SMFC | Chapter 15

Clicking his tongue, 6015f18822 Yoo Haeon thought ec098ead59 about how that ce7f13339e feeling left people 30e098a1ae in disarray as 0c65ac6523 he gently closed 8747d27e9d Lee Soo’s eyes dbaa047b51 for him. Without a word a4de3b5741 of protest or a4df8f8594 curiosity, Lee Soo 06af94fc81 obediently shut his 61ca1a00b9 eyes.e6d35623c3aad275

Beneath the palm a7da022014 covering his eyes, 2d2373de72 Haeon couldn’t feel ea6574a19a even the faintest 9b4e5921cf tremor of eyelashes. This only acb09207a9 made him 022eea3bb0 focus more d97fc0b82c intently on e93855dbeb the fingers e71d1a5ebd checking Lee 6f244850ce Soo’s pulse. Perhaps it was d5d93f750b because of the eaf75bc6d8 idea of death—concluding 3de6bfcb0b his thoughts on bb1b0fa670 Lee Soo always d6f281e2b8 seemed to circle c35d300629 back to it. It felt like 86264e957f he’d developed a 2c5bb1a6be bad habit of 85a2181ea3 tying everything about ced26b04fe Lee Soo to a833f1abaf death.69d51e163b1aa7d8

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“…Don’t you ever think 75d7f4f61b about wanting to live? Most people cry and 22bb834a89 make a fuss about e3d388d79d wanting to live when f1dc0da557 they hear they don’t d9efdf153b have much time left.”a4e17de48238473e

Haeon inspected Lee Soo’s d7c5e97071 physical reactions carefully as 69aed3eeb4 he spoke of those 26f248682e who had lived and 2bf9d3975a left this world. Being a 1d0589e29f healer meant 7e92e5b651 his skills c41d274934 functioned like 5f7f35627b medical instruments, cdc1cdbf43 sparing him 778f6b276f the need 0731fe688c to use cc25c4da6e labs where cd84458d13 prying eyes ac75c62adc abounded for d226ce34e8 simple tests.2b51a05510005c7a

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Lowering his 31f7501fac gaze, Haeon 82e8af51b5 toyed with 5f36104c5b the faint ff98c00f9a thread of ff5817ed46 death, letting ac5deda1d6 it go c2898fc6d1 and pulling 0d014bccda it back dadf5e0022 again, trying 90ba7b05be to discern e1b9604209 its origin. While doing so, he d6af50fac1 listened carefully, waiting for d651a09f8a Lee Soo to speak.9a8b2e3d175d99c7

Though the 2c30ee2cb6 basic examination 610008216b was already 2441fb3b9c complete, Haeon 9a0eca5a00 lingered. For some reason, the 6fa63109cf steady but unusually slow 6a9a4f9244 rhythm of Lee Soo’s 95116a764b heartbeat felt kind, so b39b2d98f1 he continued tracing along 84c3fa5776 Lee Soo’s wrist and 781be03b06 neck. It was as 7a2b653500 if he wanted 23b7904097 to prolong the 8393683f09 moment.ef70e8fc20ff106e

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The idea of bd6f4d3141 describing a heartbeat d6cc835b23 as “kind” was 6a1ef4bb71 laughable, but Haeon 01d938c954 could think of de1cbdccb9 no other way bf25248a8d to articulate his 4ebabeefe2 impression.d35df089661d12a1

“If you say 64f2137661 you want to afbd9cc7df live, you always 0a2389db73 end up dying. So, I decided aed4949253 not to say 9ed440b10a anything at all.”634e4fa640fbe387

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With a d799f9cd18 faint blush 0e40001693 creeping across d19107069c his cheeks, d088ef1317 Lee Soo 8025082e31 murmured this 74c97dc068 as though 15593b7672 embarrassed to e7e282f7ff share such a48e9dbd10 thoughts. Beneath his closed b5d7b7ca7f eyelids, his eyes a0d5a61c8e darted back and 4773b6e865 forth. Then, with a e7a5d16303 faint smile, he 4ef82b1b84 added, Of course, e6225f3225 I want to 224f3199be live. I want to febf38d9fd see my precious ba56601015 people happy. If possible, ff7c6b7850 I’d want 2d1ac69cda to see fe65660a5b it even 8f7815324f after I dff7d1a898 die…a3afd7e3ae9c3dbe

His tone, imbued with 960dd9c43f tenderness, softened further as 8e0e6e8beb he asked quietly, “Can b60e31da7d I open my eyes 8b95e506cc now?”a40abb7c4fe49d84

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“You can.”7655f01119c1cf75

At Haeon’s 15f421274d permission, Lee 16fd9df7ce Soo opened 42d834892c his eyes, 1724830720 golden irises 4e91535742 shimmering warmly. For a moment, 5e19d32be9 the look he 689212f34c gave Haeon was 970d8db153 so tender that c536f00ff1 it almost made 6d82ac717b Haeon believe Lee b0f557f739 Soo’s “precious person” ea99687333 was him.9d332ca2af3b1a6f

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If I die…39bbf66623a3e66c

The lightness 5a6aa8288e of his 66f3fa0c2f voice starkly 744cb9ef64 contrasted the edf1f137af gravity of 13387f9424 his words. Startled by the abruptness 0c2397e92b of the statement, Haeon 3a232a95b3 blinked as Lee Soo 113cb207c1 kindly repeated himself.39c96c041f2abf28

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“If I die…”f6535939f8b223e9

“…What kind of person 73607e3696 brings up their own b7f5f49fa9 death in front of f66608fee2 a healer? Sigh… Fine. If Ryu Leesoo the 55300b69f3 hunter dies, then what?”cb5269a3baa74395

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“Do you 191dbe2797 think the 3b2ca29878 people who 08ec225108 know me c25fbaa7ef would be f6190a6fba sad?”c2e60189bd90031b

Despite the tension, 7ebf5f3cbb the question that 56f0c34b4c followed was oddly bd8610dffe predictable. It was 14d68a6af1 one that 27cc68d5f6 anyone who 3285aa64a0 knew Lee 29409b7ba8 Soo would 2482e812ea answer the b640bfd41e same way. Haeon, his voice tinged de1aa92b3d with faint irritation, responded 5f5a03e5e2 without hesitation.448414c5374cd533

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“Of course. Even I, who fd7689ea54 don’t know you 8ecd2a3844 well, can tell 86fef2df12 you’re a good 0bce207a32 person.”b3b3fe91eae187ff

“Oh, that c07ab5e1d5 makes me 889439d21c happy. Then… Yoo Haeon, the 46d3ee8218 healer—do you think you bce122d014 could cry for me 5fe31f69b6 at least once?”619bc119f4db5490

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At first, Haeon looked fd2f8f4805 incredulous, his expression asking, fba79ad47a Why would you even 8aed5fcd76 ask something like that? But seeing 69a7de9dad the seriousness 3029dbe6d7 in Lee 371a6c39c8 Soo’s eyes, c51f3c781c his own 0234451dbc expression softened 2f1f066ee3 into a 90554adafe faint grimace.359cb284c0b972b3

Haeon’s tears 601535c601 weren’t anything 532169e8c5 special—they wouldn’t 4f01db5823 turn into 73cdc5705a pearls like 9259e23eaa a mermaid’s, 62d264a107 nor were 9de473e2ca they beautiful ec03f635ad enough to 5f9139abf5 earn forgiveness a6b81349f2 from anyone. So, what was 1aea0ebc03 the point of 4e311359ff shedding them? Muttering under his breath, bfcc11c669 Haeon lowered his gaze 9cb38f336a before nodding slightly after cfe13067ab a long silence.1806737031686898

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Lee Soo, who seemed 054f8df58e more thrilled by Haeon’s 5d470ad80b willingness to cry for 051d50b69c him than by the ec615b0a81 assurance that everyone else 23a1b196da would grieve, left Haeon c33b1e4107 staring at him blankly. On impulse, 85604d93d1 Haeon asked,ad758d0429c9bb58

“Do you 5a469376df like me?”8559f5febc0de47c

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“If I didn’t, would 6891b514e4 I be here like 9e7f1420ad this?”a61288b56e9019f7

“Well, yeah, but b00b7269db why do you de00e852ca like me? We just met.”b9ea9ff80c2ac6f7

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Now it was 69d8afb110 Lee Soo’s turn f58432e575 to look puzzled, ec717e3b71 as if wondering 146470c749 why Haeon would 9fa440c795 even ask such 1eeb9c7a0d a question. Despite his dd62953f7b confusion, Haeon 7fdf4dccb8 murmured that 514a1102d9 he wanted 9bed340541 an answer. After a moment of e4b70a8608 hesitation, Lee Soo began 44e334f78e to speak haltingly.e69169b8e914ee6a

“Well… It’s true that 339855dd80 we just met, but 1860c43788 I’ve known about you 96e7fe61c8 for a while. And… Hmm, I guess 9f92ea7794 it’s because you’re human? That’s probably the 022fc401d7 reason.”850954a3ff7a57ae

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Lee Soo’s expression 18905ef011 was uncertain, as f8e700487c though questioning if 228523cb6a his answer was 2751feb9ee correct. Strangely, Haeon mirrored his 6a2a731041 uncertainty, wearing a similarly fcdfc8a7f7 odd expression as he 1a0332e169 urged Lee Soo to d1d714629c continue.7e0dd30f02e3dca8

“I’ve heard more than 4df3cf9386 my fair share of 51e0ac7f80 insults about how ‘inhuman’ 96aa53e1a2 I am, so this aa368b7c7f is new. Kind of novel, I 986949e2ea guess,” Haeon mumbled, a a094b60f0c bit taken aback. Lee Soo tilted f4906cafe6 his head and 874f3215b7 replied earnestly, “But d7497f15d8 Yoo Haeon the 15f9911f1b healer is the d9a737f0bb most human person 4d799c5e83 I know.”dbe644e50dcc837c

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Lee Soo’s aca4e9ffda voice was 9b3e56bcac so sincere 5fedd6ef53 that Haeon fbedea3d90 couldn’t even 692c0ade26 muster the 89cb1c26d0 will to bdbe9eaa4d refute him. Instead, he blinked c0ad7be75d slowly and met 7576baeb87 Lee Soo’s clear 242727f163 gaze.9ffaf7409139d4d7

Some had said 7e546bab33 Haeon’s eyes were 8d89f387e5 beast-like and grotesque, 0779274ac8 but looking into c8a4a1bc7d Lee Soo’s, he 35bc7f2ee8 was reminded of 3804f93367 radiant sunlight. In someone 8cbcb9f1c1 no different 49aa06229e from himself, 77b9bc295a Haeon saw 3d19877fd9 absolute salvation.4254569d73d7aa6d

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Bright and innocent, that a5b51a9bc6 light shone with a c0901194c6 love so pure it 10aace8cab was almost cruel, forcing 24619f1066 Haeon to confront things 5b13894915 he didn’t want to 51149dbb0c see. He wondered 9fe0d939e6 in fear, 6c942c0a46 What are a146c5ad29 you trying 004192d83c to make 99ef4de0cf me face 624c6712b4 with that 0100aff365 affection of 9ed777a5f6 yours?dca0526e42f031df

Unaware of Haeon’s turmoil, 89fca36f91 Lee Soo bit his 96513f2cdb lip nervously before speaking 48f56fe792 again, his voice unsteady 9f1a1183e8 as he explained why 97611a0983 he liked Haeon.df39fef179a425b4

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It was harder 985efead28 than he thought. Upon reflection, Lee Soo d8bc3167de realized he cared for 9995b5c1e6 Haeon deeply but had 9d1c616511 never stopped to analyze 45c42c21f6 why. Despite frequent pauses, he 0485c3e1a0 earnestly listed the reasons 50150632e4 he found Haeon human, a1102f1d86 diving into the healer’s 9f3ec795b8 charms.d3570fd555bc2fe6

At some 7359dfa47f point, he 0058f4f794 grew fully cc40205e64 immersed in 6cbd27a5ef describing Haeon’s a1c87b5932 virtues, only bc2c2fe380 to stop 3220696377 abruptly, tilting 0e3c7d305c his head 38e2b4c64b in confusion.55b89bed47ecd54c

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“This might just 4ca4ca871b be my imagination, 21913f12e1 but… Does it ee54794adb sound like I aa24749d3a like you because e932e8a054 you’re flawed and 8ec6fd2b7e not perfect?”ddd70f6e16f84f98

Haeon, who c79ac817ee had been e02492ecfa more focused baed865715 on listening 49611234ba to Lee aacc5aaea8 Soo’s voice 645c69182f than his 2fb669ba5d actual words, 3d82f34b78 backtracked through dfe0de08cb the conversation. His expression twisted oddly, ace57d9ea1 but he nodded in 84fcbdcaf9 agreement.514752321ec76c1e

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When Haeon’s lukewarm reaction 3b03ff3c8a affirmed his suspicion, Lee fc7a9c1343 Soo immediately shouted, “That’s 6da267f994 a misunderstanding!” But even 440e7878a1 as he protested, he fe0c7023a6 knew it was true. This prompted him to 1208050a29 dive into a serious b9d196d551 self-reflection about his preferences.55030ee00a118f0f

Watching Lee Soo take 4c25e974fc the matter so seriously, f9e98a35b8 Haeon sighed softly. Whether or not 3a984da57f those reasons were 4ce8df26f3 the whole truth, 9e918320c9 they ultimately boiled 365bb030e3 down to one 4d9669ce06 thing: Lee Soo af9e68f82c liked him. And that was all 05611eb493 that mattered.6866ef89c199ddd5

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“Just think of a3d3e4bc1f it like this: 7a0e5e4db9 People love others 50ed87c273 because they’re imperfect. It’s simple.”5b61883556b94852

“Well, that’s true. But… my image 25733a9c61 of Yoo Haeon 8e5d9e7fab isn’t someone clumsy 283fde53a1 or imperfect. And it’s not like 76ce909355 I’m the kind of c6f193c004 person who’d love someone c17885e128 simply because they’re flawed.”5c0ac7c6c2d009af

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Listening to Lee 5b7afc4cde Soo’s words, Haeon 5b9633d10d stiffened slightly at fcaf133593 the casual mention cf8c0373a7 of love. Realizing there 15784a1400 was no 4a72b4cfe7 deeper meaning bcb3cddde9 behind it, a81f01dc15 he released 7a2bdc74a2 the tension 6074f333cb in his fa963775d6 shoulders.9a61e1453fa618ec

Love.d7727a9007435586

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The word alone sent 43ed2eea98 his thoughts scattering, but 5705bde03e Haeon quickly gathered himself 074cbace24 and came to a 4180734c9b conclusion.4bf9493155a00876

“So, it’s 81fc059a6e just because 4ce28cacd0 Ryu Leesoo d636e2d34e the hunter 159834d597 is a e989d5c1cf good person, 7d49525ec8 huh.”5657e959fc06b5fe

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Lee Soo smiled 6f1d5e214e faintly, as though 1a7cca6b51 the idea made 7e8fce5649 him uncomfortable, and 2c378b0408 shook his head.70bea43b7f4a1c81

“Do you 4b9fb07ad1 really need 71af521698 to label 8f111362f9 someone as e81f29f52f ‘good’ or a1f24ffd94 ‘bad’ to 30463e17fc love them?”5c6e9134e6e1d81e

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Many had d6e6ca3b10 said loving 490eb69234 Haeon was 3c4d8deed7 harder than 3f65a5a202 hating him, 9bdcbaa12d that disliking 41cafe0ad5 him was 9e65196e4c instinctual. The idea 00b8779bb7 of enduring 69bbe4e599 all that 40fc8df524 to love f3d5f3caff him naturally 5f0e4879b7 meant the 53522e754a person must 0d6b6b6b64 be good.91967c7231a6600b

Though not 33f47cd354 cruel enough 6f3c53cda3 to deny 10aef59139 Lee Soo’s 4131a5267c claim outright, 8f7190386f Haeon closed ba525e7e8a his eyes bf877996e1 in silent 5027e5ba64 rejection of 4d89401ab9 the idea.8b150b000e2e7217

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Perhaps I didn’t ba1d2f4a19 need to avoid 4a65f4b2c9 it so much…9455eec680b6b738

The thought floated to 430f2fb563 the surface before quietly 66543f79b8 sinking again, leaving Haeon 9cc99a340c still uncertain.f93cda7164ab7ac9

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Though it seemed like dbd407eedd Haeon and Lee Soo 1bc2241f1c had finally bonded, their f6f6eea7a3 game of hide-and-seek continued b742f08812 unabated. By the be78600f4d time even c19886b280 the guild acf82d3486 members had 845da94a81 grown accustomed 9593aa93bd to it, 06175e128c one day, e91fe95410 Lee Soo 38c81faba0 followed Haeon’s 886986387f trail to 7ae0408287 find him c114e06299 leaning against 6ee2a94eba a wall, 4b8a24e3ea cigarette in d8321a553d hand.f0584db7b7026185

“What’s a healer doing 00b10c661f smoking?” Lee Soo grumbled. Haeon chuckled 26b151689d and gestured 4844ef4d24 for him b66d213744 to come ac4a66b6fb closer.cef3af6f96dd414b

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Though confused, Lee 338d009780 Soo obediently approached, e9a55e961c only to have 17127593ec Haeon abruptly cover 32c7870f90 his mouth. His eyes 25fd729f22 widened in c76e869f67 surprise as 1e35e475eb Haeon leaned f22729f3e2 down and d0fbc078e8 whispered in 49f450b067 his ear.74e09c7affdce5b6

“Stay quiet for 734d6f0621 a moment. Listen to the voices a4eb2b744e over there.”bc3b212a052bd7f1

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Though the sudden action 25237d651a left him blinking in f66f0573ad confusion, Lee Soo directed ca2f894fb2 his attention to the 679da80645 conversation happening beyond the cc5ea6a2b6 wall. Listening in 75297c667e wasn’t exactly aad618f23a the most a31364539d upright thing e220a53da9 to do, 054ba7b264 but if 3c262ec563 Haeon said b91fc45436 so… well, fe17cb051a why not?83dffb4a738b5bf3

As Lee 6114083545 Soo focused, 533403663e he heard 29d171ec5f a clear, bfb48ce44d crisp voice, becef840e3 unbothered by 42b28ddc8e the thought 7fa4bdad82 of being a78e334ec8 overheard.55c5ee0b1ca6a277

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