"I'm...I'm sorry," Eugene lowered his head at the weight of guilt he currently felt.
Naturally, since he was barely an adult who had no leeway of thinking about anything but his own survival, the thought of his omega father suffering because of his disappearance didn't cross his mind at that time.
"Oh, Dad--I'm so, so sorry."
"No, no--" Ian shook his head quickly. "No--why are you apologizing? Oh, no--no, no..." he kept shaking his head while grasping his son's cheeks, staring at Eugene with teary eyes. "Oh, Yujin...I'm sorry--I'm the one who should be sorry..."
He held Eugene's hands and brought them to his forehead. His shoulder was shaking, still trying hard to restrain his emotions as he had always been told to do since he was a teenager.
Eugene gripped his father's hands back, frowning deeply as he stared at those small back and shoulders. "No, Dad--why are you..."
