Seungmi-n: He returned through her!

Stray Kids disbanded peacefully in their thirties, their bond unbroken.

They were a family of eight.

But when Seungmin died, their world collapsed.

The members grieved openly-crying, breaking, trying to heal.

But Chan didn't. He didn't cry or scream. He didn't even react.
The truth never reached him.

The shock hit Chan so violently that his mind erased reality.

He wasn't denying Seungmin's death; he simply didn't know it happened.

While the others thought he was "being strong" or cold, Chan was trapped in a world where Seungmin was still alive, smiling beside him.

The members misunderstood him, thinking he moved on too easily.

But Chan wasn't pretending.
He was broken in a way no one could see.

Without telling anyone, Chan moved into Seungmin's apartment, surrounding himself with his clothes, scent, and memories-truly believing they were still sharing a life.

For a whole year, Chan lived a lie to survive the loss of the person he loved most.

Misunderstandings grew, and the remaining members slowly drifted apart.

But grief doesn't stay silent. When reality finally shattered his illusion, the truth destroyed him.

Chan endured every agonizing stage alone-denial, anger, guilt, and depression-until he was empty, drowning in the memory of a love he couldn't let go.

Just as he reached his darkest point, ready to disappear completely, someone pulled him back.

She wasn't a replacement or a copy, but a new life carrying the same soul, warmth, and light he thought he had lost forever.

She didn't erase Seungmin or compete with his memory.

Instead, she became the first person Chan allowed into his shattered reality-the one who saved him when no one else could.

This is the story of how Chan loved Seungmin, how grief destroyed him, and how a soul he thought was gone forever found its way back to him in another form.