knocking on @eungisâ door !
the rooftops are, for the most part, pretty bare bones all year round. the landlord doesnât have too much of a presence around the complexes ( siujing hasnât even seen them since she signed the contract! ) but perhaps theyâve got a soft spot for christmas. because, for the first time in the year sheâs lived at dallyeog, thereâs something other than cleaning supplies and mismatched potted plants adorning the rooftop.
specifically, christmas trees! even completely undecorated, theyâd been such a surprisingly endearing sight that siujing ended up bringing colourful tinsel and baubles to jazz them up a little more. itâd taken her half a day to cart her ornaments and hang them up around all four complexes, but if no one else was gonna do it, why not? the warmth she feels seeing the four little tree topping stars twinkle on her way home is definitely worth the effort. hopefully, someone else around the complexes can enjoy them too.
but any good christmas tree isnât complete without a few presents under it! her bank account protests her window shopping at a couple of sweet shops, so siujing decides on homemade cookies. she gets four batches done ( chocolate chip, every single type of nut in her house, raisin oatmeal, and the quintessential shortbread cookies ) before she runs out of flour. itâs quick work, baking then packing them into festive bags printed with fairy lights and snowflakes, and sheâs got a backpack full of them to distribute when she finishes.
siujing gets up to the rooftop of complex #1 and grins when she sees the updated decorations. someone else has joined her in spreading the christmas spirit, with adorable decors made by hand and utterly charming. sheâs arranging the presents under the tree as jauntily as she can when she hears someone come up, and she turns around to find eungi behind her.
âhi!â she calls, waving a hand at him. âiâm decorating the christmas tree,â she laughs, suddenly a little self-conscious, âwhatâre you doing up here? oh! and,â siujing holds out one of the small bags of cookies, âmerry christmas!â






















