tsubame became mega compelling at the end there. was that her mother? she and sakura are both isolated and detached from other people, and it's easier to see in sakura with her anxiety, but there's this clear thread of tsubame not connecting on an emotional (vulnerable?) level. she has this strong admiration for art and creation, and the humanity in that? the peek into a person's world you get through their work. i totally understand that too. i feel like it's easy to love art by others, but much harder to bare your own soul in the same way, and without that nothing you create will really leave an impact. it's the awkward, messy, ugly parts of ourselves that make us human (real), after all