#also this is the first time I'm not posting about hangster

[misaothewitch]

Maverick: I could strangle you

Iceman: You aren't tall enough

Maverick: You've sunk low enough for me to reach

[coridotmp3]

this song reminded me of you

aka the hangster playlist masterpost (and maybe some of the fics inspired by them)

i have an unhealthy love of character playlists so i wanted to make one semi-organized post to keep track of the hangster ones !! if you want me to add yours, send me an ask or a dm!! if i've posted yours without tagging you, let me know and i'll correct it! (i might make an icemav one too if y'all want)

hangman's direct hits -> glen powell is the biggest hangster shipper around so this counts and you'll never be able to tell me otherwise thank you

songs bradley would play to jake at the hard deck -> "b serenading j all over again" // @crooked-jes

b&j -> also by my love @crooked-jes :)

"hangman you look...good" -> "i'm feeling very normal about these two fighter pilots"

IWTBY -> the accompanying playlist for everyone's favorite hangster nfl fake dating au "i want to brainwash you into loving me forever" // @hangmanbradshaw

uh oh! you fell from your perch! -> do you wanna cry? yes? okay cool listen to this playlist while reading "as he falls from his perch" - you're welcome // @urmomsonfire

ok bagman -> another accompanying playlist !! this time for "the whole time, under the lights" by our favorite @/urmomsonfire

do friends fall in love? -> a fic for what will EVENTUALLY be a hangster when harry met sally au - i just have to finish writing it first :) // @/coridotmp3

hangman. you look...good -> "i am good, rooster. i'm very good || rivals to friends to lovers, found family, and an asshole that cares about his friends more than he let's on" // @miraculousmultifan

hangster ✈ -> "just some bradley rooster bradshaw and jake hangman seresin vibes" (this one is over 15 hours long <3)

summer hangster (top gun maverick) -> "you look good" // @hangsterwheel

all about that slow ride -> "hangman thinking about rooster" also by @/hangsterwheel <3

hangster (lovers to exes back to lovers) -> "actually its: lovers to eves to rivals to friends to lovers" // @keenmarvellover

fucking sereshaw i guess -> "this is going to destroy me i can just tell"

yang on yin -> "bradley about jake" // @/hangsterwheel

yin on yang -> "jake about bradley" // @/hangsterwheel

"let me go. and i'll let you" -> "the exes to fwb to lovers one" // @/coridotmp3

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i'll keep adding more as i find them, but i figured this was a good start !!

[welcometololaland]

2023 writing wrap up (for the mems) (part 1 - i want to do the stats one as well!)

Thanks for the tags @liminalmemories21 @alrightbuckaroo and @reyesstrand 💜 Rules: Share what you wrote this year! It can be works you posted to Ao3, Wattpad, Tumblr, or anywhere else! You can share everything you wrote or just the ones you're most excited about.

1. a long time ago (we used to be friends) (December / Tarlos / E / 166.6k)

Carlos is a former private investigator, and his runaway ex is being accused of murder.

2. Cursed is a State of Mind (September / Firstprince / E / 17.2k)

A commentary on Alex and @dustratcentral's cursed coffee habits. Also, a love story. For my angel @rmd-writes.

3. (Un)Professional Services (September / Tarlos / E / 63.3k)

The Tarlos Professional Services AU co-write with @rmd-writes.

4. Catch and Release (September / Firstprince / T / 4.8k)

Snippet of a Rowing AU. For a title challenge given to me by @tailoredshirt.

5. oh baby, i'm a fool for you (September / Tarlos / E / 3k)

Total crack. TK tries to get Carlos to watch Twilight (and fails). For the vampire enthusiasts @strandnreyes @lightningboltreader @rmd-writes.

6. Fifty First Dates (September / Firstprince / E / 26.4k)

Alex challenges Henry to go on fifty first dates and then wishes he was one of them. Also, oodies. For my baby girl @celeritas2997.

7. living at the centre of a wound still fresh (June / Tarlos / E / 43k)

The Tarlos honeymoon, reimagined.

8. all is near and can't be touched (May / Tarlos / T / 3.8k)

Season 4 Episode 16 coda.

9. Cause of Action (WIP / April / Hangster / T / 7.7k)

ARGH don't look here I need to finish it.

10. (Fl)oral Arrangements (March / Tarlos / E / 5.2k)

Tarlos smut made into a season 4 episode 8 coda.

11. Like Gravity (February / Hangster / E / 6.5k)

Flirting at a bar that turns into something else, with a twist.

12. Warm Whispers (February / Tarlos / E / 4.3k)

Gratuitous wedding night spec.

13. Hearbreak High (January / Tarlos / T / 6.8k)

Kidfic part 3 with a teenager experiencing heartache.

14. Love in Slow Motion (January / Tarlos / E / 32.7k)

Tennis AU prompt fills. Super soft.

15. Target Audience (January / Tarlos / E / 8.2k)

Carlos Reyes vs. TikTok. This fic is a damn comedy.

I'll leave an open tag for anyone who would like to share, please tag me if you decide to participate. I'll also yeet this into the rwrb fandom by tagging @rmd-writes @clottedcreamfudge @cha-melodius @cricketnationrise @kiwiana-writes @inexplicablymine @dumbpeachjuice @happiness-of-the-pursuit @everwitch-magiks and @indomitable-love just in case you haven't done it <3 and also @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut, @carlos-tk and @carlos-in-glasses just because.

[redfurrycat]

🏍️☃️5+1 Icemav Fic Recs☃️🏍️

Check the Top Gun Masterlist post for the latest updated version. 💕

Ao3 Authors: Aiolia, BeeKeys, Bermuda_trapezoid, Blazingstar29, Consulting_unicorn, Doodlewrite, Emkat123, Frogman17, IndigoBaz, Kerbyfullyloaded, Mysty_swirl410, Omnidirectional, Queen_of_Moons67, Qin_ling, Rabbit-factory, ReformedTsundere, Samwife, Sarah_Jane_Stewart, Saturn, Serie11, SharaRaizel, Theineffableprofessor, TheRebelHunter, Thewonderzebra, VarjoRuusu, Viridimessorem, Vulcanx.

(5+1 Hangster)

time = distance ÷ speed by omnidirectional {T}

Maverick hasn’t seen Iceman in years. But inevitably, they always cross paths again sooner or later. Five (plus one) potential timelines in which Maverick meets Iceman again 35 years later; some more on the comical side, others less so.

Blow me (a bubble) by samwife {T}

5 times Mav was defeated by Ice's gum skillz +1 time he wins

The Last Stage by ReformedTsundere {T}

Pete is eight when he is truly confronted with death for the first time. It's not the loss of a pet or a grandparent whose name he doesn't remember. No. Pete is eight-years-old, sat at the dining room table and coloring in the book his dad had sent. The pictures are funny, and he can't read the cover ("Vietnamese," his mommy had said), but he loves it all the same. Then there's a knock at the door.

Mr. Blue Sky by omnidirectional {M}

Tragedy first brings Iceman into Bradley’s life, but he quickly becomes the steadiest presence of the boy’s childhood… until a betrayal tears their small family apart. After years of silence, can Bradley find the words to make up for lost time? Five times Ice sings to Bradley, and the one time Bradley sings to Ice.

no brighter diamond by qin_ling {E}

Maverick is a star blazing across the sky, and Iceman would follow him to the ends of the earth. [Five times Ice thinks I love you, and one time he finally says it.]

Can It Be About Us by Saturn {E}

Is it that Mav and Ice need more privacy or just that they need to make better choices about when they get their hands on each other? Or, 5 Times Ice & Mav got cock blocked + 1 time they didn't

A Little Help by BeeKeys {T}

Maverick & Iceman have always helped Bradley whenever he needed it. He figures it's only fair if he helps them, too. or 5 times Ice & Mav helped Bradley, and one time he helped them.

I’ll be next to you, right by your side by thewonderzebra {G}

5 times Ice and Mav care for each other when they’re sick, and 1 time they care for someone who’s relying on them.

Honey, I adopted 11 idiots (don't worry, I'm also an idiot) by IndigoBaz {T}

5 times the kids didn't ask who Tom is and the one time they realized they *really* should have asked

How The Kids Found Out… by TheRebelHunter {T}

… That Their Captain Dad was married.

5 Times Someone Nearly Walked in on IceMav by TheRebelHunter {M}

… And the 1 time they did.

you'd be so nice, you'd be paradise by aiolia {T}

5 times Iceman watched Maverick be in love with someone else, and the one time it was him Maverick was in love with.

Read My Damn File! by viridimessorem {T}

5 times Iceman watched Maverick be in love with someone else, and the one time it was him Maverick was in love with.

Melting Point by bermuda_trapezoid {T}

A collection of scenes throughout their relationship in which Maverick touches Iceman and he completely freezes up. "Maverick is sleeping on him. Maverick is sleeping on him and Ice cannot stop feeling the points of contact like little fires on his skin. He’s hyper-aware of Maverick, instinctively tracking his breaths in and out, the way he shifts against Ice slightly, trying to get comfortable. Part of him wants to bring his arm down around Maverick’s shoulders and hold him tighter. The other part of him doesn’t know if he can bear any more contact."

Smooth by viridimessorem {T}

The Five times Maverick didn't know who gave him a gift and the one time he did.

Sapphires and Ivory by viridimessorem {G}

Maverick was not a fan of the Navy Ball. He went, when he was invited. Didn't mean he enjoyed it. Or The five times Iceman and Maverick ran into each other at the Navy Ball, and the one time they went together.

Take the Long Way by kerbyfullyloaded {T}

Five times Iceman tried to get Maverick to come home and the one time he finally did.

Who Watches Over You by omnidirectional {M}

Ice never expected anyone would ever call him “Dad,” but then Bradley Bradshaw came into his life. And after that, there was no time or space to wonder, Do I really want this or not? The reality was there in front of him, and he could either walk away or stay and live with it. Five times Ice and Bradley talked about the future.

Calling Me by viridimessorem {T}

Iceman loved his husband, he did, truly. But the man was an absolute menace, and he knew it. Or The five times Maverick interrupted Iceman's meeting, and the time Iceman returned the favor.

I'll reach my hands out in the dark by Sarah_Jane_Stewart {G}

Throughout their relationship Maverick and Iceman have always had each other to rely on, no matter what. 5 times Iceman held Maverick and one time Maverick held Iceman

tonight all the monsters gonna dance by doodlewrite {G}

Bradley Bradshaw has had the class of '86 wrapped around his finger since day one. In times like these, it's apparent that he's got a hold on Iceman Kazansky most of all. -- or: five times various members of the class of '86 dressed up for Halloween with Bradley, and one time they dressed up with Rooster.

Be My Love in the Rain by xihe1874 {T}

When they look back, they find that it all happened in rainy days. The questions, the pining, the longing, the comfort, and the love - the sound of rain is always the background music. The memories are dampened, but the love is still shiny and glorious. Six rainy days. Or, five times Maverick and Iceman didn't kiss in the rain, and one time they do.

Wide Open Skies Above Me by VarjoRuusu {T}

Five+1 times people help Maverick through his Claustrophobia/Anxiety, and 1 time he helps someone else. Pretty much all there is to it.

I'm getting old and I need something to rely on by doodlewrite {G}

“We never got married,” Ice thinks, watching the “Maverick” icon blink out on the screen. “I should have married him,” Mav thinks, as the chopper comes around and takes aim again. -- Or: 5 times Ice proposed to Mav, and the one time it stuck.

leave a tender moment alone by vulcanx {T}

Five times Maverick walks in on others in compromising positions and one time someone walks in on him kissing his husband.

Hello Stranger by Serie11 {T}

Five weddings Ice and Maverick attend, and one wedding where they get married. Or, Five times Ice hesitated, and one time he didn’t.

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.

Not Enough by mysty_swirl410 {T}

Iceman has been told one way or another and all through his life that he's not good enough, for whatever that may be. He dreads turning out even the slightest bit like his father, and he'll do everything in his power to stop himself from becoming like him. Or, five ways people say to Ice that he's not enough and the one time he says it.

keeping his cards close to his chest by Serie11 {T}

It's not that Lucy wishes that her boss would be more open with her. It's that she quite literally knows nothing about the man, despite Admiral Kazansky being her CO for half a decade.

Or: 5 times Ice successfully hid something from his staff, and 1 time Ice revealed his biggest secret

Getting Caught by Frogman17 {_}

The five times Iceman and Maverick almost got caught and the one time they did.

To Learn a Lifetime of You by ReformedTsundere {T}

It takes 20 years, but eventually, Maverick and Ice figure it out. Or 5 Times Maverick Learned Something about Ice, and 1 Time Ice Learned Something about Maverick.

looking to the sky to save me by Saturn {T}

Ice ignored the laughter that rang out through the locker room and focused on getting his gear put away so he could shower and make his way to a base clinician who’d handle the feathers Ice couldn’t manage. As he walked past Maverick toward the showers, he tried not to pay attention to the effortless way Maverick’s hands moved across Goose’s wings or his apparent ease at helping his friend. Ice has been taught that preening is a necessary but impersonal activity. Maverick has other ideas.

Vanilla by consulting_unicorn {M}

5 kinks Ice and Mav try that aren’t for them, +1 it turns out they were into all along.

The Surface Officers’ Spouses’ Club by Queen_of_Moons67 {G}

Maverick is a captain in his own right, but he’s also an admiral’s spouse. Or: Five times someone else calls Maverick “Admiral Kazansky’s husband/spouse,” and the one time Maverick refers to himself as such.

Two Outfits Then to My Name by rabbit-factory {G}

Five times Ice and Maverick end up in each others clothes (and the one time they don't).

hiding from ghosts in a haunted house by blazingstar29 {M}

Five times Maverick goes into work and the one time he takes leave.

Come Back To Me by Serie11 {T}

Five times Ice and Mav get married, and one time they legally register their marriage. Or, Ice and Mav's love through the years.

It's a Date by ReformedTsundere {T}

In hindsight, it was dumb, utterly stupid, and completely unfounded, but there had been a passing thought through Ice's head when he'd agreed. That, perhaps, the same bugs of attraction had crawled under Maverick's skin like they'd done his own. It doesn’t help in the slightest that Maverick, the idiot he is, winks and throws out a blase “It’s a date!” over his shoulder. Or: The 5 times Maverick says it's a date when it's not, and The 1 time he doesn't, and it is.

Morning Cuddles by SharaRaizel {T}

A 5+1 fic of IceMav through the years. 5 times Maverick had to put effort into keeping Iceman in bed and 1 time he didn't.

Maverick's Version by emkat123 {G}

He knows he is entirely too old and to dignified to be eavesdropping on people's doors. But the lyrics of this song are different than what he usually hears, less glittery and sparkly and less about being in love, more about… falling out of Love? Or, Five Times Mav sang a break up song and worried Ice and one time he sang a love song to show Ice they’re just fine. Or, sometimes you just need to scream a Taylor Swift Break Up song under the shower and feel the pain even though you are not heartbroken at all. We've all been there.

[halestrom]

❦ ➷ get to know your fellow fanfic writers better ༊ ✧.*

Tagged by @frankthesnek so thank you for this

When did you post your first ever fic? 2004-ish on livejournal. It was Harry/Draco

First character you wrote for? Harry Potter, which tracks for being 13 and in fandom in the early 2000's

Main characters you are currently writing for? Rooster, Hangman and Bob from Top Gun. I love them so much.

Characters you haven't written about before but plan on writing about soon? I want to write a fic for Phoenix so badly bc she is Goals as a human being. Also, IceMav but ahhhhh

Fandoms your currently writing for? Top Gun, and still SGA

Platonic pairings you currently write for? I love all variations of AR-1 as friends and so I love writing them as friends. Bc their friendship is SO GOOD and so different in all the ways.

Romantic pairings you currently write for? Hangster, and I'm team Bob/Phoenix. McShep, McLorne, OT4

Your top 3 tags on AO3 if you post there? Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort which 10000% tracks

Current platform where you post your works? Only AO3, but also sometimes on tumblr, but one of these days I will migrate them over.

Snippet of the WIP you are currently working on?

My currently fandom is set in current day so I'm having fun like...writing text messages lol so this is the latest set of text messages within the fic (i havent added the emojis in cuz im lazy so far)

Rooster: Raise ur hand if u get to be the token queers at some sort of gala

Rooster: hand raise emoji

Hangman: hand raise, middle finger, hand raise

Hangman: but then again, if they want the best. They have the best. And that’s me.

Rooster: hey!

Hangman: Don’t worry boo, you make some good arm candy.

Rooster: Thank you.

Fanboy: Vulcan fingers emoji

Harvard: sucks.

Halo: Hopefully the food is good!

Fritz: maybe someone famous will be there?

Yale: You boys got your uniforms?

Omaha: lol

Hangman: gotta get a new pants. This ass cannot be contained.

Coyote: by that he means he split his seam drunk the last time he was wearing it trying to drop it low

Hangman: Betrayal. But point stands. Ass too good. Rooster can confirm.

Rooster: confirmed.

Coyote: kiss face emoji

Hangman: crying emoji

Coyote: hug emoji

Hangman: hug emoji

Phoenix: you two are pathetic.

Phoenix:  you both owe me a drink

Bob: If you go and buy fusible bonding tape you can add it to the inside seam of your pants to help reenforce it.

Harvard: fucking bob’s the best isn’t he?

Yale: always looking for us

Fritz: what a fucking beauty, bob

Bob: :)

Hangman: Bob, you’re almost making me want a backseater

Phoenix: BACK THE FUCK UP

Halo: 20 on Phoenix

Fanboy: thumbs up

Payback: same

Harvard: same

Yale: 100 emoji

Omaha: same

Bob: Agreed

Rooster: sorry babe.

Hangman: hey!

Coyote: I got u boo

Hangman: at least someone’s loyal

Coyote: 40 on Phoenix

Hangman: fuck all y’all

no pressure tagging: @nimuetheseawitch @spurious @wonkyelk @trainofcommand @gingerpolyglot @esteefee @colonelshepparrrrd and whomever else wants to do this

[hangmanbradshaw]

20 questions for fic writers

Tagged by @urmomsonfire and I figured I should keep going with the writing questions today!!! (thanks kale, love u)

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 17

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 796,198 (do we think I can crack a million in close to a year we'll see)

3. What fandoms do you write for? I'm still living in Top Gun summer so I'll just be vibing here for a while

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

i want to brainwash you into loving me forever (nfl fake dating au)

baby, i'm howlin' for you (wolves & foxes au)

i can't stop you putting roots in my dreamland (rival princes au)

loose lips sink ships all the damn time (pirates au)

Love (Suite Love) (my travlor inspired AU lmao)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I try to!! I'm really behind right now because I get really sucked into writing (and life, been very busy with my social calendar at the moment) but eventually I'll go through and catch up. Writing like this is for community, ya know? Engagement? Making friends, being crazy together, it's the vibe. (Plus every time a comment notification dings, an idea angel gets its wings lmao it's my fave part- talking to people)

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Unhappy ending? Don't know her. I guess you can make my wish come true just cuz it ends with them deciding to kidnap the president and cyclone being like oh my god

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? it's 2am and i'm cursing your name is pretty stupid sweet but also wanna be your left hand man/iwtby left off prettyyyyyyy sweet

8. Do you get hate on fics? Everyone's always been sooooo sweet.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? *glances at my work from the corner of my eye* yes. just yes.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? My mummy fic has actual mummy characters. But I've written a lot of like inspired ones? Some loose, some closer. One based off the Mummy, one that's a mummy/national treasure crossover LMAO, one off Jurassic Park, one off Twister, one off Beauty & the Beast kinda, one off princess & the frog, one kinda princess diaries 2/how to lose a guy BUT I actually have an insane idea I came up with recently that would be a uhhhhhhh crossover I guess........I'm giggling as I think about it

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? I don't think so? I hope not.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? some people have asked! So maybe soon.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? nope! but I love to riff with other writers. i'm way too particular about my own work to co-write probably tbh

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? Hangster currently! prev: buddie, destiel, sharpay/gabriella from hsm (leave me alone lmao).

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? if I post I am going to make myself finish but I have some I've never posted that I doubt I'll finish (one's a rivals fake dating destination wedding)

16. What are your writing strengths? I'd say melancholic fluffy humor and banter, others have told me world building and being lowkey emotional

17. What are your writing weaknesses? being concise and angst actually- I struggle with that sometimes

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? Amazing when people can do it, but I tend to avoid writing it since I'm not fluent.

19. First fandom you wrote for? High School Musical and then I took a massive break and started with Top Gun again.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? I love all my babies for different reasons but IWTBY & That Little Farm are currently my true loves

Tagging anyone who wants to do this, also @paulmezcal as a welcome to tumblr (no pressure you def don't have to do it haha)

[the-ace-with-spades]

Hi just wanted to drop in and say hello. It’s been a minute since I put in an ask and I was looking at some of your old posts about potential fics. Thus, I wanted to ask you about the one called ‘all the time in the world (all the love)” that’s about Ice waiting for Mav to be ready. I was just wondering if that is in the works or that’s just an idea for later maybe?

Also wanted to thank you for the new chapter of monkey pilot. I absolutely loved it and it was freaking amazing. I know it came out a bit ago and I meant to come talk about it on tumblr but I lost track of time. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I am currently distracting myself with life while I wait for slow down’s new chapter. I hope you are well and hope you know you can reach out to me anytime of you’d like too. You are never a bother.

Hey there again! Thank you so much, I absolutely love your asks/comments and I'm glad that you're enjoying my works but please don't feel obligated to every comment/send asks - I'm writing for my and everyone's enjoyment and don't expect anything else from anyone.

I have many ideas that will probably never be finished and I try not to make promises, but all the time in the world (all the love) is something that is planned, all the dialogue is written out and one of the final scene is written in total actually. I just want to finish slow down first and one of its scenes is a torture atm (the hangster breakup from Bradley's POV).

Dunno how much I said about that extra/prequel but it's a 5+1 things fic, five times Ice waited for Mav, and one time Mav realized he was ready. So it'll very much relate to what I think I told you about Mav's advice and his and Ice's relationship in the other ask reply. Scenes in it will include: Ice and Mav's first kiss, Slider being done with Ice's pinning, Mav's return from Bosnia, Ice's dad's funeral, It's not going to be very long, maybe 10k tops.

I'm glad you're enjoying like a monkey pilot, too. Both of the fics are so dear to me, I'm still surprised there are people who are reading them with the same emotions as I do.

Hope you're doing okay and thank you again for all your messages 💙

I'm also going to mention here for you and anyone else who's ever not gotten much of a response from me but I'm very bad at written communication (ironic, given I'm fic writer, yeah). I think it mostly stems from my inability to read tone from text due to adhd/autism and some trauma concerning speaking I have from childhood, but it can make me seem unapproachable and is the reason I don't partake in social media/discord. The top gun fandom and its people are majority awsome but I just don't have the psyche to participate in discussion much. I really appreciate people who keep on reaching out despite that

[monkiedude]

Hi, I loved your hangster (& Patrick!) fic on ao3 so I wanted to check out your blog here. And I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting fics you like on ao3 on here too!! I'm always looking for more great stories and I've found so many things to read thanks to you already!😍 (While excited to see you post more of your own too of course)

Ahh! I am so glad you’ve liked the recs I’ve posted! I wish I saw more of that on tumblr honestly; I am also always looking for more great stories. And you are so sweet about my fic. It has been a little slow going the past week or so but hopefully I’ll be ready to post the first chapter of my sequel this weekend. Here’s a snippet!

[From “Nobody Wins Afraid of Losing” ch. 1; Hangman/Rooster]

“So I can tell it went well by the state of your neck,” Patrick starts, “but he’s not here, so…?”

Frustratingly: true. Bradley was not here. Hadn’t been since he left only about an hour after he’d arrived the night before. Jake very much wanted to be annoyed by that, by Bradley kissing him within an inch of his life and then slowing things down. Even worse, stopping, before either one of them managed to lose any clothing.

But, really, Jake was just charmed despite himself, which seemed par for the course when it came to Bradshaw. He’d looked pained when he brought his hands–which had been doing very, very satisfying things underneath Jake’s shirt–back to Jake’s head. He’d been breathing roughly when he smoothed Jake’s hair back from his forehead with one of them, the thumb of the other brushing slowly back and forth along the stubble on Jake’s jaw. He’d kissed Jake’s lips chastely as he got his knees under him and hitched his weight off of Jake.

Jake couldn’t bring himself to ask why Bradley was stopping, although his expression must have said it all, because Bradley was quick to explain–he was serious about dating Jake, and doing it right; he didn’t want things to go too far when he’d just been out with Patrick, even if nothing happened, which Jake heard the first time, thanks, Bradshaw. Bradley’d had time to think about what he wanted, he insisted, and wanted to make sure Jake was good with it too.

[crinkled-emotions]

If you're up to it, would you be interested in writing a fic where Rooster is stomach sick and tries to power through it at the Hard Deck and ultimately ends up throwing up on the ground, leading to him getting really embarrassed? If not, it's okay! I love your writing :)

I'm not currently taking Rooster requests BUT this was so up my alley I literally went oH FUCK and took this straight to Pooty where I then proceeded to dump ideas on her and then I remembered I had this sitting in my drafts!

It's my OC, Dee, and Rooster again, I'm on a bit of a kick because I'm finally nearly ready to post the prologue. If you wanted to write Hangster please let me know I'm in such a Hangster mood too!

(it's the Rooster is a slut [affectionate] agenda)

This was a little more graphic than usual but I've been playing it safe lately so y'know. Do what you will with that information.

This is a nice little filler fic while I finish up chest infection fic and also that tumblr prompt that I got overly attached to lmao.

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Dee's parents had flown in a couple of days prior and now that they had recovered from the flight, they were insisting that Dee and Bradley take a night for themselves, child-free. The moment the Daggers caught wind of this they were inviting Dee out (oh, yeah, Rooster can come too) and they collectively met at the Hard Deck. Jake and Sav were also having a kid-free night, courtesy of their next-door neighbour. Penny and Maverick waved from the bar but didn't interrupt the Daggers when they reunited at the pool table.

Dee smacked Rooster's ass as she made her way over to Bob, pausing to give him a hug before turning to Phoenix and they fell into easy conversation. Rooster ambled over to the game of pool happening at that moment, snatching a cue from where Jake was leaning on it.

"Ah, sorry, Bagman, didn't see you there," he said without a hint of apology in his tone. The other aviator went to complain when he smirked.

"Kid-free night and you're here? You poor bastard."

"I nearly stayed home myself, Dee deserves a night on her own and I was falling asleep while she was getting ready."

"Sav tried on at least three pairs of jeans before we left the house; I'm convinced they were all exactly the same."

Mickey burst out laughing.

"Man, you have no idea. My mom once took me shopping with her and I'm telling you, she held up the exact same thing in both her hands and asked me which I thought was better."

"Try having daughters," Rooster grumbled but deep down, he adored his girls and his son.

"Amen to that, man," Reuben agreed, clinking his beer against Rooster's when Penny appeared and placed a cold one in his hand.

"First one's on the house. Good to see you out and about, Rooster," she said as she walked back to the bar. Rooster thanked her, taking a sip.

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"How are you going, Dee; is it still chaos?"

Phoenix rounded the table Dee and Savannah were sitting on, bumping Sav's shoulder playfully as she joined them. Dee shrugged, picking at her beer bottle label.

"It's the same as it generally is; Roo's still asleep when I get up, and he's getting the kids ready for bed by the time I get home. By the time we're even thinking about alone time, we're both exhausted. I feel bad; he's home, and we haven't-"

"-oh, good, I don't think either of you want another baby right now," Phoenix deadpanned and Savannah snorted, rolling her eyes. Dee laughed.

"You're definitely right, but I miss him. There's this thing he does, with his-"

"-I'm gonna stop you right there, I can barely look at him straight after his and Jake's antics at Thanksgiving," Savannah said, a grimace on her face. She and Jake had also chosen to go kid-free for the night. Their eight month old, Ronan, was with their neighbour for the night. The ladies all burst out laughing, Dee glancing over at her husband. He was looking at her too and when she raised an eyebrow Bradley winked. She snorted, winking back and turning back to her conversation with Sav, Phoenix and now Bob who had ambled over.

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The next time she glanced up, she took one look at Rooster across the bar and put her water down. Bradley's face was flushed and his flannelette shirt was hanging on a nearby stool. He was talking to Javy and Reuben, leaning on the pool table, but there was something off that Dee couldn't decipher from so far away. She nudged Mickey's arm, gently interrupting the banter with Jake and Natasha.

“Are you fucking- oh, shit. I gotta go, but thanks for the chat. I miss hanging out with you guys.”

“You too, Dee. Have a good night.”

Mickey tuned back into the conversation with Jake and Natasha, letting Dee make her way across the bar to her husband. He wrapped his arms around her, leaning into her smaller frame.

“Ready to go home?” She asked into his tank top. When he shook his head she glanced up at him in question; she'd gotten the vibe he'd had enough when he'd passed her at one point and passed her his half-full beer.

“I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

Dee pulled away, brushing a hand through Rooster’s hair and frowning.

“Right now? Are you drunk? Look, I get we've been lightweights since the kids came, but-”

“-we should- fuck, I'm-"

“Okay, c’mon.”

Dee took him by the hand, leading him out of the Hard Deck. Penny and Maverick, still sitting at the bar together, waved at the couple in passing. Maverick’s brows furrowed at his godson’s condition but Dee shook her head.

"Bit off more than he could chew; gonna go puke on some shrubs outside and he'll be ready to go again."

As the couple walked toward the front doors Dee put a hand on Bradley's back, grimacing.

"You’re running a fever,” she whispered to him as they neared the Bronco.

“Wouldn’t be surprised.”

His face was pale, a hint of green, and Dee steered him to the nearest bush.

“Alright, there you go,” she said softly, running a hand over his shoulders. Rooster leaned on the wooden barrier, wincing when his stomach cramped. At least he’d made it outside. He whimpered, throwing up again but with a little less intensity.

The first time was always the worst. Dee could remember it all too well from her morning sickness days.

“I know, honey. Slow down, I don’t want you to tear your throat.”

“I can’t,” Rooster croaked from where he was still trying to catch his breath after the last bout. When he caught a break he scrubbed at his nose, going to wipe his mouth with the end of his shirt. Dee stopped him, pulling a baby wipe from a travel pack in her purse.

“Still wiping vomit, even when we don’t have the kids with us,” she snorted. Rooster suddenly looked guilty.

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“Baby, I’m so sorry, I totally ruined it-“

“-what are you talking about? I spent time with the team, Mav showed me some of your baby pictures, and we socialised with people who are taller than our belly buttons. Ugh, the fact that I said that- I feel like I've been watching Bluey through my eyelids on repeat.”

He snorted. Dee helped him upright, sighing as she swiped at his moustache. Her hand snuck up the back of his shirt, feeling for the fever she’d thought she felt earlier. Sure enough he was burning against her palm and she frowned.

“Did you feel sick earlier? How long have you had a fever?”

“I dunno, I thought I just didn’t eat enough before drinking.”

“Okay, let’s get you home. Are you going to projectile again?”

“I’d just like to say a blanket apology now, because we both know the next 24 hours are not going to be pretty.”

“Ha! That’s cute.”

Dee tossed the baby wipe she’d used on her husband into the nearest bin, grimacing as she pointed at it.

“Why couldn’t you have hurled in that?”

“I. Uh. Panicked?”

“Good for you, Roo, meanwhile I’ve gotta find something to rinse the puke off the ground with.”

“It’s literally the puke spot for the Hard Deck. Jake was there last month; even poor Bob made an appearance once.”

The colour drained out of his face again and Dee pushed him back toward the bush when he put a hand on his stomach, the other held to his mouth in disgust. Dee moved her hand firmly between his shoulder blades, making sure he wasn't going to fall on his ass.

“Okay… there you go, honey.”

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With Bradley sitting in the Bronco, very quiet for someone who made her laugh so hard she'd recycled her coffee into her cup on more than one occasion, Dee made her way back into the Hard Deck. Sav had found her husband and was sitting on his lap, undoubtedly whispering something very not-safe-for-hard-deck in his ear by the way he blushed. Dee had never seen Jake Seresin blush and quite frankly, she kind of hoped she never had to again. It was unsettling.

"Penny, hey. Listen, can I ask a favour- oh. Uh. Thanks."

Penny handed Dee a plastic bucket as well as paper towels, winking.

"I've done this a couple of times. You can keep the bucket, I've started buying them in bulk."

"You're a car-saver, Penny!" Dee called before jogging back through the crowd.

By the time she got back to the Bronco, Rooster was hanging out of the door but he hadn't actually been sick. He glanced up at Dee and winced.

"So... not the ending you were expecting to tonight?"

"Hey; my parents are here a week and a half. I'm not pissed; well, I'm not now that I know you're not drunk."

"I wasn't- pass that here."

Rooster reached for the bucket Dee had, tucking it into his arms.

"Alright, you hold on to that, let's get you home. Good thing I can drive the Bronco."

The Bronco only really came out when it was the two of them; other than that, it followed Rooster around on his deployments if possible. Now that he was permanently stationed out of North Island and Dee and the kids had moved to San Diego, most of the time the Bronco was a daily commute vehicle.

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By the time they were pulling into the driveway, the house quiet because all three kids were with Dee's parents at the airbnb they were staying in. Dee unbuckled her seatbelt and reached over, detaching Rooster from the bucket.

"Pass it over, babe, I don't want to see you until you're in the shower."

As unwell as he was, Rooster glanced over and winked at Dee, holding a fist to his mouth again.

"Bucket-"

"-oh, fuck, gotcha-"

Dee passed the bucket back, rubbing a hand between Bradley's shoulder blades.

"Let it out," she sighed, resting her shoulder against the steering wheel to keep an eye on her husband. When he had control of his stomach again, she took the bucket and got out of the Bronco, taking the bucket with her to unlock the door. Once Rooster was inside she directed him to the downstairs shower and went into the laundry to start clean up.

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I tagged 1,423 of my posts in 2022

#love - 473 posts

#babes - 451 posts

#bradley rooster bradshaw - 450 posts

#jake hangman seresin - 426 posts

#top gun: maverick - 420 posts

#hangster - 336 posts

#sereshaw - 285 posts

#pete maverick mitchell - 198 posts

#natasha phoenix trace - 154 posts

#bradley/jake - 133 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#also in my mind they silently told each other that they can fly with the other anytime and and that they are both glad that the other is ok

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Ok!! So now that it's officially fanon that Jake "Hangman" Seresin is indeed the biggest Swiftie out of the group, what do y'all think are his top Taylor songs??

The correct answer is ✨obvisouly all of them✨ but if you could only pick 5-10 (😩), which ones are they (and why, but you don't have to say why if you don't want to/don't have the time, effort and energy to)?

I'm choosing:

1) Gorgeous

2) All Too Well 10 minute version

3) King of my Heart

4) Style

5) Love Story

6) Out of the Woods

7) Fearless

8) Red

9) Cardigan 

10) You are in Love

BONUS: Our Song, This Love, Mary’s Song (Oh My My My), The Best Day, Better than Revenge, New Romantics.

I am begging all of you to let me and the rest of us fans know!!!

(Also, Glen Powell needs to 👏🏻get 👏🏻on 👏🏻it and add some Taylor to his official Spotify Hangman playlist! We are more than ✨ready for it✨. 😏😉😝😍)

P.S-I know that these are numbered from one to ten, but in my mind, they’re not actualy ranked that way. Especially because I can see Jake loving and appreciating all of these songs equally. 🤗😌 The numbers on this list are more for pratical reasons than anything else!! 

33 notes - Posted June 25, 2022

#4

I love how as a fandom, though we ship Jake "Hangman" Seresin with different people, the one thing that we all agree upon is that he is so totally not straight. 😊

(And to those of you who are seeing the connection between Hangman and Phoenix...you are valid and accurate; there was definetly something there that was/had been happening between them...👀)

35 notes - Posted June 16, 2022

#3

I was so excited to see Top Gun: Maverick that though I have in fact seen the original many times before, I didn't rewatch it before I went to the theater.

Last night I rewatched it again after seeing TG: M three times (so far!!). I'm embarrassed to admit this but here we go: I totally forgot about the part where they're in the bar and Ice comes over to Goose and Mav and greets Goose by saying, "Mother Goose!" 🥺🤧

It's an important part and means so much to me, especially because of how broken up Ice later is when he's telling Maverick how sorry he is about Goose. 😭

43 notes - Posted June 16, 2022

#2

Y'ALL:

This is from a Buzzfeed article (read it in full here: 17 Times "Top Gun: Maverick" References "Top Gun" https://buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/top-gun-maverick-then-vs-now) and when I read the above I literally screamed out loud because basically, this article is confirming that yep, all of us did indeed see what we saw when it comes Hangman and Rooster. 🤩

Look, interpret this piece of information (that we all knew anyway lol) however you want, just know that I am loosing my fangirl mind right now.

Addtionally, on a somewhat related but also kind of random note, I would like to point out that I personally see Hangman as an Ice-Maverick hybrid because he kind of looks like Ice, but he follows the rules like how Maverick did (or didn't, rather...). Looks aside, I also get Ice vibes after he saved Mav and Rooster at the end of the movie!!!

And Bradley is very much his father's son, but still makes sure to follow the rules, always and of course (as we all saw!) is the first to point out whenever people are being unsafe and leaving their wingman when they aren't supposed to (Ice vibes for Rooster, anyone?? 🥺💙).

70 notes - Posted June 17, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Thinking about how Jake would call Bradley "baby" as a pet name has me going absolutely feral.

Not to mention all of the different ways he can say it and the context of when he uses it.

Just imagine them waking up next to each other and Jake's usually unheard southern accent slips out when he utters, "Morning, baby," because it's still early and he hasn't had time to adjust quite yet.

Or when he gleefully shouts, "Hey, baby!!" from across the room when he sees Bradley again for the first time after either one of them has been away on an assignment.

And of course, when they are in the heat of the moment and Jake pants out, "Yeah, baby, right there, that's the spot."

Yeah. 😌😍

Bradley is Jake's baby for now and for forever. ❤️

81 notes - Posted June 30, 2022

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Hi Lola!

🧭 and 🤡 for the ask game! And, if three isn’t too many (I don’t wanna steal them all lol) also ♻️ bc that’s something I’m struggling with atm as a beginner’s writer 🙃

Aaand ofc ❤️😌

hi mar! 💜 thank you so much for the ask!

1. An alternative title to one of your WIPs

never too late really could be titled "heath ledger made me do it".

2. How many WIPs are you actively working on?

i just finished all my parts of call me (which is a 911 lone star co-written fic with @rmd-writes). i'm very excited to see that get finished and posted! aside from that, i'm currently working on:

a. the sequel to the ring-in (currently known as 'the ring-in 2.0' but i'm sure it will get a title soon) (911 lone star). i've been waiting to write this for so long and even getting the first chapter down has been a blast.

b. eurotrip (rwrb). i've said it a million times but this fic just scares me. it's so long and i have so much to go and i keep getting imposter syndrome about it.

c. cause of action (tgm). this is just a passion project - i write it when i feel like it and i have no expectations for it. BUT it's a fic about a law firm so it's very cathartic for me to write, plus i've been hitting the hangster fic hard recently so i'm very inspired.

d. never too late (aka the 10 things i hate about you au) (911 lone star). which is not a wip because i've finished it, but i still need to edit it severely before posting so...it's languishing. it's the new alta. someone go save it (it needs to be me but i simply am avoiding).

(i'm currently trying to do one week ls, one week rwrb and squeeze tgm in when i feel like it).

3. A scrapped idea for your current WIP

i can't really think of one for my current wip but in call me, rae and i had written some very vague ideas for the epilogue, but then after i had written my last part we looked at it, discussed what we thought should be written and what we came up with was...way better than what we had originally put down. i think being able to re-read the fic in its totality and having the vibes of the previous parts were important in assessing the kind of stuff we wanted to close the fic out with 💜

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