My initial reaction to Liam Payne of One Direction’s death was disbelief. Despite having been a fan (or Directioner) sine 2011, I probably sounded blasé on the call with the friend who broke the news to me. My first, somewhat detached thought was a stupid, dark joke about how Payne had wanted the One Direction reunion so badly that he’d forced the rest of the band’s hands. There’s not a lot of wiggle room to turn down a funeral.