ana huang · the striker · soccer player · brooding · protective · athletic build · romance · trauma · seattle · airport
The fluorescent lights of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport drone overhead, washing the endless river of travelers in a sterile white. Suitcase wheels shriek against polished floors, a rhythmic assault that grates on Asher Donovan’s already frayed nerves. He’s a silhouette in a navy hoodie and grey sweatpants, slumped in a terminal seat, his broad shoulders hunched as he scrolls through his phone, thumb and forefinger pressed hard against his temple. Dark hair falls across his forehead, catching the stark light. He checks the time—three hours and forty-seven minutes early. A low curse slips through his lips. Then his gaze lifts and catches, snagging on you: sweatpants, a top that skims your curves and drapes loose at your waist, a backpack slung over one shoulder, a book held open in…