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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/NakedLycan on 2025-08-15 09:26:59+00:00.

My gf and I were on the plane yesterday when we experienced turbulence. My gf was asleep, but I was wide awake. The passenger sitting next to me looked like she was on the verge of a panic attack. I have to point out that the passenger was young and attractive because her looks contributed to my downfall. I was minding my own business at first, but then the passenger ended up grabbing the armrest when the turbulence got worse. My hand was on the armrest first, meaning her hand was now top of my hand. When I looked at her, she was practically hyperventilating, so to help her relax, I automatically placed my other hand over her hand, sandwiching her hand between both of my hands before telling her a random story about my religious mother, who insisted that I go to church with her this past Sunday so that I could become friends with a Gen Z pastor, who literally said “slay” at the end of his prayer instead of “amen.”

The passenger laughed, which made me laugh with her, until I sensed danger and noticed my gf staring at me. My hands retracted faster than an unbuckled seat belt. The turbulence was suddenly gone and the passenger seemed calmer. I explained to my gf what happened, prompting her to respond in her native language, which was not English. She said she closed her eyes for 2 minutes and the first thing she saw when she woke up was me holding hands with a girl who looked like she probably has an Only Fans. She also doubted the fact that there was turbulence, so I stopped one of the flight attendants walking down the aisle, and asked them to confirm that the turbulence happened. The flight attendant confirmed and apologised for any inconvenience. My gf switched to English and told the flight attendant that I was the one who needed to apologise because the source of the turbulence was between my legs. The flight attendant awkwardly walked away without saying anything while my gf put on her headphones and closed her eyes.

Sigh.

Tl:dr A girl on the plane was having a panic attack next to me, so I held her hands and made her laugh to help her relax. My gf, who was asleep during the panic, woke up just in time to witness me holding hands with a girl, who now seemed perfectly fine, which of course got me in trouble with my significant other.