the LS friend who became family...

shes 52, divorced, in the scene about a decade, met us in our first year and never made us feel small for being clueless. she came to my dads funeral. she babysat once when we were stuck. she calls every couple weeks to check in even though we havent played in nearly a year. she's family. and the wild bit is i wouldnt have her in my life if we hadnt walked into that club in edinburgh in 2020 absolutely terrified. people think the LS is about play partners but for me the headline story is this friendship. theres a whole network of these around us now and it's changed what we think family is, properly...