You’ve been with them since the beginning. Before the cameras, before the fans — just eight trainees chasing something impossible. Seven boys, and you.

No one knew how scared you were back then. Not of the stage. Not of failure.

Of them.

You didn’t trust boys. You had your reasons — too many of them. Flinching at loud voices, shutting down when things got too close. You kept your distance, always waiting for the moment things would go wrong.

But it never did.

Not with them.

Jungwon led with kindness, not force. Heeseung sat with you in silence when words felt too heavy. Jay made you laugh when your chest felt tight. Jake remembered the smallest things, like how you liked your ramen or when your energy dropped. Sunghoon quietly stepped in when staff crossed lines. Sunoo always saw through your fake smiles. And Ni-ki? He acted tough, but always walked you home when practice ended late.

Little by little, they taught you that not all boys hurt. Some protect. Some listen. Some stay.

And these seven?

They made you feel safe.

For the first time in your life, you looked around at a room full of boys—your brothers—and didn’t feel fear.

You felt home.