#kooji

Because you can analyse it so much

But the moment someone views one thing differently

So I never really associated with the fandom. I followed only one killing stalking account and I was satisfied with their explanations for things (they helped break down translations more for things that we might have missed)

But I'm not sure why I never talked to anyone from the fandom or really looked into their theories. I have a friend I usually talk to and run theories by and we enjoyed reading it but we never were deeply invested in it. We stuck to it and read it through and through. At one point I tried to get my older sister to read it but at the time there was only 7 chapters available and she never continued it.

But as of right now I'm going through the killing stalking tag and seeing complaints. They say the ending is only okay. It's a psychological horror with an ending that appears realistic.

Now I know in my last post I mentioned An Uncomfortable Truth and I'm here to do it again.

They are both about being obsessed with someone and killing people. Ks is more focused on the killing and relationship between the characters while AUT (idk the actual accronym) were more focused on the obsessive or stalking of the characters.

Ks is so focused on figuring out why Sangwoos kills people and how he treats Bum while AUT was more about (I haven't read it in a few months so the names are lost to me) getting to the reason he was that way. We know he isn't okay and he tells the story himself about why he did it and I think that changes how personal a character is for you

Anyways the point of this is that:

Sangwoos death was definitely going to happen but we didn't know how, they way he dies isn't random or stupid, it's exactly as it should've been. Sangwoo was in pain over the betrayal of Bum and having nearly died already didn't help. Sangwoos was nearly killed as a child by his own mother using a pillow, there is foreshadowing here because a woman used a pillow to ultimately kill him.

Bums death (I still believe Yang Seunbae hit and killed him) is all over the place but it's planned. He's been in situations that include cars many times before. Having died from a car hitting him is predicatble but fitting. Him following his illusion of Sangwoo is even more so forthcoming because of the extra chapters that have been shown before.

Now think about if only one died, it's likely the other would be in jail or in a mental facility for the rest of their life.

That's where AUT comes in.

In AUT The main character kills people because of his obsession with his (foster?) Brother. In the end one of them dies in the most unlikely way while the other is put into a mental facility and it shows a realistic end for someone in that position but if you look at it and pay attention you realise that it's an ending you hate but it's real and raw so you can't complain.

For Ks, we're complaining a lot. I looked through the tag for 20 minutes and the majority of it was how disappointed everyone was and how it felt rushed and felt like bad writing and how they hope there's one last chapter: there isn't. Looking will post answers to questions but that's it. That's the end. The stories end wasn't rushed. It's been implied since the beginning of it. The chapter felt rushed because it's supposed to. Bum is in a rush to find Sangwoo, Seunbae is in a rush to find Bum, and in the end, Bum is still running after Sangwoo. It's meant to feel rushed because the characters are rushing. For the bad writing, there's been some instances where Kooji wasn't the best writer and yes there are holes, but what story doesnt? Kooji is an amazing writer who gives us realistic expectations and shows you how they see their world. It's not perfect, she never said it was, and maybe those holes will be addressed in the QANDA but for now, we don't know.

I'm here to simply say: it's okay if you're upset with the ending. It's okay to hate Kooji for it. It's okay to think she's a bad writter. It's okay to feel like the story has holes

BUT

if you truly thought Sangwoo and Bum we're going to live happily ever after and you honestly believe they would be truly together in the end then you have an issue.

Yes it shows that they only had each other, but it was still toxic and unhealthy.

If the story didn't end like this then Sangwoo would've eventually killed Bum. They had their honeymoon phase and it ended as soon as Bum dropped the pills under the washing machines. It was only a matter of time before they ended up gone for good.