nico-di-genova:

Eternals Spoilers!!!

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I love Sersi, and I love that Ajak saw the humanity in her and chose her to be the leader. But damn, do I empathize with Ikaris.

Ikaris who knew the truth. Who carried that secret with him, watching his family fall in love with earth and humanity and knowing it couldn’t last. Ikaris who had to watch Sersi connect with people who he knew were ultimately destined to be lost. He knew the truth and he never told anyone, and he clung to the belief that his mission -his faith- was the right choice, the only choice, because acknowledging otherwise would mean that this thing he’s carried with him for centuries, that’s weighed him down and kept him distant, was all for nothing. And then Ajak tells him to forget it, to change from the path that he’s had to cling to because there were no other options. He’s kept this secret for centuries, kept himself from connecting with earth for centuries. For him, there’s been the mission and there’s been keeping his family safe, and there couldn’t be room for anything else because it would all be lost in the end anyway. And Ajak just wanted him to change everything, change his entire path, because she had a change of heart.

But because Ikaris was the only one who knew this secret, who’d been lead to believe the mission was the only true option, he never got the chance to see earth the way Ajak did.

It must have hurt him so deeply to have to resort to the path he did. And then to not even be chosen by Ajak in the end, when his whole existence had been to keep her secret and keep to his mission, and he did exactly as he was instructed. I’m sure Ikaris wouldn’t have truly wanted to be the leader, but it must have hurt him to know that even though he’d done everything “right” he still wasn’t the correct choice in the end. He followed the path he was meant to, being sure never to stray, only to gain nothing. In trying to stick to his duty and protect his family, he ultimately became the one to hurt them the most in the end.

some jonghyun moments i never want to forget

seulpeo:

• standing up for lgbt students and minorities at large by amplifying their voices, but doing so respectfully (dec 2013)
  
• reflecting on his appreciation for hero movies… ‘i have to protect my world’ (mar 2013)
• receiving boxes of listerine after a joke comparing his deja-boo suit colors to listerine flavors went viral, during base promotions (feb 2015)
• comforting a fan who was self-conscious about her name with a handwritten note at a shinee fansign (may 2015)
• going to comfort a crying key during shinee’s concert at tokyo dome, but ending up crying himself (early 2015)
• speaking playfully with a male listener on blue night radio (may 2015)
• mentioning his gratitude for fans and listeners in creating a safe space with blue night radio (july 2015)
• discussing his conversation with taemin about “gender roles, prejudices and negative views about artists, etc.” when writing pretty boy for taemin ft. kai on blue night radio  (aug 2015)
• personally supporting radio guest baek young ok on blue night radio in her efforts to bring sanitary pads to low-income girls (mar 2017)

there are so many more moments to include but i wanted to hold onto these for sure. jonghyun, you were a celebrity like no other. i cant imagine a world without you. i wish you’d gotten to known how many hearts and minds you touched with your voice, your songwriting, and just by being yourself.

tofnew:

i’ll find you in the night sky tonight, jonghyun. right next to the moon where you’ve always wanted to be

hanhaeoneday:

in a genre like kpop where everything that is shown to the public is carefully planned and idols are always happy and smiling in public, this is just a reminder to us that they are humans living in a human world too. their lives may look perfect but we really don’t know what they feel inside. rest in peace jonghyun

forever and always

jeolla-jagi:

Originally posted by dayumonew

omfgbts:

please learn from what happened. remember that even the brightest people can be in pain. you never know what’s going on inside person’s minds. 

be kind.