Otek posted:
Man that last Chapter hit me hard. Cleaning your room can be a really big thing for people with depression (I think that she has depression, based on her actions and thoughts). It's one of those things that look really strange from the outside. Most people probably think something along the lines of "just get it over with!", but it can be so hard to get up and do even the most basic things. The author probably has experience with depression him-/herselfe or knows someone who does. He/she does a really great job of portraying some common parts of the illness.
I feel this. It's already one of those stories for which I'll have to check in with myself before I read. (And I really appreciate that you said "some parts of the illness". We can't really diagnose, especially not with so little exposure.)
Temporary or not, the MC seems to me to be depressed in many of the moments the author chose to capture in chapter three, alone and with others present. To me she's suffering anxiety around her to identity and purpose that has rendered her vulnerable to depressive episodes.
It would be cool (albeit more painful) if "falling (mutually) in love" didn't serve as a magic bullet to resolve whatever is leading her to feeling low and troubled, but I do want to see a happy ending for her. (It would lift my spirits, ha-ha.)
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