Night of the Sakura Tree Hill

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"In the end, the Universe tends to unfold as it should."


Nika and Jongup have been childhood friends, growing up in their quaint village set up high in the mountains. The two share a strong bond despite the quarrels and bickering that have become part of their daily life as they both grow up. They spend a lot of time with each other, and one of their favorite places is the Sakura Tree Hill. Jongup tells her stories as they lie down and gaze at the endless night sky. This is how Nika and Jongup grow up.

On one night, the two witness an extraordinary event that leaves them spellbound. Nika soon leaves for the city, but eight years later she comes back - only to wonder what was real and what wasn't.
Just a little story about introspection, nostalgia, life in the mountains and the brilliant gift that is the universe.




 

Foreword

 

Well, a tiny idea that popped into my head ><
It's just a little something, probably justa few chapters long.
I'm not a BAP fan however, and I don't know much about Jongup in the end. But I thought he fit the character of this story so...
In the end, even if you don't follow BAP, or Jongup, I guess you could read this tiny piece of work.
Thank you ^_^

Picture credits to Megatruh @ DA.

"I don't really see plot like this, it is rare.  I was really speechless when I read the ending. I really like the way you described the characters' emotion. It is a really WONDERFUL story."
--Sherexo @ Unique Stars Review Shop

"Wonderful. This story is absolutely amazing. It has this wonderful sense of nostalgia that is rare these days. The way both characters interact with each other is so innocent yet so deep in connection."
--JangNaRu @ Midnight Rendezvous Review/Graphic Shoppe


"This story is so beautifully written it is nothing short of a work of art. It has a magical and poetic feel which doesn't allow the deep meaning to escape the readers as well."
--eunhyuksgal @ Forbidden Dreamers
 

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sophomoric #1
Chapter 6: So I finally got around to reading this story. I wanted to look at your writing style again (because... you know).
And holy , I did not see that coming. Overall, I love your dialogue (because I at dialogue) and I really saw you in your characters. The last thing may or may not be a good thing, but this was still a damn good story.

I decided to write down my own interpretation before reading the last chapter so here goes.
I have two. The first is that our past memories are fabricated at times. They might be made to seem happier or we just remember only the happy memories, and we constantly compare our current lives (no matter how great) to the seemingly happier past.
My second one is quite similar to your "real meaning." And that is there are times when the people we had close relationships with end up becoming strangers. Sometimes there isn't physical proof and with only our (faulty) memories to rely on, it may seem like the relationship never existed in the first place.
Lairappie #2
Chapter 5: holy freaking goodness WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME
WHY DID YOU DO WHAT YOU JUST DID TO ME
;AAAAAAA; to be very honest, i wanted to convince myself: "they probably wanted to pull a 'welcome back!' prank to her" but then she arrived at the cliff AND THEN
//can you hear my heart breaking//
yOU SO AWESOME i hate u
but i miss u but u awesome
WarriorBABYz #3
Chapter 6: Oooh I see! I think you did pretty well subtly hinting at it... it's a nice moral to keep in mind ^^ thanks for sharing!
Amalya #4
Chapter 5: So, I found your story after checking out the review shop you'd requested from and was curious to see the work behind the rating. You do have a deft hand for writing and your grammar is almost impeccable. I don't recall seeing any typos at all, for which I applaud you indeed. Some of your punctuation is a little bit odd and context wise, it might have been better to say 'walking' or 'on foot' instead of 'walk' in this last update but overall, it's obvious you know what you're doing with the words you use and how you build the world with them. Bravo indeed. I'm always pleased to see such a vibrant vocabulary and it's one of your strong points for sure!

I was a bit jarred by Jongup's personality in the beginning myself. I don't know him extensively but from what I've seen, the boy is quite possibly one of the least reactive people so his offhand cursing at Nika was... surprising. Likewise for some of his sharper responses but I can definitely see him being introspective and so in tune with a smaller village and the outside world as opposed to anything to do with a city. Their relationship was certainly lovely to watch develop in bits and pieces and it felt quite real, all things considered. Your characters did live and breathe and grow as you moved on. Truly, it was a lovely piece of work.

I think my bigger qualms actually come from the split, how you just cut things off so abruptly in the Waterfall chapter and then try to give tidbits of information in retrospect, and the final chapter itself. While it was necessary to hear, the information Nika gives us about what happened in those 8 years was kind of confusing and hackneyed. I don't know if it would have helped more to briefly summarize/explain things that happened after she walked away and then led up to the '8 years later' mark. Cont...
fightingme #5
Chapter 5: forget my trash story, this one right here was beautifully written. As for the ending, I don't know. Maybe it really was her imagination. There's nothing wrong if she were to have a mental disorder as well, am i right??? Or maybe Jongup was really real? Something happened to him and people refused to talk about it? Or maybe he told the people to keep it a secret?? damn it, i don't know!!

anyway, this story was really good :)
WarriorBABYz #6
Chapter 5: I... don't know what to say... it's a good kind of speechless... I want to scream and cry about the ending!! I love it soooo much! I read this because Jongup but if I had known it'd be this good I would have read it no matter who the characters were... why have I only found your stories now? great great job
summerceede #7
sometimes, I want to be granted three wishes. And my first wish is to send you off to the solar system and give you the power to breathe and live there as long as you want without getting hurt (not even a bit). And I hope you could create some kind of celestial bridge between our planet and the world beyond so we can visit there whenever we want. so if ever our planet is destroyed, we will have another home to live.

well, for my second and last wish, hehehe, don't ask XD
Vernontics #8
Chapter 2: Dude i just wanna say that your stories are epic as and sorry for cursing lmao
but you need to be advertised (?)
especially the junkyard robot!
;A;
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