Nothing has ever (or will ever again) make me feel the way SKAM made me feel in 2016.
Maybe it’s because I was a 16-17 year old teenager watching other teenagers my own age go through daily struggles such as sexual harassment, sexuality crisis, loneliness, and depression, making me feel less alone with my own problems.
Maybe it’s the way the show is formatted, feeling the dopamine rush every time a new clip dropped instead of completely bingeing a new season as soon as it comes out, only to be left feeling empty after you’ve finished.
Maybe it’s the way we felt so connected to the characters. We didn’t change points of view. We got to know these characters on such a personal level, it felt like they were genuinely a part of my life.
Whatever it was, nothing has ever made me feel more at home than SKAM.
I just wanted to thank @ghosttotheparty for letting me use their fic “Say My Name and Say It Twice (Cotton Candy Skies)” as inspiration for my latest fic “darling, you don’t have to hold it, you don’t have to be afraid.” His fic is my favorite VDS fic and one of my all-time favorite fics, so being able to write and post a work inspired by it was so much fun and I’m so happy that they agreed to this!! Please go read “Say My Name and Say It Twice (Cotton Candy Skies)” if you haven't already, it deserves so much love!!
On another note, I used some videos of live ballet performances to help guide me with this story, so those along with ghosttotheparty’s fic will be linked in this post!! <33