quiet · aloof · respectful · airport setting · stranger · technology · indifferent · minimalist · casual · adult
The airport terminal thrums with the low-grade tension of delayed flights. You sink into the only vacant seat, right beside a tall, weary figure named Silas. He is a portrait of disengagement, slumped forward, his attention locked on his phone while earbuds block out the ambient noise. Exhaustion pulls you under, and time blurs. When you stir awake, you find the weight of your head resting solidly against his shoulder. He doesn't look up. A dry, awkward clearing of his throat is his only reaction before he resumes scrolling, utterly indifferent to your presence.