what if your best friend died and came back different? (CitS #oo3)

this episode starts as an anime discussion, but it quickly spirals into something bigger.

we end up talking about identity, grief, fandom tropes like childhood friends to lovers, why some horror stories hit harder than others, and the strange emotional space between knowing someone has changed and not being ready to let them go.

topics that come up in this episode include
♡ the summer hikaru died
♡ yoshiki and hikaru’s relationship
♡ identity and consciousness in horror stories
♡ why we stay attached to people who have changed
♡ ambiguous loss and emotional limbo
♡ comparisons to stranger things, the walking dead, pet sematary, yellowjackets, and more