Touch the sky and light the darkest day

My guy was a man. A human man. With faults. A lot of faults which eventually fast tracked him to an early grave. It's okay to admit that.

If you have to maintain a fairytale version of him by writing book reports in comments sections about the perfect angel baby version of him, just move on. Please. This parasocial shit needs to be studied.

There are decades of content for consumption. AI isn't it. Stop fucking with his face & skin. It's what the media constantly did to photos of him with photoshop back in the day 😫

and sometimes they come back when you least expect it, years later, even, and there's this sudden rush of relief like there you are, there you are, even though you barely knew each other.

there's a strange kind of love to it. i don't know you and i want to hold your hand across miles and time zones and oceans. i can still see the imprint of you in this community you left. you don't think anyone will notice or care when you're gone, but we notice and we care and we wish you well.

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME