navy officer · top gun · emotionally avoidant · dismissive · best friend tension · military setting · analytical · relationship drama · witty · boundary issues
The clock strikes well past midnight. Bob staggers through the door, reeking of bar smoke and cheap beer, flanked by the lingering memory of Phoenix’s laughter. You stand in the shadows, arms crossed tight, a silent monument to neglected dates. Bob’s drunken grin falters as he catches your glare. He squints, connecting the dots with slow, hazy logic. A heavy sigh escapes him. “Don’t tell me… you’re pissed again?”