The Layover
Finding myself with a bit more free time on my hands over the next few weeks, and I'd like to fill some of it up with writing. With that being said, I'm tossing out an idea that is half-based on my own craving and half-based on another idea I saw somewhere else. Stealing someone else's plot idea is the greatest form of flattery...or something.
Anyway, the basis of this story is quite simple, which gets me excited for all the various possibilities that could come with it. Think of it as a bit of a "meet-cute." The beginning of a movie, where we get to decide on the rest of the script. Our two characters will meet in an airport, both waiting around for the same flight that just got delayed - again. They'll strike up some general conversation, talk for a few hours, hit it off.
Then, lo and behold - when they finally do get on the plane, their seats are next to each other.
But, they're going to very different places. For one of them, the flight is a connection. They'll be getting on another plane once they get off this one. For the other person, it's a flight home. So, what happens when the plane lands? Do they say goodbye and have a nice life? Do they exchange numbers? Do they forever just remember the man/woman who made their flight a little more bearable?
So many possibilities here as to where the story goes and to who these people are. Why are they flying in the first place? Coming home from a family reunion? Traveling for work? Starting a new life somewhere? Maybe one of them is afraid of flying, or maybe one has so many frequent flyer miles under their belt they could probably pilot the plane themselves. So many ideas to explore, and I'd love for us to be able to do it together.
