Okay uhm I needed 20 hours to metabolise the ending and all the suffering this amazing story made me go through.
It’s painful because the author used the comic as a filter to depict real life. “Maybe we’re all one-time extra characters”, said Danoh in the last chapter while floating alone in complete darkness. Danoh, Dohwa, Haru, Baek Kyung and the Fairy had not complete freedom to live as they wanted too, but at the same time discovering what the ending of the story would lead them too (darkness and void filled only by comforting but painfully nostalgic memories) persuaded them to live every little moment to the fullest, which is one of the main life advices sages have been giving for thousands of years. In the world of comics, just like irl, reincarnation can be both a condemnation or a blessing: Haru and Danoh were lucky enough to find each other again at the very first try, but what about the next one? What if they never met again after that story that made them main characters? This whole story seems to be revolving around one of the most heart-wrenching dynamic of all: THE IMPOSSIBILE AND EXCRUCIATING LOVE OF SOULMATES AS STAR CROSSED LOVERS.
Dohwa’s story break my heart. When I saw him fall off the roof my heart broke in a million pieces, because that was not his concept or a decision the author made for him: he decided spontaneously to put the word end to his life and obliterate his awareness, because he was suffering too much and couldn’t find the willpower to be as courageous and optimist as Danoh and Haru were. I wish the author wrote a spin-off about him and Baek Kyung, who ended up alone: one with no memories or awareness (Dohwa), the other in absolute solitude with not comforting but only painful memories of a happy ending he hadn't been able to reach (Baek Kyung).
In conclusion, this is a melancholic and bittersweet masterpiece about this fucked up journey — our life.
July Found by Chance