i think you're so right 😭 it was this forced interruption to the rhythm of their lives, and i'm sure it was scary and forced him to re-examine some things. and then having to do all of that without jin around to help! and at the time he thought he was gonna be next, like he'd originally been planning to enlist when hoseok did so there was probably this dreadful kind of countdown going in his head.

jikook said he just says "oh!" and keeps walking 😂 they were laughing abt it - i think he gets kinda in his head and forgets to like, have a reaction. absent-minded professor kinda stuff 🥲 when they were talking abt it they definitely didn't seem hurt or offended, and they know namjoon better than us so if they're talking abt it like a funny cute quirky thing then i trust that that's what it is for them! like there's that whole decade of living in each other's pockets behind how they interpret each other's behavior, and a whole lot of experiences we weren't there for, so i trust them to be better interpreters of each other's feelings and intentions than any of us.

i think ghosted is too strong a term considering he was still up in their weverse live comments and stuff! and they seem to have been patient and let him have some space when he needed it. not too crazy when you've been living in each other's pockets for a decade imo

i feel like if anything nj is probably too fond of a serious conversation 🤧🤭 i could definitely see some of the others (hobi........) being super avoidant though, bless them