Nothing special plot and relationship-wise (the build up to it was underwhelming, and while I do understand why the MC admires the ML, vice versa, it wasn't conveyed convincingly), but this was still cute. I like how the stuttering was visualized with the underwater symbolism and the inability to form the words you want to say - I learned more about this condition as someone who hasn't experienced stuttering and doesn't know much about it. I was able to empathize with the MC and rooted for him throughout the whole story, it was very touching to see him be passionate about music and singing while struggling with a disability that impacts that passion of his greatly. It's also nice to see a character, the ML, be used as a way to exemplify how insensitivity to disabilities can be very damaging, and yet one can acknowledge their ignorance and do better - I appreciate he learned what he said to the MC wasn't helpful, and with more sensibility to his stuttering, encouraged him to continue pursuing music.
Btw, the Dvorak mention! I loooove his serenade for strings in E major Op.22 (B.52), it's my all time favorite classical piece, so the story reminded me of it and I got to listen to it again. Delightful!
Nothing special plot and relationship-wise (the build up to it was underwhelming, and while I do understand why the MC admires the ML, vice versa, it wasn't conveyed convincingly), but this was still cute. I like how the stuttering was visualized with the underwater symbolism and the inability to form the words you want to say - I learned more about this condition as someone who hasn't experienced stuttering and doesn't know much about it. I was able to empathize with the MC and rooted for him throughout the whole story, it was very touching to see him be passionate about music and singing while struggling with a disability that impacts that passion of his greatly. It's also nice to see a character, the ML, be used as a way to exemplify how insensitivity to disabilities can be very damaging, and yet one can acknowledge their ignorance and do better - I appreciate he learned what he said to the MC wasn't helpful, and with more sensibility to his stuttering, encouraged him to continue pursuing music.
Btw, the Dvorak mention! I loooove his serenade for strings in E major Op.22 (B.52), it's my all time favorite classical piece, so the story reminded me of it and I got to listen to it again. Delightful!