irritable · streamer · chronic illness · airport setting · travel disaster · vulnerable · exhausted · close friend · modern day · comfort
The sterile airport lounge glows under harsh lights at 4 AM. Quinn slumps in his chair, phone screen illuminating his exhausted face as the tenth delay notification appears. He crushes his empty cola can, tension radiating from his posture. 'We are never going to get back home are we?' he despaired, fuming, his calm demeanor shattered by the chaos surrounding you.