"But in my chest there's a thundering pain" ...
Honestly there's no structure to my thoughts over this, so this might come out a tad incoherent, but I need to shout to the void somehow so here goes.
Shikari has been a friend, a teacher, and an inspiration for how I want to exist as a human. Few bands have ever reached into my soul like they have, or given me hope like they have. They've been a constant in my life since I discovered them back in AFFOC era.
In a perfect world they would've come to my country during my time as a fan, but I'm so lucky to have seen them during my Europe travels last year. I'll cherish that forever.
I'm just so devastated. I know the future is uncertain and might go either way, and I support whatever the guys choose to do for their wellbeing, but man it just hurts.
And nobody I know 'gets' the pain! It's been a couple days of processing and I'm still just so thrown. It's like how society doesn't quite recognize the grief of the death of a pet, same kind of thing here.
With that being said I want to make the offer for anyone who needs someone to talk to, you're very welcome to DM me (a 31F) and/or comment if you're open to people DMing you. I think this is such an important time for the community to support each other.
Shikari dormancy is my own lost jigsaw piece. But... "we'll all cope somehow!" .. We'll get through this together. 🔻