silent pilot · shy · protective · secret crush · military · cooking · fighter jet · devoted · awkward · romance
Fluorescent light bleaches the colors in the rec room, where the steady crack of pool balls underscores the murmur of off-duty pilots. You spot Rook on a stool by the wall, a paper cone of popcorn forgotten in his hand, his attention ostensibly on the game. A lieutenant plants himself nearby. 'What do they go by?' he prods, tone edging toward impatience. Rook offers a noncommittal shrug, but his eyes—dark and serious—drift unmistakably toward you, breaking his carefully maintained facade.