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[Recs List 5]
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List of Hangster Ao3 Authors in Recs List 5:
AnadoraBlack | AncientAviators ~~~ Bottledyarn ~~~ Conny_the_destroyer | Cryinginthebronco ~~~ Fearfrost1211 | FlowersOnMyMind | Fuddlewuddle ~~~ Greenstuff ~~~ Hangmanbradshaw ~~~ Imafriendlydalek ~~~ KatofKanals ~~~ Lesbiseresin ~~~ MadeItUp | Magdarko ~~~ Ok_thanks ~~~ Teacupivy | Tearsricochets | ToukoJalorda003 | Twowritehands ~~~ Winterbitch ~~~ Youlookgood
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Off The Market by fearfrost1211 {T}
Even in his peripheral, Jake could see the woman pout. Wait, he frowned, nearly turning and asking right then, what did Roo mean off the market? He was seeing someone?
takin' my heart out (of its zone of comfort) by tearsricochets {T}
Javy, who is still holding on to Bradley like they’re best friends, shakes his head. “Sorry, boss man, I walked all over set. This Tanner dude just isn’t here.”
Who the fuck is Tanner? He tries to convey this question to Javy with his eyes, but the actor is not paying a lick of attention to him. He’s looking at the man in front of them, who is instead looking at Bradley like the brunette is the sole cause of every problem in his life right now. “Then who the hell is this guy?”
As of finally noticing their boss was no longer pacing in front of them, or that he was suddenly getting louder in tone, Natasha and her friend look up at the new additions of their group. Bradley pretends not to notice the blonde taking an appreciative look at him, but he’s a simple man and absolutely preening under the attention.
“This is Bradley,” he gives a meek way to the man burning holes in his head. “And he’s going to fill in as my other half today.”
“Excuse me?” He’s going to what?
OR: the one in which Bradley is not an actor, but he is going to film a music video for the hot singer
Darkest Little Paradise by hangmanbradshaw {E}
Bradley never thought he'd be dealing with another round of hospital visits, especially not for the only family he had left. When he stumbles upon a book at his rare books store, he finds himself at a crossroads there may be no turning back from, but hey...don't blame him, love made him crazy.
Or, Bradley *take my hand, wreck my plans, that's my man* Bradshaw needs to save Mav so he decides to make a deal. Enter Jake. Everything changes in ways he never could have imagined.
here is that rainbow by magdarko {M}
Five times Jake did something Bradley didn't expect and one time Bradley returned the favor.
Storm's Coming by imafriendlydalek {M}
There's a hurricane headed toward San Diego and Rooster gets sent to a nearby aircraft carrier to help move planes back on land before it sails out to sea. Too bad the storm has other plans.
Love Makes My World Go Round by KatofKanals {E}
Jake Seresin had essentially been having babies for the better part of a decade—enough of them to necessitate a car with three rows of seating. At almost 40, he was definitely done with that phase of his life. His husband, Bradley Bradshaw, however, might just disagree.
top gun missing scenes by teacupivy {E}
the whole time, under the lights
Jake "Hangman" Seresin is unraveling the mystery that is Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, one thread at a time, if it kills him. They've been fighting and fucking for years, and everything comes to a head when they're recalled to Top Gun for a special training detachment and find themselves competing to be team leader.
as he falls from his perch
Bradley Bradshaw has a knack for losing people, either watching them go or running them off. Jake Seresin seems to just keep coming back.
spend my time trying not to feel it by lesbiseresin {M}
“There was a flier for what their upcoming events are. You know Halloween is on Thursday.” Fanboy waits for him to nod to go on. “They’re doing something every night this week. Different themes on different nights.”
Bradley raises his eyebrows. “Let me get this straight. You’re trying to drag me to a costume party?”
(alternatively: halloween, a gay bar, jake, and bradley. what could possibly be complicated about that?)
When Danger Comes Home (Don’t Ever let it Roost) by ToukoJalorda003 {M}
Bradley adored his job, and it had been his dream to go into law enforcement as a kid. He had everything he’d ever wanted - except for a romantic partner, but he’d never even consider dragging them into his dangerous personal life.
…Until he took a smuggling case involving Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin, a known member of the city’s organized crime syndicate.
Maybe he’d bitten off more than he could chew, this time.
Favorite Poison by AncientAviators
Reprieve (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) {M}
“Exactly. If you wanna—” Maverick waves his hand, shaking his head— “I dunno, go start up a ranch somewhere, then do it. If you wanna go back to school, then go back to school, start a family, don’t start a family, get married or never settle down. Follow your dreams. Figure out if you even have any other dreams. Don’t…” He pauses, voice quieting, going soft and sincere, and Bradley’s chest aches a bit. “I don’t want you to ever limit yourself just because you feel like you owe it to your dad, Bradley.”
A brief moment of silence. He knows he probably shouldn't ask, he might not be able to handle the answer. “Is that why you stuck around?”
“Because of my dad, or because I felt like I owed it to yours?” Maverick asks, eyes coming back up, a small, sad smile on his lips. He holds Bradley’s gaze, the fire flickering on his face, the shadows dancing and disappearing before coming back in rapid succession.
Or: Post-Mission healing, Jake and Bradley have history, and Bradley's trying to figure out his life.
The Hand That Feeds {M}
He kind-of wants to be, honestly. He really wants to be. He thinks he could spend the rest of his life with Bradley, doing just this. Coming home to each other, having dinner together, falling asleep in the same bed. Maybe it’s the few sips of wine he had or he’s just losing his mind, but he can almost imagine himself giving up flying for Bradley, if it meant more time with him.
They got lucky, being kept as a squadron. Jake needs to thank Iceman, Maverick, and Cyclone. He’ll have to send gift baskets.
Deferment (I Have Plans) {T}
They both glance at the front door when it opens, Iceman and Maverick’s voices carrying from the entryway.
Jake sits up, balancing on his elbows.
When the silver-haired man sees them on the couch, he turns away from Maverick. “Get up and get dressed, Cyclone needs us for a meeting.” He briskly heads for the bedroom, ignoring his husband, who tries to continue whatever conversation they were having before they came inside.
“Tom—”
Bradley turns his phone off and blinks, stretching his legs and back and biting back a groan. “It’s Sunday, though?”
“That’s what I told him,” Ice calls out dryly from the hallway.
Paperback Thrills by twowritehands {T}
On a dagger team road trip from California to Texas, Jake stumbles on an embarrassing secret hidden in Phoenix's bag, and it just won't leave his head. Not until he tries it for himself, and life is never the same again.
Right now I wish you were here with me by FlowersOnMyMind {T}
He doesn't miss his husband's thick, Texan drawl or his stupid smirk. He definitely doesn't miss the Alpha's scent of campfire, leather, and the grass after it rains. He doesn't miss tripping over Jake’s cowboy boots in the entryway of their home. He doesn't miss seeing Jake's Stetson hanging on the hook by the front door. Or the way he teases Bradley, trying to get a rise out of him. He doesn't-
He misses Jake so much it hurts.
Or Jake is sent across the world for a mission that takes much longer than they thought. He and Bradley don't handle it well.
I can be your fantasy (football punishment) by ok_thanks {_}
“This year, the second annual season of the Dagger Squad Fantasy Football League, the loser, one Bradley Bradshaw, must face a fate worse than death.” Nat pauses for dramatic effect. “He must – drumroll, please, boys... — Successfully and wholly complete the Scholastic Aptitude Test, also known to some as the SAT.”
As if that wasn't bad enough, the proctor being Javy's stupidly handsome best friend — who he keeps running into — adds to his misery.
AKA: the one where Bradley's fantasy football punishment leads to an embarrassing crush of high school teacher Jake.
Let's fall in love for the night (and forget in the morning) by Conny_the_destroyer {E}
There are so many possibilities of how Jake imagined he would spend this fine summer night. What he hasn't considered is driving his car to a dive bar on the outskirts of town half an hour after midnight.
Bradley gets hurt and it's Jake who finds him.
a force to be reckoned with by winterbitch {T}
They're running from monsters they don't understand, desperate for safety in the water that Maverick promised them. Only the monsters are desperate, jut as much as they are, and they step in the water too. It's not safe.
Until it is, as Hangman's easy smirk and sharp blade cut through the sky. Rooster doesn't understand, but he knows he's in love.
or bamf son of the poseidon hangman au with smitten rooster and maverick who knows more than he should (and some sneaky hangman and iceman dynamics)
cause I can’t help it if you look like an angel (can’t help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so) by cryinginthebronco {M}
“What’s wrong?” Jake gives his best friend a worried look, already getting up from his seat. Out of habit, he grabs his clipboard, ready to follow Javy wherever he needs him.
“Do you have a moment to talk?” Javy asks, easing the clipboard out of Jake’s hands. Not understanding what’s going on, Jake only nods and lets him take it. “Okay, one second.” Javy gives him a tight smile and walks away, followed by Jake’s disoriented look.
-or it was supposed to be a "someone is a little loopy after anesthesia" fic, but it spiraled into something a little bit longer
- or nurse jake au
Always by greenstuff {E}
Jake meets Bradley for the first time when they're eighteen. This is the story about how they fall in love, break up, and then spend years finding their way back to each other.
A modern Persuasion, if you squint a bit.
Rulebreaker by Fuddlewuddle {E}
Jake doesn't sleep with Alphas as a rule.
Bradley Bradshaw made him want to break that rule.
An unscheduled, but well-timed heat, might help the Omega get that through the Alpha's thick skull of his
any man of mine by bottledyarn {T}
Bradley sighed. “It’d just be nice if he was nice once in a while, that’s all I’m saying.”
“Gotta say, this is a hundred times worse than your horny era,” Nat said, and Bradley stabbed a pointer finger at her.
“There was no horny era,” he said. “And—and I’m not hung up on him. He’s just—”
“‘Aggravating,’” Nat said, yanking the word out of his mouth. “I’ve heard it before. And you definitely are hung up on him. Are, have been, probably always will be. Maybe that’s the real reason his name’s Hang-man. Stringing you along without even realizing he’s doing it.”
Love (Suite Love) by hangmanbradshaw {T}
Jake never thought he'd leave a pop concert with a public crush.
Bradley was on vocal rest. Really, he was.
Fire in the Blood and Smoke in the Air by MadeItUp {M}
Dirty and Sweet (Get it on)
As things wind down after the mission, Rooster struggles with a need for something a little dangerous. That something absolutely should not – cannot – be Jake Seresin. But a little friendly competition and a lot of alcohol can go a long way to changing a man's mind.
Hangman eyes Rooster’s empty beer, then his own. “How about that second shot?”
“You tryna put me off my game?”
“I don’t need you drunk to beat you, Rooster.”
“What do you need me drunk for?”
feels good to know one thing
Jake doesn’t have the best relationship with his family, so when he’s summoned home for a special occasion, he calls up the one person he can trust to stick with him – after all, Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw has never ever lost a wingman. But he’s about to find out that getting shot down in enemy territory to save Mav was a whole lot easier than surviving a long weekend chez Seresin.
“So it’s a big family thing?” Jake says carefully. “Everyone bringing their partners?”
“Well of course, Charlie’s promised to bring the kids and I’ve not even met Matty’s new girlfriend—”
“So that means I can bring someone?”
Silence on the line. His mom is no fool. She knows when she’s been played.
“Of course, Jakey,” she says. “You’re welcome to bring anyone you like.”
Will Get Fooled Again
Personal history isn’t enough to get in the way of professional opportunity, and when Lieutenant Commanders Jake Seresin and Bradley Bradshaw are selected to develop a pioneering Strategy Development Program at TopGun, working with the best young aviators the fleet has to offer, each figures they’re up to the challenge both in the air and on the ground. After all, a little rivalry can heighten the senses and bring out the best results…
Or it can bring out something else altogether.
“I’m not hard to impress,” Jake says, laying the cue down on the table. “I just don’t like people kissing my ass.”
“Really?” Rooster says, and there’s a marginally lower register to his voice, a flicker of something crossing his expression that has excitement sparking in Jake’s gut.
Walking round to take his drink from where he’s left it, Jake faces the others, resting the ass in question on the table and taking a sip of his drink, before answering.
“Hero worship’s for people who don’t know their own worth.” He flashes a winning smile at his friends. “Some of us don’t need it.”
Up in the skies by AnadoraBlack {M}
Bradley hasn't been on Tarakona in more than ten years. It's time he goes home. Besides, at 30 years old, there's next to no chance a dragon egg would hatch for him, right?
pumpkins and whiskers by youlookgood {T}
Needing a fresh start, Bradley moves from his old childhood home in San Diego to a far away small town. It's nice enough, he supposes. The residents certainly have that small-town autumn charm going for them. His new next-door neighbor's pretty nice too. What's less than nice is said neighbor's roommate, and his equally annoying orange cat.
Evil Be Gone by MadeItUp {E}
Training on the F/A-18 is everything he’s ever wanted, but Bradley’s dream becomes a nightmare when a new recruit joins the Golden Eagles. Blond hair, green eyes and a smirk so wicked he could rival the devil, Jake Seresin is everything Bradley hates – arrogant, brilliant and an unrelenting asshole. It’s almost as if he’s been sent there as Bradley’s own personal demon…
All Bradley’s seen of the man so far is the back of his head – dirty blond hair cut short and sharp to the nape of his neck. At Nija’s invitation, Seresin turns to smile at the room, hand coming up in a lazy salute, his grin as sharp, as calculated, as the cut of his hair. His eyes are green, his dimples deep, and he’s far too pretty to be trusted.
you’re not fooling me (I can see) by magdarko
When MI Private Investigations gets a new case from a mysterious client, Bradley must confront old fears and new uncertainties. Throw in a creepy old house on a moonlit night, and you’ve got all the makings of a mystery.
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☃️Icemav Fic Recs🏍️
☃️🏍️Icemav Goodies to Read🏍️☃️
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List of Icemav Ao3 Authors:
Aaronhotchners | Aelibia | Alannaofroses | AncientAviators | AstronomicalFog ~~~ Boasamishipper ~~~ Captainstilinski | Compacflt | Content_scrapbooker ~~~ DancingDisaster ~~~ Eclair_Fair98 | EliasHirsch | Emmedoesntdomath | Enthyrea ~~~ Fangirl6202 | Fuddlewuddle ~~~ Gh0stytoasty | Glitterfayy ~~~ Honckity ~~~ Icezansky | IWannaDoBadThingsWithYou237 ~~~ Juliabaggins ~~~ Kazanskysmitchell ~~~ Laceyamethyst | Ladylanera | Lemonsandsugarmakelemonade | Logan73 | LoveChildofInsertShowHere ~~~ Metro_gnome | Miiichaaan | Mtnofgrace ~~~ Oceannaya | Orphan_account ~~~ QED_Art | Qin_ling | Quantumoddity ~~~ Reformedtsundere | Resacon1990 ~~~ Saintclaire | Saturn | Seventeensteps | Simplecoffee | Soberhyuck | Solangelosunangel | Stardustsunflower | Storiesofmylife | Streetsweepershenanigans | Susiecarter ~~~ Tartie | Thecarlysutra | Theineffableprofessor | Themodernmerlin | Trinipedia ~~~ Umbrella_enthusiast ~~~ Vannral | VarjoRuusu | Viridimessorem ~~~ WhisperingNights | Wildglitterwolf | Winterbitch | Winterotter | Writteninwaves ~~~ XoAnnaxo ~~~ Yellowdaisy2023.
Property of Maverick Mitchell by gh0stytoasty {G}
"What's so funny?" he asked, turning to face the class. One of the new recruits, Phoenix, replied between giggles:
"It's on your back, sir."
"What's on my back?"
Or, Maverick decides to pull the classic sticky-note prank on Ice.
baby, baby, i'd get down on my knees for you by boasamishipper, simplecoffee {T}
Or, the Wooing of Iceman Kazansky by a Very Smol Mr. Darcy
(Five times Maverick proposed to Iceman, and one time Iceman accepted.)
Gift Me Your Love by ReformedTsundere {G}
"Weird? That's all you're gonna offer me?" Slider laughs and knocks his shoulder into Ice's.
"Not sure what else I can, princess; looks like you got yourself an admirer." He leans off the lockers and moves around Ice to head out. "Or," he says, looking over his shoulder to smirk wide and far too amused for Ice's taste, "a stalker."
Ice throws his towel at Slider's face.
let’s talk about sex, baby (let’s talk about you and me) by boasamishipper {T}
Prompt: I keep coming in to take condoms from the health services desk because I think you’re cute and I’m pretty sure you must think my sex life is wild.
Read My Damn File! by viridimessorem {T}
Why don't people ever read the files? It would save everyone a lot of trouble.
Or The 5 Times the Navy didn't realize Maverick and Iceman were married, and the 1 Time they did.
1am by quantumoddity {G}
It's the early morning and Tom Kazansky's house hasn't been quiet in a long time.
And he couldn't be more grateful.
Smooth by viridimessorem {T}
The Five times Maverick didn't know who gave him a gift and the one time he did.
The Role of a Lifetime by Fuddlewuddle {M}
Maverick never expected to be a father, but sometimes roles in life are chosen for you without any of your say so in the matter.
That's how the Captain ends up with seven adult kids after coming back to Top Gun.
Lucky for him he has a husband who doesn't mind the sudden increase in Christmas stockings they're going to have to buy at some point.
A husband that 6 out of the 7 kids have no idea he has.
He could tell them, but where would be the fun in that?
Brilliant Beyond Brilliant Idea by boasamishipper {T}
Identical twins Violet Kazansky and Josephine 'Joey' Mitchell, separated at birth and raised by one of their parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and hatch a scheme to bring their wayward fathers back together.
Can't Take the Heat... by ReformedTsundere {T}
No self-respecting bisexual man turns down gay chicken a la Lady in the Tramp.
Pick me up, Buttercup by Fuddlewuddle {M}
Everyone keeps picking Maverick up or having him sit in their lap because he is small.
Maverick finds he doesn't actually mind it.
Icing And Ice Cubes by CaptainStilinski {G}
Bradley can hear his dad and Uncle Mav talking quietly in the living room, the noise from the tv drowning out most of what they're saying, but he does catch the tail end of the conversation. He pauses with one juice box in his hand, his little mind suddenly sparked with inspiration. Uncle Mav’s birthday is soon, and now he has the perfect gift idea.
Or: little kid Bradley is the best, unintentional wingman.
Mother Goose Knows Best. by StreetSweeperShenanigans {T}
Maverick finds himself left out in the rain only to be rescued by his rival (synonym: crush). A lot can change in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic lagged down by the rain. Who knew?
Goose knew.
Amortentia by thecarlysutra {T}
Pete Mitchell is a new recruit to the MACUSA Auror Office, and his new partner is a blast from his past.
I can go anywhere i want (just not home) by LaceyAmethyst {T}
“No wife. No kids. No one to mourn you when you burn in.”
Maverick froze like prey on the wrong side of a rifle barrel. Bradley had taken a direct hit, a shot meant to kill. He watched Maverick wince, slowly, before his face split open, raw with hurt and disbelief. The look would haunt Bradley in his dreams for many nights.
And that’s when he saw Admiral Kazansky in the doorway.
Or: Ice overhears Rooster when he says Those Words to Maverick. Predictably, he eviscerates him on the spot. But perhaps less predictably, Hangman's just as ready to defend Rooster.
Homeward to a Harbor by aelibia {M}
Ice is a selkie. Maverick finds out the hard way.
Maverick’s Mystery by Oceannaya {T}
The Daggers took notice of their beloved instructor always gushing and smiling his face off whenever he spoke on the phone. They wanna know why.
This Means War by Metro_Gnome {G}
Maverick and Iceman's rivalry didn't end when they became instructors.
From sticky notes to love confessions, what started as a simple prank war goes directions neither expected.
You and me, no matter how they toss the dice, it had to be by Logan73 {_}
Iceman kissed his temple, left his lips on Maverick’s skin, and then kissed it once again.
Then they both fell asleep, safe and sound.
Next morning, Iceman prepared a speech, and it wasn’t until DADT was overturned and gay marriage legalised that he got to read it.
If only for today, I am unafraid by JuliaBaggins {T}
Bradley just returned from a longer deployment and is happy to spend some time with his dad.
But when he notices a scar on Mav's shoulder he previously hadn't registered, it sparks a lot of feels, realisations and the wish to help Mav to find the same kind of happiness that he has found with Jake. Ideally with a certain Admiral…
[Bradley & Mav family feels, established Hangster, Icemav getting together///Bradley's POV, then Mav's]
And they call it (puppy) love by StoriesofmyLife {T}
Ice honestly isn’t sure what, exactly, he’d been expecting upon his entrance to the kitchen—an explosion of some sort, a new construction project that would go unfinished until Ice got annoyed with it and called a professional in to finish it, a dead body—honestly, the possibilities were endless—but it isn't almost being bowled over by a black and brown blur that’s covered in something dark and wet and Maverick yelling at said blur, that upon closer inspection, is a dog. More specifically, a puppy. Even more specifically, a puppy that's covered in mud. And getting said mud all over Ice’s freshly pressed uniform.
“Maverick.” Ice manages, trying to wrestle away from the eager puppy, who’s tongue is hell bent on licking every square inch of his face. He doges an overexcited attempt at his eyeball, narrowly avoiding getting blinded by an uncoordinated paw. “Why is there a dog in our house?”
or - Maverick adopts a dog and Ice is just a long for the ride.
when i see your face by boasamishipper {G}
In which Maverick Mitchell wakes up from surgery, high on painkillers, and hits on his husband.
doppio espresso (over ice) by seventeensteps {T}
The bell jingles, and in walks the most gorgeous man Pete’s ever seen in his entire life.
“What can I get for you today, sir?” Pete says cheerily, putting on his best customer service smile, offering everything and more.
“Double espresso-”
“On it,” says Pete’s unfiltered mouth, his hands already moving, before it belatedly occurs to him that he’s just cut a customer off. “Sorry, you were saying?”
The man’s stony expression doesn’t change but Pete feels like he’s being scolded anyway.
“Double espresso over ice,” he says.
And boy, doesn’t that just absolutely obliterate the moment.
Flower Power by ReformedTsundere {T}
Flowers, Pete reminds himself, slamming the last of the books closed, are the worst.
you're trying hard not to show it, but baby, i know it by StoriesofmyLife {T}
Ice wants to know who Maverick was before he became Maverick. He wants to know Pete Mitchell, too, because they’re two parts of the same whole and Ice wants to love that part, too. Because Pete Mitchell was worth loving just as much Maverick Mitchell was worth loving.
And God, does Ice love him.
Or --- The one where Ice gets drunk and serenades Maverick in front of God and everyone.
Moving In Slow Motion by boasamishipper {E}
Maverick never thought he’d actually like the nitty gritty details of working at TOPGUN — the lesson plans, the tests, the endless paperwork — but it grows on him over time. Viper’s even taken to giving Maverick these approving glances when he thinks Maverick’s not looking. He’s got a good thing going here.
A year after that, in walks Iceman Kazansky, cool as can be, and Maverick starts to think that he might have a problem.
Recovery Period by Content_Scrapbooker
Whiplash {T}
Getting booted from a plane twice within a month really was not in Maverick's best interest, and Rooster needs to come to terms with his godfather's recklessness before the fear of losing him sends them both into a flat spin.
Heads up, Iceman is not dead in this, I don't care what the movie says, Maverick can't lose any more friends, and canon is being adjusted.
Recovery Period Working Timeline {_}
This is just an organized timeline of this current series. This is not a fic or oneshot, just a timeline. Do with that what you will.
Cracked the Case {T}
While Maverick's in recovery post-surgery, he drops a bit of information that leaves Rooster's head spinning. The two of them might as well talk about it.
On Tape {T}
During the IceMav wedding reception, a certain wedding gift captures the attention of everyone in attendance, and emotions begin to run high. And a ghost from the past ends up with perfect timing to make a speech.
Waking Nightmare {T}
Rooster has a nightmare and has to call Maverick after. They bond over it.
Out You Come {T}
In the 25-week gap between Ice popping the question at Maverick's bedside, and the two of them getting hitched, the US government finds itself thrown into a conundrum that might finally prove more than these two pilots are worth. See how they react and deal with politics, drama, emotions, and an unusually-cooperative Commander in Chief who just wants to be invited to the wedding.
Whatever They Need {T}
Alternatively known as the twelve times the aviators of the special detachment needed Mav, and he came in clutch, plus the one time he realized he needed them just as much.
Blood Is Thick {_}
Today is the day of Ice's surgery, and tensions are high between Sarah and Pete. The two of them talk it out.
The Retirement Of Admiral Bradshaw by SaintClaire {T}
Goose and Carole both live and go on to be happily in love and their son's biggest supporters.
no fear, just faith by qin_ling {M}
Canon-divergence of Top Gun (1986) in which Goose survives, Slider suffers, and Maverick and Iceman are idiots in love. Featuring Goose as Maverick's relationship therapist and resident General Hospital expert.
Easier Done Than Said by COMPACFLT
When We Get Around to Talking About It {M}
Goose has been dead for a week and a half when Iceman loses his first wingman in a dogfight with six Soviet MiGs over the Sea of Okhotsk.
Goose has been dead for thirty years when Iceman loses his second wingman to a surface-to-air missile on the tail-end of a mission he's responsible for: he's sent his family on a suicide mission to destroy a uranium enrichment facility in Siberia.
This is the story of those thirty years in the middle.
(Or: Tom Kazansky rises through the ranks while trying to stay a good man. If he ever was one to begin with.)
Debriefing (& Other Stories) {M}
"We can start here, I guess. If we're talking about us," Pete says. "Nineteen-eighty-six. The first thing I thought, when I saw you in that O-club, was: Iceman is off-limits. Capital O, capital L."
Despite himself, despite the fear, Tom laughs a little. "Oh, yeah? Why's that?"
"Well, first off, we were competition. And yeah, you were attractive, but then you opened your mouth and I swear. You were just an asshole. Goose is trying to introduce you to me and here I am thinking about how much of an asshole you are. Shut up about Cougar, asshole."
"It was supposed to be a friendly competition!"
"Yeah, right. So that's what I was thinking: he's attractive, clearly doesn't know how to talk to other men, might be into the proposition if I framed it the right way. But he's an asshole, so this competition is just gonna be friendly." Pete pauses. Then he says, "Ice, you wanna get married?"
And that's how they start talking about it.
(Or: they finally get around to talking about it. Plus a couple extra stories for good luck.)
Tremors & Aftershocks {E}
They both come back to their senses and stop openly crying again eventually. The stitches fall out of the thirty-year-old wounds and the scars fade back to skin-color. Life stops being so painfully raw after a couple weeks back home. You get used to miracles the way you get used to anything else. One day at a time.
[Or: 40 years of extras, from 1982-2022. Some true love, some heartbreak, some miracles.]
Maverick Whisperer by LadyLanera {T}
Let it be known that Maverick Mitchell is a self-sacrificing dumbass who absolutely knows how to play the system to get exactly what he wants out of the Navy.
I will always hold you close by LadyLanera {G}
Tom only wants two things: his boys together on the sofa and dinner. Thanks to his darling menace and his ridiculous antics, he quickly amends his wants to include a third--or was it more like eleven.
and you moved me, honey by vannral {M}
”Jesus fuckin’ Christ,” Slider says somewhere on Goose’s left. His voice is gruff, flat and so deadpan it would be hilarious under any other circumstances but unfortunately Goose is stuck on this ride, too, so he can relate heavily."
Slider and Goose are 200 % done with their pilots and their stupid pining. Goose also realizes he might care a lot more for Slider than he thought.
Vampire!Ice by LadyLanera
Blood Ties {M}
Originally born Avtonom Konstantin but nowadays known as COMPACFLT Admiral Tom Kazansky, this is the story of how Ice lived in secret as a vampire, searching desperately across all of time for his green-eyed menace who plagued his dreams most nights.
AKA IceMav across the ages
The Home Ice Built {M}
There once was a house in Coronado filled with love and happiness. It sat at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, but it was anything but inside. Full-body laughter erupted from its seams at any given time.
This is the story of the home Iceman Kazansky built.
Bloody Halloween {G}
After learning there's going to be a Halloween party at Maverick's, Jake decides he's going to show up to meet the family so to speak since things have been going so well between him and Bradley. Things, however, quickly go wrong unfortunately.
Welcome to the Family {T}
Bradley has the rest of his life to figure out when he's ready to die as a human and be reborn as a vampire. When tragedy strikes, though, he realizes that maybe he doesn't have that long after all.
In other words… This is the epic conclusion to the Vampire!Ice series. Please note the Main Character Death warnings are temporary.
the bet by aaronhotchners {T}
“Okay, okay, okay,” Ron interrupts, suddenly sounding undefined. “It’s settled. If Mitchell loses, Kazansky gets his bike. If Kazansky loses, he goes for a date on said bike.”
Kind of the same way - TGM Edition by trinipedia {M}
When Les Grossman, the US President, goes into a coma, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a hot-headed and caring Temp Agency operator who by a staggering coincidence looks exactly like the President, finds himself stuck in the role indefinitely. The corrupt and manipulative Chief of Staff, Chester "Hammer" Cain, plans to use Pete to elevate himself to the White House, but he doesn't count on Pete enjoying himself in office, using his luck and friends to make the country a better place and falling in love with the President's personal assistant, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.
Love and heartbreak walk a thin line by glitterfayy {E}
Knowing you have a soulmate, a romantic soulmate, and wanting to know them were two different things, and Bradley was sure of one thing. Knowing only ended in heartache.
Mav wonders if he's always destined be left behind.
OR Soulmate AU when you turn 18 you get a compass that leads you to your soulmate. A story in 2 parts. First part covers Mav. Second Bradley and Jake.
etymology of a soul by writteninwaves {T}
etymology
n. the study of the origin of words, how they got their meanings and how they change over time
a study of souls, soulmates, friends you choose, family you find & all the ways souls can feel sorrow, break, and mend themselves back again.
Bradley Bradshaw has two soulmates, one platonic and one romantic. However, it isn't that easy to find your loved ones when you have loss and grief following you everywhere.
Based on & Inspired by Comin2U's Fic "You'd Say I Love You and How Proud", where Natasha is IceMav's long lost daughter.
Bad Ideas! by LemonsAndSugarMakeLemonade
Bad Idea! {T}
Bradley: Hey, are you and Ice around?
Well, this is slightly odd Mav thought but he replied anyway.
Yeah, why?
Bradley: We have our baby! We’ll be there in 10.
Mav almost dropped his phone at the reply. What the fuck.
Bradley Bradshaw, you better call me this instant.
Even worse idea! {T}
“Bradley, Ice just texted me to come to “hang out”, is this a threat?”
“Jake you’ve known him for almost five years now, it is definitely just Ice wanting you to do some work around the house.”
“Okay but-”
“Baby, this exact conversation happened last week, you know Ice is so different at home than he is at work.”
“But is he?”
“Jake, please,”
“Okay yeah, I’ll go over.”
A Friendly Chat by Content_Scrapbooker {G}
Prompt: Could we maybe see a circumstance that brings them all of the ’86 flyboys together for the sake of Mav, where the ‘86 crew is witness to his disgustingly loving and fatherly nature over the Daggers, and the kids also see how the older guys take care of and protect Mav?
By Night, My Love, Tie Your Heart to Mine by SOBERHYUCK {T}
Tom thinks that his bunkmate’s snores might be the same decibel level as the planes they fly.
- where they are bunkmates and fall in love
When the flowers bloom by miiichaaan {T}
“Are you also gonna stay with Uncle Mav forever?” Bradley wants to know, his tone as serious as a five year old’s can be. Ice feels heat rising to his cheeks. His eyes flick up to Mav for the split of a second.
I’d love to, if you let me, he thinks.
5 Times Goose Observes +1 time Maverick sees/hears him by LadyLanera {G}
Inspired by tumblr's forsty's "Goose's Force Ghost" art series. Five times Goose's Force Ghost observes events surrounding Maverick or Maverick-adjacent after Goose's death, but there's one time Maverick sees/hears him.
With a little help... by miiichaaan {T}
“Look, we kinda have to set them up, huh?”
Slider barked out a laugh at that, “Figured that out all by yourself?”
Goose rolled his eyes, “You help me or no?”
You're DINOmite by ReformedTsundere {T}
When a poacher problem comes to Isla Sorna, InGen sends out a group of mercenaries to help keep their assets secure. Maverick is not pleased with that development. Until he is.
if we were apart I could still see the lights in the sky by stardustsunflower {T}
Mav joined the Navy to follow his father’s footsteps and to be part of something. He got far more than he bargained for, far more than he deserves. For all the years since he’s met Goose, he’s been happy. He’s been grateful. And he truly has become part of something – part of their family. For the first time in his life, he gets to feel like he belongs.
In which Mav stuffs too many balloons under a dining table, regrets not taking home economics, and almost ruins his favorite jacket, not necessarily in that order.
You're Gonna Be The One That Saves Me by orphan_account {M}
Of all the inane things Maverick’s done—of all of the rules he’s broken, and all of the ways he’s risked his neck—falling for Iceman is both the most ludicrous and the most expected.
Build this Dream by VarjoRuusu {G}
"I'm sorry to have to do this this way," Ice starts and he can already see the devastation and panic on Bradley's face, thinking Ice is going to rip his wings away before he even has them. Again. Ice sighs. "Sit down," he says softly. "Please."
Bradley casts a glance at him, then does as he's told as Ice takes a breath.
"Maverick pulled your papers because your mother asked him to," Ice says bluntly, and Bradley's world collapses.
"What?" he manages to croak and slowly, carefully, Ice explains everything Maverick should have four and a half years before. Tells him how Carole was so scared of leaving her boy alone when he was only fourteen, how she didn't want him in the air, she didn't want him to die young like Goose had. He explains how Maverick didn't want Bradley to end up hating his mother, or resenting her, so he took it all on himself.
There is silence for a long time after he finishes before Bradley quietly asks to be dismissed and after a moments hesitation, Ice nods.
"Bradley," he says, catching him at the door. "I didn't know until after. If I had, I would have stopped him." It's the best he can offer, and it's the truth. -- Or, Ice is gonna fix this once and for all.
Men Like Us by DancingDisaster
Time And Tide {M}
'The Kazansky-Mitchell Shitshow Extravaganza,' Carole had once called his early fumblings with Tom. Maverick thinks history might just be repeating itself as he sits at the Hard Deck watching whatever the fuck is going on between Bradley and Seresin these days, yet another member of the captive audience witnessing their disaster of a mating dance.
God, Maverick really hoped he and Tom were never this bad.
Or— Unfortunately for everyone else trapped in Miramar during the summer of '86, Pete Mitchell and Tom Kazansky aren't any closer to figuring out what's between them now then they were when they first met five years ago.
"Mav," Goose hisses into his ear at the officers' club, "please tell me he isn't the guy from the Academy."
"Fine, I won't tell you that."
The Importance of Personal Connections {T}
Tom didn’t put so much work into building his career just so he could spend it putting out Pete’s fires. Alas, given that half the personal favors owed to Iceman stem from him handling another officer’s Maverick Problem of the Day and the other half are kept on reserve for smoothing over whatever nonsense Pete causes next, it’s become something of a reputation for him.
“At least I’m cute, right?”
Tom drops his head back and stares at the ceiling in dismay. Sometimes, he truly wonders why he keeps this impulsive idiot of his. “You do have that going for you.”
Or— There are few things more universally feared in the Navy than owing Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky a favor.
Ten Out of Nine Times by EliasHirsch {G}
“I know what you’re thinking.”
“Do you?”
“Because I’m thinking the same thing. We’re living in a sitcom, Ice. They think I’m a lonely old man who has no one. Fritz made a suggestion to hook me up with Penny.”
Ice laughs this time, managing to make it sound like he’s laughing with and at Maverick. “She’ll kill you if you ask her out.”
“Thanks for the confidence.”
“No problem. So, what’s the plan, Captain?”
“I’m thinking we let them have fun. They survived the mission, right? Got their medals and everything. I say we see their grand master plan.”
Or Maverick goes through his week while juggling being a full time dad. Unfortunately, his kids can't figure out he already has a man at home.
a higher fidelity by basedchamp {T}
“C’mon.” Tori nudges him with an elbow. “C’mon. He’s cute. You can admit that one thing but you can’t admit this?”
Gritting his teeth, Ice thinks very carefully about his next words. “He’s…” he trails off. “Some would say that…Mitchell is not. Unpleasant. To look at.”
(Alternatively: the one where Ice and Mav learn to park bad, eat good, and love even better.)
Family Is So Much More Than Blood by tartie {_}
When Ice and Mav decided to adopt an adult Bradley, neither expected to be adopting Hangman as well. But that’s just how things happened.
Goodness Gracious, Great Balls o' Fire by BigBellRings {T}
Carole seems taken aback by that, but continues talking to Iceman anyway, “Because unless you are a fool, that boy is off the market. He is one hundred percent, prime-time in love with you.”
Or; Iceman in Charlie's place during the bar scene.
Landing Zone 'verse by AlannaofRoses
A Soft Place to Land {M}
Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky hummed quietly to himself as he shuffled through the reports on his desk.
Mav was coming home.
Landing Zone {T}
He only had a moment to absorb the impact ‘we’re alive we’re alive holy shit we’re alive’ before the plane is being swarmed from all directions, someone popping the canopy as the last remnants of smoke and flame retardant flare into the sky.
Ice, Ice Baby by yellowdaisy2023 {G}
"Ice ice baby." It comes from the phone and Maverick looks away from Iceman. Rooster and Maverick make eye contact briefly and Maverick feels his face flaming. Rooster has a wide smile on his face, nodding his head to the song.
OR Maverick loses his phone and Ice calls it to help him find it
Hotshot by Honckity {T}
“I’ll just get a beer.” Slider ordered way too easily with a steady voice.
“Alright. And for you, hotshot?”
or ice meets bartender mav and falls in love
Oblivious by umbrella_enthusiast {T}
Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Tom “Iceman” Kazansky have been around Bradley Bradshaw for long enough that they know how he interacts with his friends. Hell, they practically raised the kid.
But the one thing that Mav and Ice can’t wrap their heads around is Hangman.
Seven Horses Seem To Be On The Mark by themodernmerlin {T}
Hangman and the rest of the special detachment want to know more details about why exactly Rooster had such an issue with Maverick.
Knees Buckled, White Knuckled by Winterotter
Twice the Speed of Life {M}
Maverick spends the weekend with Iceman after training Rooster and the rest of his Top Gun class, and things take an unexpected turn.
An AU set after the events of Top Gun: Maverick. Beware spoilers for the new movie in this fic.
Holdin' on Tight {T}
“Look,” he said. “I’ve been scared to ask all these years. But I’m finally gonna. Did you help him pull my papers?”
“You know better than most that Maverick has his own kind of influence within the Navy.”
“That’s not an answer. . ."
Or, Rooster has three conversations, with and about Maverick.
Don't Go Hittin' that Panic Button {M}
Maverick invites the Daggers out to his hangar and quickly learns that bonds can be tested outside of suicide missions.
A selection of scenes and stories set in this universe, which will include: how the daggers convince Maverick to keep teaching, Rooster & Hangman figuring things out, Maverick's first meetings as an Admiral and more. Not truly necessary to have read the other entries in the series, but the added context will help.
Mighty Wings (Across the Sky) by Resacon1990
you shake my nerves and you rattle my brain (too much love drives a man insane) {T}
Mav sighs and drops his head. “Even if he felt the same way,” he mutters, “you know why I can’t.”
Carole hums and her hand comes to rest over his wrist. “And you know that's not really an excuse.” She squeezes his wrist until he looks up, and her eyes are so damn kind. “If this is what you want, Mav, what you need, then I don’t see any obstacles.”
Or, the course of true love never really does run smooth... especially not for Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Under Pressure by ReformedTsundere {T}
"And miss out on all the action?" Maverick jokes, pressure crawling up his spine as he fully steps into the inferno blazing on the third floor. It's almost too bright to see properly. He has to squint. Some of the smoke has cleared, though, heat pushing it out of windows no doubt shattered and melting into their frames.
Wrench the Golden Retriever by emmedoesntdomath {T}
“Mav, please tell me you didn’t get us a dog.”
Silence.
He sighed.
The contractually obligated hey-I-bought-a-dog-without-asking-and-then-gave-it-a-name-you’ll-hate-but-you-should-still-love-me fic
Sharkbait by ReformedTsundere {G}
In the nearest, deepest tidepool, the ocean so close that every other wave splashes into it before pulling back, there is a person.
Only, with the weak sunlight just beginning to press into the sky, a single line of muddled yellow that teases sunlight, is Pete able to see that it's not exactly a person at all. Sure, there are arms, a chest, a head, all pale skin slick with water as another wave rushes into the pool, there's even blond hair and a pair of eyes watching him, but there's so much more than that. It has Pete floored, his pulse climbing into the back of his throat as he's unable to blink.
here in our bed (’til the morning comes) by vannral {E}
“Are you sure?” Goose asks hopelessly, completely aware that he sounds whiny.
The receptionist’s smile tightens. “Very sure, sir,” she says, her tone still extremely polite. “Two rooms, like I said.”
Two rooms which – like she very patiently explained to him – also means two beds instead of four.'
In which there’s Only One Bed™, both for Slider and Goose, and for Maverick and Iceman, because the RIOs won’t stand for their pilots pining anymore and can’t deny the affection for each other, either.
Coming Home by mtnofgrace {T}
Top Gun Maverick if Iceman had lived. Icemav raised Bradley, and Ice is determined to get him back home.
last train home by enthyrea {G}
It’s the man again. Except instead of his head swaying in time with the train, it’s stopped. Directly on Tom’s shoulder.
Tom feels the man nuzzle in a little as he exhales, and Tom’s higher brain function filters straight out of his eardrums. He sucks in a breath, and keeps it there, afraid to let it go like something will explode if he does.
What… in the world does one do in this situation? Does he wake the man? Nudge him softly or say something? Poke him in the eye? Hit him with his book?
AKA, Tom Kazansky repeatedly running late from work leaves him as Pete Mitchell's personal pillow on the train ride home.
All The Lonely People by IWannaDoBadThingsWithYou237 {_}
Post 1986 film. Alpha/Beta/Omega AU: Tom offers to help Pete through his heats post the mission. He tells himself it’s the act of a friend helping a friend. Not a man desperately in love with his wingman and taking what he can get.
Because that’s not him.
That’s not him at all.
a binary star by vannral {E}
"Ice hasn’t ever given much thought to celestial things up in the sky but he knows that Maverick burns like one."
In which Hop 31 happens, Ice thinks about Maverick a lot, and eventually they figure out what ’wingmen’ means for them.
Or; two pilots pine for each other and share tender moments and sort of make it everybody's problem.
Radio Waves by ReformedTsundere {T}
Pete stares at the speakers as the song's first notes start playing, but his brain is looping back the words, rolling the radio name over until it sticks to the warm voice that had spoken it. He removes his hand from the dial.
There's no indication that this man's show will play his regular kind of music; the current song choice directly reflects that belief, but... Pete's always been a sucker for voices, and this Ice fella has a pretty nice one (and if the morbid thought that maybe it'd be a good enough voice to be the last one he hears crosses his mind, that's not for anyone else to worry about.) He lets Lauper croon and sets his paper cup down, ready to get back to work.
Rock In The Road by IWannaDoBadThingsWithYou237 {_}
Or Duke Mitchell lives, teaches at Top Gun, is in a relationship (secretly and steadily committed) with Mike Metcalf, call sign Viper and is constantly exasperated by his son and the bizzarro mating dance that he is doing with Tom Kazansky. AU first movie. Viper/Duke, Ice/Mav.
the beginning and end of everything by AstronomicalFog {T}
Tom Kazansky didn't realize that he was in love with Pete Mitchell until he watched his plane crash into the ocean.
(Or, Ice goes to TOPGUN, meets the most infuriating man in the universe, loses a friend, flies a rescue mission, and falls in love along the way.)
rose period by enthyrea {T}
A couple of days later, while mindlessly doodling on his couch, Pete finds his hand laying out the familiar lines of swooped back blonde-gray hair, boxy eyes lined with crows feet, and sharp cheekbones. The face is smiling, something soft and tender.
He didn’t even realize until he was basically done with it.
Pete slams his forehead into the paper.
He’s so screwed.
AKA, Pete Mitchell gets hired to paint Admiral Tom Kazansky's official portrait. He ends up way over his head.
watching, I keep waiting, still anticipating love by solangelosunangel {E}
Tom Kazansky sees Pete Mitchell sitting in a coffee shop, and it's love at first sight. Will Tom be able to give up his life for a chance at love with the man of his dreams?
jet blue skies by winterbitch {M}
Neither Hangman nor Rooster have any idea how come none of their friends know they're married, and have been for years. Sure, they're not the most affectionate in public, but they're smitten with each other, and to be honest, they went at it in way too many public spaces not to be caught.
Apparently, their friends and Captain are just not that bright, which turns very interesting when Rooster becomes obsessed with getting Mavering and Iceman together. Somehow, through it all, neither Hangman nor Rooster realise their marriage is somehow a secret...
Time Warp AU: From Now On by QED_Art {G}
Time Warp AU: Due to hand-wavey science/Darkstar-induced time ripples/etc, teenage Pete Mitchell and Tom Kazansky find themselves unexpectedly ripped from their timeline and dropped 40+ years in the future. When it’s determined that sending them back simply isn’t possible, Ice and Mav decide to take their younger-selves in an attempt to raise them properly this time around.
just to see each other (feel it all) by susiecarter {M}
After Goose's death during a fight with a kaiju, Maverick left the PPDC and didn't look back. But his self-destructive bender gets interrupted by Charlie Blackwood, showing up to invite him to participate in a brand-new weapons development program, codename Top Gun: the first two-pilot jaegers to ever be deployed in the fight to defend humanity. That means Maverick's going to have to get back in a piloting rig again—and he's going to have to do it while drifting with another pilot. Drift compatibility means getting each other, understanding each other, on a level nobody else can beat; so whoever his partner is, at least he's not going to get stuck with the Iceman, who pretty much hates him.
it's not fair, how much I love you by theineffableprofessor {_}
The problem with Maverick, as Goose would tell you if you got him drunk enough, is that he’s incapable of doing anything halfway. Some might look at his showy flying and laid-back approach to classes and assume that he’s a slacker, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell threw himself into everything that he did with a kind of passion that begrudgingly impressed anyone who bore witness to it. Of course that would extend to falling in love, Goose would later think to himself, almost disappointed he hadn’t seen it coming. If only he didn’t commit himself just as fully to believing that love wasn’t reciprocated.
Or: Five times Maverick falls a little more in love with the Iceman, and one time Ice finally does something about it.
What Was Three Has Become One by EliasHirsch {M}
Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell was there when the first Kaiju made land. And he was still there, years later, fighting a never-ending war of chaos and destruction. Only this time, he’s in a Jaeger.
When an accident puts a rift between him and his co-pilot, Goose, the Marshal decides to fix their problem by throwing a new person into the equation. Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky, is ice cold, no mistakes. He’s as competent as them, and he’s not afraid to let his displeasure known. It grinds Maverick’s gears to no end.
But Iceman ends up being there for him when Goose was ripped out of their Jaeger and hurled into the dark seas. Dead. Can Maverick ever stop blaming himself for letting it happen? And can he let Iceman in, knowing the two of them together are only going to end in heartbreak?
A Box of Love by ReformedTsundere {T}
It's black and embossed, a medium-sized thing with a careful label facing outward— Wedding, 2014.
Jackpot.
the well traveled road to you by Saturn {E}
“You said we’re dating?” Maverick asks, eventually, incredulous, with no indication of whether or not he’s willing to help Ice.
After Ice’s divorce, he tells a harmless white lie to get his kids off his back. Turns out it’s not that simple.
Daisies and Dandelions by xoAnnaxo {G}
Covers prompts:
"Picking flowers and making flower crowns out of them"
and "One of them makes a wish by blowing on a dandelion puff"
~~~ All his life he'd assumed people were joking when they said 'once you meet the right person, you'll know'. Ice had cynically passed the statement off as a bit of whimsical dream. But here Pete Mitchell was, and for the first time in his life, Tom Kazansky knew what to wish for.
Here by the Sea and Sand (nothing ever goes as planned) by wildglitterwolf {T}
Tom Kazansky has taken over the main duties of his father's candy shop on the local pier, running it with what he believes to be the Kazansky brand of perfectionism in everything they make. He would never waiver on those principles... until some guy in an aviator jacket with a blue hanky in his pocket walked into his store.
you come back to me in dreams by fangirl6202 {G}
Tom calls out over all the noise on the carrier. "You need to tell him. Take it from me, you'll regret it if you don't."
"I'm not sure what you mean, sir." Jake said. Tom was getting very tired of this; he got in the Lieutenant's space with the cover up of shaking his hand.
"It took him nearly dying for me to tell the man I love the truth," he says and he feels Jake's hand tense in his grip. "Don't make the same mistake as me, kid. Not when they might not make it back from this."
Or; the mission, but Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky finds himself waiting on the carrier.
Home's Not Home (Unless You're There) by AncientAviators {M}
Pete can admit to himself that his breath catches a little when he takes in the sandy-colored blond hair and tan skin. “Tom,” he says, keeping his voice low so he doesn’t wake Bradley. He dips his chin in acknowledgment. “What can we do for you?”
Tom Kazansky is… definitely something. He’s tall, dirty-blond, and lean. He’s got a gum problem; he wasn’t chewing it earlier in the morning when he was re-introducing Pete and Goose to the ranch and its many wonders, but every other time Pete saw him, he was chewing it. And every time Pete’s come back over the years, Tom always had a piece of Polar Ice Extra to smack on.
Or: It's the ninety's, Maverick is a retired bull-rider, Goose is his rodeo clown in and out of the arena, and Iceman... just wants to take care of some goddamn horses.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Eclair_Fair98 {M}
”There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. / There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. / You feel it, don't you?” — Rumi.
Summer, ‘73: A month before she dies, Mabel Mitchell signs away her son’s future in Tom Kazansky's name.
Fall, ‘78: An eighteen-year-old Pete Kazansky, is married, bonded, and expecting his first baby. Until one day, he isn’t.
Summer, ‘83: Two people find their way back to each other, and on the path of healing and forgiveness, also find themselves.
-- Or,
A story spanning decades—about love, loss, and carving out an identity for yourself, in a world that doesn’t want you to have one.
Mine, Immaculate Dream by kazanskysmitchell {M}
After the ever-so-stressful Dagger mission, Pete Mitchell is tired and craves some normalcy. It's seemingly difficult for him to return to normal this time, and his protective (and very worried) husband can't help but notice the changes in Pete's mental health. After an official PTSD diagnosis, being permanently grounded, and the adoption of a service dog, Pete Mitchell attempts to adjust, but can't do it without the help of his wingman and their adopted and dysfunctional family.
Supersonic in the Air by icezansky {E}
Against all odds, Maverick has been selected for Top Gun.
The night before their first day of classes, he decides to blow off some steam with an anonymous hookup in a seedy by-the-hour motel.
The last thing he expects in the morning is to see his one-night-stand standing at the front of the class, being introduced as their instructor: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky.
I was just dreamin’ (of bumpin’ into you) by kazanskysmitchell {T}
Pete Mitchell thought he had everything figured out. When a tall, gorgeous blond comes walking into his shop, he questions everything he’s ever known.
Or Pete Mitchell keeps running into Tom Kazansky. He has many feelings about it.
A cat named Crow by LoveChildofInsertShowHere {T}
The Meowfect Evening
Sometimes a kitten can make an evening even better
Some Birds Can't Fly
Crow becomes more of a part of the Mitchell-Kazansky family
How Crow Won Slider's Heart
Sometimes a cat will settle an insane debate better than Ice can
The Bumps in Quiet Nights
Ice worries when Maverick takes too long to come back home from picking up dinner
And A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Mav and Ice obtain 3 new family members in the form of kittens
Is it a Racoon?
Rooster meets the new additions to the Mitchell-Kazansky family and gets talked into getting a pet
Goosebumps
Jake and Bradley find the perfect cat for them, which brings up some emotions for Bradley
Ethan and Mav byEliasHirsch
A Tale of Two {_}
What do you do when you see your rival acting weird at the bar?
Ice wondered how his life had come to knowing Maverick's every move so well, that a slight tick and shift of tone would ring alarms in his head.
can I get a kiss? (and can you make it last forever?) {M}
Ice never thought he'd worry about their resident little shit. It's weird as hell.
or
Maverick’s attitude is enough to grind everyone’s teeth. Unfortunately, this time, it’s his last name that paints a target on his back.
Thank god for Tom Kazansky then. (And Ethan Hunt.)
clones = real? {G}
“Mav would never lie to us,” Payback says. “Right, Captain Dad?”
Ethan and Maverick nod at the same time. “You’re right.”
“Okay, that was creepy,” Hangman says.
“Wait a minute,” Fanboy says. “We didn't know there are two of you. Have you ever switched places without us knowing?”
“What are you talking about?” Ethan and Maverick say, the exact tone and timing. “It’s always been me. I’m Maverick, your captain.”
— It's fun being a twin. Fun for Ethan and Mav, anyways. For the Dagger Squad? Not so much.
Pontiac Blues by icezansky {E}
When Tom's car breaks down outside of a small town on Christmas Eve, Maverick and Goose Auto Repair is the only shop to pick up the phone.
A Hallmark Holiday Movie AU.
A Kazansky Redemption by WhisperingNights {E}
This is a Kazansky love story. Can one win back the love of their life? Can the other find love in a storm of hate?
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“Sarah, that’s been over for 26 years, besides your my wife, remember? It wouldn’t be good to go tell a man I love him now would it?” Ice grinning playfully at her. She gave a small laugh that quickly turned into a cough, causing him to lean toward her in concern.
“I’m alright, I’m alright, sit down,” she rasped, waving him off, then she looked at him “I love you Tom, but we both know our love was foraged in partnership nothing else. We did what was necessary for the safety of ourselves and your career. But it’s 2017, it's easier now. Sexuality rights are better, people are more open. I’ll never get to have a wife, but you Tom, you deserve to have a husband.”
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Jake’s eyes landed on a figure in an awful Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses. His irritation instantly grew, the universe really must hate him.
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