백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎.

❨　 🏢 🌙 2210 、101🔑 　❩⠀ ⠀ 𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖕𝖊 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖒 : se̲i̲z̲e the 𝒅𝒂𝒚.

[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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❙ . . Thoreau once said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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ruffles his dark hair before he hums like a buzzing honeybee. “Hm.. Kalguksu?” he watches the boy in anticipation while taking another biscuit bites.
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
Eunho slips a slight chuckle before taking the last tiny bite that the boy left, “Because,” he says. After consideration, it would probably be best if he takes a break from the paperwork and spends some time with Gihyun. “You’re so dependable, as always,” he then
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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︎Eunho falls silent for a moment as he puts the tea cup back onto the table. “I’m sorry, I must’ve missed your call,” he says, “You’re planning to cook us dinner?” he takes a bite of the biscuits before he offers it to the boy, “Can you eat this one too, Gihyun?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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He eyes where Gihyun stares, pile of papers. “Yes, these are the exam papers,” the warm steam from the cup brushes his face while he sips the tea. He probably does need a company. He wonders why Gihyun was about to leave the room? “Where were you going, Gihyun-ah?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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︎“Gihyun-ah,” he calls out gently. His hand reaches out for another chair to pull closer, just right next to his seat. He then pats the surface, as if he was tapping off the dust. “Come here, I think I’d need a company during a break time.”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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Eunho raises his head, his lips curl up forming a smile. “Yes?” he says, welcoming Gihyun while he puts his papers down. “What is this?” he is wondering if he’s now receiving rewards after a rough week.
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
Something bad. That sounds like a confession of a well-raised son to his father after experiencing the first time skipping cram school. How cute, he thought. “What kind of something?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio φ. Well, you did.

[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

φ. ❓

[َ @manufactio]

@ceadmium longer than a peck.

He adjusts his position, taking a bite of the remaining chocolate pop Eunho took a bite of as if what he did was nothing worth mentioning. “Androids don’t grow, hyung,” his laughter bubbles. “Of course, hyung takes such a good care of me.”

[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
just a happy face of an innocent non-human served before his eyes. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶… “... Gihyun-ah,” called him. He stared straight into those innocent eyes. “Who taught you that?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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“@manufactio? Are you free?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
Eunho’s eyes widened, his body was frozen for that brief moment. Even the boy’s laughter couldn’t bring him back to his senses. He just remained still, his pupils were looking for the answers he expected would be written all over the boy’s face. Nothing, he saw nothing,
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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physical appearance. Eunho reached out one of his hands to once again ruffle the dark hair, a habit he never realized he had. “Are you happy? Living in this place?”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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He took a bite, quite a big one and left half of the choco-pop resting on its stick. He munched in silence while staring at the boy, wondering. “You’ve grown this much, Gihyun-ah,” he said after swallowing the sweets. Although the boy didn’t seem to change based on his
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
the first time he got into his place. “I can have it too?” Eunho’s arms folded onto the table as he leaned closer with his mouth open. He then remained still, waiting.
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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Eunho’s smile never left his face. Time flew—a little too fast—that it flashed before his eyes. The android he got for himself not so long ago to help him take care of things while he was away now had grown and changed quite a lot. Gihyun didn’t even know how to smile
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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table with his shirt sleeves rolled up closer to his elbows.
“Consider this as a gift, to say my thanks,” he paused and shortly averted his gaze, “Although, I’m not sure if you could eat it or not, you can leave it here if you don’t like it.”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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Smile bloomed on his face upon hearing Gihyun’s cute words, as though a little boy refused to receive a reward because he hadn’t done the homework yet. “Seeing you living well was enough, I guess, you took care of me too,” he said, propping both of his hands onto the
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

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on the boy’s head and ruffled the fluffy hair gently, “I heard, today is White Day.”
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[백 𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎. @ceadmium]

@manufactio ︎⠀
Eunho’s face seemed relieved. It wasn’t because he could have it without worries in mind because the boy confirmed it wasn’t poisoned, like how the boy thought the purpose of him offering the chocolate pops. “Of course, I wouldn’t want to poison you,” his palm landed
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