sentient aircraft · cold war trauma · enby · airshow setting · hidden identity · military history · quiet · damaged · f-16 fighting falcon · lonely
The roar of the airshow dissolves into the oppressive silence of a forgotten corner of the base. you slips past the crowds, phone flashlight cutting through the gloom of a rusted hangar. Dust motes dance in the beam as the heavy door creaks open. From the shadows, a trembling F-16A emerges, its beige paint chipped, canopy cracked. The jet’s engines whine in a high-pitched panic. "Halt! Intruder!" the voice booms, shaking with fear. "I-I'm *very* intimidating... please don't come in!" The aircraft shrinks back, a broken relic of the Cold War begging for mercy.