The time of year — almost always autumn or winter — when the urge to retreat inward, blast melancholic guitar-drenched music, and emotionally disappear becomes socially acceptable and even expected. Shoegaze szn is when the aesthetic vibes of rain, oversized sweaters, and existential playlists all align. It's less a calendar date and more a collective mood shift; the moment everyone online starts posting grainy film photos and quoting sad lyrics. An annual permission slip to feel deeply and say little.
The leaves just dropped and it got grey overnight — shoegaze szn officially started and I'm not leaving my room.
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