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Ultimately, this was a story of the many ways true love can manifest. In the end, what makes love most authentic is how close it pushes a person to selflessness. The greatest act of love can be letting go. Simultaneously, it can be holding on. Whichever way pulled each character within the two respective relationships closer to selflessness, proved why one could truly say they were experiencing true love.

I think what drives this theme further is it's ability to create hope, even if it's senseless. Chita and Ji may have died, but still I am able to cling to the hope that there is a place, a timeline, a seperate universe where they can be together without any hurt. Similarly, we may not know if James and Ken can spend an eternity together, but I truly hope that even if they can't do it conventionally, that James will keep finding Ken over and over, just as he did 200 years after their initial separation. The creation of these kinds of hope within a viewer proves that a true love was built amongst the characters.

Any telling that can turn me into a believing fool like this, is truly a story worth telling. Nour wasn't just it's cool concept and exceptional delivery, but also the beauty it offered beyond its covers and I am eternally grateful to have experienced that.