The Mirror of the Full Moon
1
Taehyung was a gifted painter who loved spending his days surrounded by colors and canvases. On his birthday, his friends filled his house with laughter, gifts, and delicious food. After opening several presents, only one mysterious box remained.
friend
"Open this one last."
Taehyung
"Why? What's so special about it?"
Taehyung carefully lifted the lid and gasped.
Taehyung
An antique mirror... It's beautiful."
friend
"The seller said it came from an ancient temple."
Taehyung
"I'll put it in my room."
That night, while finishing a painting under the moonlight, the mirror suddenly began to glow with silver light.
Taehyung
What is happening?"
The reflection disappeared, revealing a magnificent royal chamber.
pharaoh Jungkook
"Can you hear me?"
Taehyung
You... you're talking to me?"
pharaoh Jungkook
"Yes. Can you really see me?"
Taehyung
I Can. Who are you?"
pharaoh Jungkook
My name is Jeon Jungkook. I am the Pharaoh of my kingdom."
Taehyung
A Pharaoh? That can't be real."
pharaoh Jungkook
I was thinking the same about you
Taehyung
I'm Kim Taehyung. I'm a painter."
pharaoh Jungkook
"A painter? You create art?"
pharaoh Jungkook
"I'd love to see your paintings."
Taehyung
"Only if you tell me about your kingdom."
pharaoh Jungkook
Jungkook smiled and nodded.
Deal
For hours, they talked about their completely different lives, forgetting how strange their meeting truly was. Neither of them knew that the enchanted mirror was only beginning to reveal its magic. When the next full moon arrived, everything between their worlds would change forever.
2
Taehyung couldn’t stop thinking about the mirror. Even in his studio, surrounded by half-finished paintings, his mind kept drifting back to the strange boy he met the night before.
That evening, he rushed into his room earlier than usual.
Taehyung
"Please... let it happen again."
He stood in front of the mirror, waiting.
A soft silver glow appeared.
The surface shifted, and Jungkook appeared again, sitting in a royal chamber filled with golden light.
pharaoh Jungkook
You came back."
Taehyung
Of course I did."
pharaoh Jungkook
I couldn’t stop thinking about you."
pharaoh Jungkook
No one talks to me like you do."
Taehyung
"Maybe because I’m just a painter, not someone who bows to a Pharaoh."
pharaoh Jungkook
Jungkook smiled softly.
"I don’t want you to bow."
They talked for hours again. Jungkook told him about his kingdom, his duties, and how lonely it often felt being a ruler. Taehyung shared stories about colors, emotions, and how he painted what he couldn’t say in words.
Taehyung
I wish I could show you my paintings."
pharaoh Jungkook
"And I wish I could walk into your world."
Silence fell between them, but it wasn’t awkward—it was warm.
Before disappearing, Jungkook placed his hand on the mirror.
pharaoh Jungkook
Same time tomorrow?"
And for the first time, both of them smiled at the thought of a tomorrow that felt like it truly belonged to them.
3
Taehyung woke up thinking about the mirror again. He couldn’t explain why, but the voice of Jungkook stayed in his mind like a melody he couldn’t forget. That night, he hurried back to his room before sunset, hoping the connection would return.
The mirror shimmered as usual, and Jungkook appeared almost instantly, as if he had been waiting.
pharaoh Jungkook
You’re early today."
Taehyung
I couldn’t wait."
pharaoh Jungkook
Jungkook laughed softly, leaning closer to the mirror’s surface.
"Neither could I."
They fell into conversation easily, like they had known each other for years. Jungkook asked about colors Taehyung used in his paintings, while Taehyung listened to stories of royal duties and endless palace meetings.
Taehyung
"Doesn’t it get lonely being a Pharaoh?"
pharaoh Jungkook
Jungkook paused.
"Every day."
Taehyung
Taehyung felt something tighten in his chest.
"Then you shouldn’t be alone."
A quiet silence followed.
pharaoh Jungkook
"You make it easier."
Outside the mirror, two completely different worlds continued turning. But inside it, something new was growing—something neither of them fully understood yet, but both secretly hoped would never disappear.
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