
this is really good! so interesting!
Alto said that it was "nostalgic" when he was drenched in seawater...hmmm...maybe he has a connection with those "creatures" from the sea?
Also "animal therapy"? so cruel... but it was funny...

I am thinking of a theory that Alto's father may be one of the kannagis and even the longest living one before Elva (8 years). And, when these two met, Alto was 13 years old while Elva was 18, 5 years ago when Elva first started his kannagi job, Alto was 8 years old. If Alto's dad is actually the 8-year kannagi, it means he became a kannagi around the time Alto was born, it could be related to his nostagic feelings of the black ocean, like he inherited some memory / experience from his father?!? It could explain why those black ocean things are harmless to him?
Or, I might let my imagination go too wild =))))))

IKR. Also her mother's limbs didn't blackened or anything.
That's why it's a secondary theory... I'm more towards the 1st one: the Alto's mother's death could be a big part in the story. Not only because it was the trigger/reason why Alto stays with Elva (her parenting method got him to be that kind of a person, the loss that had a big impact on him not wanting to lose someone important anymore, Elva reminds him a lot to him and his mom's relationship, etc.), the death or his mom herself could be a foreshadow to something else that will be unleashed in the future.
Or maybe I just overthink a background story as a foreshadow.....

Yeah, reincarnation does not seem to sit well with this story.
Btw, we can not forget about the song Elva sang, it seems Alto also knows that song for some reason, and the butcher knife that was left behind by his father might have something to do with the plot also.
I have a feeling that every little details in this story has been thoroughly thought and taken care of(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ

characters like this are precious to me... i was once a confident overachiever when i was younger... i slowly developed social anxiety when i was working at a bank due to some people at work... at first it's just a little nervousness, but as days go on, it intensified until i wasn't able to sleep, thinking that i had to go to work everyday and suffer the same thing over and over again... i consulted with a psychiatrist but she wasn't much help... bear in mind that this was 2012-2013, and mental illness is frowned upon here in our country... i didn't know what to do anymore and there were times when i was at my worst, and i think really dark thoughts... i quit my job and lived with my savings for a while, almost not going out, not interacting even with my family...
fortunately, i slowly got better by going out little by little, but it took me 5 years to properly function and be able to work and interact with people... and until now, i still don't enjoy being with people much, and i became an introvert...people are very lucky now that companies are now making sure that employees are mentally healthy and mental health issues are being addressed...
finding someone who accepts and understands what you are going through when you have mental health issues is very important, and this little cinnamon roll needs someone like that...

people saying Dongho overreacted was just... i don't know... i can't find the words for you... I mean, you're all very open minded, big hearted people aren't you? When your boyfriend doesn't reply to your messages, comes late without explaining and gets angry at you instead, what will you do? Just smile and let it go? Oh, so you're all angels huh? good for you...
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he did not just say "don't make me anymore stressed"... oh Jaehwan you're so lucky he's such a pure child he just cried... i would have slapped you until your ears start ringing then break up with you right then and there... you were the one in the wrong! accept it, explain, then apologize! fucking asshole...
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one confessed, the other ignored it...
the other messaged and called, the other one ignored it...
what the hell? (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
literally its a circle lmao