My sister, my gothic self and my mum, five years ago.
- Sometimes you look at your wardrobe and think you have too much black.
- Eye liner is no longer your best friend. When you switch to autopilot applying, you think you look like a panda bear. On the eyeliner train of thought, you no longer hunt for men wearing the kohl.
- You no longer get excited when you find a good quality black nail polish.
- You budget tattoos, instead of starving for the next month.
- You no longer have friends who are into your music, thus you blabber to anyone who’ll listen. Some call you a closet metal fan.
- When you a meet a metal or goth culture fan, you jump for joy and talk like a rabid rabbit.
- People sit next to you the train, when before you were a last option. They even smile. You smile back.
- You go to gigs alone.
- You quit smoking.
- You no longer shop at that goth store an hour away, despite the coolness because you think the CDs are overpriced.
- Fishnets and other see-through clothes are donated to a charity. You keep the red bra.
- Hair is dyed a natural colour. Black is natural. Baby steps here.
- A curse word isn’t every second word out of your mouth.
- Corsets no longer fit. And you don’t want them to.
- Piercing jewelery are gradually getting smaller or disappearing altogether.
- High heeled leather boots that you used to go dancing in now hurt your feet.
Year 12 formal (prom).
- When you see a man in a leather skirt, your initial reaction is no longer “Oh, Shagrath! Sex material right there.”
- You have “normal” clothes and then the ones you wear to metal events. (I know, it’s pitiful to admit this to myself, let alone you.)
- Cartoons are funny, and not just Daria.
- You re-discover garters and whips only to put them away again.
- T.V is watched. Regularly. How un-goth, mainstream garbage.
- You get excited when someone is wearing a band t-shirt that you love, but then realise you look completely normal and you can’t compare.
- Upon hearing of permanent corsetry, you were aghast and not in awe.
- You pretty much stop wearing all black once the emo wave swept the world.
Were you goth? Are you still? What are some things you’ve done?
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