Like a lost little kid, that was how Jongdae seemed when he entered SM. Confused, nervous, and in a bunch.

well the jongdae didn't really wear but ya get the idea.

so anyway.

Jongdae was like a blank thing going around. Respect your sunbaes, people said. Jongdae bowed to every person he saw.

To the glorious "U-know" who.

To the janitor.

To a cardboard cut out of SNSD. 

"As a trainee, never argue with others. It's a dog eat dog world. Everyone wants to debut. Keep quiet, and observe." Jongdae heard this countless of times. Thus, he always kept to himself. He never felts so lonely before. Back in his hometown, in his university, in his class, he was an outspoken, witty little . After voicing opinions so freely for 20 years, keeping to himself was going to be hard. Very hard,

If you considered SM like the reality in Mean Girls, you could safely say that the Llama Crew were going to be Jongdae's "greatest people you will ever meet". 

The Llama Crew consisted of Amber from f(x) and Henry from Suju M. And this freakishly tall kid that had this cool aura around him.

(jongdae would never admit but he was a HUGE- fanboy of f(x))

How they discovered Jongdae, forlorn in a corner eating ish cafeteria sandwiches, was something he could not fathom.

Thus when Amber(hyung) and her odd crew asked him to sit with them for lunch, Jongdae was awfully starstruck.

“Yes yes i know i’m awesome” chirped Henry as he pulled Jongdae up and dragged him to their spot near the SM basketball court.

Needless to say, it was the start of a beautiful friendship.

...and a not so boring trainee life for Jongdae.