#the shivering of his soul in the strings........... DAMB

[strawberrij]

Do you think Thespius would have to relearn notes after the events of the au? Like his hands have been stiffs for so long and his mind had been so clouded- he’d have to rely on muscle memory but his muscles won’t even work anymore. So he’d sit there and have to relearn. A thing he used to be able to do without even thinking. And even then his once steady hands would tremble across the string and you could feel the shivering of his soul in the strings.

I think music would reflect a lot of his healing. A hoarse voice coming back and trying to hit the highs and lows (I HC that he’s a tenor- that self projection mainly.) and trying to find notes while half deaf. Because healing isn’t just reinstating what you had, it’s also finding a way around it. A new way to sing and a new way to play. Is it better? Is it worse? Neither. It something different. But it’s still Thespius. An artist style is forever changing, but always recognizable. And I think that’s what happened to him after the AU.

HI MOOT

ur full literary analysis in ur tags still live rent-free in my brain jsyk btw (screaming crying throwing up everyone go read them)

YES YES YES i love this idea so much........... the mental block just messing with him and him needing to relearn so much of what came naturally to him. the wording in visuals in ur description are so *chefs kiss* this is au-canon to me!!!!!

YES TENOR THESPIUS i imagine he has to rebuild a lot of self-confidence in feeling for his own pitch/volume without being able to hear as well as before, and strengthening his voice again. it's something different, but it's still and always will be thespius :-]

i think cobigail would also spend a lot of time with him helping him find the notes when he sings and get reminded by her experience as a music teacher a lot-- they both help each other heal in their own ways!