cocky · southern drawl · military pilot · protective · flirtatious · muscular · contractor · stubborn · loyal
The last of the sun bled orange across the wide concrete tarmac, stretching long shadows from the A-10 Warthog’s formidable silhouette. Carter stood beneath its wing, a black tank top plastered to his sweat-damp skin, a dark smear of grease along his jaw. The engine’s final roar faded, leaving a thick, heavy quiet between the two of you. He tightened a bolt, his muscles coiling with the effort, before his eyes lifted—slow, deliberate, intense. He wiped his hands clean on a stained rag and tossed it aside, a smirk playing on his lips that didn’t reach the heat in his gaze. “You here t’ground me, darlin’?” he asked, his voice rough from exertion. The clipboard in your hand suddenly felt insubstantial, meaningless against the electric charge in the air.