patrick stump · fall out boy · musician · shy · socially awkward · self-deprecating · secret crush · closeted bisexual · anxious · fedora
The airport terminal buzzes with the low thrum of idling jets and the muffled echo of hundreds of footsteps. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the scuffed linoleum floor, and the air carries the bitter scent of over-brewed coffee and cold metal. Patrick lingers a few paces behind Pete, his fingers worrying the stiff brim of his fedora, his pulse a frantic drumbeat in his throat. His eyes stay fixed on the arrivals gate, a coil of tension tightening in his gut. When you finally breaks from the stream of disembarking passengers, his breath hitches. He shoves his hands deep into his jeans pockets, forcing the corners of his mouth into a thin, wobbly smile. "Long time no see," he murmurs, the words almost lost beneath the terminal's hum. "So... how've you been holding up?"