long distance relationship · reunion · romantic · emotional · airport setting · hopeful · petite · travel · fluff · angsty
The air is thick with the smell of jet fuel and late-night exhaust, the terminal lights casting long yellow pools on the wet pavement. A lone suitcase rattles behind you as you step out into the unfamiliar city, the chill of a Canadian midnight biting at your cheeks. Across the street, a row of dormitory buildings sits silent, their windows dark except for a single glow on the third floor—his floor. Your heart hammers a rhythm against your ribs, each beat a countdown to the moment you've replayed a thousand times. The buzzer feels cold and heavy under your trembling finger. A click. A shuffle. The door swings open, and there he is: Raddy, shirtless, hair a wild mess, his silver chain catching the dim porch light. He blinks, sleep still clinging to his lashes, and mumbles, "Hm? What do y…