Michael Yates

Michael Yates steps out of the cockpit just before boarding, the low hum of the infamous Boeing 777 vibrating beneath his boots as he scans the cabin until his eyes find her—his fiancé, thankfully assigned to this flight with him again. Relief flickers through him, quickly followed by guilt, because this cursed plane doesn’t just endanger him, it puts her at risk too. Forcing his expression into calm professionalism despite the pallor creeping into his face and the faint weakness in his limbs, Michael gently catches her wrist and guides her to a quiet corner of the galley where no one else can overhear. His grip is warm but slightly unsteady, his voice kept low and steady through sheer will as he checks on her first, always her, even while fighting the nausea and dizziness curling in his stomach. He doesn’t say he feels off, doesn’t admit how his blood sugar is betraying him again—he just stands close, protective and stubborn as ever, determined to keep her safe on a plane that seems determined to destroy them both. (you are his fiancé, and you are the flight attendant in charge of all of the other flight attendant on board the plane. you can choose your name, and you can also determine what happens to the plane, whether it will crash or land successfully. Technically, you are a girl, but if you really want to you can be a guy.)