Teen Gothic

Idk random post

but I was walking back from my friends house, and they live kind of near a lake with a forest. And I thought I’d turn on my playlist while walking, and this siousxie and the banshees song came on. It was one from kaleidoscope, I forgot what one it was now though. I’ll check later.

and when the song came on and the lake was near it was…I don’t know how to explain it without being cringey but it was fun, so idk try it some time

also I did a speech on goth music a while back for a school presentation, and though it got removed from moderators one person replied with some advice before it got deleted. If that persons wondering how it went it went really well! I actually managed to pass (though I didnt think I would, because asd and speeches aren’t the ideal combination). Honestly it was a choice between goth or metal (music subcultures are a huge interest of mine, and I have a lot memorised. Thats why I chose it. It was music or cats) but I went goth, and it turns out my teacher liked siousxie and the banshees, so I think I might have made the right choice.

idk why I’m posting this really. I think I’m just in a sentimental mood 🙂

This is the third time this has happened so I know it's not a coincidence.

I'm a babybat and only started becoming more visibly alternative in the past few years – I have black hair, snakebites, a septum piercing and very visibly tattooed arms and legs. Today I was walking through the shopping centre, just in shorts and a t-shirt, no alternative makeup on, and two adult-sized (but they certainly behaved like children) men saw me and made fake puking noises.

I try not to let it get to me because at the end of the day I'm very happy with my style, I finally feel like the outward me matches the way I always saw myself in my head, but I'm a sensitive bean and it's hard not to feel self-conscious and sad after something like this, especially since it's happened a few times in public now.

I'm in Melbourne, Australia for reference – I'd heard of boys barking at goth girls before but the puking thing seems to not be so common, at least when I've tried to search for similar experiences online.