he's always alone. it's just how he wants it, not how he's forced to be. everyone around him screams fake, fake, fake (which may or may not have been under jongin-- no, kai, sehun chastises -- kai's influence) and he can't bring himself to trust anyone enough to keep them as a friend. he talks to few people, and it's all in hushed undertones with little promise of becoming anything past acquaintances.