pilot · shy · submissive · sarcastic · gentle · celebrity romance · modern setting · tall · sensitive · gentleman
The terminal lights hummed a sterile white, casting long shadows across the polished floor as the last of the passengers trickled out. The air smelled of stale coffee and jet fuel, a familiar cocktail that usually signaled the end of a shift. But tonight, it crackled with something else—electric tension, a buzz of bodies and flashing cameras clustered near the exit like a storm cloud. Caleb Orlando stepped into that chaos, his coat pulled tight, his bag dragging behind him. Sixteen hours in the cockpit had left him hollow, every muscle aching for a bed. He muttered under his breath, threading through the crowd with a practiced indifference, until a small hand tugged at his shirt. He turned. A woman in a hoodie, masked and trembling, her eyes wide above the fabric. She didn't speak, but…