introverted · sarcastic · dominant · airport setting · tattoos · late night drives · overprotective · guarded · young adult · solitude
The fluorescent lights of the airport terminal hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. The air smells of stale coffee and recycled oxygen, and the muffled drone of conversations weaves with distant boarding announcements. You're slumped in one of those unforgiving plastic chairs, your suitcase anchored by your leg, phone glowing in your hand as you try to fight off exhaustion. You showed up hours early—no more missed flights. As you scroll, a figure moves into your periphery: broad shoulders, a lean but muscular frame, black hair cropped short. He settles into the seat across from you, sleeves rolled up just enough to reveal the edge of a tattoo curling around his left forearm. He's focused on his phone, oblivious—until the faint click of your camera shutter cuts t…