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The Sky that Doesn't End Masterlist

Part 1: Our Memories Carved into the Seasons

The Future History We're Starting

Part 2: Light through a Broken Lens: Coming Soon (teaser)

Song Recommendations: by Owl

#the sky that doesn’t end series #exo fic #fic rec

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The Future History We're Starting

Everyone goes about their lives completely oblivious to incredible things happening around them. Oblivious to those that exist in hiding, both protecting and harming. 

Many years ago, the twelve guardians of this world were attacked, and the world tree that they protected was severely damaged. In order to protect the tree and this dimension, they fled their planet, splitting the heart of the tree in four among them so that it could never be taken all at once. As they fled, one final attack caused the dragon to lose his piece, but the others were held safely. 

They fell to earth, and through the years their presence and powers have caused rumors and legends to emerge. They remain in hiding, from humans, and from the eye of the Red Force that hopes to steal the heart of the tree and gain more power. 

However, as humanity has progressed and technology has spread, their ability to hide has become more and more difficult. Then, unknown to them, the curtain drops, and they become exposed.

Prev : Our Memories Carved into the Seasons

Next: Coming Soon

#👏🎉😭💙 #yay!! #the sky that doesn’t end series #exo #exo fic #exo storyline

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BAEKHYUN JOPPING (2019)

#baekhyun #superm #jopping

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people ask me, what water I want to be. I thought a lot about the ocean, but it seems to me that oasis suited me more. I want to be a man, like an oasis in the desert.

#this is lovely #suho #kim junmyeon

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Kai — From MAMA (2012) to EXIST (2023) Countdown to Jongin's Birthday: D-0

01.14.2024 🧸 HAPPY JONGIN DAY!! 🤍

#kai #kim jongin #exo

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KAI [ROVER] - four studies // happy birthday jongin !! these were SO fun to do, feel free to lmk which is your favorite ! ✨

you can see more of my portraits here: kyungsoo / xiumin / johnny / jeonghan 💕

#omg this is so cool #I love them all but I think the blue is my favorite #followed by the peach #love the way the ink swirls in them #and I feel like the blue just captures his essence particularly well #kai #kai: rover #fanart

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2023 EXO WRAPPED

newton's 4th law states that for every "it's so over" there's an equally opposite "we are so back" so taking that into account i present to you the 2023 EXO WRAPPED so we can take a look at how truly insane EXO's career was this year

so we started out the year on a positive note. baekhyun was about to come back from the military - every other member was available, and the rumors of an EXO comeback were growing stronger. things were looking UP!

sadly - our first "it's so over" comes into play a mere month into the year, when news broke that lee sooman was being ousted from SM after a hostile board takeover resulted in him reaching out to hybe to get enough juice to fend off the witch hunt

no one knew what the fuck was going on - every idol in that company was sending out coded messages begging for help and all the scheduled comebacks got delayed, half assed or canceled. thankfully the succession plot got discarded quickly and hybe dropped out from the race, resulting in kakao investing in SM as major shareholder and lee sooman officially leaving the company.

after a few months of uncertainty EXO were finally reunited for their anniversary fanmeeting - we are so back!!! this was the first time the 8 members were together on stage since 2018 so of course everybody was losing their shit. and then we got confirmation that the comeback was finally happening.

this was it. it was happening. the FIRST full group comeback IN FIVE YEARS... we had confirmation, so they couldn't take it back - right? RIGHT??? except.... the weeks kept passing and as time went on we knew nothing else about the comeback. the members were radio silent and SM was still getting their shit together from the hostile takeover. both EXO and shinee's comebacks got delayed (among others) and no one knew what was supposed to happen. every day we got another news article about the EXO comeback but the EXO in question was nowhere to be seen - the full spectrum of the exol experience:

what happened next constitutes what experts have called the biggest "it's so fucking over" in recorded history so you better buckle up....

the comeback was first confirmed on social media by numerous music producers who were often seen working with EXO. SM was still radio silent but we KNEW the album was being made at the very least. expectations were building up and the members were seen practicing together in the SM building.... and then.

kai got notified that he had to enlist WITH ONE WEEK'S NOTICE.... the comeback wasn't even done shooting. kai was dying his hair a different color everyday to cram an album's worth of content in a couple of days. in hindsight this was truly our biggest L of the year

and then SM lied about how the military had suddenly changed the rules of enlistment so they didn't know kai had to go. AN ACTUAL MILITARY OFFICIAL had to go on the record to disprove this and it turns out SM had lied because they fucked up kai's paperwork and he couldn't defer any more. just your average SM fuck up

anyway. we'd facen worse right? an exo member enlisting has never been a problem to release a comeback - so after sending kai off to his bootcamp the rest of exo went right back to business. that album wasn't gonna record itself.....

and then on june 1st the second airplane hit the exo towers.

the amount of articles and updates we got every hour from different parties was insane. no one knew what the fuck was happening and SM was busy fighting this PR nightmare with a smear campaign against CBX and by association the rest of EXO

exoplanet was on fire but we had a silver lining: SM stock was plummeting to an all time low. it looked like EXO freedom was on the horizon, but in a classic EXO move the members had ghosted us. no one had heard from them except for legal statements from their lawyers - but hey at least SM was a dumpsterfire!

mind you the comeback hadn't even been announced.... at this point we assumed that was the least of their worries and then word got out that the members had been trying to film the MV in the middle of the lawsuit and SM hadn't allowed CBX entry to the set... which was later disproved but no one even questioned that cause it's literally something SM would do

and then in what constitutes the single most bizarre album rollout in kpop the comeback was officially announced - with two prerelease songs and three MVs! and three members in a legal battle! sounds very 2014 right? well exols didn't give a shit, and then we got our next we are sooo back. the hype was THERE

after a lot of 📈📉📈📉 the lawsuit against SM was settled and CBX decided to remain in the company for the sake of the group, and the songs they prereleased were actually good so it was safe to say exoplanet was on their WE ARE SOOOO BACK era.... but SM wouldn't let us have it so easy so of course this happened immediately after

they started cancelling albums and understocking distributors but nevertheless... WE PERSISTED. the album was finally released and once again EXO, true to their title of the cockroaches of kpop, managed to break several records despite SM sabotaging them left and right. they had ONE music show win and THREE streams but it didn't matter. EXO was back.

after their comeback promotions lasted a whopping SEVEN days and then dipped from the face of the earth exoplanet was finally looking back to normal

baekhyun drunk texted fans on bubble and held live spaces on twitter where he fell asleep and snored in front of 30 thousand people. kyungsoo dropped a mini album that had been recorded and ready to go for over a year and then rumors of someone leaving SM started circulating on korean foums again. exols were busy counting down the days to sehun finally hauling his ass to the military and every time EXO SC had a fanmeeting we were sure he was going to leave. and THEN....

surprising absolutely no one, kyungsoo didn't renew his contract with SM and left amicably in mid october. suho sent this bubble the same day the news came out btw

we were back in our it's so over era which at this point for EXO and exols it's closer to our we are so back era.... it's kinda hard to keep up but at least nothing else was gonna happen. it was already november, the end of the year was coming and no one expected anything else in exoplanet for at least 6 to 8 months. this is already longer than exo's career so i'll just wrap it up in a second part!!

#we’ve been through it this year #but it’s nice to go out on a high note with first snow 🥹 #I dunno I’m just thankful for the exo’s loyalty and love for each other #the saranghaja sprite if you will #bc it helps me believe that no matter how many it’s so overs there are #our beloved exo will always be back #exo

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#kai #exo: lotto

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holding for jongin: day 225 of 641 ~ holding for sehun: day 1 of 639

↳ EXO KAI and SEHUN on the set of DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING | June 2021

#and then there were two :( #thank you to this account you are an actual hero #sk please give them back quickly they’ve already served enough #anyway they’re so adorable I love them #this shoot was the cutest #kai #sehun #exo: dftf

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231221 Suho in Vogue Korea January 2024

#he looks so good #suho #vogue korea #photoshoot

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231221 voguekorea Instagram Update

"'My Abbey Road' Abbey Road, the London that Suho finally visited after filling up 2023

#ooh I love this #suho #vogue korea #photoshoot #video

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231221 weareoneEXO Twitter Update: PINK CHRISTMAS LETTER from #EXO

#💗 #exo #xiumin #suho #baekhyun #chen #chanyeol #ksoo #sehun #video

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holding for jongin: day 224 of 641 ↳ EXO KAI photographed by Kim Cham for Allure Korea | August 2018

#kai #allure korea #photoshoot

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231220 Chanyeol Bub Update

"Seeing that we reached #1, it feels so good that it makes me feel a bit sentimental Thank you ❤️ Was I the only one who did the challenge the opposite way.. I did it only with my eyes, but I didn't think it was the other way But I'm used to it now, so I can't do it the other way ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Let's pray for Sehunnie to come back safely 🙏🏻 The road/ground is very slippery so please be careful!!" Translation

#❤️❤️❤️ #park chanyeol #chanyeol #🫧

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[INFO] 231219 | “The First Snow”, released in 2013, today reached the #1 of the MelOn TOP 100!

#laughing and crying rn this is so funny and great #go exo go #exo #the first snow

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holding for jongin: day 223 of 641 ↳ EXO KAI on the set of Season’s Greetings 2018

#him and his smug cute little eyebrow raises #kai #photoshoot #exo #season’s greetings 2018

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231219 weareone.exo Instagram Update: "EXO-L have been doing well right"

#he did it too I’m so happy #suho #exo #the first snow #video