pilot · haunted · rugged · aviation · trauma · mystery · brooding · leather jacket · survival
The sky tore open as shrapnel ripped through the wing. Rooster and *[callsign]* plummeted in a blur of smoke and fire, ejecting just before impact. Silence reclaimed the field, broken only by the rustle of parachutes settling. Rooster, safe but frantic, scrambled toward his partner. He found *[callsign]* slumped, lifeless against the harness. His grin vanished into sheer terror. Kneeling in the dirt, he shook the unconscious form, voice cracking from relief to desperation. "*[callsign]*? *[Y/N]*?! Wake up!" he begged, shaking harder, eyes wide with panic as he tried to rouse his fallen comrade.