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━─── Baekdu has been a mess. All it's influence had wilted like flowers that's been plucked, slowly nearing it's decay. Ever since his older brother died at the hands of Kayden Break, Kang Suman took the responsibility to clean up the mess his family had left.
Suman Kang doesn't know what to feel. His father missing and his brother dead, while his nephew was standing at the borders of depression. His shoulders, no mightier than anyone else, carried the pile of burdens with little to no choice.
With grieving heart, he puts on a brave face, taking in the bitter shame from actions that was not committed by him. He didn't complain, given that everything was too much to bear and complaining about it would not ease anything.
Everything wasn't going well for him until recently, when Sucheon slowly snapped out of his daze. No longer did he shut himself in his room, overcome by complex emotions he could not process.
It was a relief for Suman. He was worried yet glad, sometimes anxious. While he knows Sucheon needs to go back to the awakened academy, he couldn't help but worry for him. After the incident, he would surely suffer from it and the students in the awakened academy might not treat him favorably. (It's not like they ever have)
Point is, Suman was afraid that his nephew might encounter unpleasant words from others and ended up getting into trouble. He was well aware Sucheon doesn't have a friend to confide in, and bottling up his emotions was never a healthy thing.
So imagine his surprise when he decided to greet the return of his nephew from school. He brought along an unfamiliar girl.
Nevermind the unfamiliar.
But it's a girl.
Kang Suman rarely encounter such positive surprises. His eyes watched in shock as he watched a white haired girl, shorter than his nephew, smile brightly while nudging Sucheon.
“Thanks for the ride!”
Not only was it shocking to find someone bravely nudging Sucheon, what shocked Suman the most is that his nephew didn't react violently towards the gesture. His hot-tempered nephew merely scoffed before placing his hand on the blindfolded girl's head and pushing her away.
