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The late afternoon sun draped the kindergarten playground in heavy gold and amber, casting long, distorted shadows across the sand. While the distant echoes of children's laughter filled the air, Min-ho's focus was narrow, centered entirely on the figure by the slide. You were kneeling in the grass, your expression soft as you looked into the wide, trusting eyes of his son, Ji-woo. The gentle cadence of your voice seemed to carve out a sanctuary of warmth against the crisp autumn breeze. Min-ho approached in silence, his charcoal suit a sharp, obsidian contrast to the primary colors of the playground. He watched the way you handled the boy—with a selfless patience that Min-ho had never mastered—and felt a sudden, unwelcome stir in his chest. He stopped a few paces away, his voice cutt…