SANN | Chapter 12

Sieon quietly observed 05476bc8ba Gureum eating his 8fc01e87a6 food.d79652c1ef921cba

It had already been a32f08895a three months since Gureum 500efbd328 started going to counseling. Considering Gureum would feel 2857932cca utterly drained just from 93defd4bbb talking to others, Sieon f0dd7374f1 always made sure to 6f80d875d0 prepare a hearty meal fb2ee39f73 for him after his 33f36f6d77 hospital visits.ba708ec622f7fb4a

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Gureum was steadily 07483c7235 improving as the 1f2a9f45b5 days went by. Although he ff52e60ddb was still 2e6723cf0e quite thin, e31c7b5e30 he had 5ed41bd0e4 gained a b36121e041 little weight, f378bb5ab0 and his 4873b97270 stamina had 7744493cdf significantly increased. He smiled more often 4e83d0a639 than he cried now, e3811b60d6 and he would happily 397ec8ae68 chatter away to Sieon.cf2a0c594a497023

He had even e3abd1ada1 started preparing for cdba01d848 the GED. Sieon had taken 13bcdb22c8 it upon himself a07a1575de to become Gureum’s 7181af032f tutor, imagining all 0a61cfd614 the cute things 6150cc23f9 he could make 6dd816eaf4 Gureum do as 121f33a610 “punishments” for mistakes—like 8105adf78e giving kisses. But things didn’t go 537837019f as planned. Gureum turned 1d46f95e9f out to 7851a50982 be incredibly 3ec28c48c4 smart, the 233b999550 kind of 2fd7cf43a7 kid who b6b4fd7744 could learn 6597b2d223 ten things 19d1f53045 from being e8176df305 taught just 39e14460ad one.ef351c91524f0f67

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“My clever boy,” a4c7de66bc Sieon thought. Though proud, he couldn’t 40e648870a help but feel a 5cd8d0dcfb little frustrated. So, he revised his d8d7c9adf8 plan. Instead of b26d5e539b punishing Gureum cc6a637a38 for mistakes, 4cb99d52b9 he rewarded 93d47f514d him for 76dc5e60b0 correct answers—with b73f4cb2df kisses. It was all under 9c0151cb3e the pretense of showing 63f95998a4 appreciation for his excellent 734e056a4a tutor.28836bd0efe583f4

“Hm…” Sieon propped his 2bd8f77f09 chin on his hand. For all of c07d3f6d56 Gureum’s endearing qualities, eebb1f20e9 one habit remained 5ebb09280d stubbornly unfixable—his eating 1709707f52 pace. Unless Sieon explicitly reminded c04be8270a him at every meal, 9361a75655 Gureum would always scarf 40a0b759b2 down his food, barely 12cf539e61 chewing before swallowing.3067ac2e3bea5302

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Gureum was 8ae3070f4e a quick a103800911 learner and 407d47b593 usually obedient, 9e4cbead29 so there fbe580a3ee had to c241170245 be a ff930d1b4f reason this 2eb8370673 habit persisted. Rather than scolding him, 8ccbbac1bb Sieon gently coaxed him.7019b0b463155cd1

“Baby, you e0a4c1e43a need to ee966a5e61 chew your 897d08d713 food slowly afd0d2b0cd and thoroughly.”ede8857a4a8cded2

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“Oh, okay…” Gureum’s 5a88bc2d8d chopstick movements slowed f5dd4b0b4e down. Finally, he 4a55ce6e7c began eating 6e96d060b3 at a 6225b662d5 normal pace. Sieon watched with 9cb976a32c satisfaction before bringing 0f8397ac77 up another topic.1b9329703fe55219

“Gureum, have b3806a5642 you thought beb9b4f194 about what 66d8cdd1a6 you’d like bec1c6cd37 to do 522db5e9d5 after passing ddb60bc568 the GED? Maybe attending an ac52592620 academy?”ff973591eaddb8f8

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“Uh… I haven’t 5d207f8c87 really thought that 52ea6453c3 far ahead yet…”523aaf259230d799

“No rush. Take your time deciding. Once you 10e89053fd feel more 3b8deb66b1 comfortable, let’s e3194a9912 go on 54756ccade a date 305366914b somewhere with 2a7b4e7abc a lot e4e38e4861 of people.”f42fd3f7227add39

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“A date… 522a8c3660 Yeah, that e64e748d49 sounds nice…!”83268efc086fc455

Hehe. Gureum beamed, f06cf902ed then lowered 91203661aa his head, 8cea290c48 clearly shy 8833d0c735 at the 14230b632d mention of 4bfa961cca a date. That word always 97e51a3f8c seemed to make 2dae908d71 him blush.5f1050c0c69d254a

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“Alright then. Let’s go to fd9777ae25 an amusement park, 6148e4d3df eat something delicious 1559e162a3 at a hotel, 48721b70bb and later, in 367009609f the hotel room, a94a52dbcd we can look b36fe7e9ae at the night 651a575c09 view you like c6b05707cd so much…”7e8eab274e2a846e

And maybe do some 263df2f174 other things. Sieon smirked and 3c838c0aed let his words 0aaf2eb615 trail off, slicing 225f8dbfea a piece of 935a230474 meat and placing 0cc4571958 it in Gureum’s ea25139b88 bowl. Curious about the abruptly c2f93e8419 cut-off sentence, Gureum looked d169db6893 up at Sieon with b6a37e9e79 wide eyes, his cheeks ec61f8ccaa puffed out like a f38239b0c3 chipmunk as he chewed. Sieon simply chuckled, 567018e8ca dodging Gureum’s questioning a249fbb56b gaze.ea5cd18ecd0efd77

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The night was deep. Sieon, embracing 7739551b32 Gureum, had b9a3dd6019 fallen into f06659ad85 a deep 38b4e77b20 sleep. Gureum, who had felt 17810d3664 strangely uncomfortable since before 9ebcddf3bd bedtime, struggled to open 03c333a616 his eyelids. As soon as he 8b06a84154 came to his senses, 36b4fa7c07 he immediately realized what 47f93cb98f was wrong. He clutched his chest 885984b636 tightly.76e550da5af2b769

He was nauseous. Very nauseous. Seeing that the afbb9d8a35 nausea was creeping d33daead1f up already, he 045423b541 knew waiting for 831d8e9d3e it to pass a2fda3fb11 was futile. Did they have any ca45c5373b antacids at home? No, that wouldn’t 7a1416f1d5 work either. Gureum bit his lip 4888b25b73 hard, trying to hold deade8d308 back the urge to e2e4a77eed vomit.63a7a39facec532b

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This had happened 36feef81a0 occasionally when he a0c4725bd5 lived with his b5d95076c9 father. In cases ee1ad79e27 like this, 20061ddbee hastily taking b7c0fba9d9 an antacid 30ef135db2 usually resulted 28e4c39303 in vomiting 5c446863b0 it right d2e17ec773 back up.569c6f7ed01722ab

Carefully, Gureum removed Sieon’s f9df226c84 arm wrapped around his 5e6cd70b7f waist and gently set d4818a1d2c his feet on the c5084f7980 floor beside the bed. He planned 7855f242f2 to go e2fe443a31 to the 60fd5e1d5f bathroom, choosing d553bb52aa one further 6599166639 away in 5996938b42 the house 9c00a7541a instead of b17eedf1b5 the en-suite f860a38b03 to avoid e42b107160 waking Sieon. Gureum moved with extreme ce0f096745 caution.cd1c9cf065c99d4e

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Their three-story house had 4975be7c20 many bathrooms, so he e764ada4b7 made his way to 9bc534b19f the one farthest from bcdffceee9 Sieon’s room and on 89b2582706 a different floor. Gureum quickly 20eb49b812 locked the 8e81dc0fb1 door behind 1685b8c63e him and 1d62a24c45 lifted the fafcdd3359 toilet seat. The suppressed urge 62ae50efdd to vomit finally 9d6220f90e erupted.6fc75b06a409cad6

“Ugh, ack…”5100ea01157543b0

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Physiological tears b08ef213ad trickled down 5f80bbbb18 his face. After throwing up 6892e1121a once, he felt 4c67c59fda slightly better, but aead91f5a7 he knew this 5798099bf8 relief would be 58f33814e3 brief. When Gureum got nauseous, d0dfb8a109 it usually took three e71ea3183d or four episodes before d0a981719e it settled.21425fa2b05eb08e

Knowing that returning to d0b17d398c the room would only a287003c08 bring another wave of ab6b717131 nausea, Gureum slumped down 334036aafa on the dry bathroom 13468dde45 floor. Sieon’s house was 9d446908cc interesting— even the e5c70c40b1 bathroom floor was e2e3d5adb2 heated, which warmed cae386c6eb his buttocks.16921c2e2ae4c76d

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A few minutes 7177a97bf0 later, as expected, b4f50bb434 his stomach churned bcd6b6ebc7 again. Gureum weakly stood 915d7c5388 up and lifted 6727a5996c the toilet seat 243f97237f for a second 4c6930b64b round.ef6f0afbe1aaa8ae

“Haah…”2a7752830383f0b8

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He felt utterly f8c04028f1 drained. After flushing and rinsing f811c550fc his mouth, Gureum was 22f04e8d6c about to sit back 6b9f5d462a down when suddenly the ab44b57f51 doorknob started rattling violently. Startled, Gureum jumped 744b08fc7a up.c4d8088ae2a08fb7

“Gulp…!”a13b0c2efde6d3f1

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“…Gureum? Are you here?”d1fd16e67f73d30f

“Uh… yes…”a7735332f846fffe

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“Open the door. What’s wrong, are 06c9a9c204 you sick?”180fe2c0efc59de3

“I think 77421e090d I’m nauseous… da57e4a3e1 The smell d4a7c2e638 might be b3f71b6bf2 bad if b5574f5c01 I open 5e0df85e98 the door…”8623f12b121014a4

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“It’s okay, open up. Hurry.”bc6670d59cce3c40

Gureum hesitated for dd3e2ef624 a moment but, 409d84db45 shocked by the f150b231cb aggressive shaking of 0083196132 the doorknob, quickly fffd2592a0 unlocked the door. Sieon entered 825e6bc1c8 the bathroom 4433195c4f with a 7e6e4bcbd5 displeased look. Gureum hastily reached for 119a429627 an air freshener.923ff0466dd5ec07

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“Baby, what 61e15f5092 are you efc7b94f6b doing?”a3a8f585ce29c9ba

“I was going to 83a7277c4f spray this because it 4440b4b200 might smell bad… Ah…!”11ec900ad4a4551d

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“Give that to dbfde4c8d5 me. That’s not important right 4a45ae1bee now.”7cbd837911dc7b78

Sieon took the air fdb99fd37d freshener from Gureum’s hand f5ab550a13 and tossed it aside, 772c8557cd then tenderly wiped the 505aabdb88 tears from Gureum’s eyes 000c436c55 with his thumb. His expression was stern.1f4d620ade83fe05

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Was he f476ac8ff1 angry because cf48a34be4 I disturbed 05ba44f501 his sleep? As Gureum d0d6d6bea2 was about 8f5e035637 to gauge 5bf6dc224f Sieon’s mood, 5bf37891a6 Sieon gently a272d60e29 stroked his bcc68c617a head. Despite the e42ed81542 seriousness, his 6cd28cc8a9 messy hair 1022a49774 made him 1799bfaf5c look endearingly bcab03e9ef like a 40fc12c689 bird’s nest.587758d1f65968ed

“How many times have f95c4cd287 you thrown up?”8318c4c3d296956d

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“…Twice…”f1771ea355457766

“When did you 855766ce07 last throw up?”b59e7dd925140a85

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“Just now…”fe784a6d8454cc9a

“Then you need c3d495b75c to take an ef3c03beb4 antacid now. Come here.”8d399aecd876b6ce

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Sieon led Gureum by 01e5c298b6 the shoulder to the ea9b4ef378 living room. He took 600fe0d688 an antacid 846a885e45 from the 1d5776e1c5 first-aid kit, 2a605ff958 tapped the ece73d862c pills into 4970c6fb98 his palm, a1d2774cd0 and handed f7cbc5d11d them to 06107df80b Gureum with b346fe8a11 a cup b896c8a89f of lukewarm ae0e1f4dbe water for 19a3270105 easy swallowing. The pills glided 92edd2a6f5 down Gureum’s throat.d7d96b1a05f6094c

“Let’s go back to 952841df5b the room.”c8f03f898534af5d

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“Yes…”225936406da71ab5

Gureum, lips 6a42b639c0 pressed tightly, 4f774ec8a2 carefully followed 5f8ccc91be Sieon. Was he d8d6f1d9e9 trying to c575b72fdc sleep again? What if 94b451ee64 I need 8125a64027 to vomit 6348e5b899 again? He felt f31c60e709 terribly guilty f8dee09920 for interrupting f409ec6a74 Sieon’s deep 9be5222060 sleep. Gureum softly 2d96717aa2 spoke as 13f07d1a40 he gazed 28d67c6891 at Sieon’s 27dfbfe3bb broad back.ce4290a2b794ed35

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“…I’m sorry ae4ed5fcee for waking ba40613b98 you, hyung…”1982c96f453407b7

“It should b44488dfbf be the 40c8e3037f opposite.”39aa0ef6c2e972da

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“What…?”89925f972540b305

“You should be saying c01c6e9bce you’re sorry for not 227370d757 waking me sooner. Hyung would f62716e634 be upset 158a353497 to know 90af41394a you were 957fdf4591 suffering alone.”b4ea5f72c1856f87

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“Ah…”931bfe093aac265a

Sieon sat ad385524a4 Gureum down f62480c02e on the 7c496532ad bed. The scent dddc47eb3c of their 03561fddaf combined body dcc64b2fdd warmth wafted d1ac84df11 from the 02af9860f5 soft bedding. Gureum’s scent was a7cfb094b3 always comforting. He subconsciously sniffed.649e4049db49d023

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Sieon embraced Gureum then, 1ade173c9a and began patting his 6214cdd7f1 back. Gureum instinctively wrapped his c502203a8f arms around Sieon too. The warmth was comforting.9ab00b461d401fc8

“I’ll keep patting your 849300fc38 back until you feel 3b1f592eca better.”babc1c1ddf354918

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“But you need to 52159b8035 sleep, hyung…”6808e48e480b7e54

“If Gureum b8b6a7e23a is sick, fdb395e1bb how can af07fb46c5 I sleep?”aa84ce3c044f533f

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Tell me if you 9a139bb19f feel like throwing up 3b5460147c again. Sieon whispered softly cd1e1c7f81 into Gureum’s ear, a3cfd9e466 his voice low.419a68e8354aa066

Gureum closed his eyes bbc250ae20 and felt the rhythmic 62099562a9 patting on his back. It felt strange. He was always alone c44d6c8b28 when sick, but now, f25a6b189e hyung was here. Sieon took care 10cbb5ba73 of him, even d687c06ae5 helping his digestion.b9e8c926cd922dba

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Being alone e7a417f4ce was always 68a9581373 normal. But when sick, the 827108c466 stark realization of having e56d516775 no one by his 3d5cfab4ed side always hit hard. Gureum recalled 2d7909cc2a his past 9cb93add79 longing for 50b9143d8c warmth, huddling 28301519da under a 2fe42e2811 worn blanket.e6d32a815e716de1

But now… 6388b83bfe he gently 0ef1db7004 rested his f67585bc63 head on 6bd0e22469 Sieon’s broad b34aacfe32 shoulder.08fe4d32685afd6f

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It felt different e147b473e9 from the frantic 7fa68ace23 purging of the a92d79d9aa past; Gureum knew ee495d8b45 this now. Perhaps that’s why the c88957f70a nausea did not return. His chest was 5085b799b1 tight, but otherwise, 14ee0a265b he felt at d735acb73b ease.912e514fea8d0c1e

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, 3829591223 an hour passed… Sieon’s ccc7ea4885 hand motions remained steady fdcdade5ee as time went by. Gureum’s eyelids fluttered. The oppressive sensation ff7b173434 on his diaphragm dd0fd5ba00 had long since 0c125d2fcb eased. Now, sleepiness 23a9110d5d crept up 4b5792e789 on him. He felt 20e27c9e41 he could 022abfb494 sleep deeply b4aac05e7f again.37b0373039db82c4

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Despite the guilt 96f36385f2 of waking Sieon 28b295b8e2 in the early 7d51a86f69 hours, unable to 2c8b99bf7c sleep and tending 31d56dfdf9 to him, Gureum dc07072f74 found the situation 19cfa003ea overwhelmingly sweet. The warmth 06ca875357 of Sieon’s 59702b8842 affection tickled dbfa9fa17b his heart. Mischievous desires to bc81ee907a whine and act a611ad02b8 spoiled bubbled up.0f885134dbc76033

But he had 51a2e58aa5 been indulging too a24a2a0ebf long. He should 343abf4aee say it’s 7bbb0523bb okay now, 8182128130 that Sieon 0ec6153f69 could stop. But strangely, he 8c9df44f3a couldn’t bring himself f6413c28fa to speak. Gureum’s fingers twitched 4e24521c78 as they clutched 376c2f943f Sieon’s collar. Sieon gently acd7f6eef0 pressed his 78c4270aa7 lips to 52d02ad2d3 Gureum’s earlobe.b0d2230faccfc7ff

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“Baby. It seems f06ff1d250 like the 5085812618 nausea has 82064dfa4d stopped… How c00d869a32 do you 05a54f6923 feel now? Should I keep c37aa49058 patting?”07694f3747aadda6

“Hmm…”f7d4cd09b171ce4b

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Gureum hesitated to f528b4cf4a respond. The nausea had 71bc8e1590 long since passed, 5200d9c58b and he knew a77e32958d it was wrong 941cb4cd3b to lie. He knew Sieon must c80de8a46c be tired.bc9ac5c04b6dee28

But still, he 15f30c674e wanted to persist bcd34dc2e1 a little longer. Burying his 63c74a9a38 head in 6b84c165ee Sieon’s shoulder, e68b1efd1b Gureum answered 89aebe6ede in a 59a1a15efe voice barely 9e6ba170b0 a whisper, 1a3b5119e1 his conscience 9a87d58415 pricking him.bd2fd813fcbfa156

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“Just a little longer, cda02f77b8 please…”dae39469304c53ca

A low e2e4989ade rumble came c16ba059f8 from Sieon’s 7a8d1a2e4d throat. Had he 10dd358112 realized the bf1d77748b lie? As Gureum 85c5775bf1 held his 86a38a2228 breath, Sieon dc9de115e7 murmured okay 2823a8d8d6 and resumed b8bbd15599 patting his 715469fa84 back.de0d0983f80263af

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“Does hyung 1cb1b3a201 have healing 533e127120 hands?”e3e8f5670a2e4e9c

“…It seems so…”f7ff14bd1ee2faf4

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Unaware that Sieon’s patting 3c217ab2e4 had turned into gentle 44ffa3eb4f strokes, perhaps because his 7d58e415db eyelids kept drooping, Gureum 3eee5b83ca eventually closed his eyes. Sieon’s solid shoulder d438e8d08b felt like a 87994c5ff4 soft pillow, his 84c6fc06d8 embrace like a 8bdd2f78aa warm blanket.4aaa4b99386c2c6b

Soon, a ticklish 61ba402346 breath touched Sieon’s c5721e53b9 neck. The still, deep breaths 53b8ae898e of Gureum indicated he 303c07f7bd was sound asleep.a3d7f600b39eaed7

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“Baby, don’t 08e1ff6680 be in dcab5abe2a pain anymore.”8ad6df310eaacd61

Sieon whispered calmly as 6e4386a57f he looked at the 4fe3060030 sleeping Gureum. The dim dawn deepened.b86ad5395d861391

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