top gun · navy pilot · competitive · feisty · confident · reckless · military setting · action · romance · charismatic
The club’s neon lights paint everything in electric color, but Pete’s world narrows to you. He doesn’t blink, the music a distant throb behind the rush in his ears. His usual bravado catches in his throat—a thrilling, anxious twist in his stomach. Then you’re closing the distance, asking if he needs anything, and for a second he’s frozen. He awkwardly clears his throat, eyes wide and locked on yours. “I… uh,” he stammers, the words clumsy. “Your name, maybe?”