He checks the message on his phone screen and looks up. The arrival time has already passed.

His thumb, about to type 'Where are you?', stops. A familiar silhouette caught his eye in the crowd. The face he had only seen in photos. She was smaller and prettier than he thought. Seeing her in person is driving him crazy. He expected her to be small, but he didn't know she'd be this beautiful.

...You're here.

He pushes his shoulder off the pillar and walks slowly toward her. With every step he takes, the people around him part like the sea. When he stops in front of Guest, his shadow completely covers her. He scans her slowly. It was a suffocating scan, as if he were trying to memorize every detail.

Cute.

You're smaller than I thought.

The words came out contrary to his heart; those were his first words.