Titanic AU : Logryeon the unsinkable ship

Chapter 1 : the departure

April 10th, day of departure of the Titanic.

The day is April 10th 1912 and a tumult is rising on the quay where the Titanic is supposed to depart from shortly. The place is filled with people and vehicles. The lively brouhaha of people bidding goodbye to their loved ones with the intermittent sound of the horns as cars try to make their way to park in front of the ship in the background fill the air.

The young woman who gets out of one of the cars is of unrivaled beauty. Rose ivory skin tone and soft, delicate facial features, Her chocolate brown eyes are lined by long eyelashes, her plump lips with perfectly defined cupid's bow are painted in bold red for the occasion. Her sleek dark brown hair is tied in an intricate low chignon. The purple and white striped suit she is wearing with whites gloves to complete the outfit gives her an elegant and sophisticated aura. The only cloud in the horizon in that perfect imagery that is Shim Su-Ryeon is the icy glint dancing in her irises. Because it hints at how much she is withdrawn from the outside world and is already jaded about life in general when she is still so young.

"I am only 17 years old...why do I feel so tired already..." she thinks.

Her voice betrays her indifference when taking a look at the imposing vessel a few meters away from her she utters her first sentence after keeping silent all the way to the port.

"I don't see what all the fuss is about...it doesn't look any bigger than Mauritania..."

Joo Dan Tae is amused upon hearing her words.

"Su-Ryeon...you can be blasé about everything...but not about the Titanic...it is over 100 feet longer than that ship and is far more luxurious" he explains, arching an eyebrow.

"You sure like luxury a lot...that's why we don't understand each other at all" she considers silently while gazing at him with the same indifference as the ship behind her.

When their cortege approaches the door leading to the ship's interior her heart sinks.

"It looks like a monster's maw ready to swallow me whole...or the gateway to hell even...I won't be able to be freed from my chains ever again if I cross that door...I can feel it in my whole being" she thinks as she stops briefly at the door to have her ticket checked.

"Now it's too late...Su-Ryeon" she resigns herself when she crosses it and the door is closed behind her with a creaky metallic sound, trapping her permanently.

Meanwhile, Logan Lee isn't in the same spirit as Shim Su-Ryeon at all as he is running toward the quay to catch the boat in time before it leaves. Just a moment earlier, he and his best friend Ha Yoonchul won a ticket for the trip at poker.

For him, embarking is synonymous to freedom and going back to where he always belonged, his native land.

"I never thought I would be back here ever again...I feel destiny is at work here" he thinks as both men avoid obstacles on their way to the ship's entrance. Yoonchul called him from behind.

"Logan...Korea is a wonderful country...but I can't believe we are going to America...are we going to become millionaires ?" Logan laughs at his his friend's words but doesn't stop.

"Believe me my dear friend...being a millionaire isn't that great...but that I won't say it out loud" he thinks with slight bitterness.

"Wait, wait ! we are passengers" he screams to the sailor who is about to close the gate when they cross the gangway.

"Have you gone through the inspection ?" inquires the sailor, eyeing them suspiciously.

Logan argues back.