Chapter 1

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4 months ago

The sky casts an ethereal silver glow over the world as the crisp silhouette of the moon shrouds the sun's gleaming beams, the eclipse twirling the cosmos between light and darkness. Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, two celestial beings bound by a forbidden love, stood in this supernatural twilight. Their eyes locked, the air filled with unspoken words. The stars watched, twinkling while witnessing their melancholic love play out.

Chaeyoung's eyes, the color of a summer storm, trace the familiar, soft curves of Tzuyu's angelic face, admiring her seraphic hue. Like a waterfall of midnight, her dark hair elegantly cascaded down to her hips, contrasting her flowing ivory dress adorned in pearls. Her halo, a shimmering corona of light, captured every inch of the dark midnight, emitting it gracefully.

Tzuyu tenderly smiled, anchored by Chaeyoung's radiant beauty. Her skin glowed as she projected warm rays, ruffling her amber dress dipped in honey gold. Her wavy blonde hair flowed fiercely as her deathly heat waves delicately melted Tzuyu's heart. Familiar as she is, she still gets awed by her magnificent feminine grace.

Their breaths synchronized, a soft rhythm echoing at night. The calm and crisp air pulsed with the gravity of their longing, carrying the scent of blooming flowers and the distant sound of a nightingale's song.

"You're so beautiful as always, my Moon Goddess," Chaeyoung whispered, barely audible.

Tzuyu blushed, her eyes never leaving Chaeyoung. "Your radiant beauty is incomparable, my Sun Goddess."

They stood silently, the weight of the moment pressing down on them. Their eclipse, a fleeting beauty to humans, was a stark reminder of the rarity and intensity of their love, destined to disappear like the moon's shadow. Their love for each other was woven into time for millions of centuries, but they knew their happy ending didn't exist as long as they had their duties to carry. But in this stolen moment, surrounded by the watchful stars, they let themselves dream, knowing that their love, like the eclipse, was temporary.

Chaeyoung reached out, only to be met in the space between them. "I wish..." her voice caught in her throat.

"I know," Tzuyu whispered. "I wish it too."

The stars twinkled around them, witnessing countless lives filled with hope and tragedy, the Sun and the Moon being the most heartbreaking of them all.

The eclipse began to wane, the sun's silver light seeping past the moon's dark shadow. The women, embodiments of the Sun and the Moon, walked away in opposite directions, gazing at each other longingly. One side of the world must have light to live, while another guides the dark.

Their arms reached for each other, straining against the invisible barrier of their separation, yearning for a forgotten touch that would destroy the Earth. "I'll miss you," Tzuyu murmurs affectionately, tears filling her eyes. Chaeyoung's voice, filled with a bittersweet promise, barely carries over the distance.

"I'll see you again," Chaeyoung whispers affectionately.

The two women walk their separate paths, as they have their own celestial duties - where the only love acceptable is towards their duty. Chaeyoung, the Sun, must bring light and life to the world, while Tzuyu, the Moon, must guide the night and the dreams of humanity.

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