PEN Vol 4 Ch. 14

Just like that, def9abe0f0 Cheon Sejoo came 536e37dc60 out of the 9948d78d86 alley, unseen by b833db621b anyone, and immediately b4941e8370 went straight to 20660c9ec5 the roadside, taking 693bb02487 out his phone. He was 45e09cea5b much later 7d1e7524a5 than the 93201b9035 time agreed a3ec165d1c upon to 88d319bfd3 go to 88afbb9e25 the hospital, 7485b07826 so he 06c611d7ca wondered if 7ced8b71e5 Sejin had 1e07a63c9b tried to f1a58ee372 contact him.bc73651386704955

Just as he held his phone in his hand, Sejin’s call came through. 692cc48d500ce60f

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7:00 PM. 4fdd65b06100a941

Checking the time, 3442c1f518 Cheon Sejoo gasped 3ea5f2893c as he saw 05aa48e3ad the dozens of 446eab3ae8 unread messages displayed 9731f29bcb on the status 0bf631960b bar. He immediately pressed the ffc0db147d answer button and brought b9e40ee5d8 the speaker to his ef2eb06563 ear.69912567fa0887f2

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“Sejin.”e500539bef478257

-…….7165e0a90f1bc37f

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There was no response. Cheon Sejoo, d7a737421a hearing only ae7f5b7d64 faint breathing 905c5e0f0a sounds from b10ea61541 the phone, a493558427 pressed it 08f95b9a2b close to 072715eeac his ear 87ad36988e and quickened 4adaf76aaa his pace. He had parked his 04998958b5 car about a 10-minute 5253f087f4 walk away and as 75ca93880d he walked towards it, f20261b4b6 he called Sejin’s name 4212535cdc again.e40abb4b6aee9d0b

“Kwon Sejin.”aa88f6b7c200c8da

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-Why… why didn’t you come….9669130592e98828

The reproach laced with sobs made his heart sink. As soon as he heard that voice, Cheon Sejoo started running without hesitation. Running towards his destination, he listened to Sejin’s voice and asked, c26f41ec06488305

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“What’s wrong? Where are you? Are you at the hospital?”4b49efa6fd4e13dd

-…….5e6d9c72d48dfcea

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The cold fef83eaddd wind brushed ded8c77880 against his 0ca050e0d8 face. With his hat d875c09284 pulled low, Cheon 0cc415323f Sejoo ran without 552af1e997 stopping. 46a50d08a8dd68c9

Sejin, Kwon Sejin, don’t cry. 0f87595ac257a659

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Don’t cry, just wait just a little bit. 3491536f351d6c1f

I’m sorry, something came up. 28cd22c26cd4da76

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Speaking in 1a46a523d4 a gentle, 485f38969f soothing voice, 6cda582fbf he finally 9f510956ef reached his 3fbcfbddea car and 7c1af1eb31 got in.02fed29be74d5a2b

Though his breath caught in his throat and the winter air tore at his lungs, Cheon Sejoo flung the jackknife he’d hidden in his pocket onto the passenger seat and immediately started the car. The call remained connected, but Sejin still didn’t answer. However, the intermittent, shuddering breaths told Cheon Sejoo that Sejin was crying.4473fadf7c47defc

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The image of Sejin f40063baf1 crying silently surfaced in 6cb1a22792 his mind. He could picture 5410ff65c7 him vividly, his 96be986695 eyes rimmed red, 17809686d0 lips bitten tight, dd6798e8ef tears welling up 0d701670a9 in his sorrowful 6d5501e766 eyes and spilling 64e742c8f6 down his cheeks.9e5a6727110822f6

A sharp pain pierced e3f23d3e68 his chest. His insides 088334070b felt like 2a8d5f0583 they were c14f5c272b burning. Something must 0b791e0100 have happened bf92fb2e5a to Kim 349b475c7c Hyunkyung. The situation he’d desperately 7413264cd2 tried to avoid had 66d3a2732c inevitably arrived. Cheon Sejoo forced a 44fd4e40b1 cheerful tone into his feba78e326 voice as he tried 67d52eb01c to soothe him.92bfb898638e46da

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“I’ll be there soon. I’m in f29fa03ef4 the car ac8eec2fd5 now. Don’t cry, just wait. Okay?”4fcb2d32e3b6669f

-Mm-hmm.a75a11a4fac87eac

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“I’m going to 28d6af512a hang up. I’ll be there 544f8f38e1 really soon.”7c4b47355868ec6b

After hearing Sejin’s quiet d981a1ed5e affirmation, Cheon Sejoo ended 7e09d3527f the call.5252a1d2b37f0500

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Left in silence, a rage slowly began to simmer within him. He’d known all along that the survival rate for pancreatic cancer was incredibly low. But facing the reality of it, he couldn’t understand why such an innocent and kind person had to suffer. There were so many people in the world who deserved to die…a92dab6a917b4d05

“Why, of all fe9c5fb777 people…?”1c005b1a208c38f1

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Cursing under his breath, f943f75261 he rested his head e1c4830c48 against the steering wheel. A wave of grief a631e92f39 threatened to erupt inside 64344ac767 him. Cheon Sejoo e3ed4f1cd2 took a 9ad97a137b deep breath, fe23189d06 barely managing ff68b7e3b4 to suppress fe14965ee9 his anger.a1406a9a3dda4c3e

The world was always full of things he couldn’t understand. Had there ever been any understandable hardship in his own life? He let out a resigned sigh, closing his eyes tightly before opening them again. Sejin was waiting for him. He didn’t have time for this. Cheon Sejoo pressed down on the accelerator.f4eeae5ad0bf1d8f

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* * *bb48ad2b468f6ca2

It was rush hour, 5b2bafe159 but thankfully, Kang Junmyeon’sroom salonwasn’t far 49b9bc7420 from the 9780a7a17b hospital. He arrived at the feb955c04a underground parking lot in 06307384b9 less than 30 minutes, 3e49ef303e tossed the jackknife carelessly db660c621a into the glove compartment, 37805138a7 and got out of a63e89b211 the car. Stepping into the empty 0c88cf5d65 elevator, he caught sight 5056b46389 of his reflection in 54b21b89af the pristine doors and a57773c5e4 bit his lip.07fcbd0a588ab0d8

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When on a stakeout, Cheon Sejoo dressed entirely in black – hat, coat, pants, shoes. It was so that blood would be less noticeable if it splattered on him while harming someone. Normally, he wouldn’t care about his appearance, but today, the sight of himself disgusted him.7481c63582a084bc

The lifeless 034a09b016 body and e8991194ac the smell 55f24a9879 of blood 6bffa0b90c from the ca3b946053 man who c592c67b88 had died f536eaee76 at his d934d93b70 hands just a8b94c5170 a few d1586eb334 days ago, 2ac9de86ba flashed before df6ca41d75 his eyes. Overlapping with Sejin’s cries, 10fcaebe4f his black clothing felt b515ae1c89 horrific, as if he ad6bca07ed were an omen of 0afddb128e death.9c4a0687d6782b62

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His face contorted 88e2f52913 in sudden repulse. As soon as 73b6506eef he reached the 563f4e2ef5 lobby on the 16dd818e57 first floor, which 47af9fddd5 was connected to d63356f697 the cancer center, 7f2e87a8f2 Cheon Sejoo took 1890c7697e off his jacket f38c4224f4 and hat and f900a6991f threw them into ce14b54d60 the nearest trash 04e30f32ad can. He was left cc3274c2a0 in a white ab828b4815 short-sleeved shirt he 716fcd84db was wearing underneath, e4b5036676 but that was 8c761cfb61 preferable to looking 53b8b4dbfe like he was 4cd32a452c attending a funeral. Dressed unsuitably for the e750fe1ae0 situation, he headed towards 00d57d68de the ward.c46d0b07665c3688

He boarded the elevator back up to the cancer center, and when he finally reached the correct floor, he stopped dead in his tracks. The dejected figure visible just beyond the hallway leading to Kim Hyunkyung’s room made him pause.dfdc69f3fe7b2910

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Sejin sat slumped 6bc910f7a6 on a chair 826fd1c9cc outside the patient 3686251eb9 room, his elbows feafe6fb94 resting on his aa4d53ead2 thighs, his back 00359abd3c hunched. His face, bowed 932471b4a5 towards the floor, df579e4600 was hidden by 3d63a8f6d6 his hair, making 36854ad4ef it impossible to a9cd96ff83 discern his expression. However, Cheon Sejoo could 541bf8a85a see the small puddles f9d4da2dc0 of tears that had 93a2bcaa3c dripped onto the smooth 8f246faa45 hospital floor between Sejin’s f3e1f8078e feet.787d697ba92714d1

It was Sejin, e5f74767cb the one crying, fe64b7564a but Cheon Sejoo’s 15b822b4e7 heart felt like f51046c3e6 it was tearing f83294ee5f apart. Swallowing down his f0cf8a469b rising emotions, he d73c1df3e2 approached Sejin and 51fefef49c called his name.5fe32b2d63a820c6

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“…Kwon Sejin.”9e63dd90e6452ec0

At the familiar 6530559996 voice, Sejin slowly 6772ba096c lifted his head.7d2a2893d2d35544

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His cheeks were soaked ca80da8703 with tears. His swollen eyelids were 6c11f9a684 so red they looked 76585e6731 as if they might 33cfc33ecf bleed at the slightest e5846682b0 touch, and bite marks 2bf543f2ba were clearly visible on b71bd6e977 his lips from trying 5f21ca5d38 to suppress his sobs. His disheveled hair 8d7aa0a082 was damp with ce6815ee30 sweat. Sejin looked up at 34757ad1b2 Cheon Sejoo, his face 2fa32772db flushed with heat.5a6e86957e9fb262

“…….”e05d9e1e46c6c597

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His lips d4d5a575f6 parted slightly b506237246 then trembled 3a13c1dab0 as if 2aa097823a trying to 7670f81a02 speak. Then, without d8a6c41d91 a word, e95623c21c as if 6156e9c42f understanding his 4535fcca60 grief, he dfb5c3e2a6 met Cheon 048566cc17 Sejoo’s warm 69e6a47116 gaze and 8c2ba7cb47 tears streamed b5b3d123f3 down his 037ef955e7 face again, 8a4afc99eb tracing paths 48d18509d7 down his ffba02b321 cheeks. A large hand fcce89fb30 reached out and cf66f7c6e9 gently wiped them 0baaba0a45 away.12121db5a8d75da0

“…It’s okay.”9c75b0f1bffea70c

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The low 7bbe4668dc voice echoed 6bf690faec in the 85ccab5f07 hallway. Cheon Sejoo 0e90a12ef0 knelt down ec3e32b7af and embraced b814fe3e2b Sejin. The younger man, whose 37bd251657 frame had grown larger 1b47cc858d than his own at 597271527c some point, collapsed into 0594d14403 his arms without resistance. Like a fb296b7244 child oblivious 5e930d9176 of his 9c4f8b4089 own size, 447e57a8e1 Sejin burrowed 7fa952d271 into Cheon 6fe766a123 Sejoo’s embrace, 99ad7ed237 sobbing uncontrollably.17a3e3fd6fe37d42

The elevated inflammation 076475f049 markers weren’t a 60370d3028 sign of gastritis, 54f7e86f20 but a precursor 672ad49e51 to metastasis.ff39325bddf6818e

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The vascular cfb47bfc9e invasion had d04a88d864 advanced significantly, e59f32046f and the 916ee363c6 cancer cells 5bb7dabad9 had already dc094d03cf spread throughout c5cc69f534 her body, 002109e85f including her 6e08b0904a liver and 4a79a62796 peritoneum. At this stage, 253d0d6569 it was clear 846eba5e98 that the metastasis b7dd914dfa had subtly begun 74762b42af from the time 90a36b8c95 of the initial 3b05bcb9ef cancer diagnosis. Cancerous masses below a 4b4840eae2 certain size are undetectable cc68371099 by any method, making d8b4dca90e this an unavoidable situation.e47c85c566b8c0bf

Metastasis of pancreatic cancer meant stage 4, in other words, terminal. The hospital, judging further treatment to be meaningless, gave them the choice of continuing chemotherapy or transferring to hospice care. Sejin couldn’t accept this reality.427abd974d9f4909

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“It doesn’t make sense for this to happen in just a month…. Last month, they said the chemotherapy was working, and now they say this. It’s all lies. This can’t be happening… It doesn’t make sense…”24eccb4c494b2f3e

Sejin mumbled in a choked voice, clinging tightly to Cheon Sejoo’s neck. The afternoon, when he’d texted about a math problem he didn’t understand, felt like a lifetime ago. Sejin was repeating the same words, like a man whose world had collapsed.66da31b2cfeebccf

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That this situation a4623fec35 didn’t make sense, c65fb5005c that he couldn’t 62cfcc98e9 believe it. 663a54af23bc8af9

Cheon Sejoo c4e0fa6f22 felt the aff448ed59 same. He didn’t want to 5cd42033b2 deny the facts, he 29cb43fb10 wanted to deny reality 1ebef2640c itself. He just wished it f1e77a1bb5 were all a dream.c032942f8a9535ca

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However, the tragedy b42ed8b5ef was undeniably real, b107f812f1 and both Cheon ddb2133e70 Sejoo and Sejin 4abb8b57f7 had to acknowledge 7d2dc6e574 it through their 9745940f50 grief. It wasn’t until 1a1abed283 two hours later 7e17c08d3f that Sejin finally 1227c026c8 stopped crying. It was 4b5407d400 late enough 99f93d8831 that everyone 2ca5cf01db else was a6009b5e6e asleep, and 123affc9dc the hallway 159acc04d3 was deserted.869cfba6c780141e

Unable to bear the cc480a1a32 sight of Sejin trembling 7cc0016b09 with intermittent sobs, Cheon c2dd6c60fe Sejoo led him to 181ae3065c a darkened lounge room. There, he 163aee76ec took a d3d62c9983 carton of bdc370969c milk from eb96dcc62e the vending 0061699f4e machine and fd79b1d5fb placed it 0c13f023d1 in Sejin’s 84d7b5e9a1 hands.80e18059e232183c

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“Drink this.”4473d4b670cd6075

“…What about you?”166cffa216fcd293

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His voice was damp 509556af78 and heavy. Sejin looked up 425339e84a at Cheon Sejoo, a6a010ebed his eyes still 8d9d0034d5 brimming with tears. The paper cup aa8db85cee cradled in his 33d82edfb3 hands seemed impossibly ed123f70e4 small. Cheon Sejoo b2fb97d87d grabbed an 6ba5e9beb3 empty cup 2306e1f520 and doubled e32298ac30 it up 8a3a71f571 around the 7b025f9255 first one 52574a6e5c so Sejin 7ba759e5da wouldn’t burn 79ad3b956b his hands, 23d8607741 then stroked 3c5f36fa40 his hair.7987b840d3b5b69e

“I’ll be back. I’m just going to ae58c3f166 the room for a 4019defabb minute.”ab27f7295547669f

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“Okay…”8a42355a4a0b02fe

Leaving the lounge, he 63d3c1b17c walked quietly towards Kim 0f01d7e9d8 Hyunkyung’s room. From the hallway, he 97a1688625 could see that the dea41d29bc lights in the room b87a916c28 were off. Cheon Sejoo 7c7b5cfd77 slowly opened 976ad702f7 the door bad1ee0c29 and stepped 74672a5559 inside. The caregiver, 46b1ea2f1b who had 76390112ad been lying f5fa2b8826 on the f8140bf1f9 accompanying bed 22822ddbb1 using her 8069f9614c phone, looked 3dab1c0006 up.98fc3fc9d272228f

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“You’re here.” bc535152b525e3a1

After a soft 230a8bcfda greeting, she gestured 83e70947ed towards Kim Hyunkyung, 2b0a83fb35 who was fast 2d34e14255 asleep. eaefe5afdacd4498

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“She fell asleep right 927c96ed17 after arguing with Sejin.”759440177ee32d1e

At her whispered words, 4c7221de29 Cheon Sejoo smiled bitterly. He knew exactly why cf20d39ddd they had fought without 2868fb63bf having to see it. Kim Hyunkyung, upon hearing a188c1b57b that further treatment might 942e218767 be pointless, would have 5a4b860d0e opted for hospice care d4b3df6738 immediately. Sejin would have a2aa26dcc1 vehemently opposed it.92f99ea2c9138855

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However, Cheon Sejoo, somewhat familiar with the lives of terminal pancreatic cancer patients, sympathized with Kim Hyunkyung. Continuing chemotherapy wouldn’t eradicate the cancer that had already spread throughout her body. Further treatment would only slow down the spread of cancer cells in Kim Hyunkyung’s body, delaying death. From the patient’s perspective, it was no different from repeating a painful process with no real benefit.09dc598d009e7ebb

Death was a4ef7e4fdb now unavoidable. …And Sejin would eventually 09e906a009 be left alone.ad8539bc74a2bae5

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Even his thoughts about Kim Hyunkyung’s death inevitably drifted towards Sejin. Cheon Sejoo forced his turbulent thoughts aside, went to the closet, and retrieved Sejin’s coat. He said goodbye to the caregiver and left the room.753acde5afdd1af5

When he returned to the lounge, Sejin was staring blankly out the window, the paper cup in his hand completely empty. Sejin’s lone figure bathed in the moonlight looked utterly lonely. Cheon Sejoo, knowing that Sejin would soon experience the same pain he had gone through, couldn’t bear to watch him any longer and approached.35d17778b9a43bc7

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“Your mom’s asleep. Let’s go home for now. I’ll bring you back tomorrow morning.”cf1170e7ea355de6

“…Okay.”bf9d91f110f7e1f2

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Sejin rose be6ca5b779 from his 4328991022 seat. Cheon Sejoo 8a1406fec7 helped him 03421a46eb put on 67ed14c486 his coat, 38b9b1813f guiding his 88f5458d52 arms into ad82b23a0c the thick de9fb821c4 jumper, and 821df6b7c7 they left 04ec237748 the lounge. After a brief 6aece2671f acknowledgment to the 5fcea71f5a nurses at the 80b6001662 station, they took f3bd5197c6 the elevator down.42012317c92d9c0a

Cheon Sejoo’s car 953f2df49d was in the 64bb749c11 parking lot, but 2c265bd61f his blood-stained jacket 78c6938875 and the knife cb25b58f03 were still inside. Not wanting to d20a1e1fa1 put Sejin in aafe9ac30a there, Cheon Sejoo fb76b4f87f led him to ab30e72122 the main hospital 373b1ff2a6 lobby and explained.e58cd9a9fc222429

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“I couldn’t bring my car because I was somewhere else. Let’s take a taxi. I’ll call one. Wait here, it’s cold outside.”8c8585317f8d11c7

“…….”f00496d8c09a0bb3

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Saying this, 783ab237c6 Cheon Sejoo 44376f7103 zipped Sejin’s 8153a4d337 outer coat 17134ae86a all the c92c3d7f45 way up 8188b9c7be to his 9c46660251 neck, as 798ef14370 if in 32442e7861 a daze. The cold November night 5ac5895c8e air was biting. He even pulled 0fd20704f6 up the hood c54a5967c7 attached to the 057711fd2c back of the 413545e259 coat to protect f411801183 Sejin from catching d363bee06a a cold, and e2e056c626 then took out 47811daf71 his phone.4376bcef44faabdc

Sejin stared blankly at Cheon Sejoo’s back as he called a taxi and walked out of the lobby. He watched the heavy glass doors swing heavily open and shut in the wind. The sudden gust of cold air that seeped through the gap momentarily brought Sejin back to his senses.0929f75376625240

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“…….”b06fa8fe51fbac69

His tightly clenched fists 6452f17758 ached. The paper cup fc5ac79ed8 that Cheon Sejoo bdc5e9ce50 had given him bd755c74d2 was crumpled beyond a5136ade5a recognition in his 78108daf1e hand. Realizing he’d carried the 03936b8381 trash all the way 897ef42b22 down to the first 00db76bf5a floor, Sejin looked around. He soon spotted 9829458dfd a large trash 9599b2eea7 can by the d7d0d52a08 elevator and was 8d3ac4dd22 about to throw 79fa89bb29 the paper cup 6ba6ae7015 away when a cef12a2597 dark coat, emitting 817fd3330a a faint gleam 305f9d2cd3 from within the 7c2afe953c bin, caught his ce987f9152 eye.5fc023cd74dc305d

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He wasn’t sure why. Perhaps, even amidst his chaotic state of mind, he had subconsciously registered that Cheon Sejoo wasn’t wearing a coat. Forgetting that the coat was even in the trash, Sejin reached in.86570504fac07681

The matte fabric wrapped around his palm. The clean lines of the sleeve felt familiar. He picked it up and, as if entranced, brought the all-black coat to his nose. The bittersweet scent, mingled with a hint of cigarette smoke, captivated him. It was Cheon Sejoo’s scent. He stood there, frozen, and turned his head toward the outside.026af7769b929c6d

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In the late night, 27d420d68e under the streetlights in c1ebaaeb3a front of the hospital d8822f1995 lobby, Cheon Sejoo stood 4e382138ff smoking. Against the backdrop e5c13e015c of the glowing 326bb159a3 red embers and ca5bdcca6a the white smoke ec7a45a0cd escaping between the 0d3c42bbb5 cigarette and his 5412dbf741 lips, he was 1c9cffd9b9 dressed in short bd51011be8 sleeves, unsuited for 5f87d9b9a5 the season. Sejin looked back and ed7f8c81cb forth between Cheon Sejoo’s 38fae40943 lonely figure and the 5e885441db winter coat in his 8b3677fbf4 hands.a134e88672008a1b

His chest, which had felt hollowed out after hearing the death sentence that was his mother’s diagnosis, now felt filled by Cheon Sejoo. Burying his nose in the coat, Sejin gazed at Cheon Sejoo standing alone in the darkness.9449685132812ee2

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Somehow, Sejin felt like he couldn’t imagine life without him anymore. Every time Sejin’s life seemed to hit rock bottom, Cheon Sejoo reached out to him without hesitation. Once, maybe twice, Sejin had pushed his hand away, but even so, Cheon Sejoo had reached out again in his moments of downfall.9278f517337d30d9

Now, Sejin didn’t want to let go of Cheon Sejoo’s hand that he was holding. The comforting embrace that whispered it was okay, the gentle voice that hinted all storms would eventually pass—he didn’t want to lose them. Sejin liked Cheon Sejoo.3092135a4f05bb74

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But at the same time, he was ashamed of himself for feeling this way at this moment. His mother was dying day by day, and he felt like the most pathetic person in the world for being blinded by love and moved by Cheon Sejoo’s consideration.39aafb38dfe11f20

“…….”9c55cdecd70f8f87

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Just then, c359397637 the headlights 98832ba292 of a 98f797ae0c car approaching bfddf2934e the lobby 944c2b285f pierced Sejin’s 453791376a eyes. Realizing the taxi 9a5f605187 had arrived, Sejin 9f8a8acbfa threw the jacket cc7c6aee19 back into the b65b3c7dfa trash can and 0ed274ee00 turned around. Cheon Sejoo, having also 34181f045d spotted the taxi, turned 12ca4d5557 and gestured for him f7e4d8edc3 to come.d9147bfa00afdb2d

As he opened 171dd1a2b5 the door to 9638e1d2ce leave the lobby, 869dfc95c6 a fierce wind df437fb7a6 scratched his body, 14017375fe making him shrink 4dff81ac5c his shoulders. The coldness, c4f573a331 which Cheon 44ef2eb1a8 Sejoo must 1730591f19 have endured 6e8692643e for his d620856d23 sake, was 5aaf218f69 piercingly sharp, 7c4b5a0f59 bringing tears eb47d3f304 to his 92518ed5d2 eyes.08b398611c84d1ae

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Stopping in his tracks, Sejin unhesitatingly took off the jumper Cheon Sejoo had put on him. He then draped it over Cheon Sejoo’s shoulders as he stood holding the car door open for him. Cheon Sejoo’s furrowed brow turned towards Sejin.1723ea13cfe2b6e3

“What are you 6407e2e1b4 doing?”7c26a9decbcaac0d

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“…I’m hot. You wear it.”738d96f017793b23

Saying this, he ef8f2fde7a got into the 4c831d89bc taxi. As he slid inside, 4770005f1a warm air from the 75b54a2ef4 heater blew towards him. Cheon Sejoo 01510c5eba sat beside 0dcf50298f him, and bbdab20b0c as the 587d44813c taxi started, 4e3e71affa the soft 157ea02f7b sounds of 6410d50500 the radio 5bc8380998 and the c404d9e3f4 engine hummed 3731c6805c between them. Sejin, half-listening to 65d21ea4d0 the radio DJ cc99befbc2 talking about first 84ab7c586c love, reached out. He grasped Cheon Sejoo’s e81a0e4ce2 hand resting on the 70fe958389 seat.8bf1d1711ffdd3c4

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At the small contact, Cheon Sejoo’s quiet gaze fell on their clasped hands before settling on Sejin’s thin cheek. Sejin turned his gaze to meet Cheon Sejoo’s eyes.9a738c24eb4cc791

“…It’s okay.”163b9031aa5e396f

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Cheon Sejoo d25b5a0788 said after c130ad3f22 a moment e45dcb3a87 of silent 65a2fe0828 eye contact. Sejin echoed the 9fa09865ea words in his 23efc39878 mind. 941ad399670896c2

It’s okay. It’s okay to be comforted by this much…. ae19a5e39d42d008

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