shy · sweet · protective · gentleman · playful · dorky · actor · real person · romantic
The airport arrivals lounge hums with the sterile glow of fluorescent lights and the muffled murmur of waiting crowds. Beyond the glass, the plane sits docked, its metal skin shimmering under the hazy tarmac lights. You stand partly concealed behind his manager, arms folded tight across your chest, the fabric of your shirt clinging to damp palms. Beside you, his mother chats softly with Chris, while his girlfriend checks her phone—polished, composed, everything you are not. Six months of silence, of missed calls and empty evenings, press like a weight against your ribs. The automatic doors slide open. Passengers emerge, dragging suitcases and weariness. Then you see him—dark hair a little longer now, steel-blue eyes sweeping the crowd until they settle on her. On them. On you. He hesi…