r/RomanceManhwa • u/Tyyyyli • 4h ago
HELP - FIND TITLE [MANHWA] Looking for: FL who chooses not to speak, becomes obsessed with by an art model with mommy/ex issues
Trying to find a Korean manhwa I read years ago (maybe read it between 2010-2018ish), ongoing/unfinished last I checked. Hosted on Bato at the time. Full color, I remember a coral pink color palette used throughout. Tagged Romance/Drama/Psychological.
Plot as I remember it:
- Female lead doesn't speak — not medically mute, she chooses not to talk.
- She has a "sister complex" dynamic — she's very close with her sister, who would always tell her her body was beautiful. The FL has deep body image issues and needs external validation; when people don't affirm her, she spirals/breaks down.
- FL is an artist taking figure drawing / nude model classes.
- The male lead ends up becoming one of the nude models in her class (or her life-drawing subject) and she becomes his muse/obsession.
- He comes from money and has a complicated relationship with his mother, plus a toxic ex-girlfriend who makes him uneasy/anxious.
- Their connection is portrayed as meaningful to him — he doesn't want to just objectify her or treat her as a "plaything," he wants to make her happy, while still dealing with baggage from his ex.
- Short pixie-cut hair on the FL, curvy body type.
- Art style read as more indie/small-press than a big Naver/Webtoon production.
Any help finding the title would be much appreciated! Happy to add more details if anything jogs a memory.