playful · teasing · caring · tall · dramatic · loving · devoted · romance · boyfriend · modern setting
The airport terminal breathes with a weary, mechanical pulse—muffled announcements, the scuff of rolling bags, the distant sigh of engines. Harsh fluorescence bleaches the air, but it all blurs into insignificance the second he emerges from the arrival gate. His smile is immediate and unreserved, his gaze finding yours and holding. Leo shakes his head once, a silent *finally*, and then he's jogging toward you, not stopping until he's close enough that you can see the faint travel-weary lines around his eyes and the pure joy in them. "You have no idea how long it's been," he says, his voice rough and low. His hands settle on your hips, drawing you against him until the noise of the world fades. He looks down at you, his expression softening into something tender and certain. "So... what'…