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Season 1
16 Episodes2020
An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book writer and a selfless psych ward caretaker when they cross paths.
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Episodes (16)
Ep 1
The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares
★8.6
2020-06-20•75m
Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
Ep 2
The Lady in Red Shoes
★9.4
2020-06-21•74m
Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
Ep 3
Sleeping Witch
★9.1
2020-06-27•77m
Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
Ep 4
Zombie Kid
★8.4
2020-06-28•70m
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
Ep 5
Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle
★9.5
2020-07-04•73m
With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
Ep 6
Bluebeard's Secret
★9.7
2020-07-05•72m
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
Ep 7
The Cheerful Dog
★9.8
2020-07-11•72m
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
Ep 8
Beauty and The Beast
★8.7
2020-07-12•77m
Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
Ep 9
King Donkey Ears
★9.5
2020-07-18•75m
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
Ep 10
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
★9.5
2020-07-19•82m
Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
Ep 11
The Ugly Duckling
★9.6
2020-07-25•86m
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
Ep 12
Romeo and Juliet
★9.8
2020-07-26•74m
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
Ep 13
The Father of the Two Sisters
★8.5
2020-08-01•83m
Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
Ep 14
The Hand, the Monkfish
★9.5
2020-08-02•79m
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
Ep 15
A Tale of Two Brothers
★8.3
2020-08-08•79m
After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
Ep 16
Finding the Real Face
★9.6
2020-08-09•82m
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.