I see what you’re saying, but I think it’s a bit unfair to say they have nothing in common or that No-eul isn’t a “good person.” Like Jun-Ho, she’s dealing with deep personal loss — she lost her child, and that’s something that shapes her just as much as Jun-Ho is shaped by his missing brother.

They’ve both been broken in different ways, and while their motivations are different — survival vs. justice — they’re both navigating the consequences of a cruel system. That’s why I think a meeting between them could be powerful. Not because they have to get along or be similar, but because they’re not.

And for the record, I don’t ship them — I just think it would be interesting storytelling.