Status Updates From Kim Jiyoung, geboren in 1982

dear god this is fantastic! i love love love a relatable protagonist with mental health issues <3

kim jiyoung feels fine but everyone is frightened of her because she seems to become someone else at times. eventually hubby can't ignore it anymore and books an appointment to see a shrink

we've just covered present day, now we're going to flashback to her childhood and what caused this

this is unusual... it's written in third person but in an odd way. it's not "clinical notes" as such, yet there is a strong feeling it's a mental health professional writing and documenting behaviour of a young woman (who is not behaving as she should). it's raising a lot of questions and intrigue early on... it feels promising...

"Su hermano y todo lo suyo era valioso y, por tanto, no era accesible a cualquiera."

"La regla indiscutible en la casa era servir el arroz recién hecho a su padre, a su hermanito [...], siempre en ese orden."

"—Vaya, parece que no sabes algo que yo sí sé. A ese chico le gustas. [...] Los chicos son así. Fastidian a las compañeras que les gustan."

"Los chicos lideraban las filas, se movían primero..."