1. Owning a pair of converse and writing emotional lyrics on them.
2. Wearing black all the time even when it's boiling hot.
3. Spending hours straightening your hair so it can be dead straight.
4. Taking high angled, overexposed selfies that would then be posted to MySpace.
5. Touching up your chipped, black nail polish with a permanent marker.
6. Knowing all the words to "Welcome To The Black Parade".
7. And losing your shit whenever you hear the G note.
8. Cutting and dying your own hair at home.
9. Having a massive side-swept fringe that covers the majority of your face.
10. Religiously wearing band tees from all the MCR, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco concerts you go to.
11. Having a subscription to Kerrang!.
12. And decorating your room with all the posters that came with each issue.
13. Telling your mum "it's not a phase".
14. Speaking like this: "rawr XD", "okeeeez :P" and "~~~nuzzles you~~~ ;3".
15. Knowing that indecipherable part of "Sugar, We're Goin Down".
16. Learning how to perfectly apply your eyeliner from the emo holy trinity.
While thirsting over them, of course.
17. Having multiple Xs in your usernames to make you seem edgier.
18. Thinking that Blink-182's "Miss You" was the most perfect love song in existence.
19. Customising your MySpace page with HTML codes so it could better reflect your inner angst.
20. Accessorising your outfits with wallet chains, arm warmers, skinny ties and multiple studded belts.
21. Attending Warped Tour every year without fail.
22. Stepping out of the house with nothing less than a face full of thick, black eyeliner and red eyeshadow.
23. Drawing Sharpie stars on your arm to mimic what a tattoo sleeve would look like.
24. Posing with heart hands in every single photo you take.
25. Convincing your family that the bands you listen to aren't santanic.
26. Dying a chunk of your emo fringe a different colour.
27. Posting your favourite lyrics as your away message on MSN Messenger or AIM.
28. Sneakily getting snake bites, plugs or other piercings because your parents didn't let you.
29. Wearing anything related to The Nightmare Before Christmas or Emily the Strange.
30. Expressing your feelings through these comics.
31. And finally, screaming the lyrics to all your favourite emo songs when you were in a ~mood~.
