Photos taken by GRIP Connect If you’ve ever walked into Suntec during AFA weekend, you know the feeling. Before you even reach the halls, you start spotting people in wigs, armour, school uniforms, giant props, or characters you instantly recognise. There’s this buzz in the air. It’s chaotic, colourful and strangely comforting. Even if you’re not dressed up, something in you softens. You get excited. You feel like, “Okay… these are my people.” But here’s the part that doesn’t