A Farewell

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A Farewell To Kim Jonghyun

A place for your messages to the late Kim Jonghyun. A collection of anonymous letters that have been sent to me in 2017 and 2018 by over 800 wonderful people. Find comfort in their words. You are not alone.  
This is our way of saying goodbye.

 

 

Foreword

5 years

It has been 5 years and wounds have begun to heal. I hope everyone is staying safe and if you need someone:

You are not alone.

 

"No matter who you are or what you are doing, remember there is always someone who loves you more than you love yourself."
                                           - Lee Jinki

 

Please Note:

These are messages submitted by all of you. As of 2020 I am not uploading new messages anymore so subscribers do not constantly recieve notifications. You can read newer messages in the comments.

 

Update dec. 2022

Upvoting, Subscribing and gifting Karma is still very much appreciated, I want to keep advertising this place on every 18th of December - I had to spend 40 dollars for additional Karma last year (someone else really wanted the spot for the 18th of december) and honestly, I cannot afford to do that a second time. So if you can help with either Karma donations or upvotes and subscriptions (those will give me Karma too) I would be incredibly thankful.

This is not possible without your help.

Share love♡

Thank you.

Sincerely,
AIMRWV

 

 

WARNING

There might be letters/messages that include mentions of self-harm and/or suicide. I don't want to put up any restrictions to this story, so please if you are sensitive, don't read chapters marked with a "(W)"

 

AIMRWV's note

This is my way of dealing with his death. You are not obliged to read these letters. But if you want to share your grief here you are very welcome to do so. Crying is good. So read these messages, knowing you are not alone. Cry a lot. This is not a place to judge. We post whatever you guys give me. This is a place for your grief. So we do not edit anything even if we disagree. (apart from spelling and grammatical errors) And you shouldn't either while reading. Leave opinions standing. We are all in the same boat. We need each other right now. Even if we disagree over things. Share love. Share support

 

If anyone is looking for a way to help: you are more than welcome to randomly choose some comments (also older ones) and answer them, tell each other that we are not alone, give strength, interact and support each other. This would mean the world to many.

This is not a place for advertisement of any kind, but for sharing grief. Please accept that.

 

REACH OUT



Update 18.12.2022: Due to exams I was unable to check on the availability of the open ears. Therefore if you want to talk please message me personally

(ALSO if you are an open ear and would like to be marked as active pleasedo let me know!)



There are people offering an open ear. I will link their profiles here, together with the languages they speak if you are more comfortable in your mother language. So you know where to go when you need someone to talk. If you want to be linked here as well, send me a message and I will link your profile.

If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, please reach out to one of the following helplines at the list of international suicide hotlines

Make sure to read the following before you asked to be added: 
As people may be reaching out to you with distressing message of their own, I just wanted to remind you to be clear on where your boundaries lie and not being afraid to protect them. If you become upset by something someone is telling you, please don't hesitate to refer them to another listener (or preferably to one of us authors so we can choose a fitting listener) who may be better able to deal with the situation or to explain that the situation is upsetting to you. Please also take measures to protect yourself on the Internet (i.e., not revealing personal id information, taking care to discuss only that which you are comfortable sharing etc.)Thank you for offering to help!

 

I have sorted the accounts depending on their activity.
First those who have gotten back to me in the last
week, then the ones who have been online in December,
followed by the ones who haven't been active for a while.
This way you can find an account that is most likely to
respond to your message.

Open Ears:

People who have been in touch with me June 2020:

123manju (English, Malayalam)
Distinctra (English)
Jimminniee(English)

 

Active in December 2018 & have been in touch with me:

ChoiGurl1187 (English)
Kwoncentrated(English, French, Turkish)
Yultislay89(English, Indonesian)
Swall0wmei(English, Indonesian)
Chusna (English, Indonesian)
Eunhaecupcake000(English)
RedMist(English, Italian)
Flow19 (English, Filipino)
Sh00kiesss(English,Chinese)
Elfie15 (English)
Shineandhowl(English,Malay)
Smile-AngElfs(English, Tamil)
All4Nalu(English, Malay)
CaithyCat1992(English,Filipino)
Tae-In(English, Korean, Indonesian)
Starkookies(English,Serbian,Russian,Spanish)
Sillyvamp(English, Spanish)
Angel110 (English, German)
Charlislekim(English, Chinese)
Jinhoothoot(English, Dutch)
NCTNCity27(English)
BR_exo(English, Persian, Dari)
Banjjag(English, Danish)
DeeXGee(English, Filipino)
Sanafiction (English, Japanese)
Chiku_(English, Finnish)
 
 
Active in December 2018

JungJuu (English, Indonesian)
DevilsPetal(English, German, Spanish)
Taelnshippergirl(English,German, Turkish)
Arylide04(English, Filipino)
Ret097(English,French)
JayDows(English)
Anon171288 (English)
ThisMomentWhen(English,German, Korean)
Pop-Inspired(English)
Kyamkouh(English, Filipino)
-Tuana-(English, Arabic)
ILovePikachu2(English, Nepalese, Hindi)
Emerals_Vampire(English, Filipino)
Spaktouniya(English, Arabic, French)
Asphyxy (English, French, Spanish, Persian)
Itswildflowers (English, Portuguese)
seoul_lover (English, Danish)
xXChocolateCookiesXx (English, Malay)
Ruiseu(English,Filipino)
SHINeeForeverLoverz(English, Malay, Korean, Chinese)
Tidlslzl(English, Korean)
ShadowCat1988 (English)
Evelyn_64(English, Spanish)
Amethysbeauty(English, Indonesian)
 
Not active for at least 1 month:
 
Audiangell(English, Indonesian)
Zero4life (English, Dutch, German)
StephDub(English)
Jana11(English,Chinese)
XuMingMao(English, French)
Biitch(English, Vietnamese)
Aminaaz (English, Arabic)
Bassilea2217 (English, Spanish)
The9thDookong (English, French, Italian, Arabic)
RileyAnora (English, German)
wilnikki (English, Filipino)
Tearrr (English, Serbian, Croatian,Bosnian)
OldPaperFan(English, French, Dutch)
Illumina_Dain(English)
Exofighting7132(English, French)
 

 

Karma Donors

-Angela-Zhang- SHINeeForeverLoverz DazzlingTaemint
SarahE_Shan Anon171288 Jjongisluv
Torpig 2008catgirl Leah0410
Almightymyeon PinkMinion InMemoryOfJonghyun
DragonArcana ToAnyone4Ever Attheleast
Flow19 Yultislay89 SaranghaeyoKpop
XuMingMao Hyuna2013 Exos_got7
Pinkieprincess92 RedMist Gogo15eoul
MegaAsia1 Amusingmurdermachine BabyKyu44
Alya07 Seoul_lover Saskia21
Seoulqueenka Fujoshi100 ArmyPrincessSarah
Semeryhun Lovelyme123456789 TheAnamenia
Starkookies Taekwonmeover Toffee_zeyer
TheRealDKS Rinaliane SmileAriane
Lucidhoney10 Evelyn_64 Exo-Guardian
DingKey Iheart4ever Sirenei
ShadowCat1988 FluffyCloud16 Gogo15eoul
Angel110 Nancyyxxx Baya_111
hanna_elf Kajika Exofighting7123
Sierraclownychick Ekahoonie Dinosaur_with_a_pen
Sapphiresapphirine amethysbeauty Shinee02
Keybha Jjongkeytrash Jimminniee
MegalodonBuddy Balicucha TaeYeon-Taeny
SMTownR Sleepingprince TheMightyFall
Ren_85 InfiniteJongkey SHIN33ee
IceSky Ellip-sism Cntrlhwi
Dkk125 Holistic Tootsooroll
Salade2fruits RockabillyHippie TamaoHime
Roseey Xingthighs Jinhoothoot
Toffee_zeyer ChoiGurl1187 JasminWesson99
EeteuksAngel ZzMabelcC QueenMoona
Sleepingprince Debaekyeol taeran
Soneforever2 Taengoo0902 leoheart
OdetteSwan lee_annaslodavich Gojiyeong
melonxlove Penguinlovers772 lala-lulu


Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

AIMRWV
Trying to advertise this for the 18th but someone else is bidding really hard so I am running out of karma (already bought more for over 30dollars) so if you have some spare you are willing to donate, I would be really thankful.

Comments

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Redofthedawn
#1
I'm aware that it isn't December but I just thought of this post. December will never be easy for a lot of us. I'm more aware of my depression around that time. I just became an adult and the realization that a lot can change has finally hit me. I'm not sure how to feel. People within my family have died or are dying and it seems like the only thing I'm allowed to do is move on. I'm no longer given the luxury of grieving the way I had with Jonghyun. There are so many fond memories that I can go back to with Jjong but for them I only have memories. So much has happened these past few years and while I'm not completely okay I can say there's plenty of room where I've healed.

As year 6 approaches I want my fellow Shawols to know that healing is hardly a linear task. It's okay to not be ready but where you are there's always going to be SHINee.

And Dear Author thank you for keeping this space for all of us.
luv_kero
2441 streak #2
Thank you for keeping this space for us for so many years <3 This milestone hit me a lot harder than expected, but seeing this brought so much comfort. Miss you to the moon and back, Jonghyun <3
Viola_Ella #3
Chapter 818: When I saw in newfeed I just realised today is the day. He is a sweet,kind and precious soul. I miss him.
Evelyn_64
#4
It’s been five years today and just a few days ago I turned 27, the age Jonghyun-ah was when we had to say goodbye to him. I have long since had to “become an adult” and learn what growing up means; yet every year I come back to this little space, and read some of the messages that people wrote for him, and think back to the letter I wrote at 22 and never shared with anyone. I think back to a memory of me looking at the full moon and talking to him for hours, telling him I missed him terribly. We still miss you, friend. I still remember you fondly. I still remember me at 17 dancing to Replay in my room. I’ll always cherish those memories of our Spring.



Author, I hope you have been doing well. Thank you so much for keeping this space running for so long, it brings comfort to some more than you’ll ever know.
OdetteSwan
928 streak #5
I'm so glad you won the bid. I will start collecting karma points again.
Good work.
OdetteSwan
928 streak #6
Chapter 818: I just really paid attention to SHINee this August. Yet, when Jonghyun passed away four years ago, I felt sad that another beautiful and caring person chose to leave this place. In fact, I didn't want to listen to any SHINee songs then.
Now, watching SHINee's MVs, I feel like I have accepted what happened and hope that he is really happy now.
Redofthedawn
#7
Time keeps moving on and I wonder why I can't just go back and fix things to when it was so peaceful. So much has happened in the last four years and it feels as though there's only SHINee left to comfort me. Jonghyun for so long I've written my letters to you and I couldn't this year because I couldn't find the strength or will to when I was feeling down. I haven't cried this much since I was a baby. I promised last year that I would tread the new year with caution and that didn't work out so great. There's more I wanna say but I just wish you knew how much I love you. Thank you for being born and sharing your light with the world. Sincerely I love you. 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 ❤️
lovelyfeisty
#8
It’s been 4 years now and so it’s hard to believe that you left us, but I still do remember you as SHINee’s Blingbling Angel and as the brightest star that shines in the sky.

I used to feel so lonely after knowing that you left us, that I was listening to Lonely everyday for about a year, but now I just remind myself that you’re still with us, as the bright shining star watching over us from the night sky. ❤️
I will always love you.
wonpokemon
#9
i was InMemoryOfJonghyun!
just thought i'll let you know so you don't add this username again~ =]
anyways, good luck with the add and for all those who come here and are thinking of Jjong and of others and themselves.
aseulmonsta
#10
❤️