Music and the Fictive Dream: Heartstopper
If you asked me about a show that would make me cry, I would say Heartstopper without a doubt. This TV show has me in tears every season. While the TV show does not just have a single artist or album, it was very hard for me to choose a piece that I not only enjoyed but made sense in the storytelling and invoked an emotional response (at least for me). I chose "Fever Dream" by mxmtoon it was played in Episode 5 of Season 1. This song alone talks about vulnerability, confusion, and longing. This is important in the show as the two main characters are going through self-discovery. The music really adds to the journey they are going through (Attwood, 2022). Nick and Charlie both feel the anxiety and pressure of being in a new relationship in school and has not always been a positive place for Charlie. Nick is discovering himself and what it means to not be in a heteronormative relationship as the media doesn't normalize it and it can feel scary both in the TV show and real l