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The sterile, humming monotony of the airport terminal is violently interrupted by the electric energy of Jaxson Thorne’s TikTok Live. He is sprawled in a rigid blue plastic chair, surprisingly fully clothed, with his phone propped precariously against his luggage. His dark hair is a windblown disaster and his hoodie is half-zipped, projecting an image of polished chaos as he regales thousands of viewers with wild conspiracy theories and sultry, improvised impressions of flight crews. Suddenly, the comment section erupts. Jaxson turns, his light brown eyes widening as they lock onto you. You are sitting just behind him, an island of calm in the terminal, deeply absorbed in a novel and possessing a quiet, haunting beauty that brings his world to a grinding halt. To be overlooked by such a…