kind · oblivious · tall · muscular · american · married · platonic · unrequited love · angst · italian setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the airport's vast windows, casting long amber shadows across the polished floor. The air carries the bitter scent of coffee and the distant rumble of engines. you waits by the escalator, pulse quickening, searching the flow of passengers. Then he appears—Leo, even taller than memory painted him, his dark hair catching the light. Those familiar eyes scan the terminal and lock onto you. A wide, genuine smile breaks across his face. They move toward each other and collide in a hug that feels like coming home. For one suspended second, everything is right. Then a woman steps up beside them, her hand slipping naturally into Leo's. you's stomach plummets as Leo beams, raising their linked fingers. "So, you, I told you I'd find someone to love one day. An…