The Moon Family Yacht
Kitty stands in front of the mirror, wearing a pink sequin dress. It’s the theme for the final night of tour, after all. And she looks good in it. She knows she looks good.
She runs her fingers through her curls and watches them bounce back into place.
She’s smiling as memories of the tour flood through her. Going to Longshan Temple in Taipei. Soaking up the sun on the Manza Beach in Okinawa. Even though Min Ho complained about UV rays the entire time. Riding the cable car for a view of Busan earlier today while he complained about it again.
Then her hands slow.
It’s the last night.
Summer is almost over. She hasn’t seen Lara Jean, Peter, Margot, Trina or her dad since Winter break. She hasn’t even visited Jiwon or Soon Ja since classes ended. She’s been too caught up.
She looks at her reflection in the mirror as the bittersweet settles in. Then she shakes it off and brightens.
Tonight isn’t for being sad. Tonight is for celebrating.
She gives her curls one last twirl and exits the bathroom.
The yacht party outside is in full swing. K-pop stars and influencers crowd the deck. All of them are impossibly beautiful and all of them are dressed to impress. The bass thrums through the floor and colored lights sweep across the space.
Kitty weaves through the crowd, taking it all in, when-
Q: Kitty! There you are.
Q pushes through a group of dancers to get to her.
KITTY: Hey.
Q: How did you disappear so fast? It’s like you knew a secret tunnel.
KITTY: (nodding) I have spent the entire last week on this thing. It’s basically my third home.
Q: Well, chaos queen, your third home has a dance floor and you’re wasting it.
Q grabs her hand and pulls her into the crowd to dance.
It’s fun and easy – the way it always is with Q. He spins her around and she laughs.
She missed her best friend.
The song shifts into something slower and Q looks past her shoulder.
Q: Oh, look. The boys are back.
Kitty turns to find Dae and Jin walking across the deck with drinks in their hands.
And behind them-
Soft chimes and a low whoosh begin to play as the moment seems suspended in time.
Min Ho is in a tailored navy suit that’s dark against the party lights. His hair looks effortless, but she knows he spent thirty minutes on it.
Dae turns around to say something to Min Ho, temporarily taking his attention. And then Min Ho’s eyes land on her.
Min Ho smiles when he sees her.
It’s not a big smile, or a grin.
It feels… calm. Warm. Like seeing her is exactly what he expected, but in a good way.
Something in her chest does a thing it shouldn’t do. But it’s all it has been doing. All summer.
She’s already moving toward him before she realizes she’s doing it. Kitty crosses the deck, weaving through people, until she’s standing right in front of him.
KITTY: Hi.
MIN HO: Hi, Covey.
KITTY: I was looking for you earlier.
MIN HO: (tilting his head) What for?
She pulls out her phone, already grinning, and shows him a video.
On the screen, Min Ho is at a restaurant, completely absorbed in a bowl of jjajangmyeon.
He’s not just eating. He’s into it – stuffing his face, savoring every bite.
He’s completely unaware he’s being filmed.
Min Ho has barely watched it before his expression drops.
MIN HO: Delete it.
KITTY: (triumphantly) No.
Min Ho narrows his eyes at her and exhales very slowly, like he’s annoyed at her answer but also… what did he expect?
MIN HO: Where did you post it?
KITTY: (too brightly) On my story.
Min Ho’s tongue presses against his cheek – the universal expression of annoyance – and then he’s already pulling out his phone. His thumbs move fast.
Kitty leans over and tries to see what he’s doing. He’s already on Instagram preparing a post.
Of her.
Perched on the back of a giant bronze tiger statue. She’s clearly trying to look cute for the photo, but she was apparently too busy doing that because the next thing she knows, she’s sliding backwards. Her legs swing wildly as she tries to correct, but the bronze is too smooth and she’s already falling.
KITTY: (warning) Min Ho.
She reaches for his phone but he pivots his whole body away from her with one arm extended to keep her at bay.
MIN HO: Mm-mm. It’s too late, Covey.
KITTY: I will end you.
MIN HO: And… now we’re even.
Kitty narrows her eyes at him, but he’s wearing that stupid smirk. The one that says he knows he won.
KITTY: It’s only even if you buy me a new iPhone case.
MIN HO: And why would I do that?
KITTY: Because I cracked mine when I fell off the tiger.
MIN HO: That sounds like a you problem.
KITTY: (mocking his British accent) “Covey, it’s just a statue. What could possibly go wrong?”
MIN HO: (flat) I don’t even sound like that.
KITTY: (pointing knowingly) And I want bingsu to replace the one I dropped.
MIN HO: (sighs, sassy) Fine… Tomorrow?
KITTY: (triumphantly) Yay.
She grins triumphantly at him. He shakes his head, but he’s smiling too.
For a second, neither of them says anything. They’re just… looking at each other.
Then the music cuts and a spotlight swings to the stage.
A low bass begins to thump. Then louder. The crowd starts murmuring and looking around.
Suddenly, smoke machines explode and Mr. Moon emerges from the smoke with a microphone already in hand and backup dancers in tow behind him.
The crowd goes wild.
MIN HO: (rolling his eyes) Oh dear lord. Here we go.
YOUNG MOON: (into a microphone) Good evening, Busan! Are you ready to shoot for the moon and…?!
CROWD: LAND AMONGST THE STARS.
Nearby, Madison screeches loudly, causing both Kitty and Min Ho to look over with matching grimaces.
YOUNG MOON: As you know, tonight marks the end of our incredible Sugar Daddy tour. All thanks to Korea’s favorite son, Joon Ho!
The spotlight finds Joon Ho, who waves with the ease of someone who does this for a living.
YOUNG MOON: And my star protégé – the future talent manager of Moon Star entertainment, my son Min Ho!
The spotlight lands on Min Ho, who gives a tight smile. He’s not sure whether he’s just been gifted or cursed.
YOUNG MOON: And finally, my beautiful daughters, Sujin and Bianca!
The spotlight swings over to Sujin and Bianca, who are staring at each other with their arms crossed in a silent standoff.
The tension is palpable and the air between them could freeze water.
Someone coughs. It echoes in the silence.
YOUNG MOON: (completely unfazed) One big happy family!
Kitty and Min Ho tilt their heads in unison, like they’re both deciding how much of this is strategic or just delulu energy.
Suddenly, someone taps Kitty’s shoulder.
MADISON: Kitty, please tell me you have an iPhone charger.
KITTY: Oh, yeah. In my room. I’ll get it for you.
MADISON: (delighted) Amazeballs! Thank you!
Kitty turns and starts walking towards the residential cabins.
She’s weaving through the crowd when she spots Juliana and Praveena, walking hand in hand on their way back to the main party. They’re clearly happy about something, clearly in their own world.
JULIANA: (looking up) Oh. Hey, Kitty!
KITTY: Hi!
Kitty keeps walking down the hallway, on auto-pilot to her door, when she spots a familiar figure sitting in a remote corner.
It’s Yuri, with her face buried in her hands.
Kitty stops and completely forgets her task at hand. Because at this moment, Yuri’s shoulders shake with a particularly hard sob.
Min Ho stands at the bar, completely disengaged from the chaos behind him. His dad is still working the crowd somewhere, but he doesn’t care.
Min Ho is just pouring himself a glass of sparkling water when Dae appears next to him.
DAE: Why are you hiding? I thought things were getting better with your dad.
MIN HO: (scoffing) Define “better”.
DAE: (with a light shrug) At least he talks about you in public now? On purpose?
MIN HO: (flat) Hooray. Finally.
DAE: …Where’s Kitty?
Min Ho looks up and scans the crowd.
MIN HO: I don’t know, actually.
DAE: Well, you made it all summer without getting sick of her.
Dae looks at Min Ho like he’s trying to figure out if something’s changed. But Min Ho was mid-sip of his drink and is now wincing at the metallic taste.
MIN HO: (wincing) Mm, trust me. She still irritates me.
DAE: Mm.
MIN HO: This sparkling water is god awful. I’m going to grab my collagen water from my room.
Dae nods as Min Ho sets down the glass.
Min Ho pushes past the crowd and makes it to the main hallway toward the residential cabins.
He looks down at his phone as a small smile plays on his lips. Like no one bothered him tonight. Like nothing could bother him.
After all, it’s been a good summer.
He pockets his phone with the smile still lingering on his face and looks up.
He stops.
At the end of the hallway, tucked into a small alcove near the windows, Yuri’s head is resting on Kitty’s shoulder. Kitty’s arm is around her. Safe. Protective.
Kitty is facing forward, nodding slowly, just listening. And from this distance, he can’t hear what they’re talking about.
But he doesn’t need to.
They don’t look happy. They look heavy. Like something real is happening.
Min Ho’s chest begins to tighten, whether he wants it to or not.
Because he knows this. Because he’s been in it before.
In the hot tub, with Kitty. When she was sobbing about Yuri. Him climbing in, designer clothes be damned, pretending he was over her so he could hold her while she fell apart over someone else.
Because that’s what you do for someone you love.
And she’s doing it for her.
Min Ho feels something drop in his chest, like something falling from a great height.
Something that was never going to land safely.
The smile is gone now. He doesn’t even remember when it left. Maybe he didn’t even notice it did.
The thought comes slowly. Quietly. Like a door closing somewhere far away.
He stands there for one more moment, then wills himself to turn around, walking back the way he came.
Kitty and Yuri slowly walk back toward the main party. The charger is in Kitty’s hand now. Yuri’s eyes are still a little red, but she looks much steadier now.
KITTY: You’re gonna be okay. And we’re all here for you.
YURI: Thanks, Kitty.
They exchange smiles – warm, real, friendly smiles. The kind that’s thankful for presence.
Suddenly-
MADISON: Oh my god, yes! My phone is at 2%.
Kitty chuckles and hands over the charger. Then she looks around, scanning the crowd as her eyebrows furrow a little.
She spots Q and Dae nearby and walks up to them.
KITTY: Hey, where’s Min Ho?
DAE: (thinking) He left, like, twenty minutes ago to grab collagen water from his room.
Q: Mm, no he didn’t. I saw him head to the front of the ship five minutes ago.
KITTY: (confused) He left?
Q: I don’t know. His vibe was a little off though. Probably because his sisters got into it on stage.
Q grimaces, but Kitty doesn’t even notice.
She’s too busy thinking about how Min Ho has dealt with worse this summer and stayed anyway.
Even when his family was being… his family.
KITTY: I’m gonna go find him.
Gwangalli Beach at Night
The yacht glitters in the distance, its music carrying faintly across the water.
Min Ho stands alone at the very end of a stone pier. The colored lights of Gwangan Bridge reflect off the waves in front of him.
But he’s not looking at them. He’s looking at nothing.
He came here to the furthest point he could find so he could be alone.
And he’s just… still.
The kind of still that comes when there’s nothing left to do but stand in the wreckage and wait for it to stop hurting.
But then-
KITTY: Min Ho!
He turns on instinct.
Kitty comes to a stop a few feet away from him.
And he doesn’t understand why.
Because he left to process feelings about her and now she’s… here?
MIN HO: Hey.
He’s being oddly friendly, but his tone has none of its usual warmth.
KITTY: What are you doing out here by yourself?
MIN HO: Just getting some air… Actually, I was just about to take a walk.
He’s barely taken a step forward when-
KITTY: I’ll walk with you.
That was not the response he was hoping for at this moment.
He’s caught.
But walking does feel safer than standing here, cornered at the edge of the pier, surrounded by water.
MIN HO: …Sure.
They turn and start walking along the pier toward the beach.
They walk in silence for a long moment. Where all they can hear is the sound of her heels against the pavers and the water lapping below.
They reach the sand, and now the silence feels more obvious.
KITTY: So, are you out here because of what happened with Bianca and Sujin?
MIN HO: (blinking) What?
KITTY: You take long walks when you need to clear your head.
It catches him off guard. As far as he can recall, he hasn’t needed to do that for a while.
MIN HO: Oh. No, it’s not as bad as it seems. They’ve always been like that.
KITTY: Then… what?
He realizes he said too much, and now she’s pushing.
MIN HO: I just wanted to be somewhere less loud.
KITTY: Loud? You used to host these huge parties at clubs and you think that’s loud? What’s actually wrong?
She’s relentless. It’s a quality he loves about her, but it’s working against him right now.
MIN HO: (with a light scoff) Why do you care so much, Covey?
KITTY: (immediately) You’re not answering my question-
MIN HO: (too quickly) Nothing’s wrong, Kitty.
Kitty’s expression drops immediately. Between her heels dragging in the sand and the fact that he almost never calls her that, she stops to face him.
KITTY: Did I do something wrong?
Min Ho stops in place and whips his head over to her. He studies her face for a moment, but she’s being completely serious.
MIN HO: (confused) What? Why would you think that?
KITTY: Because you never call me that anymore. Not unless something is serious or wrong. So what’s wrong?
MIN HO: (closing his eyes briefly) Wha- that’s literally what you tell everyone to call you-
Min Ho cuts himself off as too many thoughts flood in at once. Because she didn’t actually do anything wrong. Because it’s not like he called her Katherine. Because she noticed before he did.
Because she’s reading him like an open book and it suddenly feels so much more complicated.
MIN HO: (calmly) …You didn’t do anything wrong. I just wanted space.
KITTY: Space from what? Your dad didn’t go nuclear today, and Jin didn’t steal your hair products even though he could have earlier, so…
Kitty’s defensiveness drops entirely as she considers a different possibility.
KITTY: Did you want space from me?
There’s something about the way her voice went small that makes Min Ho look directly at her.
She almost looks… hurt?
He’s seen this look before. At the track meet when he didn’t want to hear her out about Stella.
But he doesn’t understand why she looks like that right now.
He just knows instinctively that if he confirms, that look will probably get worse.
MIN HO: (softly) Hey, I’m not mad at you.
Kitty feels her throat catch.
It wasn’t a denial. He did want space from her. Not because she did something wrong. Not because he’s mad.
Then why? What could have possibly happened?
Unless…
She went to get her charger. Down the same hallway he went to get his collagen water.
Only he has no collagen water.
KITTY: …Is this about Yuri? Because we were just talking as friends.
Min Ho looks away immediately, his body tensing before he can even control it.
She’s figured it out. She knows he still cares and she’s trying to let him down easy and it’s making it worse.
It feels like pity.
MIN HO: (with a hollow chuckle) You really don’t need to tell me that-
He’s walling. Kitty can feel it. He doesn’t want to have this conversation. Which means she’s already losing him.
KITTY: Min Ho.
He looks back at her. Something in how she said his name is different. It feels more… vulnerable.
KITTY: I really need you to understand. I want you to understand.
Min Ho pauses. He hears the emphasis on “want”. And the emphasis… doesn’t sound like pity.
MIN HO: …Okay, Covey. What do you want me to understand?
He said Covey. That means he’s listening. He’s giving her the floor… Right?
Kitty’s heart starts pounding in her chest.
What should she say?
KITTY: …I didn’t come here for Yuri. I came here for you.
Something stirs in his chest. Something complicated.
He’s not confident he knows what she means by that. He’s not sure if he can trust his instincts.
MIN HO: What do you mean?
KITTY: I mean… (inhaling) I came on tour for you. And I’m standing on this beach right now with you because Q said you just left, like how you were just going to go on summer tour with your family when you were swearing off relationships and I-
She stops to catch herself. This is it.
She can either keep it to herself forever, or say what she joined him on tour to say.
KITTY: I came here to be with you. Because I’m in love with you.
The words hit him somewhere between his chest and his throat.
And something he’s been trying to hold closed cracks wide open.
…She’s in love with him?
Min Ho stands there, completely frozen, because his reality just flipped 180 degrees in the span of ten minutes.
In fact, MinHo.exe has completely stopped responding.
The silence stretches. Seconds feel like minutes.
Kitty’s heart is pounding fast now. And when she’s this nervous, she absolutely can’t stand the silence.
KITTY: And I know I should have said something sooner. I wanted to. I almost did like a hundred times. But you said you were over it and then what if you were still getting over Stella and I really didn’t want to mess up our friendship and-
She’s spiraling now, not just rambling.
He knows the difference, because her whole body is tensing up with it.
And Min Ho only ever does one thing when he sees her spiral.
Min Ho closes the distance with one hand on her face, cupping her cheek.
Something he’s never done before.
MIN HO: Covey.
Soft chimes begin to play.
She stops mid-word because his hand is suddenly on her face.
And he’s close. Really, really close.
Her heart is pounding so loud now that everything else seems to have gone quiet.
The water. The people on the beach. The distant yacht music.
All of it fading away until there’s just heartbeat and them.
MIN HO: I’m not over it.
His voice is quiet, but certain. Like it’s the truest thing he’s said all night.
And Kitty hears it.
His “right now”. Even after everything.
The bridge lights shimmer behind them as small waves lap at the shore. People are gathering on the beach near them, pointing to the bridge in the distance.
But neither of them notice. Because his hand is still on her face and he’s looking at her like he wants it just as much as she does.
She leans in and he meets her halfway.
The kiss is soft. Tender. Tentative.
They pull apart, just slightly, and look at each other.
Is this real?
They search each other’s eyes for barely a moment before they lean back in.
Fireworks explode over the bridge behind them.
And this time, the kiss isn’t tentative.
It’s certain. Hungry.
Carrying the weight of an entire summer of maybes and almosts. Of every look that lingered too long, every touch that meant more than it should have.
Because one kiss was never going to be able to hold this much wanting.
The sky explodes with color behind them, with fireworks bursting over the bridge, painting the water gold and red and silver.
Neither of them sees it. Neither of them cares to see it.
Because they’re too busy finding their way back to each other.
They eventually stop kissing. Eventually have to take a breath.
But they stay close with their foreheads pressed together. Just… breathing.
KITTY: …I should’ve done that sooner.
Min Ho chuckles.
Out of all the things she could have said first, this was what she landed on.
He finally lowers his hand from her face and steps back, just barely.
MIN HO: (smiling) What took you so long?
Kitty shoots him a mildly pointed look, like she should have known better than to expect he wasn’t going to tease her about it.
KITTY: I was trying to be a little less chaotic than normal.
Min Ho nods as he actually considers this.
MIN HO: You were surprisingly patient.
KITTY: Hey, you never said anything either.
They found a rhythm again, but there’s no real bite to any of it.
In fact, they’re both smiling now. At the ridiculousness of the silent game they’ve been accidentally playing all summer.
Then Min Ho searches her face, as if he’s still not sure what happened.
MIN HO: Why did you tonight?
Kitty has to think about it, because he’s asking her why and she doesn’t really know why other than… instinct.
KITTY: …Because you called me Kitty like I was just… I don’t know. But then I panicked.
Min Ho considers this for a moment. About the hurt on her face earlier. And even though he still doesn’t really get it, he gets enough.
MIN HO: I’m sorry.
KITTY: (confused) For what?
MIN HO: For hurting you.
Kitty blinks at him, because he’s right. It did hurt.
KITTY: I know you weren’t trying to.
Kitty isn’t even sure what grace she’s offering. She just knows he would never intentionally hurt her.
Min Ho scrunches his face now like he’s still recalibrating in real time.
MIN HO: Since when?
KITTY: I don’t know. It sort of just… happened.
He laughs immediately, because that’s exactly what he told her on the plane.
She knows it too, so she just laughs with him.
There’s an absurdity to it. To both of them saying the same thing.
MIN HO: (a little sassy) We should probably get back before everyone thinks we’ve abandoned ship.
Now?
Min Ho steps back a little and suddenly all Kitty wants to do is reach out.
KITTY: Do we have to?
Min Ho scans her face, and she’s giving him the same look she always does when she doesn’t want to leave.
MIN HO: (softly) No. We don’t.
She smiles at him warmly. To her, that was the best answer.
But now there’s a shyness, a newness, that’s settling in.
KITTY: So what now?
MIN HO: …Are you hungry?
Now that she thinks about it, she didn’t actually get a chance to eat.
KITTY: Starving, actually.
He smiles softly, then offers his hand. Kitty blinks at him.
This is… new. He’s asked for her hand before, to dance. But never to just… exist.
They both realize the significance of it. Of him extending the offer to go somewhere instead of her asking to join him.
She smiles and takes his hand, then they walk down the beach together in the opposite direction of the yacht.
The Streets of Busan
The Busan streets hum with the kind of late-night energy that feels soft and cozy.
There’s a flush on Kitty’s cheeks now.
She doesn’t know where the night is going. She just knows she’s the most settled she’s been all summer. And she doesn’t want to waste it.
KITTY: So where are we going?
MIN HO: What are you in the mood for?
KITTY: Mm… There’s street food over there.
Kitty uses her free hand to point into the distance at a pojangmacha tent.
MIN HO: (amused) You would want tteokbokki at ten at night.
KITTY: There is nothing wrong with tteokbokki at night. You love tteokbokki.
MIN HO: I wasn’t complaining, Covey.
There’s something about the way he says her name now. Or maybe there isn’t and she’s just imagining it. But she feels safer in it, in a way she didn’t know was possible.
It makes her smile.
They walk in silence for a while, just holding hands.
And it’s really comfortable. Quiet.
But Min Ho’s thinking.
Because she found him on a beach they’ve never been to and it doesn’t make sense.
She couldn’t have known he went there either. Because he didn’t tell anyone.
MIN HO: How did you know where to find me?
KITTY: Oh. I didn’t. I just knew you left… but I figured if something was wrong you’d probably be looking at the water.
There’s a moment of silence as he takes that in. At the thought of how well she knows him.
KITTY: …What was wrong?
Min Ho looks down pensively for a long moment as they walk. Kitty notices, but she just looks at him patiently because this is how he processes.
MIN HO: I did see you with Yuri on the yacht… I thought you came on tour to… bleach your brain. Because you never got over her.
Kitty’s eyebrows go up in surprise.
She thought it was much simpler than that. That maybe he saw them and thought she had feelings tonight, not feelings back then.
Her eyebrows furrow as she fails to put two and two together.
KITTY: But… why didn’t you think that until tonight?
MIN HO: I did… Well, at first I didn’t. But then you didn’t say anything all summer. And I told you I was coming on tour to bleach mine… (tilting his head) But I also thought that maybe you weren’t anymore?
KITTY: I never was. That’s why Q told me you were at the sculpture garden.
Min Ho looks over at her with his brows still furrowed in confusion.
MIN HO: What do you mean? Weren’t you looking for me to tell me you were coming back this year?
KITTY: (sighs) Q was nudging me to come tell you that I had feelings.
Min Ho slows slightly as he looks at her, like he’s replaying the entire interaction back in his head. He finally realizes what happened, and he chuckles at the absurdity.
KITTY: Hey, why are you laughing?
MIN HO: Because you chickened out.
KITTY: I… yes, I chickened out. You said you were over it like five times and that you wanted to go back to being a playboy.
MIN HO: Then why did you ask to join me?
KITTY: (almost pointedly) Why do you think?
They reach the front of the tent when he stops walking.
He turns to face her.
Why did she ask to join him?
If he was swearing off relationships and talking about going back to making connections without love.…
Love.
He’s finally figured it out.
He stands there in awe for a second until he realizes something else.
A slow smirk begins to form on his face.
MIN HO: So when you said you missed me… at the dance-
KITTY: (too quickly) I did miss you.
Min Ho steps forward, and his expression is a little flirty. A little testing.
Kitty holds her breath as he gets closer.
MIN HO: (low) But not as a friend.
KITTY: (flustered) Not entirely, no.
MIN HO: I was in a relationship, Covey.
KITTY: Th-That was fake-
MIN HO: You said you were wrong. Which means you didn’t actually know that.
Her breath has barely had enough time to catch when he tugs her toward him by the hand he’s holding.
And now he’s close. So close that she has to really tilt her head up to look at him.
It’s even closer than they were on the beach.
Her face is burning now, but it’s hard to focus on that because he’s wearing that seductive smirk. The one he’s used on her only once before.
And it still works now.
MIN HO: Were you jealous?
KITTY: (quietly) Yes.
MIN HO: (smugly) Mm.
He’s so smug right now.
But she isn’t really annoyed at it.
Because he caught her and he’s in her space and she’s looking at him in that way that says she wants him to kiss her.
And then he does. Playfully. Confidently.
But this kiss is short. Way shorter than the other ones.
And when he pulls back, still smirking, it leaves her wanting more.
He notices, but instead of leaning in again, he pulls her towards the tent.
She goes with him, a little frustrated, because what else can she do right now?
Pojangmacha Tent
Min Ho places a tray of red-orange tteokbokki on the table between them. They’re sitting on plastic stools under fluorescent lights and there’s the clatter of other late-night diners around them.
Kitty notices the dish of kimchi on the part of the tray closest to her and picks it up to move it in front of Min Ho. Then she looks around at the condiments on their table.
Min Ho notices, then gets up and walks over to the next table. He grabs the gochujang and brings it over to her.
She smiles as he sits back down.
They settle right into the ease and familiarity of sharing a meal together. The kind they’ve shared all summer.
Some time later, they’ve cleared their plates. Min Ho pats the corner of his mouth with a napkin when Kitty leans over the table.
KITTY: So… when Stella said your heart was never fully in it…
MIN HO: (sighs) Of course you heard that.
Kitty just looks at him expectantly. He scans her face, then drops the pride.
MIN HO: I told her I confessed to you on the plane, remember?
KITTY: You never got over it?
MIN HO: No… But I really did mean to.
Kitty twists her lips and nods as she tries not to feel too bad about it.
MIN HO: (noticing) I’m glad I didn’t. (teasing) That way my sasaeng over here didn’t come on tour in vain.
Aaaand there he is.
KITTY: (rolling her eyes) Okay.
Min Ho chuckles lightly. They both know she’s not actually offended.
KITTY: Did you mean it?
MIN HO: Mean what?
KITTY: …That you’re done with relationships?
MIN HO: …No.
They’re both looking directly at each other now.
MIN HO: I’d like that. With you… A relationship.
Soft chimes begin to play.
Something warm blooms in Kitty’s chest. The kind of warm that makes it both hard to breathe and easy to smile at the same time.
So she does. Smile.
She’s smiling so widely it’s impossible to read her wrong, so he smiles with her.
She’s never been happier in a tent in her life.
KITTY: I’d like that too.
They sit there for a moment, just looking at each other with matching grins on their faces.
There’s no ambiguity anymore.
He’s not just her summer tour guide or her reluctant Korean tutor or the person who somehow knows what she wants to eat.
She’s not just the annoying roommate who steals his skincare or his reluctant sous chef or the person who knows when something’s got him trapped.
Now they get to be more than that. And Kitty’s chest does that thing it should do now.
Suddenly Min Ho shakes his head and chuckles.
It brings her back to reality.
KITTY: What?
He briefly covers his face as if he’s mildly embarrassed.
MIN HO: I don’t know, I just… I thought I was going insane in Tokyo because of the way you were looking at me.
Kitty’s soft smile drops immediately. She’s already feeling the warmth rise to her cheeks.
KITTY: (flustered) I don’t know what you’re talking about. I wasn’t looking at you any type of way.
MIN HO: Or that time on the basketball court after the competition.
KITTY: I-
MIN HO: Oh. (squeezing his eyes shut) Or in the sculpture garden.
KITTY: Oh yeah? Don’t pretend like you weren’t looking at me at the pool in Singapore.
MIN HO: Don’t pretend like you weren’t looking at me at the pool in Singapore.
KITTY: Or at the charity ball in Hong Kong-
MIN HO: Covey.
KITTY: -I could feel your eyes on me through the back of the dress.
MIN HO: (eyes widened, exhaling) You have no idea how hard it was not to kiss you that night when you asked me for a dance.
KITTY: (smiling) It was hard. I really wanted to.
They’re both laughing now at the absurdity of all their missed moments.
KITTY: I actually really wanted to say something. But then your dad called you over and I didn’t see you for the rest of the night.
MIN HO: What would you have said?
KITTY: Just… I wanted to know… when I told you I missed you at the cherry blossom ball, if Stella hadn’t come, what would you have said?
Min Ho looks at her rather earnestly, like he has nothing to hide.
MIN HO: That I missed you too.
KITTY: You weren’t still mad at me?
MIN HO: Of course I was mad at you. You have a tendency of being very chaotic and relentless when you’re sure you’re right about something.
KITTY: I know. And I said I was sorry.
MIN HO: It’s alright… You were also right, as usual.
KITTY: (tilting her head) …When did you find out that Stella wasn’t Stella?
MIN HO: At the dance, right after she showed up actually.
KITTY: Oh… Is that why you were looking at me all sad and brooding?
MIN HO: (flat) I don’t brood.
KITTY: You do. You absolutely do.
MIN HO: (rolling his eyes dramatically) I felt bad that we had this entire fight about it and you were right.
KITTY: You shouldn’t feel bad. I mean, yes. I was right about Stella… but I also should’ve waited for more proof before I showed you. I just wanted to be there for you.
MIN HO: (with a smirk) I know that now, Covey.
Min Ho’s eyes light up like he suddenly remembers something.
MIN HO: Ah. When I was doing the promposal, I caught you looking.
KITTY: I… was. I mean, you put on an entire pink suit with a whole bouquet of flowers and waited at a flower wall for her.
MIN HO: You watched the whole thing?
KITTY: I was, like, right in front of Stella. (with a light chuckle) You just didn’t see me. (adding quickly) But you don’t have to feel bad about it. She was your girlfriend.
MIN HO: Hm.
KITTY: And I was there because I had just helped Jin with a promposal… (scrunching her face) I’m actually surprised neither he nor Q have texted yet…
MIN HO: That’s true. (checking his phone) Oh my gosh. It’s almost midnight.
KITTY: Do you think everyone’s still on the yacht?
MIN HO: Oh, most definitely. Dad keeps his yacht parties going until the sun rises. Plus I heard Madison say something about karaoke which means they definitely aren’t leaving anytime soon.
Kitty laughs because it means their friends probably aren't leaving at all.
Then, from the corner of her eye, she sees a convenience store across the street. Min Ho follows her gaze, then turns right back to her.
MIN HO: Do you want ice cream?
KITTY: Absolutely, I do.
Gwangalli Promenade
They’re walking along the boardwalk with ice cream popsicles in hand. Next to them, on the main road, are cafés, restaurants, and late-night spots crowded with people.
MIN HO: So what was Yuri crying about?
Kitty twists her lips at the awkwardness.
KITTY: She saw Juliana and Praveena. Kissing.
MIN HO: (nodding slowly) Oh.
KITTY: Yeah… I guess it was the first time since no one’s really seen each other all summer. (with a light chuckle) Well, besides us.
But Min Ho had already caught the deflated tone before the pivot.
MIN HO: Are you alright?
KITTY: …Mm. Not really. I just think about how if I didn’t ruin things then Juliana and Praveena might not be together and then there’d be nothing for Yuri to cry about.
MIN HO: (shaking his head) You can’t say that. Juliana and Praveena might have found their way to each other anyway… Kind of like how we did.
Kitty takes a bite of her ice cream as she considers what he said.
Because he’s right. It’s not like she actively matched them or anything.
Kitty looks at him and smiles gratefully.
KITTY: Thanks, Min Ho.
MIN HO: (smiling) You’re welcome.
They walk in comfortable silence for a moment, just finishing their ice creams.
He holds his hand out and she hands him her empty popsicle stick so he can throw it out in the trash can on the path next to him.
KITTY: I can’t believe we have to go back to class soon. And it’ll be senior year. (tilting her head) Maybe Principal Lee will let me have that single I asked for last semester…
MIN HO: Why do you still want it? I thought Juliana didn’t hate your guts anymore.
KITTY: This is true. (grimacing) But what if I get assigned another Stella as a bunkmate?
MIN HO: Was she really that bad of a roommate?
KITTY: …No… she was actually fine as a roommate.
MIN HO: (with a smirk) So you just didn’t like her because you were jealous.
KITTY: She leaked my letter!
Kitty catches Min Ho’s knowing expression and gives up her act.
KITTY: (flat) The jealousy was part of it. At some point I swear she was rubbing it in my face.
MIN HO: What do you mean?
KITTY: I don’t know. Like she’d come back all fake perky and then tell me about how you were such a gentleman because you’d pull out her chair at dinner or you’d get her favorite Pocky.
MIN HO: (confused) But I did do that.
KITTY: (pointedly) Yeah, that just made it worse.
MIN HO: (amused) Wow, Covey. You really were jealous.
KITTY: She was just really annoying about it.
MIN HO: (with a knowing smile) Does that mean you don’t want me to do those things for you?
KITTY: I… didn’t say that.
Min Ho chuckles because she’s actually very cute like this.
KITTY: At least you don’t have to worry about a weird roommate situa…tion…
She trails off and stops walking as the realization hits.
Min Ho stops walking too.
Because the elephant has entered the room.
KITTY and MINHO: I’ll tell him.
KITTY: No. He’ll take it better if it comes from me… right?
Min Ho throws his hands up with an overly dramatic shrug. Her guess is as good as his.
MIN HO: Either way, I’m sure it will go over so well. “Oi Dae, remember that time you slammed me against a wall because you thought I made a move on Kitty? And then you didn’t really speak to me for a whole bloody month because I actually went for it? Well, good news is, I did it again. Cheers!”
KITTY: (innocently) Third time’s the charm?
Min Ho looks at her pointedly and she drops the fake optimism.
KITTY: I’ve already been with you all summer and he hasn’t said anything. What if he’s figured it out already?
Min Ho looks at her with the flattest expression he can muster.
MIN HO: How could he have figured it out when we didn’t figure it out until four hours ago?
Kitty opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes out. Min Ho sighs and they walk forward again.
MIN HO: I am really not looking forward to getting actually punched in the face.
KITTY: But you both made up after the fight and you two seem to be in a really good place now?
Min Ho takes in a sharp breath because he’s about to drop a truth bomb she’s not going to like.
MIN HO: To… make up… I might have told him there was nothing between us.
KITTY: Oh…
Min Ho looks over at Kitty and catches her expression. She’s pressed her lips together in that way that says he’s definitely complicated it for the both of them.
MIN HO: There wasn’t then!
Kitty looks at him flatly now.
MIN HO: …There was?
KITTY: (pointedly) How else do you think I could’ve been jealous at the track meet, genius?
Min Ho tilts his head. What were they doing?
KITTY: (sighs) It doesn’t matter. We just need to tell him. The longer we wait, the worse it’s going to get, and the more selfish he’ll think we are.
Min Ho nods in agreement.
KITTY: He might not forgive us.
MIN HO: He might not forgive me. I think he’ll forgive you.
KITTY: Maybe? I did forgive him first. You know, fake relationship and all…
MIN HO: Mm.
KITTY: But are you gonna be okay?
MIN HO: No? (sighs) I grew up with him and he’s still family to me. Maybe I should have told him sooner, especially since he was in the fake relationship with Yuri. (shaking his head) But you rejected me on the plane so what would have been the point?
Min Ho stops and turns to look at her. He exhales deeply as she stops too.
MIN HO: When you… (closing his eyes briefly) tried to make me feel better about the plane… you said you didn’t want to hurt Dae. (hesitating) So are you going to be alright?
KITTY: Are you asking me if I’ll regret it? Because trust me, I’ve thought about it a lot, like too much. So much so that I thought I completely blew my chance with you because of it.
Kitty looks at Min Ho directly.
He looks oddly vulnerable right now, which just makes her more certain about her choice.
KITTY: But I don’t want to lose you more, so.
And there it is. The little flutter his chest had been doing all summer, when he caught her looking.
She’s looking at him now. And it’s… different. But also somehow the same.
He feels the flutter again. It’s almost like a happy little skip, light and electric.
MIN HO: Me neither.
And now it's Kitty's turn to feel the flutter. She's already lost count of how many times she has tonight.
Kitty reaches for him and wraps her arms around him. His arms instinctively come up to tighten around her shoulders.
And then they're just… holding each other.
Because they’re both scared.
But at least, this time, they’re scared of the same thing together.
KITTY: (a little muffled) It’ll be okay.
MIN HO: Yeah… (dry) Maybe if Dae pops off on me tomorrow in front of all our friends, we'll finally be even.
KITTY: (tightening her arms) …On second thought, I should definitely be the one to tell him.
They both laugh, because what else can they do?
But she can feel the rumble of his voice through the hug. And somehow, that makes her feel at ease.
They stay like that for a while.
Next to them, a bar is closing up. But they’re just enjoying the warmth of each other and the coolness of the summer night breeze.
He finally loosens his hold a bit, but realizes she’s nowhere near letting go.
If anything, she’s actually settling deeper into the hug.
MIN HO: Should we head back? You seem like you’re getting tired.
She doesn’t even bother moving.
KITTY: No… I just like hugging you.
Her admission makes the flutter come back stronger this time.
Before he knows it, Min Ho’s just smiling as he tightens his hold on her.
KITTY: But I could use somewhere to lay down. These shoes are killing me.
Min Ho looks around, then spots something up the street.
MIN HO: I have an idea.
Jeolmeunieui Doongji, a 24/7 Indoor Café
They walk in to the indoor café. It’s bright and bustling, even at this ungodly hour. On the shelves behind the counter are PlayStations, board games, and comic books. Signs to their right point to an “Ocean View Camping Zone” on the rooftop.
The cashier hands Min Ho two camping passes as Kitty looks around.
KITTY: There are 24-hour cafés with tents at the top? Korea is awesome.
MIN HO: Yet you’ve been here for a year and still can’t speak Korean.
KITTY: (pointing knowingly) You were my tutor, so if anything it means you failed.
Min Ho looks at her flatly.
KITTY: I do have to learn more though. (excitedly) I told Jiwon I’d meet her and Soon Ja at Gwangjang market when we get back to Seoul and-
But Min Ho’s eyes have already gone wide in disbelief.
MIN HO: Covey, was the first time not punishment enough for you?
Kitty looks over and blinks at him innocently as she tries to give him a persuasive smile. He narrows his eyes at her as he realizes what she’s going to ask him.
MIN HO: No.
KITTY: Just spot me while I haggle then?
MIN HO: (indignant) Still no. Your Korean is so awful it makes me want to shrivel up and die.
Kitty shoots him a pointed look as Min Ho walks over to a bookshelf.
He scans it, then grabs a textbook off the shelf and waves it in the air with his signature sass.
MIN HO: (sassy) You’ll need to learn it all for yourself.
KITTY: But I can’t read that.
MIN HO: (already moving) Then it’s a good thing your new boyfriend can.
Kitty tracks him as he moves to the cashier.
She tries to suppress the grin. She really wants to be annoyed at him for being smug about her terrible Korean. But the word “boyfriend” just hit her and she can’t contain it. So she just grins and follows him.
He glances back at her while paying. She’s grinning like an idiot, which just makes him look away quickly because he’s failing to suppress his own grin now.
CASHIER: (in Korean) Would you like to rent some games as well?
Kitty looks at Min Ho expectantly for the translation.
MIN HO: What do you say, Covey? Want to get absolutely demolished at a game?
KITTY: Hm. Brave of you to think you’d be able to beat me.
MIN HO: I’ll pick a Korean game, you pick an American one?
KITTY: You’re on.
Min Ho selects a small pouch of gonggi stones while Kitty picks up a deck of UNO cards.
Then Min Ho buys two boxes of Pepero, hands Kitty the almond one, and they head upstairs.
Rooftop Camping Zone
Kitty and Min Ho are sitting opposite one another inside the tent.
Some time has clearly passed, because they’re both comfortably situated.
His suit jacket is off with his shirt sleeves rolled up. Her heels are kicked off in the corner. UNO cards are packed up next to her and there’s a gonggi pouch between them.
Kitty is attempting gonggi and failing. She tosses one stone up, tries to grab another, and fumbles. The stones scatter.
KITTY: (laughing) Okay, one more time. This time I’ll actually get it.
MIN HO: (teasing) Sure, Covey.
She tries again. She gets closer, but she still drops one.
KITTY: This is rigged!
MIN HO: A children’s game is rigged?
KITTY: If it’s for children, then why can’t I do it?!
Min Ho laughs, then scoots closer to her.
MIN HO: Here. You’re throwing it too high.
He gathers the stones, then reaches for her hand to guide it.
MIN HO: Toss it just above eye level. (sassy) Not to the moon.
He demonstrates with her hand in his, showing how the stone only needs to go up slightly.
But it’s pointless, because she’s watching his face, not the stone.
He finishes the demonstration and catches her looking.
MIN HO: Covey, you have to actually watch the stone.
KITTY: I did. Watch.
She tries again on her own. She tosses it, grabs the other, and then catches the first.
KITTY: (gasping) I did it!
Min Ho grins, because by the way she reacted, it’s almost like she surprised herself.
MIN HO: Ready for level two, then?
Kitty immediately drops the stones.
KITTY: Nope. I fold. You win.
MIN HO: (amused) It’s not poker, Covey.
He shakes his head as he starts packing the gonggi stones back into the pouch.
Kitty reaches for her phone and checks it.
KITTY: Oh no.
MIN HO: (looking up from packing) What’s wrong?
KITTY: (wincing) We were being absolutely blasted in the group chat.
MIN HO: How bad?
KITTY: (reading) “Where tf are you two? Can you please detach at the hip for like five seconds? Kitty, I need you. Mihee is not cutting it for duets.”
MIN HO: I mean…
KITTY: Oh. Q DM'd me earlier. “Judging by the fact that there’s nothing chaotic on the news, I’m guessing you and Min Ho finally worked it out. Have fun.” Aaand a wink emoji.
Min Ho chuckles as Kitty scrolls further.
KITTY: (reading) “Should we send a search party?” “Min Ho, your dad is asking where you went.”
MIN HO: (dry) He’s probably asking because he wanted to film a family PR story for national television.
Kitty looks at him. He sounds like he isn’t at all sad about missing it, and he’s also not happy to hear his dad was looking for him either.
KITTY: Or he wants to acknowledge all the work you did on tour? His heart is in a better place now.
MIN HO: It’s still annoying. He still thinks of himself first. (realizing) Oh. Maybe we should hold off on telling him about us until we’re back in Seoul. Otherwise he might drag you into the family PR, too.
Min Ho shudders at the thought of his dad immediately embarrassing him in front of Kitty.
KITTY: Um, it’s kind of… too late for that.
MIN HO: How so?
KITTY: (with a grimace) I’m already on his latest Instagram post about wrapping up the Sugar Daddy tour with his family.
MIN HO: (immediately) What?
Kitty shows him the phone and he’s barely had to read the caption before he groans in embarrassment.
KITTY: He posted it, like, eight hours ago. Probably when we were on the beach…. Huh… you don’t think he saw us from the yacht, do you?
MIN HO: God, I really hope not.
They both laugh at the absurdity of it all, because Mr. Moon is so unpredictable he absolutely could have.
Kitty looks once more at the phone in her hand, at the time.
It’s already after five. They’ve somehow managed to stay up the entire night.
She looks out into the distance and sees the first hint of sunlight.
Soon, they’ll have to go back.
To their friends. To his family. To responsibility.
They’ll have to reckon with the reality of summer ending and to the people they know, like her family, who will definitely have questions.
Kitty isn’t ready to leave.
Not yet.
So she turns back to him and smiles.
KITTY: I know another game we can play.
MIN HO: What’s that?
Kitty smirks as she leans forward, holding up her phone.
KITTY: Never use your phone again or never eat warm food?
Min Ho looks at her, and the combination of his exhaustion and her brightness makes him settle into the stupid hypothetical immediately.
MIN HO: Phone. Definitely phone. How am I supposed to go without warm food, Covey?
KITTY: Yeah, definitely. I’d find a way to stay connected without my phone anyway.
MIN HO: (smiling) Of course you would.
KITTY: Okay, your turn.
MIN HO: (thinking) Alright… which animal would be the rudest if they could talk?
KITTY: Cats. They act like they’re better than everyone else.
MIN HO: (with a closed-lip purse) Noted. I was going to take you to a cat café when we get back, but I guess not.
Kitty catches the knowing smirk that’s now forming on Min Ho’s lips and she retracts.
KITTY: Mm. Okay, I take it back. Cats are adorable.
Min Ho chuckles as Kitty thinks of the next question.
KITTY: Okay. 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
MIN HO: (scoffing) 100 duck-sized horses. I’d just buy a large pen and hire someone to deal with them.
KITTY: That is such a you answer.
MIN HO: What would you pick?
KITTY: One horse-sized duck. I feel like I could reason with it? Plus, I’m a matchmaker. I can always find it its perfect match.
MIN HO: (amused) You would try to matchmake a giant duck?
KITTY: It would work!
MIN HO: (shaking his head) Alright. Always sing instead of speak or dance everywhere you go?
KITTY: Dance everywhere. (with a light chuckle) At least I could still have normal conversations. You?
MIN HO: Sing. I’d make it work.
KITTY: Wait, you can sing?
MIN HO: I didn’t say I could sing. I said I’d make it work.
KITTY: Okay, now I definitely need to hear you sing.
MIN HO: Maybe later.
KITTY: Min Ho…
Min Ho smiles at her, like he’s not going to fold.
MIN HO: I said later.
KITTY: (pointing knowingly) I’m holding you to that.
Min Ho nods, because he expects nothing less of her.
KITTY: Okay. Mm… Never use sarcasm again or only speak in rhymes?
KITTY and MINHO: (simultaneously) Rhymes.
KITTY: (nodding) I need my sarcasm.
MIN HO: Oh, really? I hadn’t noticed.
Kitty shoots him a pointed look, except it’s not pointed. It’s just fond.
KITTY: Would you rather always tell the truth or always lie?
MIN HO: (as if it were obvious) The truth.
KITTY: Same. I’m terrible at keeping secrets anyway.
MIN HO: (teasing) You really are.
KITTY: Hey, I kept us a secret for like eight hours now.
MIN HO: And Q probably figured it out in three.
KITTY: (pointing knowingly) His special superpower is not my fault. Okay... last one. If you were an expert at one completely useless skill, what would it be?
Min Ho leans back slightly, completely relaxed, as if he were just amused at everything.
MIN HO: …Mine would be predicting which couples actually work out.
Kitty’s smile drops from her face as she shoots him a pointed look.
MIN HO: (smirking) What? I can learn.
KITTY: Learn what? Matchmaking?
MIN HO: Yeah.
Now Min Ho leans forward slowly.
Soft chimes begin to play before Kitty even realizes.
The shift in his posture changes everything. He’s in her space now, his face inches away from hers. And he’s giving her that look.
The one from earlier. The one that made her want more.
MIN HO: (low) I was hoping my girlfriend could teach me.
Kitty’s breath catches.
She wants to fight his smug pull. She does.
But her heart is pounding and she’s been up all night and is there even a point in fighting it?
She’s staring right at his lips now. Or maybe she has been this entire time and hasn’t noticed.
She throws any remaining caution to the wind as she reaches up. Her arms go around his neck, and the next thing she knows, she’s leaning in to kiss him.
For a moment, he just lets her stay there.
But his legs are crossed and they’re in her way as she leans in and the next thing he knows, his hands find her waist and they pull her closer, into his lap.
And now there’s no space between them.
And the kiss...
This isn’t the tender first kiss on the beach. It isn’t even the playful tease from hours ago.
This is the kiss she’s been wanting since he left her wanting. The kiss he’s been savoring the anticipation of all night. The one that’s slow and deep, like they have nowhere else they’d rather be.
His hands tighten at her waist and her fingers thread into his hair.
They’re not in a rush now. They have time.
Some of it, anyway.
They lose track of how long they stay like that. Minutes, maybe. Could be longer.
Who knows?
Then, from outside the tent:
VOICE: (in Korean) Honey, come out! The sun is coming up!
This breaks the spell.
Kitty and Min Ho pull apart slowly, a little breathless, like they really could have stayed there for a while.
But then Kitty turns around and sees it, the edge of the sun rising over Gwangan bridge in the distance.
It’s beautiful.
It’s also haunting.
She turns back to him. She’s still in his lap, still close, still catching her breath.
He’s just looking at her, smiling gently, like he already knows.
He nods toward the sun in the distance.
They shift together, moving to the edge of the tent where they can see out completely.
They sit there, side by side, just watching as the sun slowly makes its way up over the horizon.
She leans into him instinctively and his arm goes around her.
Neither of them says anything.
They don’t have to.
Gwangalli Beach at Dawn
They’re still in party clothes, but she’s kicked off her heels to walk barefoot in the sand. They walk along the shoreline with the sun glowing behind the bridge in the distance.
The yacht is visible in the distance now. They were still talking, but then Kitty quiets and Min Ho notices.
He doesn’t push. He just waits, like he always does.
Eventually-
KITTY: Are we gonna tell everyone?
MIN HO: Why wouldn’t you tell people you’re dating the hottest guy in school?
KITTY: (rolling her eyes) Okay.
Min Ho smiles and shakes his head at her in amusement.
KITTY: I’m just saying. You said you wanted to wait to tell your dad.
MIN HO: Yeah, that was before I realized he’d already done his PR stint without me.
KITTY: So… you don’t care if I tell Q today? Because I might have already texted Lara Jean and Margot.
MIN HO: Covey, I literally haven’t slept in 24 hours because I wanted to be with you. Do you even know what lack of sleep does to your skin? I’ll be taking collagen supplements for a week.
Kitty looks over at this boy who’s all indignant about his skincare and just smiles.
KITTY: You poor thing, sacrificing your skin because you love me.
MIN HO: Because I love you.
Their eyes meet and her smile widens even more.
MIN HO: And now we’re even.
KITTY: Even? For what?
Min Ho puts his arm around Kitty as they reach the yacht.
MIN HO: For my sasaeng sacrificing her summer because she loves me.
KITTY: What?! That is not even remotely close to even!
They board the gangway into the yacht, their voices trailing off into the distance as they continue bickering.
Min Ho scoffs loudly at something Kitty says.
KITTY: (loudly) Sh! Min Ho, you’re gonna wake up the whole ship!
They walk deeper into the yacht together, clearly having no intention to hide anything.
The camera pulls back to show the yacht at dawn, with the sun fully risen over it now.
The last summer night is finally over.
But it’s okay.
Because the sun will rise again tomorrow.