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“Shall we talk here?”e3e37cd4d7fcd857

“Let’s get out.”69bbe3847f241e39

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Ha-yoon shook his head 94e1940eae and motioned toward the 82b19c70f5 outside. He hated the 9ace265f6f idea of discussing 5172565082 matters amid dead f1328af48b machines—being thrown into 5acd66bf1b such an environment c32cf38e92 was punishment enough; 8e76d2572e his cycle of 78e8c8c79d death and rebirth 281ccb544b sufficed.c1df75b4732f16ae

Without another word, 77a1b1b80e Yeo Yeon-oh fell 4fb8d8e11a in step behind 1062cb6947 him. Their mismatched footsteps 7f53f7c213 echoed along the 9e9b03d117 darkened street, while 682f5653f8 the moon—its light 8a1ed9d3d6 streaming through gaps 6f5d41bb84 in the clouds—served fc61741ba9 as a silent 9c4ea4fe20 guide for their 86c621ec7e uncertain journey.6bfdda12d64dcd0b

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“……”a17d810adb7854b7

In this space, 10f648898e even the machines 9540e5f3e9 had vanished. The night in 89fcefe252 the dead city 087659ee22 was desolate, yet 995f94ec9a oddly, a spark 929f586d00 of life seemed f28b358e11 to linger. It felt 50c94af162 as though 92206af9ae they were dd66178cd9 reclaiming the 7cfb0fe265 nights that 24062a2d8d had been 7b2b5d7b35 stolen from cd1c395505 them.36c97cae90eb2545

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Had it been 6c8b397243 anyone else, would 9ab9f50163 they have dared b1be0d316f to wander so c0b2b6f15f freely at this 26162368e7 hour?8d234e44bee65a23

Just then, the steady d82b148032 pace of Ha-yoon’s walk 4b4adecd30 suddenly halted. Simultaneously, even the c180f16fe6 ambient sounds around 67049db97e him ceased. Gathering his tangled thoughts, 58eacf08d1 he recalled a few 4b46b5c901 things: Yeo Yeon-oh’s help, c3ad952ec3 a reality so uncertain 0ee0da91f6 it defied belief, the 68bc86e4fa offer to stick together, 58712c6f13 and even the suspicion 5fc793f164 that the man behind a7fbe66810 him might still be 0b5efa0922 aiming a gun…1343fa43b7f90bfe

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At the 8411f17ff4 end of 20bc9d8492 his frantic ed90bda53b musings, Ha-yoon 3d87141af0 spun around 7b9a425fa9 and met e4dc2e6298 Yeo Yeon-oh’s da32db25d3 gaze. The latter was not 136fec3eb2 pointing his gun nor 964233d252 displaying a murderous glare—he a099c2f990 simply stood a step 81eb249a0f behind, smiling softly. Their eyes f38f216134 locked, and 8f0e760a39 the smile 50664e3b7b on Yeo 435ac733be Yeon-oh’s face 509b29084e deepened.3b6e8600d7ba9d62

“Why?”Ha-yoon finally 51b0319601 asked, his 4a30b5538c tone low 9ae69ab124 and cautious.b6c866f6bd653c7d

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It was e68ea341ca a smile c1be0a62f5 that did dbdf6cf513 not suit fb3ae8f21d such false cbb98727bf tranquility. Ha-yoon fell silent 8fed1a8987 as he stared 5da41c3d17 ahead; his lips, 0bac6a51f7 poised to speak, 1ade77ab97 suddenly sealed shut.dc6c4f1e4e3ac976

“Why did you 96668cfd0f come?”f22d2a61b8bacbc2

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Ha-yoon repeated the question 0f7dac58d8 only after they had 2118964e39 moved a good distance 220432afdd from the shelter. Yeo Yeon-oh’s 8bb7b00f90 small, almost 6ba38c4f99 fragile voice 3a66d3f4bb seemed as 47f7555a64 if it e536f5a64f might vanish 71a9bea5aa at any 5b693a2621 moment—a voice 8c6ac1e621 of someone 788a372b32 on the 0c8576b1b1 brink. Weary to the 8b44e93d64 point of collapse, 6ec68ee14f Ha-yoon slumped against 8ed1512e8e the wall of 20369bd92e a ruined building.66655d3922003b5e

“Don’t ask how 8ca6be6a4c I got here 23dc7f3676 anymore.”1552994620d6d264

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Yeo Yeon-oh 6d9e37ef9b laughed softly f2549be280 in response. Without a fb96adf675 word, Ha-yoon 63ba4f7697 only nodded, 83957756c2 and the 3a525a1375 man simply a7ec6a96a4 leaned against 6344512de4 the wall 255ac959e6 beside him. Though the 9821744603 building’s debris 5bdd477756 would surely 441edf5d17 soil their 9179037cf0 clothes, he a720bf7863 paid it 94a55aa037 no mind. Yeo Yeon-oh blended effortlessly fc0c01157d into the gloomy outskirts, e426f58a1c his refined face belying 9ba6454a4a his familiarity with these 28d4a76682 shadows.66f933dc656bf59b

“I came 0a0d89a7b0 because I d1527f0f7e thought you’d 38490c200c be here, 063b178827 Ha-yoon.”dcfc8f40ece95965

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“…….”88ddd3c378de1d5d

“Guess I was d6e901c17a right.”776331aaa8797fc5

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A plain, b330f05bf2 matter-of-fact voice e76eb97569 punctured the 554ed9ece9 silence. Ha-yoon, resting 6f3162580b one leg 11291f2fe1 atop the f2526e181d other with 7ebf3fb9bc his chin 6ef4752cbf on it, 01b2142b61 looked up 2ede10eea8 at Yeo 50c3d1104d Yeon-oh. The man’s face 817c8f7d70 was one Ha-yoon 6aa4bcedc2 could hardly decipher.20b7c341a0f31966

“Hey.”39980a85736a866a

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“Yes?”5e9ddaff4abf0534

“You said 0fc738033d you were 2cd9341104 heading to 7e41846f81 the Field fe54bcc8a2 center.”666aa8be63045706

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“Yeah.”619e2eb83bef7aaf

There was 4393aa4f64 something almost 39598a14d3 unreal about 6381727ebe Yeo Yeon-oh. His proposal, though as 2b7729eeda enticing as a mirage, afaa8112e6 was as fleeting as 97c6527452 hope itself. Though his 6c6fa1f37d soft, alluring 8db40a85b2 tone almost 6114c9fe0c tempted Ha-yoon 9dd714da73 to follow, cac5bfba5d the idea a64eb50ea3 of clinging 42dde9989a to a c381cd0048 vanishing hope 208075e9c7 was far f5e269c809 from appealing.198e4f26b2dc1067

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“So what caab489c0a exactly are 7587f1f0cf you going b87d207be6 to do 34b26e5b04 over there?”7ccc5f149baadc48

Sometimes, the 8be3b14e6f simplest things—a 44776eb6c4 bit of 24d8b5708d certainty and a7d5c556ff faith—were all 493cec0cb6 that were e2a63ad56c needed to fc6bbf42aa make a d8b9cade86 decision.850a6de9119908e9

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With a gentle smile, 3f07a7f5bc Yeo Yeon-oh took a 27de9295a1 seat beside Ha-yoon. A cool breeze 0cc151b991 played with the 12fd6b12a3 hem of his b3754ffe06 clothes, and soon de610bdbd9 their bodies pressed 31364ba565 close. He gently grasped 165341a126 Ha-yoon’s right hand d88e8575b7 and turned his 59418cbaff palm skyward.ec8fba955b7d1351

His hand carried cbb9637fcf the weight of 028bd931b4 past hours—scars, raw ca69383a03 and festering, told 68239de844 the story of f2b9666616 his pain. After studying Ha-yoon’s battered 13008a65b2 hand for a moment, 17bdefd15f Yeo Yeon-oh slowly caressed 7045d20914 it with his long a469f82f6d fingers. The light touch, as a8ed35ecaa soft as a feather, 711bd4474d sent a shiver down 334d006742 Ha-yoon’s spine.7774b368b8ac5070

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“Ugh, what are 57b4001cb3 you doing…”Ha-yoon murmured as goosebumps e2e1228f79 rose on his skin. His shoulders involuntarily 5de0895d61 shrank; he almost 9bb4083afa wanted to pull 3e4c910152 his hand away, b8fd5faab4 but Yeo Yeon-oh’s 55c17634a5 expression was so 75b93beaab earnest it made cabf79b395 him hesitate.a6e3cd5771b9c4f3

“This is the Field ab8efd29a7 center, isn’t it?”baaa78bee41b38d7

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With a b2db1c0b14 delicate motion, c8e347d62b Yeo Yeon-oh 1e0ee860b7 traced a c3c5a7e97b large circle f69c14db92 with his f3cf042e95 fingertip, as d59ce95366 if drawing 3edb3a9e53 the Field bf8fe7c2d1 itself.4d9c7f407673dbbd

“And… this is 99d10a18fb where we are 26c3797d73 right now.”cab00d098c419090

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His finger then drifted c77cfa4409 slowly down his arm, 099acaef60 rubbing over veins and f81bf31a44 a prominent scar.dd78aec6b9964f61

“Isn’t it absurd?”he added softly.d187332081386767

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A light, 22f558ca09 amused tone f0d367249e caressed his ed3e54faf3 words as f688e44efe Yeo Yeon-oh c869f7fdd8 continued at b4859882f3 his own 91cf40356f leisurely pace, e2cd539b5f his gestures fa58c96046 full of c3715bdf9d calm assurance.caa427b04e353065

“This entire b116031263 land is 2d6431247e run by 0bacead3dc a single 259ab222a3 system.”04046e6d691255d1

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His voice was devoid 6c4681ef0f of emotion—a simple, matter-of-fact c097bb6b7a explanation. As he spoke, he f1470a8238 held Ha-yoon’s hand and 764e83c92a tilted his head as f9b38e38a4 though sketching a picture 3fea27336b in the air. Slowly, his 7e7a1a6598 expression settled 8e2cd63145 into focus.e9f8b11cc5ced91d

“I’m going to rebuild 09175ac359 the Field,”he declared.383fcb5ecf0f07e2

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At that moment, 269b5963d1 the shudder that e1ac6a208c had been crawling 0d22cefafc along Ha-yoon’s skin 63bfaddf53 stopped. Yeo Yeon-oh’s words sent 40b92a1b2d a chill straight to 62a5d580c3 his fingertips. An unnameable tension weighed 8f78880bc9 down upon them.8df8e4857b145e56

“I’m heading bded0eac30 to the 9aec37277e center—to reprogram d702dfcef1 the central 43d1b9755f control unit a77b472fb3 with new 36412ffd46 values.”545ee99af6f1693d

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s gaze fff1cc3c97 never left Ha-yoon’s 71ea79c763 eyes. Ha-yoon felt 9f417c0197 paralyzed, his 1272b5f82a dark eyes c1f324c71b locked with 23b4e497f5 Yeo Yeon-oh’s, 3208878ce3 as though 588fe40e88 swallowed whole 1e62cc55b7 by their 758f8be491 depth.7b7ee94bfa39b9b0

“Isn’t there any reason c3b32a75e3 a stupid machine couldn’t 91f5fe980e do that?”Yeo Yeon-oh 9093fc99a6 added, almost 53c53953be rhetorically.8e2be5b1173856d7

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It took a moment 8c779e4018 for Ha-yoon to process 01fe24ca02 his words—a notion so c5ebf201e1 beyond his imagination it d219c641dc was almost impossible to b9d865ac37 grasp.644718b392f43517

“…So what changes?”Ha-yoon managed after 495a5244d5 a long pause.243ff1fafcc15b69

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“In time, you’ll be 77a3f5869f free to roam as cb718aec93 you please—no longer trapped 764c148794 in daylight or living b05eb17770 in constant fear of ab401e540c being killed.”0926ca6fedf33e36

“…….”3eb01ead5a7ad970

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“You won’t 4adddf0a80 have to 3603b63cd1 kill them 196512c9fc all, either. After all, cd5e15132f our target 864c072ab8 was always 0b99c7ab88 up there.”1a794c63d096928f

Every machine 7adea0ad2d was linked 506fad6774 to a b434aa892e system core—and daff721e0f that core 07b628bf2b took orders 691152e218 directly from 23cab1a555 the central c87ed2132c control unit 9d75bd5af6 at the cc571d56e1 Field center. Yeo Yeon-oh’s 2b61419679 plan was 8898e687ab simple yet af079e2989 dangerous: storm d51c339195 the top. It was the only e1540e083a sure way, even if 23bc7c767c it meant facing insurmountable 5ddc8dd5bd peril.71f9bf21f24e8168

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Ha-yoon fell silent. He wondered if, by 61309de1fe killing the machines and bbb5bee9d2 creating a new Field, cf0709f608 he might finally escape 94940b38de this cursed life.85d1c2d8e1b81a44

“Do you really think c022413704 you can do it?”ce61160c63d6beb7

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“That’s why I came f6eef28232 to you, Ha-yoon.”176ce3adb172ecd2

“Why?”a263c544825d37b3

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s reply fa8d0e0138 was vague—an uncertain 05986a9052 murmur. Ha-yoon fixed his ddac04a89f steady gaze on 01649ecd61 him. The man, with lowered 11e7904870 eyes and long lashes 670b10df25 shading his gaze, simply a13f99131d said,191fc31f2ddab86b

“Just… I have a feeling.”ad120f1137c88138

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After a moment ab3df58da2 of silence, Yeo 054bc1934c Yeon-oh smiled faintly f320b8f0f3 and continued,72f0b298d939687a

“I believe that 208e1832d4 with you by a9bb3fe4e0 my side, we 4534877d0f can do anything.”f9bca8701e87bc56

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It was a 35d249d4ec hopeful declaration that 480698f266 made Ha-yoon let f5bf574683 out a small 4c4d7c4d72 laugh as he 3f3de8b2a5 looked toward the ca2e5eefb2 crumbling wall of 61c32b438c a building.0f813eee8414ddfe

“Do you e183631a0d trust people?”bb971098353cfe2e

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“You trust me, Ha-yoon.”94dc9c80a8ca8432

“Trust in what?”db78bfe2e06fe0f0

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“Um… generally, e1a4962805 the ones 9526a56c1b who can 685665912e shoot well 63170a8126 don’t lie. Everyone I’ve met 3b24f02092 was honest.”7d691685754d1041

In a d85628a209 playful whisper, ad8496b659 Yeo Yeon-oh cdbecd0bdc added,a665bfdcdfe2328c

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“I don’t think 801521a4f0 you’d be the 8777b300fe kind to lie, 8b2d3c018c either.”7575e6990b90aecb

“…….”a76105f26d139573

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“Am I right?”bdd530b0e4874d29

Their eyes 4527c0b48a met in a686d037d6 the pale fb5b6ceec3 light, and 4a480e8229 in that 6a1c30c506 moment, even de064a386c as fragments 5b82da10d0 of light c4f97e289d danced between 8cbf06771e them, Yeo e48e99180d Yeon-oh’s gaze 8b462e668b shone warmly.17c2c51d78c82b06

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“Then let’s get our dcbe89994c heads on straight—together.”c7bc79e0ab94e702

“What? Is that 06683ab3fd what your a7cd3bf96c friends say?”e26ba3c5f53cc601

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“They don’t fe5651ef70 care what 48a870ba59 I do.”35ff071308367b42

“And what if I’m af22c65f63 not any help?”e82c2a5cdc5afa6a

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Yeo Yeon-oh laughed 792a22dcc4 softly, his eyes 4c140eb0d3 crinkling as his 235f65c687 cheeks lifted into 3749db7dd9 a genuine smile. In that instant, ced349db68 his appearance was 61464b197b pure, almost childlike 13b78ffeb2 in its simplicity.1f7eb99b01ecb817

“Are you trying cd358bd322 to scare me?”Ha-yoon finally c3941c52e2 asked, his 1b3e1817b7 voice low.8c50972d739fdb02

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There was 264954a18c no answer—only e89b1dbe5b a calm, 2afe2a132a reassuring smile 68403bddb4 from Yeo 05267efb57 Yeon-oh as 0e602af501 he interlaced 32c3f06576 his fingers 2654dbbcf7 with Ha-yoon’s. His gentle warmth 2f59c52b8e spread through their dbb43be997 joined hands.692dbcf73ae35b01

“Don’t worry. Back then, I was b30cd27207 the one who stood 5c1a7d344a up. That’s what teams do.”7ab150deb544abf3

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Despite his lingering 0962a8c394 distrust, Ha-yoon’s resolve 3bf5cfff1f slowly softened. After a long, 61e7ab866f thoughtful pause, he 06770a0c9d spoke.2e6aa0f6604b6727

“Alright… I’ll go with you.”54e26de7ed45c15d

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Almost immediately, Yeo 98adfc6f9c Yeon-oh broke into 811eb6f6d2 a wide, satisfied cfd978fefa smile. Though Ha-yoon 19851164a7 still harbored 096fd8f548 doubts, this c6e65684a1 was the f61a7c0019 best they af44a78e96 could do 9d25934601 right now.437cac980edd63bd

“My friends will give 7f03065965 you a proper welcome,” 44d5b575a7 Yeo Yeon-oh promised warmly.5fc77ce7579b5995

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As they walked, Ha-yoon 19f241e577 silently recalled the long, e2546d8d91 lonely years he’d spent 9d34748739 fighting, dying, and waking e689804e13 again—years filled with scars 6be81bb4cc where memories should have 7f5a1a740b been.942de1830b8346e8

“Let’s sleep ea34b2c9c2 here tonight,”Yeo Yeon-oh suggested 25403cb068 softly.84096367fcd4ceee

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“Sure. Thank you for letting 67a2eb2044 me rest,”Ha-yoon replied, his cc0c35c0ea tone even and cf87a94c6e distant.dda901c1e3d52eb1

Their conversation dwindled as 0d85a9c9b6 they reached the shelter. Once inside, every 0d01eb5ef2 gaze fell upon 3c952425bc them. Lee Yu-won, who had af10625bcd been pacing, quickly grabbed 211542a89b Ha-yoon’s arm.18bb556a6bf7e131

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“Why? What’s the matter? Why are you 0f26fbcedd here with us?”5e750c5ac440c0af

Ha-yoon forced a small b3723e709d smile and patted his 305ccf2e04 shoulder in reassurance. Glancing briefly at 1d9a2c4b5e Yeo Yeon-oh, he 5fe1de424b noted that they f3cf2b14d7 were already surrounded 9d957fbc3d by shelter folk.f71546207cbc357f

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“What about 7090ab9a3e those men? They seem 8e17d9fccc to have 896c6adbd3 adjusted quickly—aren’t 76d5a8216c they on 525a4f2b8d guard?”f826d0607980f5f8

“They saw 675230001a you coming 5996bc0ce2 with your 8290651d96 brother, so 1d7bb813c3 they judged e77bb6145b it was caca2dc26e safe. Enough said… 7c71dfc1d8 no more c565b1a2db explanations.”0bcf37d85ab21d3a

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“The one who spoke f732b86189 earlier was the person 430ea92a9a we talked about in 35797456f4 the day. We agreed to go ea274974ce together.”4c24209de898c7fc

Lee Yu-won’s grip 7208c0c3b9 tightened as his 7361a3f7fe eyes flashed with 6625d5eef9 concern. Before he could say a7a2a48231 more, the sound of 6efcef5a4f footsteps filled the air—everyone’s f612a28786 attention converged on a 18ab9803ca figure: Old Man Kim, 25cdd447a8 approaching steadily.692a5350413f2577

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“……”a22d9b11aa2ebd2f

Yeo Yeon-oh regarded 615637a937 Kim silently. The machine parts clinging 9aeab1a05d to Kim’s leg were aba6154bc1 impossible to ignore, yet 8861fa167c Yeo Yeon-oh’s impassive gaze 63303b78a5 made it seem trivial. After a e2e1b0e1fe few measured 81fa853489 steps, Kim 8b5887d4d4 stopped and f9aebeb5a5 asked,60379a103765c2d3

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“What are you 300b4654a8 looking at?”f92bf159b5c4cb98

“Up here.”7538b0b13c860bc3

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Yeo Yeon-oh blinked 931d540127 slowly and smiled—a d8d9413634 polite tone that 5ece4af82d commanded respect.48c05ccfb0ac63c8

“You won’t 134feb71e2 stay still 8c0a9a9ff6 for long, f4d9d251f4 will you?”1244387be69399c9

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“I won’t just 5a5011fe21 stand by and 842e43baa1 take it.”a81295ca7a6ce5ef

Their eyes shifted f5c785f534 between one another e5881a2b08 as if weighing 5bf79df250 each word. Ha-yoon tilted his c9f2f20f4c head, watching the 60d66b19a2 exchange. It was the 38570921f4 first time he 9deeae48dd had seen Kim 23823c405b speak so casually.7e5908f4b89f1ab1

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“…May I ask you 2a22e2b633 a favor?”7b4dea74bc424119

A rusted machine 2da3b7c251 scraped along the 8908e0b20e ground as Kim 532b7f57d1 moved. At that, Yeo Yeon-oh 39f5dadecd leaned forward as if 11bd881ba6 urging him to speak. In a 6df8b9e585 quiet voice, d53b18b72b Ha-yoon met ee44d2c6dc Kim’s gaze—his 26d20169e4 dark blue 446084a1c1 eyes sharp a1106bbe76 and discerning.6856298024078064

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After a brief 8b3839142c nod from Yeo 60e0b169af Yeon-oh, Kim hurriedly 09c38327dc wrapped up his 9da713b37c words and retreated 38687a6237 inside. The shelter people, who bac67986bc had been watching in 873140827b silence, began to move 5871625b1d as well.ce09827eed33a200

Before long, the 8e5e06f980 group had dwindled 72d2232728 to just three. Ha-yoon looked 15496ebfa2 at Yeo ac4e41f804 Yeon-oh, while 969acd8061 Lee Yu-won b47d4a0468 stood tense 39ac126776 as ever.066158cce36fdbab

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“Do you know 194b2dea07 each other?”0901cbb546f6c98e

“This is our first 02d056e1ad meeting today.”725d86256aa6ddda

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Ha-yoon’s face twisted ecf967f097 in skepticism. Could such f93db95c5a a casual 5bee5ace74 conversation really a549f791a4 occur between f99da6112c strangers? Not a single 268facb117 coherent word was 409d368b43 exchanged—and yet, the d52593b504 seed of suspicion b74f88ab24 was quickly planted.c47f5b70f37f3ad2

Their eyes met sharply. Yeo Yeon-oh 6c2493bd34 smirked playfully, 5d211ba51c and Ha-yoon 91aaa28662 sighed deeply b93ee3d2ba before turning 58ae716e48 away. Continuing this mind game e3c3e70292 would only lead to c71aa11fbf more pain.90b2c9de270275a7

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The shelter was divided 692d181653 into several sections. Ha-yoon entered 8f85f9b09f one area, 3a9f09bfbe picking up 200af4b691 a worn 60ee409874 cloak from a744951217 the floor 93db8d0fd0 and laying 65f6455a19 it out 463dd9265b before lying fd6bb1b19f down. Nearby, Yeo be9e21ff76 Yeon-oh settled 80b469d3b2 on a a18fe8cf72 faded sheet, 9cf43f2c7b closing his fdd64d335b eyes quietly.929454dc8d774328

“Hyung, want to ef67d6fdd8 swap? You sleep inside, 31510fe50a and I’ll take b787069c36 your place.”96523038d7c76cce

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“……I’m fine. Just sleep.”7f11264c3d184846

Only Lee 72c7ec5df4 Yu-won fidgeted fb3ecfbfa9 nervously. Like a e83509b0a7 frightened dog, 616954470f he soon e9c634c0f3 grew exhausted 446ffd061d and drifted 5ec1302cd3 off.f1660f64469866a7

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It had been an 47062fc5f3 unusually long night. To have held on ae34bd9ca5 until now was nothing 3df1003e4a short of a miracle. Ha-yoon gently 5915b6d4bb massaged his 23bd75d026 aching eyes 4d1e74091e and sighed.7289f79f3d0e5071

“…….”28f750da8d7d04f0

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Despite his cdee0f3970 bone-deep exhaustion, 26725f5f92 sleep did 2a3aff09cf not come. Moonlight streaming 02bd3dc83b through the 5d55117cdf window illuminated 810eacd6e5 the space. As Ha-yoon a9f6d203eb gazed at ea70ccb803 the darkened 07874d695b area, he b8d64f7e50 found himself 3f2f802db7 instinctively watching 76870cb849 Yeo Yeon-oh—and c55c795471 he held e9d35837b8 his breath.005466ada45c6095

Yeo Yeon-oh, who 86cdfdae4f had been quietly 401031cae0 closing his eyes, 98e87ed21f met Ha-yoon’s gaze 890af12f04 steadily. Even as 4bbb4dc56b their eyes 65218f751f locked, there f5fd210583 was not 7f1847c81d the slightest 193ddc11b7 hint of 3c97b1a95f surprise. Enveloped in a soft, 2ffec6480e dim light, Yeo Yeon-oh 96cc220cfb simply stared with gentle 8acedf227c compassion.14d212d1472b65e1

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Ha-yoon longed to ask 56063b01c5 what he was looking 751a90b100 at, but no words 4822f236ca came. The mysterious, dark-blue eyes 8f0f8c405e seemed to bind him bf8c144619 entirely. After a long while, 98681deda5 Yeo Yeon-oh’s lips curled d290e21147 into a soft smile 49af103aa6 before he lowered his d10fc445d2 eyes in comfort.32970615e2e259c6

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“…….”9e38652ac9222e67

“Sleep well.”ad5a4ec836add494

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In a hushed 7ace1133cc whisper, Yeo Yeon-oh b12ed9dd59 bid him goodnight—as 96fc0a63bf if he could fa6760b07f read Ha-yoon’s innermost 266240b3e6 thoughts. It was a one-sided 350ba504bd farewell, yet its sincerity 2494457858 was unmistakable. For a moment, Ha-yoon 61303b26c9 simply stood there, feeling b81ebe6b93 the sting of that d2166422c5 gaze on his cheek; b8d0058053 despite the sharpness it ed497b1ef7 might have brought, he 46f6d26e75 remained motionless, breathing quietly.a73a43573f1d14d5

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The night’s f4022b95a9 end was eb4832d0cf marked by 263a89892c a profound, b5085ccb36 almost sacred 835800f90e silence. Slowly, Ha-yoon 0fac049d9e gathered his b06b2347a9 thoughts, focusing c79fca1e1c solely on 52647a35a5 what lay 1c1b254c1f before him. At the 30e55b2a8d center of 8107b13780 his vision fee1069f6c was Yeo af4e9872b1 Yeon-oh.255fe2e2dcad4fe9

Yeo Yeon-oh… e55a68596c Yeo Yeon-oh…c722e50ce72fcae3

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As Ha-yoon softly a2fd544b45 repeated his name—a 9860567d8d name that now d97d45c1fd stood in for 756aa3cfcf the promise of b94f4053c1 life rather than d49e96b976 death—he closed his 88e4e4dcf9 eyes. The space, bathed in 7c3c121f47 the cool stillness of 02bcb1a8d4 dawn, felt impossibly peaceful.72d530de822c5c40