Outline

《Attachment to Nothingness》
Genre: Psychological Realism / Social Narrative / Institutional Psychology / Courtroom Elements
Narrative Form: Single story core × two parallel versions (A/B)

I. Core Creative Concept
*Attachment to Nothingness* is not a film about a "homicide case," but a film about:
How pathological attachment is overlooked and rationalized in modern society,
until, in a single incident, it reaches the point of no return.
This film neither attempts to defend the female protagonist nor demonize her;
rather, it calmly presents—
when a person regards "being loved" as the sole value of existence,
how the world gradually loses the possibility of communicating with her.

II. Story Overview (Overall Outline)
The protagonist is a young woman of ordinary life and refined appearance.
She holds no notable social standing, nor any clear history of psychiatric diagnosis;
her one defining trait is a profound attachment to "intimate relationships."
Her relationship with the male protagonist begins without anomaly.
As time passes, her sense of security within the relationship gradually unravels,
and her devotion and sacrifice begin to transform into control, possessiveness, and the fear of loss.
Ultimately, during a violent quarrel, the male protagonist stumbles amid the shoving,
striking the back of his head against a corner of the furniture, sustaining a fatal injury.
The protagonist knows with certainty that he is dead.
She does not attempt to conceal it. She does not attempt to remedy it. She does not deny reality.
She simply—does not let go.
She continues to coexist with the body, remaining in a sealed space for an extended period,
refusing to handle it, refusing to say goodbye, refusing to acknowledge that the relationship has ended.
Only when the odor spreads and police break down the door does the world discover what has happened.

III. Dual-Version Opening Configuration (Structural Premise)
Version A | Death Version (Inference Established)
After police break down the door, they discover the male protagonist's body,
and simultaneously find the female protagonist deceased (either dead at the scene or dying after hospital transfer).
With both parties dead,
society can only reconstruct the female protagonist's psychological trajectory through media coverage, interviews with those connected to her, and expert inference.
"Truth" is established upon reasonable hypothesis.

Version B | Survival Version (Evaluation Established)
After police break down the door, they discover the male protagonist's body,
while the female protagonist remains alive, but in a severe dissociative state:
- She can walk, and can be guided to move
- She does not eat voluntarily, does not use the bathroom voluntarily
- She shows no response to the deteriorating environment or the odor
- No self-justification, no survival instinct, no self-protective behavior
She is taken directly to the hospital,
and subsequently enters judicial and psychiatric evaluation proceedings.
"Truth" is established through institutional confirmation.

IV. Story Outline (Aligned with the segment structure of *Skin Deep*)
1️⃣ The Early Relationship | The Formation of Attachment
- The protagonist is extremely invested in the relationship
- She binds her self-worth entirely to the other's responses
- She is willing to sacrifice her life, her work, and her boundaries, solely to maintain intimacy
At this stage, others perceive her as "devoted" and "considerate."

2️⃣ The Middle Transition | Attachment Imbalance
- The male protagonist begins to feel pressure and suffocation
- The protagonist's fear of loss intensifies
- Surveillance, intervention, and emotional blackmail emerge in the relationship
Her core belief gradually solidifies:
"As long as the relationship still exists, everything is bearable."

3️⃣ The Tipping Point | Conflict and Loss of Control
During a violent quarrel,
emotional失控 leads to shoving and a stumble,
the male protagonist strikes the back of his head, sustaining a fatal injury.
The process is not shown here; only the result is shown.

4️⃣ The Irreversible Stage | Refusing Separation
The protagonist confirms the male protagonist is dead.
She does not deny it, nor does she fantasize that he is still alive.
She simply:
- Does not call the police
- Does not handle the situation
- Does not leave
She maintains the last remaining form of the relationship through a posture of "continuous embrace."

5️⃣ The World Intrudes | The Odor and the Broken Door
- The male protagonist's disappearance → a report is filed
- The landlord reports unpaid rent and the odor
- Police break down the door based on public safety concerns
The world re-enters her space.

V. Psychological Presentation Notes (Aligned with the analytical depth of *Skin Deep*)
The protagonist's psychological state is not:
- Delusion
- Hallucination
- Psychotic violence
but rather:
- Pathological Attachment
- An inability to psychologically integrate the termination of a relationship
- After extreme trauma, only the attachment reflex continues to operate
She is not trying to preserve him;
she is merely refusing to acknowledge that "separation has already occurred."

VI. Institutional Endings (Dual-Version Divergence)
Version A | Media Inference
- A psychiatrist is interviewed
- A clinical model is used to infer her psychological evolution
- Everything remains at the level of "the most reasonable explanation"
Her story becomes part of the social narrative.

Version B | Judicial Evaluation
- A psychiatrist testifies in court
- Clearly states that her subjective functions have severely withdrawn
- She does not possess full competency to stand trial
The conclusion is:
- Indefinite compulsory medical treatment
- Non-incarceration
- No possibility of returning to society

VII. Tarot Card Configuration

✅ Tarot Configuration
Primary Tarot Card:
XVIII *The Moon* (Upright)
Symbolic Layer (Psychological and Narrative):
- The boundary between emotion and reality is blurred
- Fear, projection, unintegrated emotions
- Society reconstructs truth within the fog
*The Moon* corresponds to her inner world,
as well as the story's overall state of "only inferable, never fully confirmable."

Secondary Tarot Card:
VI *The Lovers* (Reversed)
Symbolic Layer (Relational Structure):
- Relational imbalance
- Mistaking attachment for love
- An inability to acknowledge the end of a relationship
This card directly aligns with her pathological attachment,
more accurately and more cruelly than *The Devil* or *The Hanged Man*.

VIII. Creative Memorandum
This film does not ask "Is she a bad person,"
but merely presents: "When love becomes the sole condition of existence,
how does a person step by step walk toward nothingness."

Closing Statement
In this version of *Attachment to Nothingness*, structurally,
the pathology does not arise from extreme behavior, but from the "refusal to end."