I find myself getting more and more emotional whenever I play a certain type of game, watch a certain type of movie, listen to a certain type of music. Scenes of friendship and bonding, where people stick by each other through thick and thin. Synth backgrounds and ethereal voices, echoing reverb vibrating in my heart and repeated on my Spotify favorites. People feeling intense joy and loss, unafraid to express their emotions despite whatever the repercussions might be. When creative works manage to combine these elements, I’ll often find myself in a funk afterwards, a hole in my heart, missing […]
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