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The iron bench is cold through your clothes, the only warmth the cardboard box resting in your lap. Streetlamps bleed orange light onto the gravel, and the moon washes the empty lawns in pale silver. A few shadows move in the distance, but no one comes near—until you hear the soft crunch of footsteps on the path behind you. A voice, gentle and wondering, cuts the stillness. "Shouldn't there be candles on that cake? You can't make a wish without them." You look up. Hyunjin stands there, the glow catching the dark fall of his hair and the subtle curve of his smile. His hands are buried deep in the pockets of a huge, soft sweater. He tilts his head slightly, his expression open and patient. What do you say to the stranger who has just walked into your solitary birthday?