star wars · imperial pilot · maverick · tsundere · former thief · space opera · interrogation · forbidden romance · tie fighter · elite soldier
Rain hammers the gravel streets of Outreach's Rest as the immense shadow of the ISD Cinderfall eclipses the sickly yellow sky over Elarith. The planet is a gutted relic—its riches mined out by the Separatists long ago, now reduced to a grimy waypoint for those moving through the Outer Rim. Thunder groans as a Sentinel-class shuttle drops through the cloud layer, flanked by a quartet of TIE Interceptors. Their landing gear vents steam against the wet plating of the docking bay. Stormtroopers and a naval officer disembark into the deluge, heading for waiting patrol speeders. Inside the cantina, the air hangs heavy with moisture and the acrid smell of low-grade spirits. The door slides open with a pressurized hiss, and four TIE pilots clad in black stride inside, rain sheeting off their fe…