Anime · by Noura Alotaibi · 2026-10-09

convention lines make me feel ancient and also weirdly sentimental

Went to a con for the first time in years. My feet were filing complaints by noon, but then I heard a group of teenagers excitedly explaining a mecha show to each other and got hit with the warmest flashback.

Horrible carpet, beautiful energy.

11 sparks · 5 comments

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Mariam Said · 4 likes

Convention carpet should be studied by material scientists.

Antonia Silva · 2 likes

But also nothing makes fandom feel more alive. weird trade.

Ethan Brooks · 3 likes

The older I get, the more I enjoy just people-watching at cons.

Noura Alotaibi · 5 likes

Same. I dont need every panel, I just like the hum of it now

Huy Le · 2 likes

Nothing ages you like a merch hall and a backpack full of prints.