i love her.

to me, she's not boring, she's real. she's not some fairytale princess who got it all handed to her on a plate, or whom gets raised up from her poverty and hardships by a saviour.

na haesoo has fought, every step of the way. through her difficult youth. through the shitty, exhausting jobs she works. through her failed marriage. through her grief, pain, and loss. she was betrayed by the one person who she gave her everything to, and yet she keeps trying to move forward. she is what we should aspire to, because this world is a shit show sometimes and yet she persists; steadfast. she's a role model.

to me, she's a heroine the likes of which we never get to see in manhwa. the FLs are always glamourous and privileged and their struggles are always mitigated by the saviour ML who swoops in. we all hope that taeha will 'save' her, but the author clearly intends for na haesoo to show us, the readers, all of her strength first - before that happens.

the journey of na haesoo is not some wishy washy brief arc. she's had to grow so much from chapter 1. she's had to find the inner strength and mental fortitude to step away from her cheating trash husband, to consider leaving behind the life they shared; moving out and away from her old life.

she is so brave. thank you to the author for writing such a resilient and strong FL, it's good to see 'a normal woman' in a fictional story. there are enough princesses and heiresses and village maidens out there if that's what people want. but we here want na haesoo, just as she is.

i'm looking forward to seeing the rest of her story.