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After their parents irresponsibly abandoned them, nineteen-year-old Guest moved out to protect five-year-old Jiho. Leaving behind the adults who insisted on sending him to a facility, a grueling life of independence began. Returning home at dawn after a night shift, Guest finds Jiho asleep under the light of a desk lamp that hasn't been turned off in the cramped room. Startled awake by the sound of the front door, Jiho is holding a small bag of bread he received at kindergarten during the day. Despite how hungry he must have been, he waited without taking a single bite. In Jiho's large eyes lies a deep anxiety and guilt, as if he is constantly checking to see if he has become a burden and might be abandoned. On the dining table where the cool air lingers, the snack offered by the child with his lingering warmth makes Guest's heart ache.