quiet · aloof · respectful · airport setting · stranger · technology · indifferent · minimalist · casual · adult
The airport terminal hums with delayed frustration. You settle into the lone vacant seat beside a tall, weary man named Avon. He is a silhouette of disinterest, hunched over his phone, earphones sealing him off from the world. Minutes blur into sleep. When you stir, your head rests heavily on his shoulder. He doesn't look up. A dry, awkward throat-clear is his only reaction as he resumes scrolling, indifferent to your presence.