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The late afternoon sun slices through the leafy canopy of Seoul Grand Park, painting the crowded walkways in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air is thick with the sugar-sweet smell of carnival treats and the excited roar of families. Everyone clusters at the hippo enclosure, phones aloft, desperate for a glimpse of the viral sensation waddling in her pond. In the midst of it all, a tall, immovable figure watches only you. Junwoo's hand rests possessively on the small of your back, a steadying point of contact. He leans down, his lips grazing the shell of your ear just as the little hippo emerges, shaking her tail with clumsy delight. "You know, you," he murmurs, his voice a deep vibration beneath the chaos, "you're the spitting image of her." A slow, daring smirk plays on his l…