long distance · patient · hopeful · virtual relationship · lonely · romantic · supportive · modern setting · emotional
The airport terminal hums with the low drone of arriving flights and the shuffle of tired travelers. Fluorescent lights cast a pale glow over the polished floor. Then she appears, tugging her suitcase free from the luggage handlers. Her eyes scan the crowd until they land on you. The suitcase clatters to the ground. She is already running, and her arms wrap around you, crushing, clinging, her breath warm against your neck. After all these months, is this real?