I really liked this drama!

The chemistry between our leads has a very natural progression that gives me butterflies in the right moments (like when he hugged her for the first time, when he tied her shoes and stepped closer, the way they look at each other, and worry for each other, etc). It burned hot and slow, and I really liked that. I found myself feeling sad for them in the moments that had the strongest chemistry because I knew they were likely fated to not be together because of the circumstances and they looked really great and natural together. I kept finding myself thinking, "oh, they'd make a great couple. they look so cute together" etc etc.

The plot runs at a steady pace and has its fill of suspense and horror. Trigger warning for anyone bothered by kids in duress- there are a few scenes here and I had to skip through them because I have PPA. I saw some criticism with the plot from others here, saying the plot lost its way or got slow but I never had that impression. In fact, I really liked the focus on finding Lee Da Il. It made me hopeful for a while (then crushed me later).

The OST is reallllly good. A few of the main songs that came on during high-tension moments always made me get super into the scene, and I liked the songs between the ML/FL. I definitely added the OST to my Spotify playlist.

Also, full disclosure, I'm a huggggggeeeeee fan of whump and this series has A L O T of it for Lee Da Il. Soooo, huge plus. ;)