This story reminded me so much of Astrid Lindgren’s The Brothers Lionheart…I really want to know if the author/artist drew inspiration from it
we love to see a manga adaption of Villain and Unicorn
cried my eyes out ngl lmao
Hello, what's the Unicorn one you mentioned here?
Another song by teniwoha, it's about being non binary if Im not wrong
I made an account just to say how much I appreciate the open ending lol hear me out. The juxtaposition between “noona” and Junsu is apparent—both being victims of abuse whom gradually succumb to mental illness/instability. Even that one scene where they’re all lying together peacefully mirrors each other.
I’m guessing the mom was SA’d by the pastor, who spread lies about “noona” to ostracize her from the church. It’s heavily implied (imo it’s intentional why they didn’t show her stabbing herself on screen to tie into the ending) that she kills herself to “free” herself from this hell on earth. The twins felt this as the ultimate betrayal; their mom was the only person who seemed to truly care about them, and she had abandoned them.
The twins eventually let go of their control & send Junsu up the lift towards “heaven” (freedom). Junsu is fearful and feels abandoned. It’s a complete subversion in character…but still selfish as the twins waited until the very end. To me, the open ending could imply that Junsu chose to (1) “free” himself from hell by moving on & escaping or (2) jumping down/killing himself to reunite with the twins in the afterlife—there was no chance that they’d survive in the mines after the earthquake hit.
Obviously the SA tropes aren’t tasteful if you’re not into it, but the storytelling here is great imo. It was a tragedy from start to finish. My only complaint is that the latter chapters felt rushed, but you could argue that suddenness & mundaneness of their last moments together adds to the absurdity of it all.
i rly love this comment well said! i agree that this is the best way they could end this story, an ambiguous open ending might feel bad at first but it definitely fits the entire narrative of this piece more.
i am definitely delusional though as i didnt even consider that the twins would die down there until you said that lmao
Such a good story and this comment is golden! I didn't even realise that the elevator was docs way up the same way the mother showed to kids with her finger The twins didn't know what heaven or hell was, but they knew she wanted to go up to be free and they saw how doc was losing his mind the same way she was so they sent him up. They also sacrificed their freedom and lives twice. They didn't explain anything in court and were ok with a death sentence. And they sacrificed themselves again, by sending doc up alone.
Not to be the #aroacefreak stereotype lol but after rereading s1 in one sitting, I really love the author’s draftsmanship & dialogue. I rarely read stories where the dialogue and train of thought actually sounds realistic…the parts with JY’s drunken consciousness/cloudy memories was particularly fascinating. The casual banter between the coworkers/friends also seemed like a very lived-in experience lol you can also tell the author is very passionate about the branding agency…either they actually work in the industry or they did very thorough research which I always respect! I find that the characters are also well-written (despite their obvious flaws). I’m excited for s2 where we’ll gain more insight on their history together in school…especially when a common theme they keep telling each other is how they’re “the exact same” and that they “haven’t changed”. We’ll see if that’s actually true or not lol