So today , August 4th, (it will still be aug 4th in my time zone when I post this) is the 2 year anniversary of when EXO-L's got their name.

I kid you not, when I first joined this fandom and I finally found out the meaning behind our name, I remember becoming so touched. Knowing me, I might have actually teared up.

EXO-L

—'L' stands for Love, it is the 12th letter in the english alphabet and is the letter between 'K' and 'M' that serves as a bridge from the two sub-groups.

Like I remember reading that and how my heart began actually beating really hard.

To many, this is nothing more than a label for those who stan EXO, but to someone like me, I can't even explain what it means to call myself an EXO-L.

I'm not gonna go into details, but before I found EXO and decided to get to know them, my life was like a night sky without stars. That is the only way I can describe it and I'll leave it at that.

But after getting to know them, my sky suddenly started to fill with stars again, like how it was a couple of years back for me. My night sky was turning into a galaxy.

This isn't about KPOP. Yes, I love this genre and I listen to lots of different artists who sing, but EXO to me is more than just my favorite KPOP group.

They're on a whole different level.

EXO continue to add more light to my galaxy, and when a star dies out, they are able to somehow replace it with something even more beautiful.

Because of this, this isn't just a fandom, and it's not just a name. I sincerely mean every word and every syllable when I say: This is my family who has accepted me and helped brighten my life again.

I may not have been an EXO-L nor have known EXO since debut, but it feels like I have even longer than that.

I've cried with you all and the boys, I've laughed, I've smiled. I feel more connection with the boys and my fandom through the internet, than most of my relationships in real life.

Now that I've made it clear that I have more than one family, I would like to address something.

Yes, my family has had it's ups and downs, but we've survived through all. My family is not perfect, but it feels perfect.

I am proud to call myself an EXO-L, it's not something I am ashamed of nor will I ever be afraid to say it out loud.

I don't know what will happen in the future, but a message to EXO and EXO-L's, as Kim Jongdae had once said, "I won't say 'forever' but I will say this, let us be together for a long long time."

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Here's an extra pic of my little baby being happy.

I got so emotional writing this chapter, I'm actually wiping tears.

I love you guys <3

#WeAreOne