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Bharati Challa's avatar

The chemical madness and promise of youth!! I love this post so much, and especially because I could *viscerally* feel it - post-clubbing Delhi at 2 a.m., E-block, the aching limbs! So lovingly familiar. I’ve been thinking and writing about this a lot lately too (alongside actually bender-ing) and have fully embraced this rite of passage of being young. "Youth is the alchemy of trusting that an open door and an emptier schedule can conjure miracles. The conviction that a fun night out and about lies ahead, despite having no plans." Partying saved me too!(https://breachingtheantechamber.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-night-and-the-promise)

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nivi's avatar

oh my god just read your piece and likewise. every single sentence felt like I've lived it before! also, I love the word antechamber, there's something so hopeful and anticipatory about it. so lovely

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Jatin Jha's avatar

so wonderfully written!

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