Sad News, 07/06/2020
Guys, one of our fellow Red Starling shippers @satansbratn died on Thursday. Her family tried to reach me Friday, but only found a way to contact me today (Sunday). I’m shocked. I’m at a loss of words and can’t quite process it.
We have known each other for 8 years now and it all started with Red Starling fanfictions. We’ve been one of the first, if not the first, I guess, who started writing fanfics about them in the German fandom. It was always fun!
We also met sometimes, so we knew each other in person, and met some other friends together.
She was a really fun person. Sometimes we got out of touch for a while, but then found together again as if this period of not talking never existed at all. Only in February we got back in touch after about a year of not talking, because she had a lot going on in her life, and so had I.
It’s hard to think, that my latest messages will stay unanswered forever now. I even feel a little bit stupid for sending her a stupid picture I thought she would laugh about (or shake her head in disapproval) by the time she’d already been dead, but I didn’t know.
Her family asked me, if I could reach out to the internet friends she had - or the friends in the DCMK fandom, she talked a lot about. Her parents knew that she was a writer as well and also asked me to give them access to her stories if I could provide them anything. They don’t have access to her mobile phone or her computer.
I’m going to attend her funeral (either 07/22 or 07/23), so we (@sternguckerin, @placebogirl7, and I) will create a photo book with pictures of her, and a collection of pictures of us (or alternatively drawings - anything you like) and a letter to her parents or your thoughts and prayers of Julia/Bratn. You can get creative here and for more information you can contact us (or best me, because I’m in contact with her family).
If you would like to donate some money and help us pay for the books and some extra money to add to the condolence card, you can do this here.
You'll be forever in my heart, my wifey❤️Neither am I capable of writing nor do I find the right words that express the pain I feel right now. Trying and trying but I feel like I'm losing myself all the way...learning about your passing was something I never though I'd go through. My heart is shattered into pieces...
I'm glad I found your fanfictions first. Your writing skills are indeed lit! I wouldn't be part of an amazing shipping community, such as the Redstarling squad is, if I didn't find your fanfics. Thank you soo much! Whereas life had different plans for me and I left tumblr for a long period of time, I never lost my faith in Redstarling! Once you're in, there's no going back. I remember our future plans. I considered you as my future wifey❤️ our journey started right here and I somehow feel the need to say goodbye to you! I haven't talked to you lately, but let me tell you something: you lighted up my DC world! When I look back at the times we had, I will always picture you as a lovely, adorkable, hilarious and passionate fangirl! You've always been there when I needed someone to talk! Thaaank you so much! Memories last forever and I'm pretty sure we will see each other again!❤️❤️❤️
Rest in piece, sweetheart!
🍓Strawberry-chan(Bahar)🍓
