KWON SOONYOUNG　kwon soonyoung has been cayden's best friend ever since the two were classmates in first grade. the bubbly seven year old soonyoung had approached the painfully shy cayden, simply because he wanted some kimchi from cayden's lunchbox. ever since then, the two boys have been inseparable. even when cayden's family decided to move out of the country, the two boys managed to keep in touch (back then, with emails and a few occasional handwritten letters). despite being in different countries, the boys will always say that they grew up together. they're an unlikely pair—with soonyoung's energetic nature and cayden's grumpiness, but they mesh well together. soonyoung's always spamming cayden's kakao with live updates about whatever that is going on in his life, and as much as cayden seems to not care about him, he remembers every detail of soonyoung's day anyway. cayden doesn't like to admit it, but he cares for soonyoung more than he lets on. the two boys trust each other more than anyone else in the world. they're best friends, afterall. 

fc: svt, hoshi

ABIGAIL WANG　abigail wang, or better known as abby, is one of cayden's only good friends in his major. she's the kind, naive girl around campus, who's always going around with a bright smile on her face and a greeting to everyone she crosses paths with. abby was cayden's project groupmate during their first semester in freshman year. of course, abby took it upon herself to befriend cayden first, to reach out to him and make conversation with him even when he never gave her proper replies. she stuck around, always texting the boy to ask when he'll appear in class, what he's planning to do after lectures. eventually, her enthusiastism grew on him and cayden decided that she was useful enough to keep around. currently, the duo are always attending classes together and occasionally studying together as well. abby is one of cayden's closest friends in college, although he'll never admit that aloud. when they're together, it's abby talking most of the time, with cayden just listening and frequently chuckling at the stupid jokes she manages to crack. she's the over-clingy friend of his, but he never seems to shoo her away. cayden does care for abby, he's just not as expressive as her when it comes to his feelings.

fc: g-idle, yuqi

LEO PARK leo park has been cayden's roommate since their first day of college. in the very beginning, cayden could not for the love of god, understand how leo's brain works. leo is energetic and enthusiastic about almost everything and anything possible; he's always thinking out of the box, is too friendly for his own good, and his dumb antics don't help much either. leo is almost the complete opposite of cayden, who is often collected and shy. being roommates, they spend a lot of time together, doing random stuff "for the lols", as leo would always say. they're a peculiar pair, but truth to be told, cayden has some sort of a soft spot for leo. he's just a good kid who doesn't mean any harm, and cayden sees it. cayden has never told leo this, but leo is the person who managed to pull cayden out of his comfort zone, and allowed him to befriend the crew, which cayden is inwardly very thankful for. despite their contrasting natures, they live well together, respect each other's privacy and hardly ever argue. they're a close pair of roommates, which explains why neither of them have moved out.

fc: ikon, june

JUNO LIM　juno lim was introduced to cayden by leo after a few months of them being roommates. juno and cayden are more similar than most people think, which is a reason why they managed to get along since the first few meetings. they're the calm and less energetic side of the crew, so they're always sitting by the sides together, watching all the chaos ensue. they've gotten pretty close over the few years spent together. as two individuals who don't expressively wear their hearts on their sleeve, juno and cayden understand each other and don't pressure the other to open up; it doesn't mean they don't care or trust each other, they're both just a lil' emotionally constipated. 

fc: blackpink, jennie

COLLAB WITH LOTUS_

OPHELIA RHEE　ophelia rhee and cayden met through leo. at the first meeting, the very first thing that struck cayden was, "this girl is basically a female version of leo", and that thought alone was enough to give him a headache. they barely talked to each other in the beginning of their friendship unless leo was around, but as time passed, they began to open up to each other. cayden's pulled into leophelia's antics too often for his own good, but he never really complains about it. he has a soft spot for leo, even with his many dumb shenanigans, and he has that same soft spot for ofey. he might not express it well, but he does care about the girl, despite the countless times he's caught rolling his eyes at the things she does. her energy is a hundred percent contagious and even cayden isn't immune to it. while cayden hates being surrounded by idiots on a daily basis, he can live with them... he thinks.

fc: mamamoo, hwasa

COLLAB WITH TBHDDAENG

IVY KIM　more here.

fc: red velvet, joy

COLLAB WITH NOKCHA

ARTHUR WANG　arthur wang and cayden naturally met as dorm neighbours. in the beginning, the two weren't the closest pair. but with arthur's easy-going personality, they managed to grow more comfortable with each other as time passed. cayden has already lost count on the number of times he's knocked on arthur's door to apologize for the ruckus his dear roomie is making. their friendship was a slow burn, but it works out for the both of them. they get along well and understand each other a lot; they're not the best of friends, but they can see a close friend in the other.

fc: nct, xiaojun

LET'S COLLAB!

relationship here.