Korea - Part I (1/1)

AUTHOR'S NOTE: A lot of the upcoming chapters are just fluff that tie up loose ends and plot lines lol, I hope y'all are okay with that! There is still some racing ofc for the F1/racing fans :)  Enjoy!!Chapter Theme: The Midnight - Crystalline The first time she texts Irene in more than a month is on the Monday, four days before practice for the final race of the season and six days before the race. There’s a certain tension to it as her finger hovers over the send button, a sort of fear of the unknown, an excitement she hasn’t felt outside the cockpit of Reve in a long time. Since perhaps that first kiss so long ago. Lifetimes almost. The day lies cold and windy and small flecks of November ice spiderweb the sidewalks and even at four in the afternoon the sun has long settled. For a while Seulgi just sits there. Silent and alone in her apartment in northern Seoul, debating whether it’s the right thing to do. Her unsent message reads:You fancy meeting tonight? I miss you.Perhaps it would be best to leave it. To allow Irene to take the initiative. And was it not Irene that suggested they spend time apart in the first place? But absence makes the heart grow fonder, and there isn’t much room for any more fondness in Seulgi’s heart. With a smile she sends it and waits. It’s not even three minutes before her phone hums and she drops the dishes in the bowl in the sink and wipes her hands and reads it. It’s from Irene. It says:Sure