As Gyeon-woo wins gold, Seong-ah’s health unravels, and Yeomhwa’s tortured past resurfaces. Sacrifice, possession, and haunting revelations build toward the season’s most emotional episode yet.
🏹 Gold Medal and Buried Guilt
Gyeon-woo returns to competitive archery in style, winning first place despite lingering doubts and spiritual entanglement. But victory is bittersweet. He chooses to skip the celebratory dinner to visit his grandmother’s memorial alone.
💔 “I Want You to Be Normal Again”
Seong-ah and Gyeon-woo share warm, delicate moments. Their spiritual link is finally severed, but the distance feels awkward. Seong-ah admits she wants him to live a ghost-free life:
“I want you to be ordinary.”
He hides the fact that he can now see ghosts, not wanting to burden her.
🔥 Unify Spell Reversal – From Blessing to Curse
Seong-ah discovers the horrifying truth: her attempt to bind herself spiritually to Gyeon-woo has backfired. Instead of protection, she’s absorbed a curse meant for someone else.
🧸 The Wooden Box – Symbol of Death
Throughout the episode, a recurring vision haunts both characters: a small wooden box, tied with white cloth, carried on the back. The imagery builds tension until the realization hits:
It’s a coffin. A child’s coffin.
👩👦 Yeomhwa’s Tragedy – A Spirit Mother’s Grief
Yeomhwa finally breaks. In a powerful monologue, she cries:
“My baby is stuck in a coffin on my back and can’t even touch me.”
This haunting confession paints her not as a villain—but as a wounded mother who turned love into imprisonment.
💬 “She Brought You Home After Kicking Me Out”
In a flashback-laced confrontation, Yeomhwa claims Seong-ah was raised as her replacement. They were both spirit-daughters of the same deity. Seong-ah’s fate may mirror Yeomhwa’s unless someone intervenes.
💉 Consequences – The Curse’s Cost
Later, Seong-ah collapses with a fever. This is no illness—it’s divine punishment. A shaman warns:
“If blood tarnishes you, you won’t die—but you won’t live either.”
She’s walking the edge between worlds, and only divine grace can save her.
📝 School Life and Dreams – A Brief Return to Normalcy
The school assigns students to write about their dreams. Seong-ah chooses something modest:
“To graduate. To go to college.”
It’s her way of affirming life—a reminder she still wants an ordinary future, despite her role in the spiritual world.
💘 A Touch Too Close – A Moment of Vulnerability
In a brief romantic scene, Gyeon-woo refuses to let go of Seong-ah’s hand.
“I said I’d protect you. To do that, I have to hold onto you.”
It’s a simple moment—but emotionally loaded, especially as Seong-ah begins to burn with fever.
🔮 Teaser for Head Over Heels Episode 10:
The final act begins. As Seong-ah fades and Yeomhwa crumbles, Gyeon-woo faces an impossible choice.
Can love save a soul doomed by the divine?