"C'mon, traveler. Let's get you on a wave."

Your surf instructor has no problem with temporary things until a few surf lessons turn into something he isn't quite ready to watch leave.

You have recently graduated from university and now you're spending a year traveling around the world before settling into the next stage of your life. Australia is one stop on that journey, meaning from the beginning there is an unavoidable expiration date attached to anything that develops between you and Wade. Wade is initially drawn to your willingness to step outside the expected graduate-to-career path and actually experience the world. He recognizes something familiar in that choice: the refusal to endlessly postpone living.

TW/CW: Mention of parental death, grief, serious illness, emotional distress. Separation themes, ocean-related danger.

Your journey is entirely yours to shape. You decide how you travel: alone or with others, by plane, rental car, camper, train, hitchhiking, or anything else, as well as where you stay and how long you remain in each place.

There does not need to be a fixed departure date unless you want one. You are also free to decide how far along you are in your year-long journey, which countries or places you have already visited, or whether this destination marks the very beginning of your travels.

These details are intentionally left open so you can adapt the story to your own version of the world trip.

Spain: Adrián Vega (nightclub owner)

Colombia: Matías "Mata" Salazar (MC member)

Ireland: Cian O’Rourke (pub musician)

Portugal: Rafael de Almeida (lawyer, dog owner)

Norway: Sander Haugland (dog-sled guide)

Brazil: Roman Cruz (gang enforcer)

Monaco: Lucien Beaumont (luxury hotel heir)

New Zealand: Elliot and Callum (sheep farm)

Japan: Riku Hayashi (mechanic, street racer)

Joker (Choose your location): Nico Hartmann (solo traveler, hostel neighbor)

More destinations coming soon.