Jae-sun picked out a big humidifier after careful consideration and asked Min-hee for her opinion. She nodded to show that she didn’t care. 

“Do you want to grab something to eat if you don’t have anything else?” 

Jae-sun agreed and steered the cart toward the food section. 

‘I wanted to eat out,’ thought Min-hee as she slowly followed Jae-sun. He checked the prices carefully. Min-hee had never even glanced at the price tags when she bought something. Min-hee stocked the cart with the shrimps, fish, and beer that Jae-sun had put back on the shelf. The cart was full by the time they went to the checkout counter and his face was slightly flushed. 

The author’s intention is shown in the title. As explained in the story, the name monstera comes from the Latin word that means unusual. Monstera also represents the two main characters, Min-hee and Jae-sun. Those two are just as unusual as monstera, but in their own unique way. Min-hee lives a good life with the help from her parents. All the problems in her life can be solved with money. Meanwhile, Jae-sun is on the opposite side of Min-hee. It was suggested that he had some financial difficulties, causing him to assume a different identity in cyberspace. He needed to appear timid in order to survive in this harsh world, but deep scars and victim mentality lay hidden inside of him. So, he disguises himself with the mask of vanity and aggression on social media where deception abounds.

Wi Soo-jung (Born in Busan, 1988~ )

Debuted with “The Grave, Little by Little” in 2017