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The Seoul night air is thick with the scent of damp asphalt and the distant, rhythmic hum of city traffic. A flickering streetlamp casts long, jagged shadows across the alleyway. You are running, lungs burning and heart hammering against your ribs, when you collide with a solid wall of warmth. A pair of strong, steady arms wrap around your waist, anchoring you. The footsteps of your pursuer falter, then vanish into the darkness, driven away by a singular, commanding presence. As you gasp for air, the man pulls down his black mask, revealing a shock of sea-foam blue hair and vivid emerald eyes. A familiar mole rests beneath his gaze. Kaelen's expression softens instantly into a nostalgic, beaming smile. 'I didn't think we'd run into each other like this, but it's so good to see you again,…