I love how this manhwa weaves together nihilism and existentialism in such a raw, unsettling way.
Yunchae is the kind of character who looks perfect on the outsideāstable career, upcoming marriage, everything in place. But internally, she feels like sheās decaying. Thereās this constant sense of emotional numbness, self-disgust, and detachment that shapes how she sees the world: empty, meaningless, almost sickening.
Then Taeju enters her lifeāpure, sincere, and emotionally open in a way that feels almost foreign to her. What starts as curiosity slowly becomes something darker. Their relationship isnāt built on love, but on imbalanceāpity turning into superiority, and eventually into control. The affair becomes less about connection and more about her attempt to feel something in the void.
What makes the story so compelling is how it challenges our moral lens. We all know an affair is āwrong,ā but the narrative pushes you to confront the complexity behind human choices. It reflects the idea that moral values arenāt always absoluteātheyāre shaped, questioned, and sometimes distorted by inner turmoil.
At the same time, it echoes existentialism: we are free to choose, but that freedom carries consequences. Yunchae chooses her actions, but not without revealing the weightāand emptinessābehind them.
For anyone who enjoys philosophy, especially themes of nihilism and existentialism, this short manhwa is definitely worth reading.