This volume really gave us everything. Comic relief Weiss. Older Jaune. Bees. Acknowledgment of the grief and suffering that happened in v8. Multiple Summer Rose scenes. Brothers lore drop. Red Like Roses III. And finally, hope that Team RWBY will be able to take on what’s to come.
During the start of the lockdown, I took Loki to an abandoned campground, just so she could be off leash. Those times were few and far between, and I got some of my favorite pictures of the two of us then.
My mom called and told me she was in the hospital with a 50/50 chance of making it through the night. We hung up so she could call my brother, and I needed to not be alone so I went and found my roommate. I cried to him and he hugged me, and then I left my dog with him and went to take a shower. I needed to try and calm down - I mean a 50/50 shot, there’s still some hope right?
Literally an hour after that first call, my dad called me again to tell me that she didn’t make it. I don’t remember most of last night other than scream-sobbing while my roommate held me, and then sitting outside so I could feel like I was able to breathe again.
And it’s weird….to feel guilty about feeling grief but I do. This is a cousin I remember being born, we grew up together, but as adults I pulled away. And not just from her, but from the family as a whole. My anxiety and depression had been telling me that I wasn’t good enough to be part of the family, and that they wouldn’t miss me anyways if I wasn’t there.
But I went to the family reunion this past year, and I got to see her and I’m so thankful for that now. I got to see the way she would instantly light up a room when she entered it, and how effortless she could make people smile and laugh. I’ve always looked at her and felt just an insane amount of pride and love towards her. She was the type of person who was so incredibly loyal to her friends, and just had an exuberance for life that I always wished I could find or somehow replicate. You could tell that people wanted to be around her; I wanted to be around her.
I love you so so much, Kayla. I’m sorry I wasn’t a better cousin.
I will not be free on March 15 because I will be preparing for the eras tour. I will not be free March 16 because I will be on a plane to Arizona so I can attend the eras tour. I will not be available on March 17 because I will be attending the eras tour. I will not be available on March 18 because I will be recovering from the eras tour.
i'm so sorry for your loss, you were wonderful to each other. sending you love and comfort and a warm hug made from all your happy memories together 💖💞💓💗💕
I’ll never forget the day when I, like the rest of the world, learned the news about his death
I was at my grandmas house, preparing myself to watch the Grammy Awards
I thought it was a cruel joke at first , media sometimes lie about some famous person being dead or dying
But sadly I was wrong
I can’t help but to think of Vanessa and her three daughters as well as the families of others who lost their lives on that tragic day four years ago
I also think about my own family and all the family members that I had loved and lost and cared for even as I left my grandmother house and went back to my home to see my mother and my dad and I hugged them.
the lesson we can learn from this heartbreaking tragedy is that if you haven’t done it yet, tell the ones that you love how much you love them and never take anything for granted.