I've developed a frustrated relationship with D&D and TTRPGs in general from playing for a few years with a group I feel doesn't want me there. It was fun in certain moments, but otherwise I was left feeling entirely inadequate, regardless if I was a player or a DM. I decided I'd stop going a few months ago, and I haven't touched TTRPGs since.
After playing this though, it brought back some of the joy in planning and thinking through dungeons and encounters. Trying and failing over and over to get the player through while also providing a challenge kind of desensitized myself to failure. It helps that you wrote the player's dialogue to be the friendliest, most patient, most engaged player than anyone I've ever met. I kind of want to try playing or running a game again after playing this. Thanks a lot!