‘Glimmers’ are TikTok’s most soothing new trend – here are all of Exeter’s

Forget triggers, it’s all about glimmers now

1 year ago

URGENT ALERT: There’s a new TikTok trend that I need to put you on. It revolves around creators on the app celebrating the wholesome moments in their lives – the ‘glimmers’ – instead of the triggers! Neat, right? Last week, San-Francisco-based creator, Anne Blake, went viral for posting a video to Lana Del Rey’s Radio, sharing her recent discovery of glimmers with the world.

As uni students, our bodies are reduced to a vessel exclusively comprised of caffeine, stress and sleep deprivation. So, if this sounds familiar, here is a list of 25 Exeter ‘glimmers’ to encourage you to take that breath you’ve been holding all through exam season and RELAX:

A definitive list of Exeter ‘glimmers’:

Seeing that your favourite seat in the library is free on a busy day
When you go to watch the sunset from East Park Hill and it ends up being a great sunset
Running into the freezing cold sea at Exmouth
Coming downstairs with a bag of washing to find the machine is actually free for once, just when you need it!
Hearing someone who can actually play the piano practicing in the Forum
When the campus cat comes over to you for a cuddle
Your favourite song coming on in TP
Walking into town and getting green lights every time you arrive at the crossing
Finding something AMAZING in the charity shops when you were only “popping in just in case”
Your first glimpse of Spitchwick after trekking through the Dartmoor forest from the carpark
Eating a meal deal on the Cathedral Green with your friends like it’s first year again
Sunbathing in the garden or park with your flatmates

Getting a picture by the University of Exeter rock on campus when you graduate
Drinks at the Impy in the sunshine
Turning the corner to TP and there’s no queue
The morning debrief where the whole house somehow manages to fit into one bed
Walking back from campus after a productive day in golden hour
Deep cleaning your room and finding things you thought you’d lost/would never see again
When someone compliments your outfit (probably that top you got off Vinted)
BeReal going off when you’re actually doing something fun
Answering a question in a lecture theatre and getting it right in front of everyone
Reading the Overheard page the day after any big event and watching the chaos unfold
Collecting society stash after waiting forever for it
Having someone post about you on The Tab Exeter library crushes story
Coming back to Exe after time away and realising that you actually did miss it, at least a little bit.