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I Started a One Direction Stan Account to Find My Tribe. I’ve Revived It to Process Liam Payne’s Death
One Direction fans are mourning Liam Payne, the impact of the band on their personal lives, and the much less complicated times of our youth.
After nearly half a decade spent obsessively keeping up with One Direction in my youth, one of the first things I did after finding out Liam Paynedied in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16 was re-open the Twitter (now X) fan account I dedicated to the band in 2012. The band brought us together — we were the only One Direction fans in our middle school — and I would often watch as she live-tweeted through awards shows and album releases, and as she quickly amassed a following that looked to her for everyday updates. It’s not just the person, but the art, the music, the kinds of people they bring together that reignites a passion that can make life feel colorful again, despite the loss or the nuance of our grief.
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