What Fan Theories Exist About Nevertheless Webtoon Ending?

If I had to boil down the most common fan theories into a short list, here’s what people keep circling back to: Na‑bi chooses independence and doesn’t end up in a conventional relationship; they get back together after a meaningful time‑skip because both characters mature; the relationship never truly heals and one or both characters drift apart; or the ending is intentionally ambiguous as a critique of romance tropes. I personally favor the first two — I think the story gives Na‑bi the space to grow, and it leaves enough crumbs for a hopeful reunion if the author or readers want it.

Beyond preferences, there are fun offshoots: secret pregnancy, hidden trauma explaining the guy's behavior, or a twist where side characters become the real emotional anchors. If you like closure, fanfics fill that gap, and if you like ambiguity, the original panels reward re‑reading. Either way, the lively debate is part of the charm — it keeps the story alive in my group chats and late-night rereads.

When the last chapter of 'Nevertheless' dropped for me, my brain immediately split into two camps: the romantic, who wanted that messy, imperfect reconciliation, and the pragmatic, who cheered if Na‑bi walked away stronger. Fans have spun countless theories about how it ends and why it feels intentionally open-ended. One popular take is that the ending is less about who Na‑bi chooses and more about her learning boundaries — that the final scenes are deliberately ambiguous to show her reclaiming agency rather than signing off into a neat couplet. People point to subtle panels where her expressions shift from reactive to contemplative as evidence that she's headed toward independence rather than a dependent rebound.

Another favorite theory is that Jae‑on (or whoever the onscreen flirt is for you) does change, but not for the reader — he changes because Na‑bi forces him to reckon with his emotional immaturity, and their relationship survives only if he truly grows. A lot of fans also argue for a bittersweet time‑skip: they don't end up together immediately, but years later they meet and are different people who can maybe make it work. There's also the darker headcanon that the author intentionally leaves threads loose — exes, unreliable communication, and withheld texts — to reflect modern dating's nonlinear messiness.

Beyond the romantic outcomes, some folks read the ending as a critique of rom‑com conventions, similar to how 'Cheese in the Trap' toyed with reader sympathy and unreliable narration. I personally like the idea that the ending is a prompt: it nudges readers to write their own continuations, which explains all the lively fanfiction and late-night forum debates. It's messy, yeah, but in a way that feels honest to me rather than neatly tied with a ribbon.

Okay, putting on my more analytical hat for a minute: the webcomic's finale invites close-reading, and that fuels a lot of speculative theories. One school of thought inspects visual language — panel spacing, lingering close-ups, shifts in color palette — arguing these are deliberate cues that Na‑bi's arc is internal and ongoing. So the 'she chooses herself' theory hinges not on dialogue but on those quiet, framed moments where she appears contemplative instead of ecstatic. Another, related theory says the author used ambiguous closure to force readers to confront the difference between obsession and affection; the ambiguity works as social commentary about modern dating rituals.

Fans also compare the ending to other works that subvert typical romantic resolutions, like 'Cheese in the Trap', claiming the ambiguity is an artistic pattern: unresolved relationships mirror real life. There are meta theories too — some suggest the author left space intentionally to encourage derivative works, while others hunt for deleted author notes or social media hints about what the creator intended. Personally, I lean toward a mix: the comic wants both to show growth and to leave room for hopeful reunion, depending on how the reader interprets the cues. That duality is why debates still flare up in comment sections and why so many alternate endings exist in fan writings.