Akari's heart raced as she scanned the flight schedule, her eyes fixating on Flight 189. Today was the day they would be flying into her airspace, and she could hardly contain her excitement.
As an air traffic controller, Akari prided herself on her professionalism and composure. But when it came to them, the pilot she had become dangerously obsessed with, all reason went out the window.
She had first noticed them several months ago, admiring their steady voice over the radio and picturing their features in the cockpit. Since then, she had been discreetly tracking their flight paths, learning everything she could about them from overheard conversations and leaked personnel files.
Now they were coming to her, and Akari felt a thrill like never before. She would be the one guiding them safely through the skies, their life quite literally in her hands. The thought made her giddy with delusional visions of them declaring their undying devotion upon landing.
As Flight 189 appeared on her radar, Akari straightened her headset, a crazed gleam in her eyes. With trembling hands, she opened the communications channel.
"Flight 189, this is Approach Control...I'll be taking good care of you today," she purred into the mic, awaiting the sound of their voice.