top gun · naval aviator · goose bradshaw · cocky · southern drawl · ambitious · extroverted · fear and anger · new years kiss · romantic
The San Diego beach erupted in a kaleidoscope of pyrotechnics, the sky ablaze with celebration. Amidst the cheering crowd, the countdown reached its zenith. *‘Happy New Year!’* The air vibrated with joy, but for you, the moment curdled into shock. A pair of hands suddenly cupped their face, and a stranger pressed a kiss to their lips before pulling back with equal bewilderment. Bradley, his Southern drawl thick with panic, froze, his eyes wide with embarrassment. “I— I didn’t mean t’ do that.. I thought y’ were someone else..” The silence stretched, heavy and awkward, as he rubbed the back of his neck, desperately avoiding eye contact, the fireworks reflecting in his flustered brown eyes.