#be:chistmasmarket2023

[bejinyoung]

window shopping.

@besooyoung

for as long as long as the world has spun around the sun (or at least as long as jinyoung can remember), the moon siblings have only ever had each other. christmas was nothing in their mother's household. maybe a measly string of paper snowflakes, optimistically crafted by the siblings themselves, was the only decoration around the house. no tree, no lights, and, of course, no presents. christmas magic didn't exist, because how do you tell a child that santa claus is real when he gave a classmate a game console and nothing to a boy who had tried to be on his best behavior all year? christmas largely went uncelebrated, just another day in december.

it's only somewhat recently that jinyoung has wanted to change that. maybe it's too late for santa, and he's still too broke to go all out with decor and gifts, but they can at least enjoy some of the joy of the season, he's realized. there's sightseeing of lights all around the city, there's carolers and free music performances scattered about, and... well, jinyoung doesn't have much, but he has something that he can give his sister.

"i have exactly 20,000₩," he announces, not at all proud of the meager amount but it's all he could save on a trainee's salary. "and all day to spend with you. so, whatever you want. let me get it for you." maybe someday those words won't be limited by such a tight budget. maybe, now that he's in studio delta, he'll debut and find success and be able to give his sister all the things that she had to go without while taking care of him. his love of music and dance might have started him on this path, but the promise of a paycheck at the end of it is keeping him there. "merry christmas," jinyoung grins, locking arms with his sister with perhaps a surprising carelessness. after all, there's no point in getting sad about the past now.

[besooyoung]

time to spend together has been scarce and far between since one half of the moon siblings was signed, and admittedly, sooyoung is only just starting to really get used to jinyoung's absence. it's both the most unsettling and weirdest absence to get used to, and she's not actually sure she wants to get used to it- to forgetting jinyoung's stupid morning habits or not really knowing if his favorite breakfast meals are still his favorite or not, or the absolute lack of the mere sound of his presence in their apartment most days.

no, she doesn't want to get used to it, that's for sure.

but at least today they can somewhat catch up together, window shopping like they always used to do, except this time they're both sort of, kind of, slightly enjoying the season. it's really too cold to be doing much today, but sooyoung is definitely not going to pass up the opportunity.

jinyoung announces his freedom for the day, hooking arms with her and declaring that he's going to get sooyoung a gift, and her head shakes with a laugh. "i swear i'm not trying to be that person but just hanging out is good enough for me." and even though she says a similar iteration every year, this time she's serious. time spent with her brother is probably the best gift she could get this year, and she's determined to make the most of it, cramming months into a single day if she has to.

window shopping.

@besooyoung

for as long as long as the world has spun around the sun (or at least as long as jinyoung can remember), the moon siblings have only ever had each other. christmas was nothing in their mother's household. maybe a measly string of paper snowflakes, optimistically crafted by the siblings themselves, was the only decoration around the house. no tree, no lights, and, of course, no presents. christmas magic didn't exist, because how do you tell a child that santa claus is real when he gave a classmate a game console and nothing to a boy who had tried to be on his best behavior all year? christmas largely went uncelebrated, just another day in december.

it's only somewhat recently that jinyoung has wanted to change that. maybe it's too late for santa, and he's still too broke to go all out with decor and gifts, but they can at least enjoy some of the joy of the season, he's realized. there's sightseeing of lights all around the city, there's carolers and free music performances scattered about, and... well, jinyoung doesn't have much, but he has something that he can give his sister.

"i have exactly 20,000₩," he announces, not at all proud of the meager amount but it's all he could save on a trainee's salary. "and all day to spend with you. so, whatever you want. let me get it for you." maybe someday those words won't be limited by such a tight budget. maybe, now that he's in studio delta, he'll debut and find success and be able to give his sister all the things that she had to go without while taking care of him. his love of music and dance might have started him on this path, but the promise of a paycheck at the end of it is keeping him there. "merry christmas," jinyoung grins, locking arms with his sister with perhaps a surprising carelessness. after all, there's no point in getting sad about the past now.