Have yourself a merry little Christmas

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The smells of Christmas spice, mulled wine and gingerbread layering on Yoon Se-ri's floral scent were coming together as a foreign yet familiar comfort which Ri Jeong Hyeok was starting to commit to memory.

Lingering in the toasty warmth of their apartment were remnants of festive joy, as seen from random bits of Christmas present wrappings, forgotten party hats, and a sizable mountain of used dishes, pots and pans waiting in the kitchen sink

ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।

Lingering in the toasty warmth of their apartment were remnants of festive joy, as seen from random bits of Christmas present wrappings, forgotten party hats, and a sizable mountain of used dishes, pots and pans waiting in the kitchen sink.

It would typically make sense to hold family gatherings at the Yoon family's manor, but as their newborn son Jeong Hwan was too little to go out into the cold at a month and fourteen days old, the party was hosted by Se-ri at their apartment instead.

It was the pianist's first Christmas as a citizen of the Republic of Korea, and also, his first one as a father.

Everything felt surreal, dream-like; he was physically present at the Christmas gathering, yet it felt like his heart had stepped outside.

Everything felt surreal, dream-like; he was physically present at the Christmas gathering, yet it felt like his heart had stepped outside

ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।

The joyous echoes of 'Merry Christmas' reverberating in the apartment.

The smiling faces of the Yoon family members, recognizable but nonetheless unfamiliar, filing through their door.

The warm hugs he was receiving and politely giving, from this small group of people who was suddenly his closest kin in this foreign land.

The doting smiles and gentle coos at the tiny bundle in his arms.

The doting smiles and gentle coos at the tiny bundle in his arms

ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।
At Long Last: Christmas Special 2020जहाँ कहानियाँ रहती हैं। अभी खोजें