It had been more than a week since Liam arrived in South Korea, and over the past seven days, he had experienced something close to bliss.
Every morning, he woke up with the same excitement, wondering what new thing he might try. Every night, he returned with a strange warmth in his chest.
It was a warmth born from simple human experiences he had never allowed himself to have before.
He visited places he had only seen in pictures: Gangnam's fashion streets, Hongdae's neon nightlife, Myeongdong's food alleys, Bukchon's hanok villages, and the frozen slopes of Pyeongchang.
His days were filled with snowboarding, street food, bookstores, clubs, temples, rooftops, dojos, and quiet cafés.
It was all adventure after adventure. And more importantly, interaction after interaction.
For someone like Liam, who holding even a five-minute conversation with strangers used to drain him. But this week… he surprised himself.
