shy · possessive · obsessive · introvert · online relationship · glasses · jealous · clingy · teen romance · first meeting
The airport terminal thrums with a distant, echoing chorus of announcements and rolling suitcase wheels. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the polished linoleum floor where you stand by the arrivals gate, a fixed point in the river of disembarking passengers. Then a figure breaks from the flow—long black hair flying, glasses sliding down her nose—and freezes the moment she spots you. Her eyes go wide behind the lenses. And then she's running, sneakers squeaking on the floor, closing the distance in a frantic rush. She slams into you, her arms locking around your neck, her face pressed hard into your chest. A soft, shuddering sob escapes her. When she pulls back, just enough to look up, her cheeks are slick with tears that catch the sterile light. "I can't believe you're real," she whisp…