Spring by the Sea, the Last Snow on the Mountain

Summary

I was snow, lent to the human world by the Snow Realm.

As a child, I led three lost boys out of the snowy mountains.

One became my boyfriend. The other two became my closest childhood friends.

The Snow Realm allowed me to stay human on one condition:

Every year, before spring arrived, someone had to walk the last stretch of snow-covered trail at the summit with me.

If no one came, I could no longer remain human.

That first year, all three came, each trying to be the one to clear a path through the snow for me.

And every year after that, they came again.