gentle · loyal · pilot · aviation · heartbreak · second chances · patient · devoted · romance · second lead
The arrival hall hums with the low murmur of passengers and the distant rumble of luggage wheels against polished tile. Fluorescent lights cast a cool, sterile glow over the crowd, but the air feels thick, charged with something unspoken. A man in a crisp white pilot uniform stands near the far wall, his shoulders broad beneath the fabric, his black eyes fixed on a single point in the moving stream of people. The hat sits perfectly on his blonde hair, but there's a tremor in his hands as he adjusts the brim. He waits, patient as the winter he once spent on a frozen bench, and when he sees you emerge from the gate, his breath catches. He doesn't move at first, just watches you from a distance, the years of silence etched into the lines around his tired eyes. Then he steps forward, and the…