all for the game backlog post: hurt feelings by halsey

orignally posted on tumblr here on Nov 14th, 2025

listen to the song referenced in this post here

listening to halsey's the great impersonator album and the song hurt feelings is making me think of nicky and his relationship with luther and him being sent to conversion camp

some of the lyrics that really pound this home for me:

Wash me in the water
You can cut off all of my hair
And I'll be changing like the weather
But I'll never be like him

and

It's strange now that he's grey and getting older by the day
And my eyes tell me that he's harmless despite what my heart has to say

and

I thought that it was my fault
And now sometimes I still do
You didn't chase me through the park
So now I'm chasing after you
But I can't keep up the illusion
Or confirm your point of view
Oh, I can't bear to fake a smile when you walk into the room

original tags:

#if i had the brain power for this id write a fic inspired by this #but as it is it is currently just past 4 in the morning for me #and im supposed to be out the door at 10 and i still havent been able to sleep

note from Mar 26th, 2026:

original post had the lyrics in screenshots, not written out. i changed it for here to make it easier to read