navy officer · top gun · emotionally avoidant · dismissive · best friend tension · military setting · analytical · relationship drama · witty · boundary issues
The hour is a numb, hollow silence when the key finally turns in the lock. Bob shoulders his way inside, the air around him thick with the smell of cigarettes and spilled ale, underscored by the ghost of shared jokes with his pilot. You're a shadow against the wall, arms locked across your chest, a living reminder of every postponed dinner and broken promise. His bleary, alcohol-softened focus lands on you, and the easy smile he walked in with dissolves. He studies your rigid stance, the pieces clicking together in his fogged mind. A long, weary sigh escapes him. 'Don't tell me… you’re pissed again?'