SMFC | Chapter 48

If you’re tired, you should just ignore it and sleep. Yoo Haeon, who was watching Lee Soo with a mix of emotions as he stubbornly stayed awake just because he was spoken to, let out a sigh-like soft laugh and stood up.3af22a7e4dc62ddd

Lee Soo, who was fighting a losing battle with sleep, only noticed Haeon’s movement belatedly and followed him with bleary eyes.4fc81e8a3ecf3c2a

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Haeon clicked his tongue softly at Lee Soo’s droopy face and suppressed the urge to keep raising his head, sitting lightly at the edge of the bed.febc4eb44f6a8247

Seeing Haeon, who didn’t seem to have any intention of lying down, Lee Soo frowned and spoke in a firm voice. “You should sleep.” Haeon chuckled at the voice that sounded like coaxing a child and reached out to lay Lee Soo down properly.74b5049508ec4f6d

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Even though he was puzzled by the sudden touch, Lee Soo obediently lay down as Haeon instructed, watching the white hand pull the blanket up to his chest, and burst into laughter. Just a moment ago, he acted like he didn’t want me to sleep, and now he’s trying to put me to bed.abd2f25f8f39b0d1

Lee Soo, who would wake up at the sound of a passing car or footsteps outside when he wasn’t in good condition, didn’t mind Haeon waking him up or keeping him from sleeping.5a1d4723cc527f72

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Lee Soo guessed that Haeon was trying to put him to sleep out of simple guilt, and thought that if he could see this side of Haeon, he wouldn’t need to say it was okay to be woken up.d9457c89eb4c8b7e

Surprised at himself for thinking that, yet amused by Haeon’s gentle touch, Lee Soo let out a weak laugh. But thinking he couldn’t let Haeon keep feeling guilty, Lee Soo pulled the blanket aside, took out his arm, rubbed his stiff eyes, and asked.126d15ad9985b2d3

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“Is it because you feel guilty?”2c4ee3f5d4312850

“No.”dc2c50fc112504cd

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Lee Soo blinked at the sincere gaze that seemed to say it wasn’t.e2ca3379ca0f9cbc

If it’s not guilt, then why go out of your way to take care of me like this? While Lee Soo was thinking that, Haeon, who had wrinkled his nose, put Lee Soo’s arm back under the blanket and spoke in a calm voice.d159d61d2324b675

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“It’s just, you looked tired. I said I’d help Hunter Ryu Leesoo live longer, didn’t I? Then isn’t this the least I can do?”87c3e8c9ba8bc881

Lee Soo, who was taken aback by Haeon’s words, nodded slowly with a blank face.a41c3cca0ad57560

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Well, I guess? Yeah, that’s right. In a way, it’s like having a personal doctor. Haeon has the right to be involved in Lee Soo’s life.3cd049216aa2e9a3

Realizing that Lee Soo had somehow accepted it, Haeon suppressed a smile and patted Lee Soo’s chest. Understanding that Haeon was trying to put him to sleep, Lee Soo opened his eyes wide in surprise.27f4819953426c0a

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Haeon, looking down at the round yellow eyes, leaned forward. Lee Soo, who had instinctively closed his eyes at the approaching face, opened them slightly at the sound of Haeon’s laughter nearby.b8a2cf57c2342594

“What, did you think I was going to do something?”674aa316f82e4c5e

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“Oh, no… It’s just, I did it without thinking.”d862ad7fa6c73dfa

Really, honestly, I did it reflexively, Lee Soo said, flustered and trying to explain. Haeon, watching Lee Soo’s rare flustered expression with curious eyes, laughed nonchalantly and covered Lee Soo’s eyes with his palm.4c3502a60bac6f49

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“I was just trying to make you close your eyes. Go to sleep.”88bd9335fbd2904c

Whether he knew 78bef6e0f3 he was speaking 23645579fd bluntly or not, 4df373cc5f Lee Soo, who f0df1c8005 shivered slightly at 1a02e232a8 the warm hand 70c14fcebd covering his eyes, b020c0ee69 hesitated for a 1506bed3ef moment before letting f1c2a3bf0f out a shallow 6beaf74de4 breath and closing a205d0dea2 his eyes.3f5200c93964893c

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Feeling the ff412ec011 eyelashes brush 9f3ca521e2 against his 3217bad620 palm as 5733c71450 they lowered, 50bb0f2529 Haeon swallowed 0787fb79b4 dryly. Though he tried e86838dcf4 to speak as 438b060dc6 calmly as possible 43adc28ad3 to hide it, 107f430676 Haeon was quite cb10a5023d flustered too. There was b274ee4d7e no real 0a637cdeb9 need to 1e4ec6c03d lean over b941618a59 just to c86092b5d6 make him 290fe37837 close his 0dab0d8c97 eyes, and fd4bc0001d even if d4befd9d36 he did, a6d00aa80e there was 2ff751827a no need 9ab080ae46 to lean 7f3bc6d0d4 so deeply.720bf3ca342e7665

Am I crazy? That thought flashed fb8da14a69 by, followed by a2cc0c2bd9 the absurd word, 19441e8991 finally? Yeah, finally gone 3d24ab4aea mad? I thought f52e41cd14 it was 55ecc83965 taking too 2de820857c long. Half-joking, half-serious, 6d8827c8da Haeon suppressed 99e1af2dd4 a laugh 4c5d30277a under his 17ec98c825 breath.85304e46c764a6bc

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Through lips barely parted enough to let anything in or out, a trembling breath escaped. Perhaps Lee Soo, in his sleep, sensed Haeon’s state negatively. Lee Soo, who had been gripping the blanket tightly, relaxed his hand and, without opening his eyes, groped the blanket as if searching for something.24707f9e6d650da4

Not knowing what 1634851954 Lee Soo wanted, 864f20df6e Haeon watched him 9190d47cfc with puzzled eyes 84007433f9 as Lee Soo, 7d8f4a585e who was doing f09b7650ca something strange instead c0c107d26b of sleeping well, c47d487caf let out a bfa6fd4007 chuckle and wiggled 3c98cf3126 his fingers.9b3b739a1b49a4c8

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Watching the fe0cbd0aba pale hand 67450d7c8e flutter, Haeon a1a7f29cf6 asked in d2e4118def a quiet f367f66391 voice so 13192d6594 as not cc28763554 to wake 9746b4cae2 Lee Soo.be61314e1c1c9cef

“Do you want me to hold it?”4859af85704342af

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“Yes…”db47ecac7d12e06c

“Why?”6a416f348f5329d4

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“Just. I want to hold it.”65ea2c648ba81e98

Lee Soo, answering as 71387dab72 if talking to himself 2f5dadf0dc in a voice melted ce93515ca0 by sleepiness, opened one 1c9bfb86f6 eye slightly to look 5a56e4b819 at Haeon.c8d3205caf5dfbcb

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Haeon looked at Lee 12d26df3f9 Soo suspiciously, finding it 3f08db8fdc hard to believe he 6e1430db31 had been asleep just 8cd1d8a6e2 moments ago.6acfcd54c70d2324

Did he b2b3b786a8 not actually 4bde0691da sleep?9a5b44fbda187e0e

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Thinking that, 70f0c39e55 Haeon slowly c44d66a25d reached out 25de13165d his hand, e570bc4dd6 and Lee 919bdfb9cf Soo grabbed 57d6a769b9 it and f223886f35 placed it b2f3a3d066 on his 03b022a4f7 stomach. Though there was a 6f54111f84 blanket in between, Haeon, 5f28a6147e startled by the sudden b37ef01be0 action, frowned and was 6ae5116a6b about to say something 60afc86248 when Lee Soo tightly 5640b7f18b closed his eyes.cdb15ce036e300c7

The way he clearly signaled not to talk to him because he was going to sleep now made Haeon click his tongue softly. How annoyingly cute. Even as he let out a breath over Lee Soo’s peacefully closed eyelids, Haeon gently moved his hand under Lee Soo’s and patted his stomach.4840d6bdaad2fb28

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Every time his palm 23be639e1a touched the soft blanket, c8ed2fad84 a sound like stepping dda5907348 on snow, poof, poof, 9ffc46e44f could be heard.52f38ec6416b4602

Lee Soo seemed e473f3ad5c to like that a863639a87 sound. Whenever the 099d554fce poof, poof 91faf75834 sound was d97b7a209e heard, he 72072cb95d unconsciously held 1e42383cdd his breath 36ffe6dd84 and let daf4f0239d out a f444e5f34e snort mixed 4965ad10ee with laughter.96257003a8c2242a

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Though it was absurd that he wasn’t sleeping and was instead listening to the sound of the blanket being pressed, Haeon didn’t mind. Deliberately, he pressed down on the blanket and lifted it again, repeating the action slowly so the sound could be heard clearly.932d3c2f6ce6e79e

Knowing Lee Soo 0c4be8a20f was aware of 8c4a2eab89 his somewhat strange 42eeab7291 consideration, Haeon continued 2656b474a1 to chuckle until d31097ac0f Lee Soo slowly 18affa72f3 fell asleep.bd011b0a73fa2499

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Just before he completely fell asleep, even though he knew Haeon wouldn’t sleep now, Lee Soo gently patted the back of Haeon’s hand with a kind “Goodnight.”a5d6b41e8012cd1a

Listening to the breathing that was now barely audible unless one paid attention, Haeon looked at Lee Soo’s peacefully relaxed face. Lee Soo had pressed down on Haeon’s hand with a light heart, and indeed, he hadn’t put much weight on it. Yet, strangely, Haeon still felt as if his hand was being pressed down somewhere.e7100d47aa5a2661

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It was a sensation far from unpleasant, yet difficult to fully rejoice in without knowing what it was. Frowning at the nameless feeling, Haeon didn’t take his eyes off Lee Soo.34b4d0f4b685dfc1

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[Oh, wow, I didn’t expect you to pick up on the first try. How was the date with Hunter Ryu Leesoo?]

“I thought it was urgent, but if you’re just going to talk nonsense, I’m hanging up.”3308886153656cf8

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Worried that Lee Soo de9cbcbb36 might wake up, Haeon ce725bcab4 stepped out onto the e0834a839b terrace despite the chilly 3dba338999 dawn air, and even eb5a1084f6 closed the door tightly 63e58346ad to keep his breathing a3693a1833 from being heard, yet 50911089b3 he still lowered his c9bd15bb9a voice considerably and answered 96de576d86 curtly.4ea6bc5dcd7ec85c

At the noticeably quieter and lower voice compared to usual, Eve expressed curiosity with a “Huh?” but understood when Haeon mentioned that Lee Soo was still asleep.e967b4866975c876

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[Ah, got it. You’re not sleeping? Did you wake up in the middle of the night?]

“…I couldn’t sleep, so I didn’t.”5daacdfa8a87aabe

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[You didn’t sleep at all? Hey, hey, you’re going to crash. You know I’m not joking, right? I’m not planning on attending a friend’s funeral at this age. You need to take care of your health now. Well, it’s good for me because I can talk to you right away, but…]

If you’re going to worry, just worry. There’s no need for unnecessary words.1dd69650a0b1a717

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Listening to the b06c54fc71 voice on the 9f81c74ba5 other end of 2aad0cc3fb the phone, heavy 43d86bad36 with sleepiness and 50028df0fc dragging on, Haeon 43697ed79f glanced at Lee d71755205f Soo. He resisted the urge 1cb891a21c to look too often, e3de5d3fa0 fearing Lee Soo might bc302567d8 wake up, and only 4780114b7e glanced occasionally.0b17d7f598ce0cde

Lee Soo, who didn’t have a noisy sleeping habit but had a habit of holding the blanket while sleeping, had a white blanket in his hand that particularly caught the eye. Maybe it was because, until he stepped out onto the terrace, it was his hand that had been held by that hand.0297c0a1d023499d

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Pale and cold, yet shimmering transparently when catching the light, the hand resembled reptilian scales, except it wasn’t clammy. Though he had never thought snake scales were pretty, strangely, Lee Soo’s hand was incredibly beautiful.76559a8981eb6a2f

Even if touching that hand made it horrifyingly easy to know that Lee Soo’s lifespan was short.f8802aade6950194

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There are things in the world that don’t change. One of them is lifespan. No matter what you do, you can’t change the lifespan you’re born with. Even if you summon a demon, pray to a god, or offer your life in exchange for someone else’s, the person destined to die will die.9c629882c5370f4a

To be honest, while Haeon likes Lee Soo, he’s always skeptical about his lifespan. Regardless of how skilled one is at extending a person’s life, Lee Soo’s time has always seemed to have a clear limit, as if someone predetermined the maximum from the start.5a49727a1d3601dd

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Even if there’s such a thing as destiny, does it really need to be so precisely measured? Muttering words that weren’t directed at anyone in particular, Haeon cut off Eve’s still grumbling voice.043d58263ae00e0f

“So, what’s the matter? If it’s not urgent, I’ll hang up and call back later. It’s cold.”b55c727702d71962

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[Cold? It’s not cold. Are you outside?]

“Terrace.”bfc7b7bc7565ec96

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[Unbelievable. Why, afraid he’ll wake up?]

Even though 2f7a5207b6 he knew 5bd58cd1b8 the answer, 83f47fd658 Eve asked 895854920d teasingly, and 65dddab0b0 Haeon, without 75b6cda4a8 changing his 50efe00474 expression, answered 783642ad4f affirmatively, prompting 5dc31f02eb Eve to 6045237e31 let out 6e3db7a7aa a bitter, 498d10c912 exasperated sigh.097bf7bcb17bdfbd

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[…You’re really devoted. It’s important! It’s really important. You absolutely can’t hang up. I actually wanted to call right away, but I thought I’d give you some time to rest after the raid, and I ended up falling asleep and calling after waking up. I didn’t expect you to pick up right away, though…]