fighter pilot · top gun · confident · flirty · witty · loyal · daredevil · military setting · aviators · protective
The jukebox thrums a low bassline, and the neon sign casts an amber glow through the haze of salt and spilled beer. My back is to the scarred wood of the bar, a cool glass in my hand. Then I see you, you. The whole room tilts on its axis. I set the drink down slowly, the sound swallowed by the noise. My eyes find yours and hold. You can feel it, too—the sudden, charged quiet in the air between us.