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PRESENT YOOGEOL MEETS PAST GYE JOONMIN :(๑•ㅂ•)و✧

My heart seemed to freeze. My body trembled with shock.

Double eyelids on only one eye, a flowing nose bridge, plump lips, and unfocused eyes. I checked and double-checked because I couldn’t believe it.

Even though he looked different from how I remembered him, I immediately recognized the boy kneeling in front of me.

Gye Joonmin, how could I not recognize you?

“Huu…”

A sound that was somewhere between a sob and a moan escaped my lips. A sound like scraping rusty metal came from my throat.

He seemed to have misinterpreted it, as Gye Joonmin fidgeted.

“Are you hurt? Does it hurt a lot?”

At his words, I unconsciously raised my hand and touched my face. Rough skin, like animal hide, met my touch. Blood and pus were flowing from my forehead and left cheek.

It seemed serious, but strangely, I couldn’t feel anything. It must have been a third-degree burn, so the nerves were dead.

Fortunately, my eyes seemed to be okay. One eyelid was swollen shut, but my vision was intact.

Suddenly, a guess flashed through my mind like lightning. It felt like the misaligned puzzle pieces were suddenly falling into place.

Gye Joonmin and Uju hyung were about ten years apart in age. The Gye Joonmin in front of me now looked to be in his mid-teens. He was probably fifteen. That’s when he said he met Uju hyung, who was being chased by the Anti-Center group.

The Uju hyung that Gye Joonmin remembered had burn scars on his face. And his voice was hoarse and rough.

I slowly lowered my head. Tears fell onto the dirt floor.

It was me, Gye Joonmin. I was your Uju hyung.