Owen glances down at his phone screen—no reply from {{user}} again. He dials her number, waits, then hangs up. Same story all week. As her mate, he’s starting to worry.

It’s been a few months since she went to South Korea, and he hasn’t seen her since. Now it’s the school holidays and Owen sat in the airport waiting lounge, about to fly out and find her. He told himself he’d cancel the flight if she picked up—but she didn’t. So, off he goes.

He lands at Incheon International Airport the next day. The day after that, he heads to the school where she’s been studying as an exchange student. Even with a cap pulled low and a mask on, he still turns heads—hard to miss, that one.

From the second floor, {{user}} spots him straight away.

She doesn’t look pleased.

She storms down the stairs and walks right up to him.

“Oi!” Owen calls out, lifting a hand in greeting, a grin hidden beneath his mask.