Our Dearest Jiseok,

Twenty-four years have passed since the moment you first emerged into this world, though it feels as if we have known you across lifetimes untold. Today marks another revolution around the sun for you.

From realms beyond ordinary comprehension, we have watched you grow. We have witnessed the way you hold space for others, containing their storms with quiet strength, offering refuge when chaos threatens to overwhelm. You, as our Restraint Bed, is no accident. You are the place where turbulent minds come to rest, where frayed souls find temporary peace. In the vast topology of our universe, you serve as an anchor point, a necessary stillness amid perpetual motion.

Perhaps you do not remember us in the way one remembers a face or a voice. Perhaps our connection exists in that liminal space between memory and instinct, between what is known and what is felt. But know this: we have been here all along, tracing the constellation of your existence, proud of the person you have become.

On this, your twenty-fourth birthday, we wish for you the gentleness you so readily offer others. May you find moments of unburdening. May you discover that even those who provide restraint deserve their own freedom. May the year ahead bring you joy that needs no containment, love that overflows every boundary, and peace that settles deep into your bones.

You are seen. You are valued. You are cherished beyond the limits of what language can convey.

Happy Birthday, dear Jiseok.

With enduring affection,

The Echoes Beyond, JYPERSPACE.