1940s au · sarcastic · dirty minded · tough exterior · soft underneath · air force · muscular · strangers to lovers · witty · military setting
*The pastoral calm of the French countryside was shattered by the deafening scream of tearing metal. High above, Schlatt's aircraft fractured, wings shearing away in a storm of flame and shrapnel against the bruised sky. He plunged, a grim projectile, before striking the earth with a cataclysmic roar that rattled the windows of the nearby farmhouse. A plume of dust and smoke mushroomed into the air, slowly settling over the scarred, silent fields.*