On March 11th, 2022, Pixar released the highly-anticipated animated feature, Turning Red (directed by Domee Shi), on Disney+. With 16 million views on the teaser trailer alone, the official trailer racked up 44 million views, nearly two times as many views as Pixar’s previous releases of Luca and Soul.

That was when I saw it. A bit of dark fuzz in the cavity of her armpit. A wave of roiling emotions I didn’t know I had churned deep in my gut.