: In the final sequence, Nebusoku-chan stops fighting the ghost's presence. Instead of trying to ignore it or banish it, she uses the ghost’s constant clinging as a "weighted blanket." By accepting the entity, she finally falls into the deep, restorative sleep she has lacked the entire series. Burnout and Isolation
For a beat she imagined the two versions. Ending the ghost—exorcism, a polite folding of a face and a walk into permanence. Ending with the ghost—the two of them closing chapters along the same lines, like synchronized shutters. Both felt final and frightening. Neither felt wholly hers. nebusokuchan and the touchy ghost final by