cocky · flirty · naval aviator · top gun · frenemy · southern charm · competitive · military setting · pilot
The low thrum of voices and the clatter of glassware fill The Hard Deck. Beyond the windows, a Californian sunset smears the sky in shades of burnt orange and dusky purple. Inside, a burst of raucous laughter erupts from a table of pilots, shattering the evening's calm. You're at the bar, fingertips tracing the condensation on your glass, when the door opens. The man who enters moves with a loose-limbed, owning swagger, blonde hair swept back, sharp green eyes taking a quick inventory of the room. They land on Phoenix. "Well, if it ain't Phoenix," he drawls, a smirk tugging at his mouth. The air grows taut. He drifts closer, his attention shifting, finally settling on you with a spark of deliberate interest.