Roosmav fic recs: G and T rated
Explicit fics get a lot of love in this fandom, but there are also many amazing fics with lower ratings, and I made this rec list to highlight some of my favorites. As always, I'm trying to include a little positive note on each fic, and I hope it doesn't get too repetitive because there are only so many ways to say I absolutely loved something.
No archive warnings apply to any of these fics.
live with me forever now by apfelhalm
700 words, G, no archive warnings apply
magical realism
"Wow", Mav chuckles, "65, can you believe that?"
"You don't look a day older than 60," Rooster says, but what he really thinks is: 50, more like. His own temples and mustache have been starting to turn grey a couple of years ago, but Mav's hair is still jetblack.
Maverick may or may not be immortal.
This is a wonderful little ficlet. Technically an AU, but it definitely feels like it could be canon.
out in the wide open plane by Lacerta
3k, G, no archive warnings apply
canon divergence: aircraft mechanic Bradley, accidental confession, reconciliation
He didn’t expect they’d run into each other, not like this, not here, in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert. One reason why he took this post in the first place was the luxury of not working with hotheaded fighter pilots. The main appeal is still the birds, of course – the state of the art jets, fastest to ever exist. From the day he joined his first aeronautics class, Bradley knew working on cutting-edge aircrafts was his real dream come true.
He should’ve known Maverick would be enticed by their allure, too.
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When Bradley talks to himself in the empty hangar, he's sure Darkstar is the only one listening to his confession.
This is very beautifully written. The accidental confession scene means the world to me.
half of my heart by plingo_kat
4k, T, no archive warnings apply
post-canon, getting together
As a kid, Mav always seemed larger than life. Whenever Bradley would see him he’d always have a new story, some cool activity to do, be appearing at the door with a kiss on the cheek for his mother and slinging his leather jacket onto an only lightly occupied coat hook along the hall. And during the mission training, he’d flown circles around the best pilots Rooster knew, himself included. It was only after they’d been released from medical, poked and prodded and provided with various compression braces and pills, that he gets to learn Mav the man: someone who lives alone in the desert and likes it, who can be the life of the party but can also spend days saying nothing at all except the occasional soft endearment to his machines.
Lovely and really well written. I adore the characterizations in this one.
Blood is thicker than water, but blood is even stronger by Fuddlewuddle
1.5k, T, no archive warnings apply
post-canon, fluff, sharing a bed
Mav and Bradley are at a hotel and have to share a bed.
It's everything Bradley wants but not sure he's allowed to have.
This is super sweet. Lovely take on the "only one bed" trope.
the first four knuckles by thekookster
6.5k, T, no archive warnings apply
background relationships, pov outsider, character study
eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-three— and the question remains: who is Bradley Bradshaw, really?
This is an incredibly well written Bradley-centric fic. The last chapter especially is a work of art.
some bunny to love by notyourwinter
4k, T, no archive warnings apply
shapeshifter au, crack treated seriously
He'd asked his mother once, when he was a kid, why it felt so much easier to be a rabbit sometimes, rather than human, and she hadn't had an answer. She just gathered him up in her arms and said, "I know it's hard to be different, sweetheart. But you're my Bradley bun, and I love you."
It's Top Gun: Maverick, except sometimes Rooster is a bunny.
Amazing take on such a cracky premise. This is cute and fun and I highly recommend reading it.
The next 3 fics have been included on my previous rec lists, but they deserve to get mentioned again:
Coffee Corner by Brenda
4.5k, T, no archive warnings apply
coffee shop au, fluff and humor
"Wow."
Bradley's future husband frowns — very attractively — as he grabs an apron and puts it on, deftly tying it in the back. "Wow?"
"Shit, did I say...sorry." Bradley wants to sink right into the ground. "I'm not...you're real, right?"
Because Bradley's pretty sure he's still asleep and having the best dream of his life.
The 'fluff and humor' tag is on point – this is a really fun and heartwarming fic.
I can't promise you anything, but I can tell you I'll never leave by othersideofthis
6.5k, T, no archive warnings apply
western au
“Didn’t think you’d show your face around here again,” is the first thing Pete says when Rooster turns up at the ranch. Not “hello,” not “how you doing.” Not “don’t you know it’s been 15 years and I’ve thought about you every day.” No.
I love western AUs and this is really good. Perfect example of how to include canon elements in an AU setting.
can't start a fire without a spark by hazelmotes
5.5k, T, no archive warnings apply
5+1 things, crack treated seriously
Five times the people around Maverick and Rooster thought what is with these two? and one time they didn't have to.
In which there is scheming, reminiscing, wagers, long-suffering sighs, sex toys, and Springsteen. Always, always Springsteen.
This fic was a lot of fun to read, and the different POVs in this are super well written.
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