Chapter 44: Don't look back in anger (part 2)

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"never underestimate a man's ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes." 

-jinae's pov

I must admit I haven't really been myself lately

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I must admit I haven't really been myself lately. In my defense, there's been so much going on I feel like I can't breathe sometimes. And while it does feel nice to have a million adoring comments, for every all-caps love letter, there's straight-up hate mail. I used to think of social media as a place where I could engage directly with the fans and, in a sense, encourage positivity on their profiles. My entire social media presence is devoted to my followers. Everything I post, from song teasers to selfies to refreshing youtube videos, it's all directed to them. But now, social media is just a mediator between me and my haters. it's too negative now. dealing with getting more attention for my personal life than my work, really took a toll on me.

While being an idol comes with its perks—money, clothes, travel, getting to have a really cool job—there are also a lot of downsides that, sometimes it's downright awful. From being stalked by paparazzi, losing privacy, and depleted self-esteem. A lot of celebrities have gone from absolutely hating their notoriety to becoming more accepting of it, I do think it was necessary for me to feel all these things in the first place for everything to be clear and move on.

At the end of the day, a huge part of why I have a platform is to help people. That's why I think I'm okay with the magnitude. I mean, I'm not really okay with it—but I'm going to say that I am because it's worth it. So I've decided to stop complaining about it.

That being said, I was determined to have fun tonight.

Surprisingly, I wasn't the first to arrive

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Surprisingly, I wasn't the first to arrive. I looked around to see familiar faces. I hung out with Hanna and seoyun for a while and as I searched for wonho, my eyes darted at the man who was drinking his sorrows away. He looks so sad. 

 

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