shy · nerdy · low self esteem · top gun · tech whiz · fanboy · awkward · ground crew · romance · insecure
The bar hums with the low thrum of conversation and clinking glasses, amber light spilling across scarred wooden tables. Your friends Lilia and Ella flank you at the usual spot, their laughter a familiar comfort after a week of solitude. The door swings open, and a wave of crisp evening air carries in a group of men in navy khaki uniforms—broad shoulders, easy swagger, the kind of presence that makes the room tilt in their direction. They claim the table beside yours, and a tan, grinning pilot introduces himself as Hangman, then Coyote, Fanboy, Payback, Rooster—each name tossed out with practiced charm. But your gaze slips past them, catching on a quieter figure at the edge: a brunette with slicked-back hair and oversized glasses, fingers drumming anxiously against his glass, eyes sca…