Comptosaurus come back I misunderstood you pls get garam back on the fucking stage cult n all.
As a heavy smoker PUT DOWN THE CIGARETTES GARAM you don’t deserve this oh my god if I could reach through my screen Heejae would NEVER see the light of day again bc he took ALL the light and happiness in garam and literally stomped on it evil ass mf
Oh my god Han Garam I understand your pain in ch 8 about the double sharp, I FUCKING HATEE DOUBLE SHARPS WORST FUCKING PART OF CLASSICAL SHEET MUSIC IN PIANO EVER I had a million double sharps when I was playing Beethoven it was HELL performing plus it was horrifying (but I ended up cooking dw)
Headcanon: if Heejae were Garam’s age he would tear a Miami mint bar tf up and claim that it’s “not as hard on your lungs” with full confidence while destroying garam for buying california cherry (writing this as I suck the life out of my wild cherry slush geek bar)
and they say shakespeare is dead
I’m taking Heejae the fuck out, Ik he’s all fucked up and trying to learn but OH MY FUCKING GOD FIRST YOU CANT SAY SORRY NOT NOT EVEN AN I LOVE YOU???? Especially with GARAM?? Dude you just fumbled BIG time. I’m so freakin pissed don’t even
Ugh this chapter really goes to show why I love their dynamic and how realistic they really are, I think these lovey chapters we’ve been getting in between the angsty ones really help show how much they do love each other and how much garam does want to put their past aside and love heejae to the fullest but as a pianist someone ruining your love for the instrument and pushing you past your limits in a short increment of time DOES fuck you up really bad all while garam was going through what was happening with youngjo and naeun, and heejae almost seems to be using his love for garam as a form of escapism right now, I see it as Heejae thinks now that he’s put what happened with his old manager to rest for good he doesn’t see the gravity of what he did to garam(him not remembering the scar in 199) and it makes me feel for Heejae but it also INFURIATES ME, because obviously he feels uncomfortable with the way he treated garam and let’s not forget how big their age gap is, the gap itself doesn’t bother me but it does add that power dynamic into the mix which gives even more reason as to why I think heejae and garam need a breakup arc (BUT PLS GET BACK TOGETHER) Heejae needs to figure out on his own how to give garam the apology he truly deserves (plus we get some good groveling from Heejae ahh) I love Heejae bc I feel like he’s just such a good representation of feeling disconnected from other people, he’s literally a musical genius from birth basically and (in my opinion) probably doesn’t understand why you’re average person doesn’t think the way he does (plus he’s mega rich and a nepo baby) he’s also pretty privileged with only added to his mindset until garam came along. Plus these are habits that Heejae had never even considered breaking for forty years until now so I’m trying to have a bit of patience with him. ANYWAYS I love NME bc it helped my burnout with my piano and now I’m back to playing classical, I love sage for translating this masterpiece and I love all the readers. I just wanted to over analyze so this is basically for no reason but that’s okay (⌒▽⌒)
I really appreciate the professor's writing because it shows a part of being a "prodigy" that people often forget. Many child prodigies begin to have social problems over time, not only because they find themselves faced with a society that thinks differently, but also because of the social pressure of being a prodigy. The professor has been treated like a genius since childhood and has most likely been constantly told that he was born for music. This inevitably leads you to focus only on the music, and nothing else matters.
Yesss oh my god this is such a good observation thank you for adding on to mine !!
In fact, I have to be honest, I'm sorry there wasn't more emphasis on this. It's a good work overall, but I think sometimes there are things that don't get as much attention.
OKAY HEAR ME OUT HEEJAE + “IM THE SLIME” BY FRANK ZAPPA
(For those who don’t know it’s the “I am gross and perverted, I’m obsessed and deranged”) SONG ON TIKTOK ABT THE EVIL TV. THATS LITERALLY DADA
Garam being mostly faceless in this chapter was such a good detail I LOVE NME SO MUCH oh my god I need to calm down
Yeah it’s like everyone is just projecting onto him. We have yet to see where he stands.
Garam’s sight reading game is wild ngl he’s fucking that shit up (in a good way)
Maybe I’m a little jealous because I read but mostly play and practice by ear and comprehension
Checked BDK’s twitter and got jump scared by the plume of smoke…the enemy is closer than I thought I’m shakin in my boots
you know Eva’s tired of his ass