Baek Haemin stood there for a moment, unsure of how to approach the child..
Seo Hyunwoo was sitting on the edge of the sidewalk, back pressed against the cold wall of a closed convenience store. The store's metal shutters were pulled down halfway, old posters peeling off in layers, corners curled and yellowed. The faint hum of a broken streetlight buzzed above them, flickering on and off like it couldn't decide whether it wanted to stay awake.
Seo Hyunwoo had his knees pulled close to his chest, arms wrapped loosely around them. His posture wasn't defensive, exactly just tired. Like he'd been sitting there for a long time, waiting for something he wasn't sure would ever come.
He looked small like that. Smaller than Haemin remembered.
