i think one of my favorite things about hopepunk is that it shows hope as what it truly is. hope is not mindless optimism. hope is not always soft. hope is aggressive. hope is defiance. hope is an act of resistance. hope is fighting back. hope is staying alive out of spite. hope is spitting in the systems eye. hope is going "fuck it, there ARE good things in this world". hope is choosing to be kind & loving despite everything. hope is community. hope is seeing the world is broken & making the small pieces of it that you exist in better. hope is not just wanting for something to happen, it's making it happen in any way you can. hope cannot be destroyed, no matter the cruelness of the world. hope is always there, aggressive & kind.















