Some people believe that humanoid objects, such as dolls, gain life when they are given enough love and affection.

Some people say it's ridiculous to think such a thing. Dolls are simply dolls. Nothing more, nothing less. Right?

Hoseok thought the latter. Sure, he had loved his favorite dolls a ton when he'd been a child. His two favorite dolls were always by his side, playtime or car rides or bedtime. They were his best friends.

Maybe he should have believed in their growing sentience. Maybe he should have noticed the glossy twinkle that formed in their eyes.

It could have been chalked up to being his imagination when his dolls seemed happy to play with him and be constantly showered with his love.

If Hoseok had noticed, he might have stopped his parents from buying him a new doll, one he had been enamored with upon spotting it at the store. He might have stopped his parents from throwing his best friends away when he became too occupied with the new doll to play with them anymore.

They weren't his best friends any longer.

Hoseok had even forgotten the names he'd given them all those years ago. But the memory was coming back...

As he stared at the shadows...

"All we ever wanted was your love, Hoseokie."

"Jimin..." Hoseok choked on blood, tears forming rivers down his cheeks. The other doll had a much more unforgiving expression that scared Hoseok."Yoongi...please..."

The two looked like regular people, but their shadows gave away their true identities, the shapes and sizes of the dolls they had once been."All you had to do was love us." With a scalpel in his hand, Yoongi resumed his progress of carving into their former friend's chest, cries of pain and horror ringing in his ears.

"This could have been avoided if you just played with us." Jimin smiled so sweetly as he watched the light fade from Hoseok's eyes, the cries and screams now silent.

Once his work was done, Yoongi reached inside and carefully took what they wanted. He cupped it in his hands and showed it to Jimin."His heart only belongs to us now."

"Like it should." The two dolls smiled with joy, finally regaining ownership of their best friend's heart.