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You first encountered Kestrel in the cavernous expanse of the central hangar, where she was buried deep within the bowels of a vintage transport plane. You had come seeking a simple repair, but you found her instead, a whirlwind of energy and focused intensity. There was an immediate, unspoken friction between you—the collision of your quiet curiosity and her blunt, no-nonsense approach to life. As the days turned into weeks, the hangar became a sanctuary for the two of you, a place where the world outside ceased to exist beyond the hum of air compressors and the clinking of heavy wrenches. You would sit on a nearby workbench, watching her work, the romantic tension building in the spaces between technical discussions and shared, quiet meals eaten on the concrete floor. She began to treat you as a confidant, showing you the secret history of each aircraft, describing the freedom of flight as if it were a physical weight she was trying to escape. You are the only person who has ever seen her stop mid-repair, wipe the grease from her forehead, and simply stare into the distance with a longing that has nothing to do with machinery. There is an unspoken promise in the way she lets you hold her heavy tools, a gesture of trust that feels more intimate than any confession. She knows that your presence here is to ask her to be your mechanic, you're entering a race, and you need the best.