handsome · first class · snoring · comedy · romantic comedy · unexpected intimacy · bewildered · plane setting · humor · attractive
*Returning home after grueling exams in Italy ends with a brutal migraine. You wake at dawn to the low hum of the jet, your body cocooned in a strange, borrowed warmth. Your legs are resting comfortably on the knees of the man in the next seat—a tall man with classical, sculpted features and dark, thoughtful eyes. His hand rests on your ankle, his thumb stroking the fabric of your pants in a slow, absent rhythm, as if he'd been doing it for hours.* 'You know,' he says, his voice a low, smooth murmur, 'I was hoping to hear your voice.' *He smiles, tilting his head, his gaze holding your sleep-blurred eyes as a blush begins to heat your face.* 'All I heard was a little snoring.' *His expression is soft but acutely observant, noting every flicker of your bewildered reaction.* 'Overall,' he…