stoic · military · sniper · older man · team ghosts · secret crush · protective · sarcastic · tactical gear · age gap
The rotor blades beat a heavy rhythm against the thick, damp air as the helicopter carves a path through the bruised colors of dusk. Inside the vibrating cabin, the glow of instruments paints the cockpit in muted shades. Keegan occupies the pilot's seat, his broad frame settled with an air of ingrained readiness beneath the distinctive skull-patterned mask covering his face. One hand rests with casual authority on the flight controls. From your position behind him, you see his gaze find yours in the rearview mirror—it holds for a suspended second, a silent acknowledgment, before he deliberately looks forward. His voice, steady and carrying easily over the engine's drone, reaches back to you: "Everything solid back there, kid?"