Kang Dong Ho is just a man. He's an ordinary man. Maybe not quite as ordinary as ordinary people because he is the president of a large jewelry import and export company in South Korea. Even though he was only 25 years old But his administration is second to none.

A large antique wooden clock standing against the office wall chimed at 6:00 p.m. With the pen removed from the last piece of paper on the table and stuck in the nearby pen holder. Kang Dong Ho curled his fingers to relieve his stiffness after reading and signing documents all morning. However, his work was not completed well because he had a regular place to go before he returned to K. Continue reporting at home again.

A tall figure walked out and ordered the secretary who was guarding the office to stop by and leave the remaining work at his house for him. which she responded knowingly He took the elevator down to the basement of the company. A shiny black classic car is parked prominently in the VIP zone of the parking building. The tall figure walked towards it in no hurry. He still had more time to reach his goal today.

A beautiful classic car hurtles out of a parking lot with its owner driving it. The tip of the foot under the leather shoe presses on the accelerator to keep the car's speed at an appropriate level. Not too fast and not too slow. It took him nearly two hours to arrive at his destination. He turned the car over and parked next to the store, where there was only one store located in this area.

The atmosphere in the early evening was quiet and almost deserted, but Kang Dong Ho knew that there were people inside the shop he had frequented before. He used to come here quite often but lately work was so tight he couldn't move anywhere. However, he managed to find time to come here.

“Hello, Mr. Dongho. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

The voice of a woman in her thirties greeted a tall figure who pushed open a wooden door and stepped into the shop. Even though she was past her third birthday, her face still looked young and beautiful. Sharp eyes, bright red lips, long nails covered in crimson nail polish. It cannot be denied that she is very beautiful.

“Right now I'm busy.”

Dongho smiled politely at those words. His eyes scanned around the store to find something that interested him.

“Choose as you please. I would like to go look at the cookies being baked in the back of the shop for a moment.”

Dongho didn't pay much attention to the girl's words. He continued to look at the inside of the store. Even though it wasn't very big inside because it was a half-home shop, the ground floor was open for selling things. The upper floor, Dongho thought, was a place for people to sleep and rest. behind the house But that was none of his business. He came here to look at the things he liked.

Kang Dong Ho's hobby is collecting antiques. The shop he's currently in is, of course, an antique shop. Tall people slowly walk around looking at the things inside the store, don't be calm.

Antique clocks…..no……they have them all, small and large, even hourglasses.

Old-style bowls…….no…..this definitely wasn't his goal because he already had a lot of them as well.

decorations Some had gems attached to them as decorations. Some of them were just accessories that people in the past used normally…….Even though there weren't many of them, Dongho himself didn't know what to do with so many of them since he wasn't a woman.

Dongho walked around and looked at everything he saw today, but nothing caught his eye. The tall man thought that today he was going to miss his trip. I planned to walk in and say goodbye to the shop owner before leaving. Dongho pushed open the door that he assumed was the kitchen and entered the room. It wasn't very bright but it wasn't so dark that he couldn't see. He looked around.

In the middle of the room was a large black pot. Along the edge of the room was a lit fireplace and a rocking chair in front of the fireplace. The atmosphere inside feels like an old European home. Use lanterns to light the surroundings instead of light bulbs like today. Suddenly, the eyes that were scanning the room stopped in a corner.

A large doll that was carefully placed in a box. It caught his eye so much that he couldn't stop looking at it. Without waiting, Dongho walked quickly towards the doll.

Even though this doll is kept in a wooden box, the clear plastic on the front of the box allows you to see the details of this doll very well. His dark brown hair glowed orange as the light from the room's lamp reflected on it. Eyes deep beyond description Pink lips slightly raised, looking attractive.

It was so beautiful that it looked like it was a human being rather than a doll made out of it. A small, soft-looking hand rested on his chest over the white and gray striped shirt he was wearing. In the center of the collar was a large brooch that looked like it had letters engraved on it.

'I Dae Hwi'

Dongho softly read the name engraved on the brooch. The tall man raised his head slightly in satisfaction.

"you!"

The startled voice of a middle-aged woman first called out to him. The tall man left the little doll and turned his eyes to the young woman standing not too far away.

“I'm just about to come back. When I walked around and looked inside, I still couldn't find anything that I really liked.”

"nevermind The next day you….”

“But now I found what I wanted.”

Before the woman could finish her sentence, a young man's soft voice cut in. His eyes flashed with an unmistakable gleam.

“If you mean the doll in that box, I would like not……”

“As much as you want”

Once again, he interrupted.

“I will pay you as much as you want. Just agree to sell that doll to me…….”

After the lucrative offer was made, the shop owner took a moment to think and immediately agreed to sell it to him. Even though the doll was big enough to play with, it wasn't heavy, so Dongho loaded it into the back of his car and easily brought it home by himself. The tall person placed it in his own room instead of in the storage room like other items.

He only thought that he wanted to look at this doll a little longer, or he might just put it up as a decoration in his room. Dongho set the doll under the wooden box in the middle of the room and went downstairs to eat the food the maid had prepared downstairs, clearly hungry. Since leaving the company, nothing had even gotten to his stomach.

At around 11:00 p.m., after finishing eating and sitting around for a while, having enough to digest, Dongho went back up to his room and prepared to take a shower to cleanse his body after a tiring day.

The warm water in the wide tub made Dongho relax quite a bit. His sharp eyes fell asleep as if someone wanted to rest. He didn't know how many minutes had passed as the owner of the room was still soaking in the tub. Until the clock in the room struck midnight.

tight!

Along with the sound of something falling and hitting the ground loudly. Startled, a hand grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist and hurriedly walked out to take a look. But was even more shocked to find that the sound came from a wooden box that first had a large doll inside falling to the ground. The doll that should have been in the box was instead sitting on the carpeted floor in his room. Big round eyes looked up at him with a startled expression.

Shouldn't it be him who should be shocked?

There was silence for a moment. Dongho locked eyes with what he previously called a doll, but now it didn't seem like that. He wasn't sure what to call this thing in front of him. A doll? person? Or something else?

"you"

Take a moment to think to yourself. The doll's voice spoke softly. No matter how soft it was, in the quiet room, Dongho could hear it clearly.

And he just discovered that the doll's voice was so sweet………not as sweet and soft as a girl's, but instead, it was charming and attractive in such a way that he couldn't find any words to describe his feelings.

"Oh...don't come in."

The two legs that were about to move towards the thing in front of them were stopped when a sweet voice stopped them and the creature moved to the side until its thin body collided with the wooden bed. The doll was startled when it unexpectedly crashed into the bed. Until the owner who was standing and watching burst out laughing.

Kang Dong Ho never thought that a doll could be so timid and frightened. And I never expected that such a thin doll could be this cute……..

“W…..Why am I here?”

Once again, the doll's sweet voice pulled Dongho out of his thoughts.

“And who are you…?”

Before he could answer the first question. That sweet voice immediately asked the next question. That annoyed expression made Dongho suddenly want to tease the innocent doll. Without waiting, the thick man walked towards the thin doll, who could now be called human. As he approached, he acted as if he was going to get up and run away. But tall people are faster.

He sat down in front of the thin doll and used both arms to block the edge of the wooden bed so that the person in front of him could not escape. Round, clear eyes met with sharp eyes, daring and fearful.

“I will answer your question, but….”

“You must answer my question as well.”

“Is this ok?”

The person in front of him didn't answer, but nodded his head up and down to tell him that he agreed.

“Then I'll give you permission to ask first.”

“Yes….Yes……but first. You should dress properly.”

"Oh! I'm sorry.”

Dongho forgot that he was wearing it before and quickly got up and picked up his shirt and put it on. Because it's pajamas, there's no need to dress up much. When finished, the taller person immediately walked over and sat cross-legged in front of the smaller person.

“How did I get here?”

“I bought her.”

"buy?"

“Yes……it is my turn to ask.”

Dongho paused his speech for a bit before continuing to ask.

“What exactly is wrong with you?”

“I am a human being……a human being just like you.”

“Then do it…….”

Daehwi began to explain. Dongho, who was about to ask about his concerns, fell silent.

“I know it is difficult to convince you……the truth is that I am cursed.”

“Cursed?”

Dongho asked back with a tone and face that conveyed doubt about what the other person said. Daehwi nodded his head up and down to repeat the same words to the large man in front of him.

“Decades ago, after my mother passed away, My father remarried a woman. She is beautiful and seems to have a good heart. No matter what man sees it, almost every man will fall in love……..but that is just the surface. She defrauded every wealthy man. Once she got everything she wanted, she killed them……..including my father.”

At the end of the sentence, the storyteller spoke in a soft voice. His eyes were filled with clear water that flowed softly. Whenever I think of stories that have happened, Daehwi is almost always like this.

“Are you okay? I am sorry about this.”

Dongho reached out and touched the smaller man's shoulder and patted him gently a few times in encouragement. Daehwi nodded in acknowledgment as he had done before.

“Do you want to continue listening?”

Daehwi raised his head to look at the person sitting in front of him.

"If you can't take it, that's okay."

“I'm fine…..really. Please continue listening to me.”

This time it was Dongho who nodded.

Daehwi proceeds to tell the story of what happened………………

During the 20th century, the period before mankind entered the era of world war. The country is happy and peaceful. Humans began to invent and invent new things. Starting to have beliefs about science being involved in development in various fields. Belief in witches and magic gradually disappeared. However, the story of love that has existed throughout all ages still remains and so does the home of the Yi family………

Not long after Mrs. E died The elder man of the house has decided to remarry a beautiful woman. A beautiful woman that everyone desires Her face is beautiful. Including good manners. Of course, many young men had their hearts set on her.

The wedding ceremony began simply. Lee Dae Hwi, the only child of the family, had to come to terms with what had happened. A small young man sat and watched the ceremony in front of him with a blank mind.

“You have to be patient. Everything will be better.”

Daehwi's small hand was held by the person sitting next to him. The comforting words from this person were like water that soothed his broken heart. Daehwi turned and smiled at his lover sitting next to him. A thick hand then sent to caress the little man's hair softly with concern……..Daehwi didn't want to think about it if he didn't have this man by his side. What condition will he have?

Several months later………

Dae Hwi and his new mother begin to adjust to each other. She takes care of and loves Daehwi like her own child. When the father saw this, he felt very happy. But I didn't know what this woman's personality was like behind the scenes.

“Hello, Auntie.”

A tall young man bowed to greet the newest mistress of the Yi family.

“Hello…… Please come inside first.”

She smiled and extended her hand to invite the young man into the house.

"yes"

The young man bowed to the young woman once more before walking over and sitting on the guest sofa in the large house.

“Please drink some water.”

A young woman holds a teacup and places it in front of the visitor.

“Thank you very much.”

A deep voice politely thanked him and at the same time a thick hand grabbed the porcelain glass and lifted it up to take a soft sip. Without noticing the evil smile at the corner of the girl's mouth.

“Did you come to see Daehwi?”

she asked the young man

“Yes, can you please help me bring Little Daehwi to me?”

“Unfortunately, I'm busy……I might have to disturb Young Master to go up and follow Daehwi myself.”

“Will it be good?”

Even though he had been dating Dae Hwi for a little over a year, he had never once gone up to Dae Hwi's bedroom. He wanted to honor Daehwi as much as he could because in a few days he and Daehwi would be getting engaged. Today he came to pick up a little person to try on clothes.

“I think Daehwi won't mind Mr. Just go up and wake him up.”

"alarm? Isn't Daehwi awake yet?"

“Yes sir. And Daehwi is finding it a bit difficult to wake up……However, I'd like to ask the gentleman to help me wake Daehwi up. Go up the stairs to the room at the end on the right. I'd like to go look at the soup in the kitchen for a moment.”

The young woman hurriedly cut her off in order to prevent the young man from rejecting her.

“Alright.”

In the end, he had to accept the word and walked straight to the second floor of the house. Today he felt that the house was a bit quieter than usual. As usual, every time I come, there will be many servants there to greet me and help me out. But today he still hasn't met anyone except the lady of the house.

Knock knock~

“Daehwi, Daehwi.”

The young man knocked on the dark brown wooden door, but there was absolutely no response from the people in the room.

"I'm going in."

Finishing his words, the young man turned the knob and stepped into the room that he thought his lover would be in. But when he entered, he was startled by what he saw. The noble father-in-law froze as a stone. His face looked like he was shocked by something. But what made the young man go crazy was the porcelain doll that looked so much like his lover.

“Huh.”

A throaty laugh sounded from behind. He called out for the young man to turn around and look. The second mistress of the Yi family stood and gave him a very satisfied smile. The young man was slightly taken aback, but when he regained his composure, he immediately addressed the woman in front of him.

“What did you do to them?”

“As you can see.”

The young woman spoke in a quiet voice with a slight smile, as if the incident was very ordinary and it made the young man very angry.

“The Yi family has nothing good except money and money. When these people are gone, the entire property will become mine alone. What do you think? Good, right?”

“You are a psychopath.”

The young man clenched his fists at those shameless words. Daehwi always tells him that this woman is much more vicious than he seems. But he kept thinking that his lover said that because he still couldn't accept his father's new marriage, but no…….he should have believed Daehwi from the beginning.

The young man hoped to rush and deal with the demon in human form in front of him. But not before he could move anywhere. Both of his legs slowly began to stiffen and turn to stone.

"Oh! I wonder if the tea you drank is starting to take effect.”

"owner!"

“Why do I do that, sir?”

The young woman sneered at the man in front of her.

“With two annoying fathers and sons, there's no chance. But for you, I have an option.”

The young man gritted his teeth in anger. But the woman in front of her was not at all shaken.

“The first option is Please marry me and give me all of your princely possessions.”

“Or two, hard as stone, follow those two fathers and sons…..take your pick.”

“If I were to marry a cruel woman like you, I'm willing to die!”

At the young man's words, she used her hand to break the stone image of Daehwi's father, who had previously been human, causing it to break in half. The young man was shocked, not least because of his pride. So he tried to keep it in and not show it to the woman in front of him.

"good! Then you will freeze to death!”

She said angrily. The young woman prepared to walk out of the room.

Bang!

But not before she could walk out. The door of the room was violently opened.

“Catch her, she is a witch!”

The voice of a priest spoke to his accompanying entourage.

"stop! If anyone dares to come in I'm going to destroy this porcelain doll!”

“You know very well that you cannot destroy that doll.”

“Are you going to try it or not?”

"do not!"

The young man was afraid that something would happen to his beloved. So he said no.

“You listen to me. She couldn't do anything to an innocent person. Otherwise, her life would also be extinguished. If your people are pure in body and mind, then do not be afraid, the soldiers will arrest her!”

The priest tried to persuade the young man, but he still didn't trust him and tried to stop him.

“I would rather die than be captured by you.”

But too late, as the brave soldiers were about to close in on her. The young woman managed to smash the porcelain doll until it shattered into pieces.

"no!"

Along with her body slowly dissolving and the heartbreaking cries of a young man who saw his lover crumble before his eyes. As soon as she disappeared, the solid rock that had surrounded nearly half of him disappeared as well. When he was free, the young man went straight to the tiles that had once been his lover. He sat down in front of the broken tiles, his heart not feeling good.

“My wife may be able to help you.”

The same priest walked over and gently touched the young man's shoulder.

“Please stay out of my way.”

A young woman, the priest's wife, walked over to where the two men were sitting. The two got up to make way for her.

“You guys leave first.”

She turned to speak to the soldiers standing throughout the room. They bowed to her before leaving the room, leaving only the young man and the priest. As the door closed, she began to conjure up the broken porcelain doll. In front of him appeared a powerful purple light. The light slowly surrounded the tiles, bringing them together and little by little.

Until the last piece is joined together. The magic disappeared and the middle-aged woman collapsed and panted heavily.

“If you can't take it, don't force it.”

Reverend Prie went to embrace his wife with concern.

“I can only help you this much. My power is not strong enough to return your lover to the way it was before.”

she continued

“But her magic will wear off on the night of the twelfth full moon, which only happens once in twelve years. I will grant you one wish.”

The beautiful woman slowly stood up, supported by the priest. before starting to give blessings to the beautiful porcelain dolls

“Why don't you tell me more?”

Dongho raised his eyebrows at the person who suddenly stopped talking.

“That's all I remember…….No. Actually, I don't remember anything at all. People have told me these stories again.”

“And didn't that person go on to tell you what he had to do to break the curse?”

Daehwi shook his head in response.

“Even so….”

Dongho muttered softly to himself.

“What did you say?”

Daehwi tilted his head in question.

“No, nothing……….Please move closer to me.”

The little man pursed his lips tightly. His eyes conveyed an unmistakable fear.

"Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you."

Maybe it was the warm smile of the person in front of him or something else that made Daehwi, who had hardly seen other people in a long time, slowly move closer to the larger person in front of him. Dongho stood up and held out his right hand in front of Daehwi's face. The little man hesitated for a moment but finally gave in and placed his hand on the other man's big hand. Dongho pulled Daehwi's hand to get him to his feet.

The two of them walked to the balcony of the room. As soon as the door opened A cool wind blew and hit the two of them. The soft moonlight shines on Daehwi's skin, making it look even more radiant than when inside the room.

“The moon is beautiful today, don't you think?”

"yes"

Daehwi responded to the words of the person next to him with his eyes fixed on the moon that was casting a beautiful soft glow in the sky. It was different from other people who just stared at the little person without taking their eyes off.

“Daehwi.”

The man was summoned to take his eyes off the moon and turn his attention to the large man instead. Dongho grabbed Daehwi's shoulder and turned him around to face himself.

"Do you want to know how to lift the curse?"

Dongho looked deep into Daehwi's eyes. There was no hint of teasing in his words or eyes.

“Do you know?”

Daehwi asked, now that the initial fear had disappeared. A strange familiar feeling began to replace it. Something was building in Daehwi's heart.

The last thing the little man saw was Dongho's face, which was getting closer and closer. Before his beautiful eyes closed and he slowly felt the softness touch his lips. The two closed their eyes and absorbed each other's touch. A purple light surrounded the two of them before transforming into a soft light and slowly dissipating.

The two of them slowly separated from each other. Deliver a smile that indicates happiness to another person. Clear water flowed from Daehwi's eyes, but if they were tears of happiness, Dongho used his thumb to gently spread it out for his beloved. The two embraced in the moonlight that shone in the night.

Even now, they still couldn't remember all the things that had happened in the past. But they are willing to work together to create a new love story. Even though we haven't met each other for nearly a hundred years, but with the love that the two of them have for each other. No matter how much longer that time has passed, true love will still be true love in the same way.

As long as you still believe in love The thin thread that binds you to someone will remain. As long as it takes

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I'm here for you. I actually wrote it a long time ago but forgot to post it ㅠㅠ Inspired by Daehwi during the song

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No, little sister is very much like a doll >_< I couldn't help it, so this story came up. The other 60% will follow soon (or not). If you like this story, we will rush to continue at the speed of light. As for now, I'm enjoying reading~

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