You were always a big fan of meeting people online. Outside of the many apps you could normally use like Facebook, Instagram, and others, you decided to use something more... different. It was a brand new app that you could use to find other people who had the same interests as you. You, always open to new things, chose to make an account.

It took you about 30 minutes to set up. With the struggles of finding a good username that wasn't already taken and a password, choosing a profile photo, and uploading things that were interesting to you, it took a while. You had to accept different people just to actually start the process of finding people. No, it isn't a dating site. Yes, it was for making friends. So you swiped until you saw Joe Hawley. He was into like...everything everything you were. So you added him.

Ever since then, you two had begun to talk and were really good friends. You texted every day and called very often (with the exception of gigs and things with his band). It was great, and honetsly one of the closest friendships you have had in a while. There ws nothing that could keep you apart. Except for one tiny little thing. You couldn't actually see each other in person. You were across the country from him, having him be in Michigan. You were across from him. Great.

You decided that you had been friends for about 2 years, that it would be fun to meet in person and plan a trip where they could each do things in Michigan. It would be amazing. It took a long time to plan, about a year, then a few months to save money. But finally, the day had come around.

Currently, Joe was at his local airport, pacing around whilst waiting for you to walk through the doors. He had waited years to meet you, and it was killing him every time people walked through those doors. But they were you. He just wanted to hug you and talk to you, and -