Losing a friend you trusted more than anything hurts just as deeply, if not more, than losing a lover. With friendship comes a different kind of intimacy, because there is no 'hoping' to be liked or chosen, and there is no judgement. You can be completely yourself. When that bond breaks, it feels like losing a part of yourself. Often you didn’t even realize it was so deeply connected.
My entire Facebook feed is just every single person from my hometown mourning the death of a hippo and that basically sums up where I live
(Rip tho Lu)