In the end, the three of them didn't find a "happily ever after" that was perfect. They found one that was real. They piled into a camper van, driving away from the castle, realizing that while it’s okay to not be okay, it’s even better to be together.
The trio eventually found themselves back in Seongjin City, the place where all their nightmares began. They settled into Moon-young’s "Cursed Castle," an overgrown mansion that smelled of dust and repressed memories. It was an unlikely, volatile domesticity. Sang-tae, a fan of Moon-young’s dark tales, began to illustrate for her, finding a sense of agency he’d never been allowed. Kang-tae, forced to confront the woman who refused to let him hide, began to feel the cracks in his stoic mask. In the end, the three of them didn't
A celebrated children’s book author with a penchant for sharp knives and even sharper words, Moon-young was a force of nature. She suffered from an antisocial personality disorder, a result of a childhood spent in a literal castle, raised by a mother who treated her like a "flawless work of art" rather than a human being. When their paths crossed at a book signing, Moon-young didn't see a saintly caregiver; she saw a man whose eyes were as cold and lonely as hers. She decided she wanted him. The trio eventually found themselves back in Seongjin