So obviously Loser, Baby was a turning point for how Angel sees himself and his relationships but I don't see enough people talking about how Loser, Baby impacted Husk?
One of his lines in Loser, Baby is "It's time to lose your self-loathing, excuse yourself let hope in" and Loser, Baby isn't just a song to build up Angel and get him to be himself. Husk isn't referring to just Angel there, he's very much referring to himself too. Before Loser, Baby he was so intent on being apathetic to everything and pushing this persona of "I don't care about anything but myself"; Husk isn't the only one who was putting on a front and pretending to be something he's not. He doesn't actually laugh until the end of Masquerade, that I remember.
He wasn't referring to just Angel during Loser, Baby. He was also referring to himself. That's the entire point of Loser, Baby; Husk is essentially in the same place as Angel, but they are in that place together. Angel and Husk both open up at the same time. They're developing alongside each other.
I think we should discuss it more because it adds a layer of depth to Husk and Angel's relationship that isn't talked about. It's not just Angel who's more "himself" after Loser, Baby; Husk is too. He's more open to joking around and doesn't put up a front of apathy anymore, and I think it's one of the reasons Huskerdust works so well; they bring out the most honest parts of each other (which wouldn't have happened without Loser, Baby or a similar story beat).
