We dream don't we? Why is it bad? Why should I only focus on this world. I dream don't I? What does improving 'real' life even look like? Creating a little world. Entering someone's world.
Can have Tension and Release with just the sweetness and without the bitterness? Like the SOTE trailer: joy in anticipation and in the thing itself (and afterward)... Or even just music, the tension is also sweet.
Going into the light at the end appears scary. Somehow being comforted by the dark doesn't. The light can be overwhelming, the dark can be cool shade.