if mark leaving NCT taught me anything, it’s that i gotta have the courage to leave any situation even if it’s all i’ve known, even if it was subjectively “good,” and no matter how scary it seems because i need to honour what feels most authentic to myself.
they say don’t get too attached. don’t let your happiness depend on these groups, because they leave, everything ends eventually. it’s all fleeting.
but how could i not, when they showed me what friendship really means.. growing up together, celebrating victories, carrying each other through failures. because ilichil, 7dream, nct.. they’re never just a group, they’re family.
mark’s letter made it clear: the care, the love, the deep understanding behind every choice, proving that they are real through and through.
and maybe that’s why i hold on so tightly, because even if it’s temporary, i’ve learned to find something beautiful in things that don’t last forever.
to love is to be hurt. it’s inevitable, inescapable even. but i would never trade the happiness they gave me.
i will never regret loving you, mark.
i will never regret being an nctzen.
i will continue to cheer you on. together as a group, and individually, wherever life takes you.
💚🐯🌱
i cannot see myself moving on from jaehyun as a fan… each day i feel like my appreciation for him grows even more… will i like jaehyun until i die? probably maybe even in the afterlife
story from an acquaintance who is in the same unit as taeyong
"about a week before jaehyun went to the military, taeyong was so excited that anyone could tell. he kept saying, "i'll tease jaehyun when i go see him off!" on the enlistment day, he happily went out like it was no big deal. but when he came back, he was quiet and seemed a bit down. when asked why, he said that after seeing jaehyun's face, he felt so upset and unexpectedly emotional that he couldn't bring himself to tease him. he just said goodbye and sent him off."
jaeyong took being unmyeongz way too seriously and decided to enlist on the same year 🥹 come back to us healthier and happier, we will be waiting for the both of you! 🫶