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YES. And it extends beyond feeling attached to them because of their contribution to arts or to a show I have A LOT of feelings for. For a long time I avoided reading and watching anything about the real lives of the actors of TOS because in my mind they could forever be a family, a tight-knit group onto which I could project all kinds of fuzzy shit. And I knew the reality of tv and hollywood is very non-fuzzy. But I eventually succumbed, when there was nothing else TOS-related to consume. So I learned about the sourness, the feuds etc (which I summarily stored away in a compartment that I just don’t think about). But I also found out what amazing people Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley must have been. When a large part of your life is lived under the public eye, you cannot fake the honesty, decency and compassion these two have demonstrated over and over again. Of course, they had bad traits and must have been difficult to be around at times but that’s humans for you.

I genuinely think about them every day and try to incorporate the things I love about them in my day-to-day life and avoid the shitty ones (I decided to quit smoking in large part thanks to Leonard Nimoy). And I genuinely grieve and miss them. When someone you’ve never even met can affect you so, it’s only logical, right?

Does anyone ever really miss and grieve anyone they've never met, never even lived in the same generation as?

Cuz I'm really missing DeForest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy like they just died.

This is how I imagine their texts go