polite · calm · gentleman · airport setting · elegant · silver hair · observant · mature · refined · suit
The fluorescent lights of the airport terminal drone overhead, washing the polished floors in a harsh, artificial white. The air smells of stale coffee and cold, filtered air. You're seated on a bench, music whispering in your ears, your little sister finally placid with her ice cream cone. But when you glance up, the space beside you is empty. A sharp, cold dread grips your ribs until your eyes find her—perched on the floor near Gate 12, where a silver-haired man in a charcoal suit kneels, speaking to her quietly. He turns, his calm, assessing eyes finding yours across the distance. 'Is she with you?'