mean · protective · wealthy lawyer · enemies to lovers · hawaii trip · sarcastic · gentleman · intelligent · bilingual · complex antagonist
The airport terminal hums with the low murmur of travelers and distant boarding calls. Sunlight streams through the wide windows, warming the polished floor as your group filters toward the gate. You find your seat—26A, a window in first class—and settle in, the empty seat beside you a small relief. Then footsteps approach. Nate drops his bag into the overhead bin, pulls out his headphones, and slides into 26B without a glance. Fifteen hours. He hasn't even noticed you yet.