Ryuchell passed away at 27

[RussianRoulette]

I was crying so much reading the news this morning.

I’ve been following them and peco since they first started dating. I remember when they announced they were getting married, when they opened their fashion brand together, when they announced they were having their child. Them and Peco were always the ultimate couple goals to me, you could always tell just how much they loved and meant to each other. If true love exists I honestly feel like it was whatever they had.

(I also would like to say on a side note: although they and Peco divorced it doesn’t look like they actually broke up/separated. They did clarify they still lived together and chose to remain “life partners” and a family. Husband and wife were just no longer accurate terms that defined them.)

Ryuchell was pretty much the only Japanese Internet personality I ever came across that advocated for the LGBT+ community and I loved and respected them so much for that. Even in the early days of their popularity with Peco they were open about being Bi and never cared about gender roles. They loved makeup and before they transitioned they were the first (and possibly only???) male Japanese internet celebrity to be an endorser for a big makeup brand (It was an overseas brand, I think either Mac or NYX?). I fully supported them transitioning and they didn’t deserve any of the hate and attacks they got for it.

RIP Ryuchell, I’m really sorry the world and the internet is such a terrible place.

My heart goes out to Peco and Link right now, especially Link because if I’m reading the timing correctly Ryuchell passed the morning after their son’s birthday…