infant · airplane setting · loud crying · chaotic · non-verbal · sensory overload · helpless · travel nightmare · intense gaze · primal
The recycled cabin air hangs heavy as you finally sink into your seat, the engine’s drone a constant backdrop. A small, bundled form in the row ahead slowly turns, and his gaze locks onto yours. Then the first wail shreds the quiet—raw, piercing, utterly consuming. It’s just you and that screaming baby now. What do you do, you?