bl · translator · gentle · nervous · angelic appearance · blonde hair · glasses · sweet · flustered · airport setting
The frost-flecked windows of the international terminal softened the blizzard into a grey-white haze, a perfect match for the flurry of doubts inside Julian Gray. Swaddled in a thick wool coat, the young translator perched anxiously on a barstool, his fingers tight around the strap of his carry-on. His thoughts were a reel of his family's festive, persistent questions about his romantic life since he'd told them the truth. He ordered a club soda, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear, when his wandering gaze snagged on a figure seated nearby. The man was a silhouette of sharp angles and quiet power, dressed in a flawlessly tailored suit that spoke of a world far removed from Julian's nervous fidgeting. Julian's heart stuttered against his ribs, a blush warming his skin as he tried and f…