#the hard deck

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I know the Hard Deck is never as loud as when Bradley's singing Piano Man and the "and he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy, and probably will be for life" line comes on

[themissingmango]

[roostersmustache]

Mav's Surprise

Pairing: Bradley x Charley (OC)

A/N: I'm backkk with a little Hard Deck blurb! I'm so sorry for my absence, life is kind of crazy. But I love writing for these two, and I had some time, so I got this one out! Requests for The Hard Deck are still open, as I love to get writing ideas, so feel free to send any my way!

Synopsis: Bradley and Charley break the news to Mav that they're expecting.

Warnings: None really, lots of fluff, talks of pregnancy

Word Count: 2.2k ish

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Maverick's birthday party was yesterday.

Penny had hosted, and many of Mav's aviator friends and Penny's girlfriends had made their way to their house. Bradley and Charley had, of course, been there as well. Everyone congratulated the new fiance's on their engagement. A ring on Charley's finger wasn't easy to hide from the prying eyes of Penny's friends.

Maverick and Penny both hadn't been shocked at the news of their engagement. To Charley's surprise, Bradley had asked for both of their blessings before he proposed, so the older couple knew it was coming.

Maverick had cried, Penny had cheered, and Amelia had hugged them both before insisting she be a bridesmaid.

Penny and Amelia were all over Charley about planning the wedding, they had been hounding her about dress shopping, venues, and a honeymoon ever since she had broke the news to them.

Charley was excited. She was so beyond excited. But she had other, more important life changes happening that would have to make the wedding wait.

Charley was now, on the mark, a whole four weeks pregnant. Her doctor had managed to squeeze her in earlier than she expected for her first ultrasound and prenatal visit, and a teary eyed Bradley had accompanied her there.

Watching the sonograph show their baby, their baby, was a surreal feeling Charley had never known. That appointment was all smiles and tears, and the ultrasound photos had gone on the refrigerator as soon as they got home.

They had also clipped a picture off and wrapped it up in a gift box, a note inside saying "Grandpa!"

As much as Charley knew her dad would be thrilled about the baby, she was still scared to tell him. She was worried he would get angry with Bradley, claiming he came in and ruined her life by making her fall in love with him for him only to burn in one day. She knew how irrational this fear was, but it didn't mean she didn't have it.

Today, they were going over to Penny and Mav's to have lunch, and they were going to surprise the two of them at some point. Charley was messing with the bow on the gift box, her thoughts muddling her brain and making her anxious.

"You ready?" Bradley asked, walking into the kitchen where Charley was standing, the keys to his Bronco dangling from his fingers.

"Yes," she replied, blinking out of her stare. She grabbed the gift box, and walked past Bradley to the door.

"You okay?" He asked before they walked out to the car. His brows were furrowed as he looked at his fiance who would hardly look him in the eyes. When she did, he could see the battle in them.

"What's going on?" He asked further.

"What if he's not happy," Charley replied, referring to her father.

"Charley," Bradley said, grabbing her cheeks. "He's going to be so excited."

"But we announced our engagement yesterday, what if he says its too soon?"

"He's not going to say that. And even if he did, we're both well off adults who can take care of a child. What matters is that we're happy."

"I know, but he's my dad, and I want him to be proud, and just as excited as we are."

"There's not a doubt in my mind that he will be, honey," Bradley said, kissing Charley on the forehead.

Charley just sighed and opened the door, leading the pair out to the car. Once they got in, Bradley put on some of their favorite songs to try and lighten the mood, but Charley's stomach was in knots the entire way to her dad's.

Once they got there, they were greeted with smiles from Pete, Penny, and Amelia, Penny hugging the both of them and then ushering them to the table. She had it all set and laid out, the menu today being shrimp tacos.

They all sat down,Bradley next to Charley, Amelia at the head of the table, and Mav and Penny across from Bradley and Charley. Penny started bringing in various beverage options. She brought in a couple beers for Pete and Bradley, wine, and lemonade. Bradley and Pete were laughing about something that had happened at base regarding Hangman, the two in their own world.

The men took their drinks and opened the caps, taking a sip as they took in what was on the table in front of them. Penny poured herself a glass of wine and then grabbed Charley's glass to fill it. Charley was quick to act, sitting up straighter in her seat.

"Oh, I don't need any wine today, Pen. Thank you, though," she said, a light blush rising to her cheeks, because Charley never passes up wine.

"Oh okay, honey," Penny said, setting her glass down and moving to set the wine on the table. She had a slightly confused look on her face, raising a brow at the young girl. Because again, Charley never passed up wine.

"I'll just stick to lemonade," Charley said, grabbing the pitcher and pouring herself some.

As if Bradley could feel Charley's nerves radiating off of her, he put a comforting hand on her thigh and squeezed it. She glanced at him and gave him a soft smile.

"So, Charley, let me see the ring," Penny squealed from across her.

Charley held out her hand, her nerves easing a bit and being replaced with the feeling of excitement. She wiggled her fingers a bit, making the diamond dance in the sun shining through the windows. Everyone could tell Bradley hadn't aired on the cheaper side when choosing a ring for her.

"Oh gosh it's stunning," Penny gushed. "Look, Pete, isn't it gorgeous?"

Charley watched as her father averted his gaze to his daughters ring, a smile widening across his face.

"I'm so happy for you two," he said, looking up at the pair. "About a year ago I would've had Bradley's head for proposing to my daughter, but now I can't imagine anyone better suited for her."

Charley beamed at her fathers words, and Bradley chuckled. "I'm honored," he said.

Throughout lunch, the five of them had been chatting about any and everything. Amelia was going into her sophomore year of high school, and Bradley and Charley had learned all the drama between her friend group. Maverick was now working alongside Penny at The Hard Deck on top of helping out at Top Gun whenever he could. The table topics were all of the topics no one was able to talk about at Mav's party the day before.

When everyone was finished eating, Charley patted Bradley's thigh twice, their agreed signal that it was time to break the even bigger news they had to share. Bradley set his drink down and cleared his throat, turning his attention to his fiance.

"Dad," Charley said, a heat rising to her cheeks as she leant down to grab the gift box nestled in her purse that was by her feet. "Bradley and I have another gift for you, one we couldn't give yesterday. Really, it's for all of you, but it works well as a birthday gift I think."

Charley passed him the gift box and Pete beamed from across the table.

"You guys didn't have to get me, or us, anything," he said.

The young couple watched as Maverick began to open the gift box, Penny peering over him and Amelia coming to peer over his shoulder. Charley nervously bit at her lip and grabbed Bradley's hand. He looked to her and nodded at her, giving her a soft smile. She gave him a nervous grin back.

Charley studied her fathers facial expressions the entire time he unwrapped the tissue paper from inside the box. The first to gasp was Penny, a smile immediately forming on her lips. She looked to the young couple and beamed, walking over to Bradley as he stood and giving him a big hug. Charley was glued to her seat as she watched her father take in the information he had just received. She watched as his brow furrowed a little bit and then widened in shock. She watched as his eyes then softened and filled with tears, and she watched as he smiled down at the picture. The two locked eyes, and Charley immediately started crying herself.

"Am I really going to be a grandfather?" Maverick tearfully asked. Charley just nodded, and he let out a breath before standing and walking over to his daughter. Charley stood wiping her eyes, and the two embraced.

Charley felt all of her worries leave as she hugged her dad. He pulled back to look at her and gave her one of the biggest smiles she's ever seen from him.

"Congratulations honey," Mav said, squeezing her shoulders.

He adverted his gaze over to Bradley and brought him into a big hug. Penny walked over to Charley and embraced her too, giving her a large smile.

"When did you find out?" Penny asked.

"I found out while Bradley was on his mission," Charley said, wiping a few remaining tears from her eyes.

"I'm so happy for you both," Maverick said, sitting back down. "I can't believe I'm going to be a grandfather."

"I was so scared you were going to be upset," Charley laughed, following her dad and sitting down. Everyone joined and took their seats, Bradley's hand immediately went to hers.

"Why would I be upset? This is the greatest news ever," Maverick said, giving his daughter a look of disbelief.

"I don't know," she shrugged and laughed.

"Congrats you two," Amelia said, leaning over and giving Charley a hug and Bradley a fist bump.

"Auntie," Charley winked, poking Amelia in the shoulder.

"Oh my gosh," Penny exclaimed, sitting up straighter. "Now we have a wedding and a baby to plan for!"

"One thing at a time," Charley laughed, holding her hand out at Penny. "The baby comes first and then the wedding."

"Well of course," Penny smiled. "But such exciting times!"

~~

Once they were done with lunch, Charley and Bradley headed home. The young couple were all smiles as they drove home in Bradley's Bronco, and the smiles continued into their home.

They were greeted by Margot at the door, meowing at them. Charley figured she was excited to see them because she knew it was her dinnertime.

She fed Margot while Bradley took a shower, and then she headed off to get relaxed herself. As she was changing, she stopped to look at herself in the mirror. She was only four weeks along, but she gazed anyways.

She didn't look pregnant, but just knowing that there was a baby in there was enough to bring a smile to her face. In just a couple months she'd have a bump, and she couldn't wait.

Bradley exited the bathroom wearing only a pair of sweatpants, and joined Charley in front of the mirror. He smiled at her through the mirror, his hands finding a spot on her hips.

"What are you up to?" He asked.

Charley hummed and leaned back into his chest, sighing at the familiar scent of him. His skin was warm and his hair still slightly damp from his shower.

"Just looking," she replied. "I don't look pregnant but I will."

"No you look pregnant," Bradley replied.

Charley turned to face him and gave him a puzzled look.

"No I don't....no one can tell I'm pregnant babe," she giggled.

"I can," he shrugged.

"Yeah because you know I'm pregnant," she laughed.

"Still," he said, nuzzling his face in her hair. "I can tell. You have a certain look about you. I don't know how to explain it."

"Would you say I'm....glowing?"

"Yeah," he said, kissing the top of her head.

"That's called the pregnancy glow," she smiled.

"See? You look pregnant."

She just laughed and spun around to kiss him, wrapping her arms around his neck. His hands still remained on her hips, giving them a squeeze.

"Our baby is so lucky," Charley said, breaking away from the kiss to give Bradley a smile.

"Yeah she is," Bradley agreed.

"She?" Charley questioned.

"Yeah," he shrugged. "I think she's a girl."

"And how on earth do you know that?"

"I have a feeling," he replied. "It just makes sense to me."

Charley thought about it for a second, having a girl. She doesn't care what gender her baby is, all she cares about is that her baby is healthy. But to have a girl would be a dream come true. Pink, and bows, and dresses, and dolls. And Bradley being a girl dad...she blushed. She didn't know if her heart could handle it.

"I think I agree with you, Bradshaw," Charley beamed.

"Yeah? A girl?"

"I think so," she nodded with a smile.

"You make me the happiest man," Bradley said, picking her up and spinning her around before dropping her on the bed.

"You make me pretty happy too, Rooster," she smiled, leaning in to give him a kiss.

~~

And that's itttt! I had fun writing this one. Bradley and Charley are my faves!! Don't forget to like, comment, and of courseeee reblog!

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since Ao3 is down I'll postpone the posting of my fic until later, so for now might I interest anyone in the Penny and Amelia piece I drew for @topgunzine ? It was an absolute treat to moderate and create for this zine, please keep an eye out for the launch of leftover sales!

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There’s a cute little firepit space out the front of the hard deck??? and a lil deck at the other side?? 🥹 (+ apparently a lot of patrons who ride motorcycles)

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Mimosas comin' right up! Penny enjoys a morning sail, followed by a boat yard brunch. She's also been known to keep some champagne on hand to enjoy a drink or two in the middle of the ocean blue 🥂

Penny Benjamin | Sail Away | requested by @princessofglitterland

In case bloodys with brunch are more your style, and see what others are drinking!

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Piece by Piece

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Mitchell!reader x dad!Maverick

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a/n: I know, I know. Im starting a new series even though i haven’t finished by hunger games one, my clone wars one or my marauders one. I also have marvel series i started on ao3 that i haven’t updated in literally years.. and don’t even get me started on ted lasso.

I guess inspiration just strikes when it strikes.

anyway, here’s the fic

summary: Arrival to North Island means visiting the nearby Navy Bar, the Hard Deck, which is run by your dear friend Penny Benjamin. Of course, you’re not the only visitor that night.

warnings: verbal abuse, drinking, character death, trauma, unedited

It’s strange, how in just a few hours, your whole life can totally and completely change. In just a few minutes, the strangest things can happen - the worst and the best.

In the span of five minutes, you solidified your top spot in the top gun academy. 

In the span of two, you ruined your relationship with your mom.

In the span of one minute and thirty seconds, Your best friend died because of a choice you made.

And within five minutes of that incident, you weren’t too far behind. 

In one minute, sifting through a box your stepfather sent you, you find a picture you’ve never seen before: Your mother, wearing a smile you’ve never seen on her face before, wrapped in the arms of a handsome navy pilot, all teeth and jawbone and eyebrows. 

And with thirty seconds of your arrival at the Hard Deck, that very same pilot comes waltzing in. 

Penny pauses her conversation with you, about how you’ve been, what you’ve been up to, how sorry she is for you, and strikes up a very similar conversation with him.

They have history, you can tell. 

Penny taps the counter over the barstool next to you - one of the only ones available in the crowded bar.

It only takes his polite smile to cement it in your head that this is him. 

This is your father. 

You don’t let anything show through, though. You stir up your shirley temple and smile, introducing yourself as majesty. 

“Ah. I’m in the Navy, too, you know. I’ve never met a Majesty before, though.” 

“Well, sir, this is a Navy bar… and I was on leave up until just recently. It doesn’t surprise me that you haven’t heard of me, since I was stationed in the Peninsula before , and everything there is pretty hush, hush.”

“Maverick,” he says, smiling again, but genuinely. He holds out his hand and you shake it. “Pleasure to meet you, Majesty.”

“likewise, sir. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I finally see someone I know.” 

You bounce off, holding your drink tightly, acting as if your whole life hasn’t just been shaken up by a chance encounter at one of the many Navy bars in North Island. 

Approaching the group of other lieutenants, you steal a glance back at him grinning at Penny with the same stupid lovestruck expression that you saw in the photo.

Yep. That’s him. 

Maverick watches Majesty’s retreating form before she disappears in a group of rowdy pilots, wondering where he’s heard that name before. Majesty. 

He vaguely remembers some news from the peninsula about a year ago, but as the lieutenant had said, the news from there is very limited and very filtered. Something about a pilot whose call sign was Duchess…

“Uh oh.” Penny’s deadpan voice interrupts his thoughts. “You’re thinking. That’s never good.”

She slides him his beer and he laughs softly at her joke. 

“You know that pilot- Majesty - well?”

Penny glances over to where she disappeared into the group of pilots. She’s laughing along with the group while playing pool. They watched her take a shot.

The first thing he thinks is, she sucks.

“Yeah.. She’s a nice girl.” Penny starts deftly making a drink with the confidence of someone who’s done it a thousand times. “She watched Amelia for me when we were going through a divorce. Truly a lifesaver for both of us.” Penny meets his eyes. “She’s had a hard life, that one, and she’s not really ever had a reprieve from it, either. It’s good to see her laughing again.”

He sighs, knowing there’s a lot of pilots who joined up to get away from difficult families. 

He’s so caught up in his thoughts that he doesn’t recognize Bradley Bradshaw himself walking in until he walks up to Majesty and plants a kiss on her cheek,

He raises a hand.

“Penny, check, please?”

You’re having a surprisingly fun time at the Hard deck. You haven’t been clubbing since before you were deployed, and certainly not to a bar.

Who would you go with?

but the pilots you’ve met - and the old friends you’re seeing again are nothing but kind. (at least, to you. It’s been five minutes and Rooster and Hangman are already going at it) 

Phoenix introduces you to the pilots you don’t know, but there aren’t many. You swim in the same circles as most of them.

You line up a pool shot and slide the stick quickly, aiming the white ball at a general cluster of colored balls, and missing all of them completely.

“Now that,” a cocky voice begins over your left shoulder, “That was an astoundingly awful shot, your highness.”

You turn to face Hangman, who’s significantly taller than you, but you still stare right into his eyes. 

“I’ve never played before,” you defend. “And it’s Majesty.”

“Sure it is, darlin’. Lemme show you how to shoot pool.”

You cross your arms.

“Are you going to mansplain eight ball to her, Bagman?” Natasha- Phoenix - juts in. 

“Yeah, are you?” You ask, voice intentionally provocative, meant to make him splutter. Frustratingly, he doesn’t, only coolly lines up a shot - making it perfectly. 

“No, I’m offering to explain how to play properly, so it’s more fun for the both of us.”

You can hear the smirk in his voice. 

Before you can respond with another teasing comment, the music shuts off, making way for a loud, unhappy groan from almost everybody in the bar.

You hear the familiar intro to Rooster’s favorite song, (It’s the only one he learned how to play) and hand the stick off to Bob, whose wide eyes widen even further.

“That’s my cue to leave,” You announce to the group. “I can’t listen to this song for the fifty-thousandth time.”

You blow a kiss to Phoenix and wave to the rest of the pilots, hugging Fanboy, a close friend of yours, and bid adieu to Penny, slipping her a twenty.

“Thanks Penny. See you later, yeah?”

Penny winks at you and waves. You lean into the door and press out into the cool night air, the sound of the ocean suddenly the only sound you can hear - besides Rooster’s muffled voice and piano playing. 

You walk around the bar, getting ready to head back to base. The last thing you expect is to meet eyes with Maverick, who looks like he’s seen a ghost.

“Sir? Are you okay?”

Your voice startles him out of his daze. He shakes his head slightly. 

“Yeah. I’m good.”

His eyes drift to Rooster again through the window, a peculiar expression passing over his face.

“…Well, I’m headed back to base. Have a good night, sir.”

You turn around, hands in your pockets, beginning the short walk back to the barracks.

“Wait. Do you mind if I join you?”

You shake your head ‘no’ and stop to wait for him to catch up with you. How strange is this, the man you just realized was tour father walking with you back to the barracks. 

You walk down the beach in silence, watching the waves crash on shore. There’s not much to say. 

“Are you here for the mission?” he asks eventually, finally, one of you breaking the silence. 

“I.. actually don’t know, sir. They didn’t tell us anything but the fact that we had to be in class tomorrow.”

You meet his eyes, briefly analyzing his face before turning your gaze back to your boots in the sand. There are some features, you suppose, that are similar in your faces. little things, but if he’s your father, you definitely take after your mother. 

“So.. yes. Then you must be a damn good pilot. Penny seems to think so.”

You laugh.

“Penny has what I like to call ‘Mom goggles.’  She thinks everything I do is the greatest thing ever.” 

It’s his turn to laugh.

“‘Mom goggles’? I’ve never heard of that.”

“Well, you’re not married. Give it time and you’ll figure it out.”

Maverick puts his hands up.

“Hang on. How’d you know I’m not married?”

You gesture to his hand. 

“No ring on your finger. And by the way you were shamelessly flirting with Penny literally all night.”

“I was not!”

You shake your head, laughing to yourself. 

This could’ve been us.

you clear your throat, looking out over the sea. The sun has fully set, now, and you’re getting close to base. You yawn, covering your mouth. 

You turn up the path to the base, in a comfortable silence when the your phone rings. You fumble through your pants, unzipping the pocket where you’ve stashed you phone. It reads one word, one you’ve been dreading. 

Mom.

 You cast Maverick an apologetic glance and then take the phone  call. 

“Hey, mom. What’s wrong?” You can hear the resigned sigh in your voice. Captain Mitchell has stopped walking, waiting for you. You shoo him away, not wanting to inconvenience him more.

Your mother’s voice is unintelligible. Staticky and blurred. 

“My baby!” she finally says in words you can understand. “Where are you? I came home and looked in your room and you were gone!”

You rub your eyes. 

“Mom. You’re drunk. Where’s Kevin?”

Usually, by this point, Kevin, your stepdad would step in. 

Maybe, you think, somewhat bitterly, he’s come to his senses and left the crazy lady. 

“Out,” is all she says. “You’re not still running around with the Navy, are you?”

She’s says the word Navy like it’s a slur. 

“Mom-“

“Because this is just a phase, (y/n). You’ll get over it and realize that I was right all along. You don’t belong on the battlefield, you belong in school.”

“Mom, as a matter of fact, i love my job and i’m not planning on leaving it anytime soon.”

This is a conversation you’ve had many a time. Almost every time she’s drunk she calls you up to criticize your life choices. 

“Then you’re a failure.”

“Gosh, I really wonder why I left.”

That’s when you hang up, abruptly cutting off your mother mid sentence. 

You make it all the way to the barracks before you angrily start punching things. The nice thing about living on base again is the free gym available to you, so you change into a ratty old shirt and shorts and go down to the officer’s gym, where punching bags are already hanging. 

You do a quick job of wrapping your hands, then begin the assault on a bag, sending it swinging with a punch.

You keep going and going and going until your knuckles feel like they’re bleeding or broken or at least bruised, and all the stress and anger with your mother has burned off. 

You hit the shower after the gym, then collapse into bed.

Your phone is lit up with four call notifications and twenty six text messages from your mom, which you promptly ignore, silence your phone and fall asleep.

“Duchess, fly away!”

“Get out of there!”

“It’s okay.”

“Majesty!”

Your eyes snap open, your back and arms are covered in sweat. You hold your breath in and let it out, trying to calm your heartbeat. 

You glance at the clock. 

Jesus Christ, it’s only three in the morning. 

This mission can’t come soon enough.

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btw i know nothing about north island or the navy

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Ch. 6 Rejected

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The story and situation I am creating are a work of my imagination and I do not ascribe them to official story canon. This work is for entertainment only and is not a part of the storyline.

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Since you had worked late the night before, you were able to finish up work at noon. Jake had stayed with you the whole time and really enjoyed feeding the animals and helping.

The two of you walk out to your truck and Jake looks at you.

"I had a really good time this morning. Thank you," he says as he opens your car door and helps you in and you look at him.

"You're welcome," you reply as you move a piece of loose hair out of your eyes.

You could feel your heart start to beat faster as Jake's face started to get closer.

"Dr. Holloway!" a female voice yells and the two of you separate as you see Misty run out of the building. Jake walks around and gets in on the passenger side as you talk to Misty.

"What's up?" You asked, slightly relieved to be out of the kissing range.

"There's a message for you," Misty says and hands you a piece of paper. "Some guy," Misty adds after you take the paper.

"Thank you, Misty. See you in a couple of days." 'Seriously. You couldn't just hold onto this message?' your mind asks itself.

Misty smiles and then looks at Jake through your truck windows. "No problem. See you then." She takes off back into the building and you get into your truck.

"You're not going to read the message?" Jake asks as you fold the paper and put it on your console holder.

"Nah. I'm not at work."

He looks at you, a charming yet sexy grin on his face. "And what are you going to do this afternoon?"

"Do you really want to know?"

The two of you look into each other's eyes intensely.

"Yes," he replies.

You look away and start your truck. "Get some more sleep." You look at him briefly and see the look of shock on his face. "Did you need me to drop you off some place?"

He sits back and rubs his fingers through his hair. A look of trying to act not surprised on his face. "Uhm, yeah. You can drop me off at my place."

"Great. What's the address?"

When you walked into your apartment, Finley comes out of her bedroom. "What are you doing home?" she asks surprised.

"Hi to you too," you respond.

"You're supposed to be..."

"Out with Jake?" You finish the sentence for her.

"Maybe?" she says raising a questioning eyebrow.

"I can't believe you tried that," you say as you walk to the refrigerator for a bottle of water.

"Come on, Y/N. Live a little."

You take the bottle out of the fridge, open it and take a drink. "Trust me. I am. The Lifeguard competition is next weekend. Tomorrow is my last day of training. I need some rest."

"I'm sure Jake would help you with that."

You side eye her. "Not that kind of rest." You grab the message you left on the island along with your keys and open it up. You freeze and turn white.

"Y/N? Are you okay?" Finley asks as she cautiously walks up to you.

You shake your head, tear up the note, and throw it into the trash. "Yeah. I'm fine."

Finley raises and eyebrow. "You sure?"

"Yeah. I'm going to go lay down." You walk to your bedroom.

Javy 'Coyote' Machado lets out a loud laugh. "The almighty Hangman was rejected! I never thought I'd see this day."

Jake walks around the pool table. "Seriously. Am I losing my touch?" He leans over the pool table to take his shot.

"Maybe Finley can answer that questions since she just walked in," Javy said as Finley walked over to him and he placed a kiss on her lips.

"What question?" Finley asks.

"Why your friend rejected my buddy here," Javy replies as he points at Jake.

"Oh, that's easy. She needed to get some rest. The Lifeguard competition is next weekend and tomorrow is her last day of training."

Jake looked at Finley. "What? Lifeguards compete?"

"Oh, yeah. It's a big thing around here. This is Y/N's first time, so she's been really training. She's usually at the gym or swimming or jogging at the beach."

Javy looked shocked and Jake was like: What the fuck?

"Are you serious?" Jake asks. "She's an aquatic veterinarian, a lifeguard, a rescue diver and she also competes?" He says counting his fingers.

Finley shrugs. "There's probably more, but I don't want to scare you off."

"Oh, I'm not scared."

Javy looks at him. "You sure?"

Jake looks at him. "You may be."

"I'm also not saying that she'll be at the Coronado Lifeguard station at 8 in the morning, but she will be."

Javy and Jake look at each other.

[mediamime]

Sam skateboarder and Dean BMX because spiritually I’m stuck in the 90s/early 2000s

[swordmaid]

need a light? 🚬

that visual of the noir lady lighting the detective’s cigarette but make it marina and neve hehe

please zoom in to see all the details…!! 🥲🫶

[themissingmango]

[roostersmustache]

Bradley Loves Charley

Pairing: Bradley x Charley (OC)

A/N: This is just a silly little thing I wrote in like ten minutes, but I think its cute enough to share. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think, and send me Hard Deck requests! Its open! xoxo

Warnings: None just fluff

Word Count: 373

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Bradley loved Charley.

He always had.

He loved her when he heard Mav telling his mom about a baby that showed up on his front doorstep whose mother had claimed she was his and she was his responsibility.

He loved her when he was forced to go to her gymnastics tournaments and she was forced to go to his soccer games.

He loved her when she showed up with Maverick to send him off to college.

He loved her when they'd celebrate their birthdays at the Hard Deck.

He loved her when she hugged him at his mothers funeral.

And he loved her when he begrudgingly picked up the phone call from Maverick to congratulate him on finally getting into the Naval Academy and he heard her say "congratulations on getting into the Academy, Bradley!" in the background.

But Bradley fell in love with Charley.

He fell in love with her when he walked into the Hard Deck and saw her working at the bar.

He fell in love with her when she said yes and went on a date with him.

He fell in love with him when he realized he may never see her again after that mission.

He fell in love with her when he first told her he was in love with her and she said it back.

He fell in love with her when he was reunited with her after that mission.

He fell in love with her when she glued him and her father back together and helped resolve their issues.

He fell in love with her when they moved in together and adopted a rescue cat and named her Margot.

He fell in love with her every time she was waiting for him at base after a mission.

He fell in love with her when she told him she was pregnant, and he fell deeper when she tearfully accepted his marriage proposal that same night.

He fell in love with her when she gave birth to their firstborn, their daughter named Juliette.

He fell in love with her when she took his last name in front of all of their loved ones.

He falls in love with her everyday.

Bradley loves Charley.

And he always will.

*^*^*^

[callsignmagnolia]

Perhaps one of the most awkward things about being shoulder deep in a fandom but pretending to be a well adjusted adult is when you are chatting with someone and they bring up a specific scene from said fandom and you refer to aspects of said scene with hyper detail that no one who hasn’t been consuming mass amounts of fanfic would ever say.

[dixoterin]

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[thedroneranger]

Bloody Mary or Mimosa for Penny?

Both? Both is good! First up, Bloody Marys! Penny is a gracious human. Not only will she keep your glass full at The Hard Deck, the next day when you're hungover af, she'll serve Bloody Marys and a hearty brunch at her place!

Penny Benjamin | Hair of the Dog | requested by @princessofglitterland

Let's keep the party going with those mimosas, or see what others are drinking!

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[bucket-of-amethyst]

You might notice a different art style in a couple of hermits. That's because I had these puppers ready for a while but never posted them.

HADM Day 8! This is Hypno's debut in the AU, he´s a Bull Terrier!

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