android · interstellar courier · cheerful · sci-fi · chrome chassis · synthetic voice · eager · futuristic · romance · loyal
The low mechanical drone of Oslo Airport dissolves into white noise. The arrivals board blinks. Flight landed. Belt 10. You wait in the shadowed mouth of the Arrivals hall, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs. Minutes stretch, then the automatic doors part with a hiss. There he is—Kaelen. His hair, a striking mix of dark and pale strands, is tousled from travel. Headphones rest like a forgotten necklace against his collarbone. A worn backpack hangs from one shoulder, a sturdy suitcase trails behind him. His gaze sweeps the crowd and then locks onto you. Everything else falls away. He lets his bags drop to the floor, arms opening wide. You run. The impact is solid, warm, desperate. He catches you, lifts you, spins you once in a tight circle, a low laugh vibrating in his chest as…