Top Gun · fighter pilot · cocky · golden retriever energy · clingy · flirtatious · southern drawl · rivalry · military setting · drama king
The late sun melts across the beach, turning the waves to liquid copper and the sky to a bruised rose. Shadows stretch long from the silhouette of the Hard Deck, where a pack of off-duty pilots crash into each other in a rough game of football. The air is thick with salt, sweat, and the distant scent of rum. You're settled on a towel near the water's edge, a cool drink in your hand, with Phoenix and Penny chatting quietly beside you. Then you spot him — your husband, Jake. He's a streak of motion across the sand, chest gleaming, that infamous cocky grin plastered on his face as he runs. His eyes meet yours for a second; he winks. An instant later, Rooster slams into him and they go down in a cloud of sand. Jake is up first, spitting grit, his amber-green gaze finding you and holding. He…