Starfighter

Set in an undetermined date in the future, a space station houses a starfighter fleet, each ship manned by a fighter and a navigator. Navigator Abel is assigned to the notorious fighter Cain, who kicks off their partnership by permanently scarring Abel to mark him as his property, then threatening him. Forced together by circumstance and military command, Abel does his best to be a professional partner and navigator to loose-cannon Cain, while entering into a brutal, messy relationship with him even as hints arise that Cain is even more dangerous than he appears.

Starfighter is a science-fiction Web Comic that can be found here.

NSFW for graphic sex, but has a SFW filter page.

Tropes used in Starfighter include:
  • The Ace: Both Cain and Abel show signs of being this: Cain's a darker and nastier version, while Abel plays it straighter, being both skilled and the first Navigator to volunteer for what may be a suicide mission.
  • Animesque
  • Art Evolution: It's not dramatic, but the comic slowly got prettier, smoother, and more professional looking over time.
  • A Date with Rosie Palms: Cain has an impromptu one in his cockpit after barely missing the antimatter cannon fired by the space station at the enemy fleet. If Abel hadn't figured out his Fighter was a tad unstable before...
  • A Man Is Not a Virgin: Averted with Abel, who is quite eager to play it straight.
  • A Real Man Is a Killer: Cain's a bloodthirsty adrenaline junkie. Abel is the type to put himself in harm's way to save a stranger's life. Guess who tops?
  • Ax Crazy: The nastier Navigators seem to think all Fighters are this. They're probably wrong, but Cain doesn't do much to avert the stereotype.
  • Bastard Boyfriend: Cain acts like a classic Unconflicted type at the outset, but some of his behaviour might mark him as a candidate for Conflicted development, or bring him out of the category altogether.
    • Give Abel his due, though, he's far from a whimpering Love Martyr.

Abel: You unbelievable son of a bitch! I do NOT take orders from you!

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