What Once Was Lost...

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            Ryeowook, a restaurant cook struggling to survive financially, is suddenly fired from his job.  Thankfully, Donghae and Eunhyuk, two servants from a mansion just outside of town, happen to be eating at the restaurant and tell him that they have a need for a cook and urge him to come and apply.  Even the finicky butler, Yesung, is impressed enough to hire him on.  The only question is: will he stay when he meets the man they work for?

            Kyuhyun, once a famous singer, quit performing after a terrible car accident that left him with more than just physical scars.  Now a video game tester who’s secludes himself in his mansion, his family and friends would do anything to see their old Kyuhyun—that they love so dearly—return to them instead of this withdrawn, unhappy man, a mere shadow of his former self.

            Just as they begin to give up on his wounds ever healing, this new cook slowly draws Kyuhyun’s attention to him, first through his excellent cooking and then through his love of music.  In this modern day telling of the beauty and the beast tale, Ryeowook, truly beautiful on the inside, attempts to break Kyuhyun’s curse by helping him destroy his own ugly, inner demons.

            Characters also include: Various family members that are and aren’t actually related to each other: Ahra, Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, and Boa.  Neighbors Siwon and Sungmin.  The gardener, Shindong.  And fellow video game industry ‘friends’ Changmin and Yuhno. 

Foreword

I never really had interest in writing alternate universe type stories before (although I've been getting into reading more of them) but this one popped into my head and has been developing itself rather nicely since.  Pairings include: KyuWook, EunHae (my first ever writing them together), and YeMin but will also include some other pairings later.  If this story line goes how it looks like will, this will probably be my longest story yet.

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HelenDamnation #1
Chapter 11: I started reading this yesterday and it's hilarious.
ElloryQueen
#2
Chapter 51: Hi! Just read the whole thing and I loved it! I hope you come back to update it :)
jayzhelle #3
Chapter 51: It's 2021 and I just finished the last chapter. I hope you'll revisit this story when you have the time. Looking forward to kyuwook's vacation and if ryeowook's gonna survive the wedding despite being sick. Haha.
chanomyen #4
Chapter 51: I just happen to stumble upon this treasure piece of fiction not long ago and managed to finish reading in 2 days. This is gold. This is so good. I just hope that you will comeback and finish this. Please ;-;
Katalex_
#5
Chapter 51: I'm in 2020, locked up in my own house and get caught in this ff. The story is great, I love how in the beginning, when kyu told wookie to get out, and wookie literately move from kyu's house???
Hope I can get an update with this story^^
GogeeSujufan
#6
Chapter 51: Wow wow. Putting all the famous idols in a story. Characterized each of them so well. And conversations between them are great. For most of the conversations, My fingers are tired from scrolling up and down. Great Job Authornim. Waiting for your next update. Defintely a killer fanfic. Love it soooooo much
taempteng
#7
Chapter 51: Aha! I knew there would be ChangToria in this chapter, the moment I saw Victoria’s picture at the start of the chapter. :D Ahaha, it seems that Victoria is taking a liking in Changmin already, so fast! XD LOL Or maybe she’s just really intimate and is holding his hand out of habit or something, hmmm-
taempteng
#8
Chapter 50: Aww, poor Wookie! QAQ I hope he’ll be well by the time it is EunHae’s wedding! It would be sad if he can’t sing for the both of them, especially since they’re the reason he met Kyuhyun in the first place :C But, sick and cranky Ryeowook is so cute! <3 And Kyuhyun will get sick if he keeps getting so close to Ryeowook XD

Well, I can understand Yunho’s worry, but he should probably calm down about the matter. Boa was just trying to have fun and as much of a creep Siwon is, he wouldn’t do something as crazy as film the women undressing (I hope) he’s too much of a gentleman to do so (I think, especially after what he did for Ryeowook). Anddd, he should probably rethink about having fights with Boa because no matter what, he will lose as long as his wife has her overly protective brother. X’D Ahh, he’s losing miserably.

And DAYUM, Sungmin! X’D He’s REALLY crazily prepared for all the worst case scenarios! XD Haha, somebody, give him an award for being the most crazily prepared man on the planet! Just, wow, a plan for any and every possible occasions. The best part is, he has names for all of them! I wonder what happens if he still has bad situations to name but all the alphabets have been used. Hmmm...
taempteng
#9
Chapter 49: Because I realised a bit too late that it’s been a while since I last read this. X’D Oh well, I’m back! And I plan on finishing the remaining 3 chapters so, here we go-

Aww, poor Onew, being ruthlessly shoved off the stage by Taemin X’D KyuWook are so cute as always QwQ God freaking damnit, can these two stop being so cute?? TAT And also poor Yesung being dragged away to dance with Sungmin CX Hehe, Yesung just can’t say no when it comes to Sungmin, even if it means not showing the whole world that he’s terrible in dancing.

And the girls spending their night with SIWON??! Woah, wait, what?? OoO Never in a million years would I have thought that they would be spending their time with Siwon of all people! :O I mean, they don’t really seem like they enjoy being in Siwon’s presence in the past chapters. But, then again, they ARE bored and practically abandoned by their significant other, so maybe that’s why. XD