It's your favorite store at the mall, admit it. But Hot Topic has changed, and now your mom is as subversive as you are. Sorry.
High school sucked.
This is a universal. Being a teen is hard, which is why I'm in my twenties and still talking about it. Alas.
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Especially if you were a mall goth.
Add "insane From First to Last worship" and "multiple Vampire Freaks profiles."
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Fortunately, Hot Topic existed.
Like how Urban Outfitters became a suburban hipster haven, Hot Topic was (and is!) the go-to for all your alternative clothing needs. Instead of an eye contact showdown between you and your enemy clique in the food court, you could escape here, listen to Christian metalcore, and paint your nails black. It ruled.
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But have you noticed that, like, it's totally different now?
In the past, it would have been Paramore standing in front of that Hot Topic–branded backdrop. They did have a song in one of the Twilight films, so maybe they're onto something...
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