There’s something to be said about things coming full circle.
You model for a school for a few years … year one, then year two … you learn names, rhythms, fun facts about people. You share space, silence, and trust. Then they graduate. And you assume that’s the end of that chapter.
Until one day, by chance, you cross paths again. They remember you. Not just vaguely, but as their favorite model. You tell them about NOOD — this small, intentional space you built, shaped by all those hours of soft energy and warm connections.
They come to opening night at your new location on 49 Dunlevy. And they don’t come empty-handed … They bring flowers. They bring stories. They bring proof of their own becoming — their very first collective comic book, printed and released on the very same day.
You buy a copy. You become their first customer. And just like that, something closes and opens simultaneously.
This is how NOOD creates community. Not by accident, but by care, continuity, and showing up long enough for things to come back around.
Making beautiful circles. And filling them with love.