Yongsun and Byulyi spend the first moments of the new year in each other's embrace

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Every year since they met each other, Yongsun and Byulyi spent New Year’s Eve with each other, and consequently every New Year’s Day.

This was their first year spending it alone together.

The couple was sitting on the ledge of a tall tower belonging to a large playground. They got a decent view of the Seoul skyline from their position. To fight the cold they were cuddled up on each other, thigh to thigh, and holding hands. The cold sought to slip through their long coats, but they kept each other just warm enough. Puffy clouds rose from their noses and mouths before being quickly swept away in the breeze.

Snowflakes slowly danced down from the sky. They were only just beginning to stick to the pavement, coating the earth in a thin sheet of white.

Yongsun and Byulyi were attending a small party hosted by a few staff members of the company. They somehow managed to sneak off out into the crisp winter air without drawing any eyes. Byulyi had suggested that they temporarily break away from the party in search of a more quiet and peaceful start to the new year.

Hand in hand they walked to a nearby park that they had spotted on their way to the party.

Byulyi proposed that they climb to the top to see the firework show from a better position. She grabbed at Yongsun’s gloved hand and dragged her along, the both of them in a fit of giggles. Yongsun ran ahead of Byulyi up the stairs, ducking her head to avoid the low ceilings of annexed extensions of the tallest tower. Byulyi chased after her.

It was starting to get close to the hour. Byulyi swung her legs, chatting and giggling with her beloved girlfriend as they waited. Yongsun had begun to sing lines of various songs throughout that time. Byulyi was always quick to join in.

They waited and waited, watching a countdown clock on Yongsun’s phone. When it was ten seconds till they both began to loudly chant along with the countdown.

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With only a few seconds