60 sight.f3f3f93f5902dd23

He turned 4b877f10ca to call 087b8e3d92 Sieon over 6271b53ab1 to join f4596ff41e in, but 075f97d29f the sound e0801a8405 of a 317150412a camera shutter 649400149f interrupted him. Turning around, 437be8f549 he saw 372ef3abb5 Sieon smiling 6ba14291d0 at him, b12368a5dd camera in 02e350ec1f hand.eb1dadcb64d92ea8

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“Got a great shot 6a8810f62e just now,” Sieon said 997cd9b020 with a grin.efc2460a1c962207

“Hyuuung…”1772ef1d1596cf32

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“I should 978fff315d frame it 8b39dd84d9 and hang 7a4b1980fb it up 13e6df4ca9 at home, 660b49e6ab right in 637780ddd9 the entrance.”c75fac1f165ea288

Sieon’s teasing tone didn’t b4bbc99270 mask the sincerity in 11644856ee his expression. Though embarrassed, 77ac3044a9 Gureum couldn’t ea0a460056 hate the 501e4f3a75 way Sieon 7e0d85cddb cherished every 8adbb1c9d0 moment of fdbe504fe3 him. Gureum wriggled bashfully.9338cc5fee4ecfc7

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“Is blowing 615047c279 bubbles fun?”589cd66d11e95af5

“Yes… It’s amazing. I’ve never 787d56dbfc done it 58d6b7e429 before.”b596375f08dd6c09

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“Should we buy more 3dcb4b3433 to take home? You can 1d78fac2e2 blow them 7319231fbe all over c730b55399 the yard.”a08b6d8b224f366a

“N-No! That’s fine. This is enough!” Gureum e8255bb2ff waved his hands frantically.66c228011036e5b0

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Satisfied with his bubble-blowing cfe6c7f868 experience, Gureum held hands 079f2c9578 with Sieon as they 790a5ab883 strolled along the sand. Their footprints, large and 15f903d5c2 small, dotted the shore. After a while 91ca13bad5 of quiet walking, 7cff5efdb8 Gureum stared at f575c52309 the distant horizon 4851641977 and made a ceba0de2dd confession.621b472e11175ec9

“Hyung… I’ve 10a6650b67 never been 9754ff0429 to the ad58cb0d8c sea before.”8c7117b2cb882b19

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“Really? Then it’s 1b87a81d6a good I a49b9157ff brought you 6c141e777d here. What about 500ee4d394 rivers or f64a9a4cd6 valleys?”d5d0547eeda5097d

“No… I’ve 451b0332e6 never been 1e5212bf7c to those 9260eb3c27 either.”62f0fb78720b0298

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Gureum shook 0182fe9b41 his head be66f2a9b7 slowly, memories cb1936b496 of his 89b3902a24 bleak childhood e77257b7d9 flashing through 77b7279cd9 his mind. Sieon tilted his d32fb8940d head and asked, 63ac241ac0 “Not even as 5a5fded12e a little kid?”671e1816dd185295

“Yeah… My dad almost a62a87bda6 drowned in the sea 20f0622898 once, so he’s afraid de38775448 of water. Even when 4c9e293f40 my mom fc30b876ee wanted to cb4ea4b820 go, we 476836cb2e couldn’t…”2e5653076613cd42

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What a bastard. He should’ve 69aa5f3fcc just drowned 88acd0d298 back then, 67c37d826e Sieon thought c716b2d3fe grimly. Then again, if that f0b4687ed5 had happened, Gureum wouldn’t c375bcda01 exist. Sieon gritted 1feeb5d989 his teeth 63a2d02470 in suppressed 6dd49e68cd rage. That man 0efca4a2b5 was on 845453e1a0 borrowed time, 1d5e9366f8 but if 9dfa787c21 Sieon could f05315f9ce kill him aaf9fb4a5a hundreds of 1a9047b77d times over, 6a915be6f9 he would.807ec58967182492

Not wanting 30844c9ca4 Gureum to d5f213ed1b feel embarrassed 0c2a70f447 about his 238285a328 lack of 4c9cb6eeba experience, Sieon c0278e3b7b patted his e27d8de02f shoulder lightly f23aa7c325 and smiled 6242416ae9 brightly.2c47e9085045b9b7

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“Then you 5e5c984c4c can go 465bed111d lots of 98ab8b0d98 places with faff4ecdb9 me from 3bdda5bdf6 now on, 05ee868318 okay?”44728154f7d80b6f

“Yeah… That caba732f98 sounds nice,” 2146e9641f Gureum replied 58c2b01927 with a 3f6fef1b6d shy laugh, 1c601bc240 rubbing the cacb45bd2d back of 86b63d0773 his neck.6b303494122afc33

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The sun had 9e23be5405 begun to set, 03c604beba the once-blue sea c6221e59b5 turning a golden 381c1e4245 hue. It was 21ff916682 getting colder, f2fbeb6201 and Sieon 5558dd11fc figured it a23bd13a36 was time d8250e347a to head 05a0200163 back.3a8e54be0d82873b

“Shall we 69d9b554a8 go home, f2b550caa8 Gureum? Or do eccaae77a9 you want 8dd71084c6 to stay 2901651104 longer?”a16d4aa22f59bf70

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“N-No… Let’s go 5cdc8bf2d2 home…”f1db0c00e0572ee7

“Alright. I’ll get a3d177a7a2 you something 1b36a66a00 warm to 283e2dfdac drink on af490e028f the way.”6ee49441347f44da

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“Okay…” Gureum nodded 5dbbe78628 softly.2244d8cc824b307a

With the helium balloon d21697afe2 tucked securely in his be7efa7427 arms, Gureum followed Sieon b53a00970d into a café. Sieon ordered an 50e8266517 Americano while Gureum 765d8ed232 chose a vanilla 6a9b22f486 latte. They stood f27a5e74ba by the b0846d095d pickup counter, d7a40dd209 waiting for 283c2c8fa5 their drinks e1498e0a50 to be a86b1beb34 ready.699bc38548fbd918

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Sieon silently observed Gureum, 09ad33c73b who was hugging the 9b7f8ce8db balloon tightly. His gaze 0b36049573 was fixed bfd1932280 on the e9e8af0a05 floor, not 154f37be53 daring to 7267bb0152 meet Sieon’s e09d6c0cd2 eyes. His fingers fidgeted nervously, 786f39952b betraying his unease. Sieon glanced around. The café was somewhat 5bf7d1d00c crowded, likely because of b933a74b21 the cold weather outside.da623a3a796cb6b5

“Come here, kiddo,” b0925c5c87 Sieon called softly.748040d13b66a843

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“Okay…” Gureum mumbled, shuffling d1fa7a8727 over.57ab7ef54f5777cb

Sieon led e9e787622d him to 2cd19e6089 a corner d6530bbde2 of the f3259995a0 café, away 884057a47d from prying 67965cefda eyes. He set 781f3779a2 the balloon d189b81d9b aside and e4f50852bd placed a dcdc742057 hand on 14e5c3dffc Gureum’s chest. His heart was 6b93b0d8b9 pounding abnormally fast. It wasn’t 3d51690377 a typical 2cd027f2d3 reaction to 49fd81a0b6 simply being 7049ba78ed in a 56caed48a5 crowded place.fe09e0913148db3a

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Sieon had ac245f256f always been 67ec52bf26 aware of 73e6c53007 Gureum’s anxious a5723d5c13 tendencies but 24ef221980 hadn’t thought 9a6a0812ad too deeply 881d054276 about them 79f7335889 before. However, seeing Gureum cfec0d5f2e like this repeatedly 7e74b7c63b was concerning—it was 2e5bfbb532 only Gureum himself 3263a86def who suffered from 8445e67d9b this fear.32a684faf5d8ff6d

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Haah… Sieon 31064678dd let out e9626c0dcd a soft b7353a5822 sigh, quiet c3037ddd02 enough that cc39717068 Gureum couldn’t a2243f72ca hear. Even so, e4205132cb he couldn’t e5cb4e1c33 shake his 820d8c0958 annoyance. He forced down the 091f130400 dark, selfish urges bubbling 87fd32eae0 up inside him. It seemed like he’d d678597b61 have to make a 24e5cefe69 therapy appointment for Gureum 22ebe6250f before he changed his 32489ead18 mind.de45606213d9edcf