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Sending out the love to all my fellow donut-house-builders.

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Zayn left. Stardust by Zayn plays in full as the tribute message is displayed and fans sob in the audience.

Zayn. Stairway To The Sky Tour in Leeds UK. Nov 23 2024.

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i'm sobbing. he loves liam so much, but i also feel that wasn't just a tribute, that was him providing the audience with a safe space to be together :(

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Maybe it's a blessing that people don't know how funerals work and have never had to experience it, but I need fans to understand the guys 10000% spent a huge chunk of the day together and were likely interacting all day. They all went to the burial after and were there together. There's always a celebration of life lunch when things finish, so I'm sure they all were there together.

Not to mention there's quite literally a video of Niall and Harry walking out of the church right behind Zayn and Louis very much indicating they sat with each other inside. And I wouldn't be surprised if there was a gathering before hand given their cars all arrived within minutes of each other. Their interactions do not need to be catered to fans and the fact that people are demanding that is sick!!

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Maybe it's a blessing that people don't know how funerals work and have never had to experience it, but I need fans to understand the guys 10000% spent a huge chunk of the day together and were likely interacting all day. They all went to the burial after and were there together. There's always a celebration of life lunch when things finish, so I'm sure they all were there together.

Not to mention there's quite literally a video of Niall and Harry walking out of the church right behind Zayn and Louis very much indicating they sat with each other inside. And I wouldn't be surprised if there was a gathering before hand given their cars all arrived within minutes of each other. Their interactions do not need to be catered to fans and the fact that people are demanding that is sick!!

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A day has passed since Liam was buried to rest forever and I feel I have to express what I have in the depth of my heart.

We all agree that we all wished for a private funeral where only Liam's true people attended and where those people were free to be themselves, but this wasn't it. Maybe because Liam's family wanted a respectful public goodbye or, most likely, because they knew they couldn't avoid it (the fact syco's people was there made me question if the family had actually a say in keeping the ceremony totally private).

So, paps were allowed but with strict rules and the details weren't disclosed until the very last. They did everything necessary to keep the dignity of the ceremony. And they did it.

In this scenario, I want to point out at what the boys did: they discussed it prior and they decided to show there separately and to interact the less possibile. The fact that there were paps imposed them to wear their TM trenchcoats but they did it in silence, they maintained the lowest profile possible. They sacrified their grieve to not offer any kind of side to paps for taking pictures of the "reunion", knowing too well how disgusting outlets were waiting for nothing but that. They didn't give anyone any chance to make it about One Direction; they made it only about Liam. They gave him all the respect and dignity he deserved that they only could give him, because they only truly loved him. (Apart his family, of course). This was the biggest final act of love they could do for him, and they did.

Ohana means family, and family means nobody is left behind

Another mention goes to Cheryl and the way she protected Bear. They very likely had their private moment and she kept him away from paps, disgusting people and speculations. I could think what I think about her as a woman in regard of her "relationship" with Liam, but as a mother she has my whole true respect.

And last, to Karen and Geoff. As a parent myself, I cannot even image what kind of devastation has been living in their hearts for all this time; and yet, just because I am a mother, I can perfectly imagine that. I have never stopped thinking at them since that cursed day, and the dignity they showed is something I admire deeply. I don't think I would be able to, if I were in their shoes.

Karen, Geoff, Ruth, Nicola, Bear, Harry, Louis, Niall and Zayn: I hope you can feel our love, I hope you can feel our warm hug. You are not alone in the grief; we'll do our best to keep Liam's memory alive and teach the world what beautiful man he was, and we'll do our best to keep his legacy alive, avoiding his death was invain. Just show us the path, and we'll follow it.

And last, to Liam: you'll live forever ❤️

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i can’t say i wasn’t expecting it, but i hate, hate, hate that i’m seeing pictures of something splashed across the headlines that should be deeply private. it’s ouroboros, the snake eating its own tail; the overcommercialisation of these boys and their families is one of the reasons that led to this, and yet here we are again, at one of their funerals, seeing the paparazzi froth at the mouth for a quick buck so an equally morally defunct tabloid can profit from their all-kinds-of-fucked-up “ ✨ one direction reunion ✨” clickbait. it isn’t even remotely right.

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"Harry and Louis were not next to each other because they hate each other", "Harry is in touch only with Niall", "Harry and Louis are not together anymore because we didn't have photos", "Harry hates the boys and this is why he was far away from them at the funeral".

Guys, a 31 years old boy is dead. I repeat, a 31 years old boy is dead. Fate wanted that this boy was in the most loved and famous band of the last twenty years and this is why today every reflector was on Harry, Louis, Niall and Zayn unfortunately. What should they have done? Should they have given us a show? Should they have done a kind of fan service? Should they have brought to life your fantasizes? Should they have acted like they were in a fucking fan-fiction? Guys, you don't understand. Liam is dead. A 31 years old boy is dead tragically and violently. And this funeral, THIS DAY, was about HIM. To celebrate his life, to remember him, to say goodbye to him, to try to find a kind of closure (as if it was possible). To me the boys acted in the most respectful way because they did nothing to seek attention. They were in the background and I think that they were commited to stay as lowkey as possible. I can't imagine how they felt, how it was to know that a bunch of paps were taking photos of their pain because they knew that every reflector would have been on them. But they tried to be invisible and gave paps the minimum and this was on purpose. I repeat, this day wasn't about One Direction. This day wasn't about Harry, Louis, Zayn and Niall and their relationship. This day wasn't a reunion. This day was for Liam and his family. And every theory and every comment can go and fuck themselves. People don't have respect.

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The only thing people should share from Liam's funeral is the donation his family has set up.

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What’s telling is that zayn, harry, louis, and niall had the opportunity to stand together, be seen as a group etc and they chose not to. they arrived and left from the funeral separately. this was never a “one direction reunion” this was always simply the lives of four 30 year old men who used to be best mates intercrossing again but , this time for their brother’s funeral. They won’t give you the satisfaction of a “group” anything

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Look how stunning he is, my jaw literally dropped

Gif Credit Pinterest - Kimimiki

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I’m like 99% sure that Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry stayed away from each other in public on purpose today. They all know what would happen if the four of them stood next to each other and a picture of all four of them was taken. People were calling it “the reunion we never wished for” even before we knew there’d be a funeral attended by all of them. Would you call your grandpa’s funeral a “family reunion”? Probably not. This was never a “1D reunion”, always Liam’s funeral. So, by staying away from each other, they could make sure no one could get the picture everyone wanted. Which is so smart to protect themselves and Liam’s funeral. Because today wasn’t about One Direction. It was about Liam, who was part of Oke Direction, but so much more. A father. A son. A brother. A boyfriend. A friend. This was the best they could do for everyone including Liam. Not be seen together in public at his funeral to keep this about him. Imagine if paps got the high selling picture they wanted today - this isn’t something anyone could possibly wanted to be the lasting thing of this.

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paul higgins will forever have my love and admiration. thank you, paul. you are heaven-sent.

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Simon is a narcissistic asshole, especially for his “breakdown” with the Paynes. Fuck him. He shouldn’t have been there. He shouldn’t be within a mile of any of the guys. He should keep everything about them out of his damn mouth. Fuck anyone saying he deserves grace or forgiveness. I’d guess there’s good odds he’s STILL got some fucked up shit going on around the guys so anyone being all “light and healing” toward him can kiss my ass. Once I see HIM healing shit he fucked to hell, then you can maybe talk about that. But as for now, he gets no advance on forgiveness while he’s still a fucking demented creepy abuser. Ugh.

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I know many of us have said this multiple times, but sharing again. PLEASE respect the boys’ and Liam’s family/friends/loved ones’ privacy - now more than ever ❤️

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Repeat after me: IT’S NOT A FUCKING REUNION, IT’S A FUNERAL!

Stop analyzing outfits, stop making lists of “celebrities guests”, stop analyzing who was suffering more and stop saying that “Liam got the boys reunited like he wanted”. It’s his funeral. He died and people keep disrespecting him and his family!

Family and friends were saying goodbye to a person and you all keep bringing back weird fantasies and making jokes. You bullied this man for 14 years and you keep disrespecting him. JUST STOP!