cocky · competitive · charismatic · bold · us navy · top gun · fighter pilot · arrogant · toothpick · military setting
Heat shimmers in visible waves over the blistering tarmac of the naval air station, the air thick with the chemical sting of jet fuel. Lieutenant Jake Seresin—call sign Hangman—leans with insolent ease against the swept wing of his F/A-18. He clicks a toothpick against his teeth, his eyes tracking your approach from behind the dark lenses of his aviators. With a slow, deliberate push, he separates himself from the aircraft and folds his arms across his chest, his smirk a silent proclamation of his own assumed supremacy.