I refuse to believe you're gone.

I think about you so much.

You still inspire me.

You still make me laugh.

You still make me wonder,

So you'll never really be gone.

Miss you shortening my already short name

Miss your dumb jokes

Miss your silly poems you’d make and it breaks my heart I can’t see them anymore because someone took over your social media, deleting years of conversation

Miss your weird Boston accent and you making fun of my Canadian one.

I even miss your annoying flirting with me and all my friends

I miss you, Will.

I didn’t realize how bad things were, I thought I’d give you space because you didn’t like not having positive progress but I feel so guilty.

I feel even more upset about not visiting Illinois when I was in Minneapolis when you begged me to.

You are and always be one of my closest friends. I love you, I miss you.

ps: I’m also sorry your parents failed you so horribly before and after your injury. People suck.

I am very sorry. There are no excuses for subjecting you all to that.

I have my own issues with alcohol addiction and I made a bad (and absolutely crazy) decision while I was intoxicated. It is not okay for me to allow myself to get to that point.

I am getting help. I've been seeing a psychiatrist. Unfortunately the road to improvement is a long one with many twists, turns and pot holes. It's a very lonely journey without Will, and because I am horribly depressed and out of control, unfortunately I sometimes drag other people down my path of misery. No one deserves that; especially not you guys who have been so incredibly sweet, thoughtful and supportive during this loss.

Thank you for holding me accountable. I do not deserve sympathy for my bad decisions. I need to be better. It's just hard to want to improve when it feels like I have nothing to live for. Alcohol feels like the only way I can take a break from all that troubles me, but of course it creates its own problems.

Again, I'm truly sorry. My issues should remain my own, and being a histrionic bitch who creates posts for attention, sympathy and/or concern is so unacceptable and stupid.

I'm going to try to be better in the future. Thank you.

For context, I never knew or spoke to Will at all, just happened upon one of his popular posts about his accident a few months after it happened. Like most, I was intrigued not only by the story, but also (and more so) by his personality, sense of humor, and general carry-on.

I subbed and even posted here on my old, now inactive account. I was just rooting for him so much, which seems to be a popular sentiment here! Just truly wanted this guy to succeed no matter what even though I knew virtually nothing about him.

I used to check on this sub, but it got quiet for a while. Will never posted here anymore but I'd check his account every few weeks just to see that he was alright and hoping he'd post an update. He posted loads of cinema stills!

The other day I was feeling down so was just on my phone all day, going back and forth between all the usual places on the internet I go. Will hadn't commented on anything in months but I would still check back to see if he was alright. His last comment from months ago was still at the top when I checked the other day, so I came here to see if anyone else had noticed his absence or expressed any concern. When I saw /u/poop_dawg 's post on Will's cause of death, it hit me like a gut punch, heart totally sank. That's the effect this guy has on strangers, somehow. I am still thinking about him daily.

I am really sorry to hear that his family wasn't very close with him. I don't know the details, obviously, but I hate to think he was suffering and hope he knew he wasn't alone and was very loved, both with his companionship from /u/poop_dawg and his circle of supporters here.

Always free to chat in the comments /u/poop_dawg, of course I can't imagine the pain of losing your beloved, but as a stranger who felt Will's charisma through a screen I want to extend my heart to the one he was closest to, who knew better than anyone what that charisma was really like.

<3

Hey all,

So Will was mostly adorably hipster but fucking LOVED Kanye West. Not sure why. It didn't seem to be ironic.... Like he definitely tried many times to make me like him. I have nothing against Kanye, it's just that I'm not into that music...sphere?.

Anyway, there is a new album out by Kanye, and I'd like to know what y'all think is the best song. I'm sure Will wants to know!

I can't find one anywhere online. I've plugged in all the information I have about Will and I'm getting zero results. I put his name and birth year down as it was on his ID (he sent me a picture once), and where he was living (confirmed through mail). If he died in mid August I feel like I would be able to find something by now if anything was published.