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broketraveler87 · 2 years
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I meant to post this yesterday but physically fell apart.
To The Top Gun Fandom,
Thank you for the best summer I’ve had in awhile!
Thank you for the stories, pictures, going feral on a Tuesday night, the camaraderie and generally being warm inviting people.
May our love of these Naval Aviators keep us warm during the long cold months ahead!
😘 ✈️ 🕶
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Nuggets, Pacers claw back in NBA conference semi-finals
The NBA champion Denver Nuggets roared back into their Western Conference semi-final series with Minnesota with a 117-90 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday as the Indiana Pacers clawed back a game against the New York Knicks. NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray scored 24 points apiece, with Jokic adding 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets, who cut the deficit in…
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Seeing Double will be posted tomorrow (10/31)!
Summary: You’re costumeless and in a panic two hours before you’re supposed to be meeting your boyfriend’s closest friends, when you’re suddenly hit with a burst of inspiration.
Here’s a little sneak peek of the Dagger Halloween costumes under the cut!
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Bradley Bradshaw as Good Boy Danny Zuko
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Natasha Trace as Lola Bunny | Jake Seresin as Slutty Indiana Jones
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Bob Floyd as Linguini the Chef | Mickey Garcia as the Hamburglar
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Reuben Finch as Marty McFly | Javy Machado as The Rock
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Billy Avalone, Neil Vikander, Logan Lee as the Sanderson Sisters | Callie Bassett as Velma | Pete Mitchell as Guy Fieri
And........
Featuring Reader as none other than...
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This is the shirt I found that based her final look off of!
Read Seeing Double Here!
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deadratio · 2 years
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deadratio Masterlist!
Welcome to my Top Gun: Maverick Masterlist! Here you can find all of my work compiled into one, lovely post for ease of use and access! I would like to note that I am currently in my final semester of undergrad, and therefore the time between postings will vary depending on my availability. Please be patient with me! Want to be added to my permanent taglist? Let me know!
Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
Ghost(Riders) in the Sky - Multi-Chapter Series - Discontinued
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3  Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Tough Love - fem!OC - Multi-Chapter Series - Ongoing
Avis Mitchell isn't all sunshine and flowers when her father reveals that he's remarrying. In fact, she's furious. After cutting him off, she pursues her future with love and passion while avoiding her father at all costs. Their paths cross unexpectedly, and she's forced to face the music.
Prologue Chapter 1
Headcanons
You're married to Javy Machado, but you're Jake Seresin's ex
Bradley ' Rooster' Bradshaw
Blackwood - Multi-Chapter Series - Ongoing
Synopsis:  Finch Blackwood had grown up her whole life without knowing the true identity of her father. She had always thought herself to be content without knowing who he was, but when her work crosses paths with his own, they both face challenges in trying to figure themselves out. Meanwhile, she doesn’t know that her childhood best friend has made his own way through the Navy, and will be joining them on their adventures. xfem!Blackwood!Reader
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7
Robert 'Bob' Floyd
Oneshots:
Fearless - Oneshot based off of Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’ (Pt 1) - Last Kiss  (Pt. 2)
Javy ' Coyote' Machado
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You're married to Javy Machado, but you're Jake Seresin's ex
Current WIPs
Carve Your Name - Bob Floyd x fem!Reader - (Oneshot) - jostystyles Top Tracks Writing Challenge (Post by 10.21.22 - Delayed)
Blackwood - Ch. 8
Tough Love - Ch. 2
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multimuseficreblogs · 2 years
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𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐠𝐮𝐧: 𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 ❅ all top gun: maverick
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 ❅ all top gun masterlists ❅ bradley "rooster" bradshaw masterlists ❅ jake "hangman" seresin masterlists ❅ natasha "phoenix" trace masterlists ❅ pete "maverick" mitchell masterlists ❅ robert "bob" floyd masterlists 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬-𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ❅ bob x phoenix x reader ❅ hangman x phoenix x reader ❅ rooster x phoenix x hangman x reader ❅ poly!squad x reader 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮 "𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞" 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 ❅ all beau simpson
𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐲 "𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫" 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰 ❅ all bradley bradshaw ❅ all bradley smut ❅ all bradley fluff ❅ all bradley angst
𝐣𝐚𝐤𝐞 "𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧 ❅ all jake seresin ❅ all jake smut ❅ all jake fluff ❅ all jake angst
𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 "𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐲" 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 ❅ all mickey garcia
𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 "𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱" 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 ❅ all natasha trace ❅ all natasha smut ❅ all natasha fluff ❅ all natasha angst
𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 "𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤" 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 ❅ all pete mitchell
𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 "𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤" 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 ❅ all reuben finch
𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 "𝐛𝐨𝐛" 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝 ❅ all bob floyd ❅ all bob smut ❅ all bob fluff ❅ all bob angst
𝐭𝐨𝐦 "𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧" 𝐤𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐲 ❅ all tom kazansky
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droughtofapathy · 5 months
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The Gilded Age's Broadway Divas: Mrs. Bruce (Celia Keenan-Bolger)
Despite having a largely underdeveloped Downstairs role in The Gilded Age, Mrs. Bruce runs the Russell household like a tight ship. From averting near-disastrous soup escapades, to catching escaped dogs in the dusty streets, she approaches her job with no-nonsense competence, all while totally unable to reach the high shelves.
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For the first time, Celia Keenan-Bolger (45) has broken free of her child typecast cage to play a fully grown adult with adult responsibilities and it must be such a thrill for her. Those unfamiliar with Celia may not be aware of her illustrious career playing children on Broadway as a grown adult.
In 2005, Celia (26) made her Broadway debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as twelve-year-old Olive Ostrovsky, a precocious spelling bee contestant who should have won, dammit, and I'll die on that hill. In 2011, she (31) played thirteen-year-old Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher, nominated for a Tony the same year as her brother Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies). In 2018, she (40) starred in To Kill a Mockingbird as six-to-nine-year-old Scout Finch, for which she won a Tony. This coming spring, Celia (46) will once again be a child on Broadway as she takes on the role of Jessica Lange's teenaged daughter in Mother Play. (List non-exhaustive)
#1: "Green Finch and Linnet Birds," Sweeney Todd (2002)
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In one of her earliest professional roles, Celia (24) takes on sixteen-year-old Johanna Barker, the daughter of the titular Sweeney Todd, who has become Judge Turpin's ward. This is not great for her. But the role was. Too often, this particular song gets the short end of the stick. It's long, slow, and very high, yet Celia approaches it with a controlled vibrato that makes us all sigh in relief.
The Kennedy Center production featured a fantastic cast, including Mary Beth Peil as The Beggar Woman, Broadway's Leading Man Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sweeney Todd, and our very own Agnes van Rhijn, Christine Baranski as Mrs. Lovett.
#2: The Light in the Piazza - Pre-Broadway (2003)
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Before Kelli O'Hara took on the role of Clara Johnson, a young woman whose mental development stunted at age twelve after being kicked by a horse, the role belonged to Celia Keenan-Bolger (25). Ultimately, when the production moved on from Chicago, the creative team decided they wanted a Clara who was a little older. Kelli, who had been playing Francesca, the sister-in-law, was unwilling to "steal" a role from someone she considered a dear friend, but either way, Celia was out, so Kelli was in with minimal damage to their friendship, which persists today.
However. Some years later, when South Pacific was auditioning their Nellie Forbush actresses, the final three came down to Kelli O'Hara (who got it), Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Victoria Clark, who won a Tony for playing Margaret, Clara's mother, in Piazza. Talk about awkward.
#3: "The I Love You Song," The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005)
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Losing out on Clara wasn't all thunderclouds for Celia (26). Shortly after, she landed a role in the off-Broadway production of Spelling Bee, and when it transferred to Broadway, she received her first Tony nomination.
In this scene, Olive sings the most heartbreaking and beautiful number in the entire show. It is just devastating. Up until this point, the show is a barrel of laughs, and then suddenly you're sobbing your eyes out over a lonely little girl in a bad home situation.
Will Celia Keenan-Bolger ever be allowed to play an adult again? How long until she is no longer able to play children? How did she get the role of Mrs. Bruce if she's only allowed to play kids? All questions we have no answers to.
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ROUND ONE STATISTICS
The winners of Round 1 and their win percentages are below the cut! Thanks for the insane amount of engagement so far - I hope the next round will be just as fun! The Lightning Round (as detailed in the pinned post) will post at 9AM tomorrow! Good night, everyone <3
Maes Hughes - Fullmetal Alchemist
Won by 68%
Charlie Swan - Twilight
Won by 9.4%
Uncle Iroh - ATLA
Won by 44.2%
Jawbone O'Shaughnessey - Fantasy High
Won by 6.6%
George Joestar - JJBA
Won by 17.4%
The Joxter - The Moomins
Won by 21.8%
Geralt of Rivia - The Witcher
Won by 45.2%
Marlin - Finding Nemo
Won by 69.6%
Bobby Singer - Supernatural
Won by 11%
Aaron “Hotch” Hotchner - Criminal Minds
Won by 34.6%
Magneto - Marvel
Won by 40.8%
Stoick - How to Train Your Dragon
Won by 19.6%
Donkey - Shrek
Won by 42.4%
Bobby Nash - 9-1-1
Won by 28.4%
Darryl Wilson - Dungeons and Daddies
Won by 3.2%
Eddy - Duolingo
Won by 14.4%
Dustfinger - Inkheart
Won by 5.8%
Tom Nook - Animal Crossing
Won by 69% nice
Hans Huberman - The Book Thief
Won by 5.2%
Ben Sisko - Star Trek
Won by 56.6%
Bandit Heeler - Bluey
Won by 3%
Gomez Addams - The Addams Family
Won by 87.8%
Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead
Won by 27.2%
Ethan Winters - Resident Evil
Won by 32.4%
Heinz Doofenshmirtz - Phineas and Ferb
Won by 80.2%
Father Nier - NieR
Won by 24.8%
Johnny Rose - Schitt’s Creek
Won by 32.8%
Ratchet - Transformers
Won by 65.2%
Gilear Feath - Fantasy High
Won by 18.6%
Optimus Prime - Transformers
Won by 24.6%
Corvo - Dishonored
Won by 11.4%
Dr. Eli Vance - Half-Life
Won by 31.6%
Nathan Ford - Leverage
Won by 7.8%
Dad - Dad Feels
Won by 19.2%
Dr. Emmett Brown - Back to the Future
Won by 28.6%
Jean Valjean - Les Miserables
Won by 4%
Gregory Edgeworth - Ace Attorney
Won by 4.6%
Jack Fenton - Danny Phantom
Won by 8%
Augustus Aquato - Psychonauts
Won by 26.2%
Gru - Despicable Me
Won by 63.2%
Poseidon - Percy Jackson
Won by 8%
Rupert Giles - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Won by 27.2%
Bruce Wayne / Batman - DC
Won by 2.8%
Romani Archaman - Fate/Grand Order
Won by 22%
Kanan Jarrus - Star Wars
Won by 49%
Shiro Fujimoto - Blue Exorcist
Won by 8.2%
Aizawa - My Hero Academia
Won by 33%
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Star Wars
Won by 69% nice
Uncle Ben Parker - Marvel
Won by 24%
Lazlo Cravensworth
Won by 49.6%
John Marston - Red Dead Redemption
Won by 21.2%
Bowser - Super Mario Bros.
Won by 71.4%
Yousuke Koiwai - Yotsuba
Won by 33.2%
Ron Stampler - Dungeons and Daddies
Won by 8.4%
Ryotaro Dojima - Persona 4
Won by 7%
Juste Belmont - Castlevania
Won by 8%
Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney
Won by 16.8%
Sig Curtis - Fullmetal Alchemist
Won by 4.6%
Sojiro Sakura - Persona 5
Won by 52.8%
Jefferson Davis - Into the Spider-verse
Won by 63.8%
Solid Snake / David - Metal Gear Solid
Won by 25.8%
Mr. Boonchuy - Amphibia
Won by 10.2%
Loid Forger - Spy x Family
Won by 49%
Tim Lockwood - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Won by 26.6%
Henry Stein - Bendy and the Ink Machine
Won by 7.8%
Henry Oak - Dungeons and Daddies
Won by 32.2%
King Dedede - Kirby
Won by 35.4%
Pongo - 101 Dalmatians
Won by 28.4%
Teobaldo Leonharts - LiEat 
Won by 5.8%
Professor Utonium - The Powerpuff Girls
Won by 59.6%
Ray Molina - Julie and the Phantoms
Won by 22%
Pietro Polendina - RWBY
Won by 5.8%
Octodad - Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Won by 41%
Castiel - Supernatural
Won by 9.4%
Bob Belcher - Bob’s Burgers
Won by 55%
Jim Hopper - Stranger Things
Won by 22.4%
Goofy - Disney
Won by 72.2%
Dr. Alex Malto - Transformers: Earthspark
Won by 5.2%
Moominpappa - Moomin
Won by 27.8%
Waymond Wang - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Won by 56.6%
Domingo Montoya - The Princess Bride
Won by 32.6%
Tomohisa Kaname - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Won by 11.8%
David Rossi - Criminal Minds
Won by 4.2%
Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird
Won by 58%
Greg Universe - Steven Universe
Won by 21.6%
Rick Mitchell - The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Won by 29.2%
Lord Business - The LEGO Movie
Won by 45.8%
Tom Wachowski - Sonic the Hedgehog
Won by 50.8%
Thomas O'Malley - The Aristocats
Won by 58%
King Micah - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Won by 48%
Barry Allen / The Flash - DC
Won by 9.8%
Mr. Ping - Kung Fu Panda
Won by 93% - largest margin of victory
Agustín Madrigal - Encanto
Won by 40.2%
Eugene Krabs - Spongebob Squarepants
Won by 45%
Egon Spengler - Ghostbusters
Won by 30.6%
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Nevermore
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Paring: Rooster x OC Commader Skylar "Raven" Blackwood
Warnings: Language, drinking, Mentions of violence, Allusions to Smut. Minors DNI 18+
Part 2: Once upon a midnight dreary
A sickly silence fell upon the room after Raven had finished introducing herself. She scanned her eyes across the group and found Rooster's face. His expression was stonewall and stalwart, but she could just catch the glimpse of angst in his eyes. He was hurt, angry, betrayed.
"Well" Maverick cleared his throat breaking the silence. "If there is nothing else to say, you are dismissed. I want everyone on the tarmac ready to go in 30." He stated the 12 aviators quietly gathered their belongings and left their seats to head to the locker rooms. Maverick and Raven stayed behind.
"Well, that could have gone better." Raven finally said. "Rooster definitely hates me now."
"Why is that Commander?" Pete asked her, having no idea of their relationship.
"Bradley and I went to flight school together... and we dated. After graduation orders took us to different parts of the world. Last night I ran into him at the Hard Deck as well as the other members of you squadron, and well, I lied to them about who I was and why I was here." Raven confessed.
"I see." Maverick countered. "Well, if it makes you feel any better Raven, a few months ago he hated me too, but we are better now. If there is one thing I know about Rooster is that no matter how upset he is with anyone, deep down, he wants to forgive them.
"Hopefully you're right Commodore Mitchell." She nodded her head. "Please, call me Maverick, Mav, or even Pete... Commodore is just... to formal." He told her.
"Yes Sir, well, shall go fly?" She asked turning to leave.
Maverick stood there a moment more as he watched her walk away. Raven had the same air about her that Charlie did back when Maverick had first met her. Professional, no nonsense, poised. She was disciplined and unwavering... everything he wasn't.
"Greetings Avaitors, this is your Commader speaking. Commodore Mitchell briefed me about your flying abilities and your dogfighting skills. I have to say I am impressed, but there is still a lot for everyone to learn. This mission requires more active combat and dogfighting than most of you have seen, so, working in teams you are going to try and shoot me down." Raven told everyone through the coms system.
"Commader." Payback spoke up "Yes Payback?" She asked. "Last time we were in this situation we had a little bet with Maverick... first to get shot down does 200 push-ups... care to wager that?" He asked with a chuckle.
"Make it 250 and you're on." Raven replied without missing a beat. "Deal" Fanboy answered for the group while everyone else let out a collective groan.
"Okay then, Finch, Garcia, time to put your money where your mouth is." Raven challenged them before engaging the pair who were flanked by Coyote.
Maverick stayed on the tarmac listening and watching where he came to a harsh realization.
Skylar may have acted like Charlie on the ground, but she flew like him. She was precise, agile, and daring. He watched as one by one she shot down the teams, never wavering. She acted and reacted, not thinking, just doing, she was in total control of herself... almost emotionless.
He listened in as she provided feedback to all of the pilots:
"You're too slow"
"Level out your wings, too loose on the turn"
"Trust your wingman, they are there for a reason"
"Reaction time is everything"
"Listen to your WSO, it's their job to know what's the radar"
"Communicate people or you are dead!"
Soon the last pair was about to go up in the air against her... Rooster and Hangman. Everyone else had been shot down and were sore from push-ups as they waited in the briefing room licking their wounds.
"Alright Rooster, you read to do this?" Hangman asked as they cruised. "Keep your head level don't let your feelings get in the way man." Jake reminded him.
"Yeah Bagman I know, control myself" Rooster huffed out. He couldn't hide the distain in his voice. He was clearly upset with Raven for lying to him. The girl he knew back in flight school never would have, which he never would have thought Skylar, his Skylar would be the pilot she is today.
"Alright Raven where are you?" Rooster called out.
"Right here Roosie? Did you miss me?" She asked dropping down from above them and turning inverted.
"Geez Raven, that's a very Maverick move right there... any relation?" Hangman joked. Maverick winced at the the comment.
"No sir Hangman, but then again I never knew who my father was, maybe we can talk about my daddy issues while you do your push-ups" Raven shot back.
Pete's eyes went wide at her comment. She didn't know her father. Charlie never told her who he was, which meant she didn't know that there was a very his chance that she was Maverick's daughter.
"Did I just strike a never there Rave?" Hangman taunted her.
"No Bagman you didn't, I'm fully aware of my daddy issues thank you very much. Only think I know is my mother told me was that he was a Top Gun pilot... apparently really good but a big ego, I decided to become better than him." Raven seethed back, the first hit of emotion coming through her voice.
"Well let's see how good you are then sweets... Rooster, do some of that pilot shit" Hangman called out as Rooster spun around out from under Raven in an attempt to throw her off and get missle lock.
"Really? Positioning for a cobra maneuver? That's child's play boys." Raven said before taking a deep dive and then immediately pulling up shooting in between them. Hangman and Rooster broke off in opposite direction, exactly what Raven wanted to happen.
She went after Hangman first Rooster used that to his advantage to come after her.
"Come on Rooster drop down off the perch!" Hangman angerly called out as Rooster went back to his old ways of over thinking.
"Yeah Rooster, take the shot" Raven taunted him.
But he was too late, Raven climbed quickly and by the time Rooster dropped down he accidentally locked in on Hangman while Raven spun behind him and took him out.
When all the jets were back on the ground Hangman jumped out of his plane angry. "What the fuck was that man!" He yelled at Rooster slamming his helmet down.
"I don't know I.... I just over thought it! Rooster defended throwing his hands up.
"And that's why you're both dead. You thought. You can't think up there. You have to do. You think up there and are as good as dead." Raven stated to them before walking away.
"Damn she sounds just like Mav. Even walks like him and flys like him too." Hangman stated. "Wouldn't it be something if she was Mitchell's kid" Jake laughed.
"I think Mav would have told me he had a kid." Rooster stated back. "Not if he didn't know. She said she didn't know her dad... what if her mom never told him either. She said her mom used to work for Top Gun, and she was born in '87 what year did Mav and your dad go through... '86?" Jake continued.
"It's not possible... Maverick may have been stupid probably still is, but I don't think he would have been dumb enough to sleep with an instructor." Rooster hesitated.
"He was stupid enough to bang an admiral's daughter... more than once, you really think an instructor was off limits?" Jake's asked before heading in to the locker rooms.
Rooster stood there on the tarmac, gears spinning on his head.
He thought back to flight school. He had met Charlie when she came once for family day. She gushed about his parents and how she couldn't believe little Bradley who sat on piano tops and wore cowboy hats had grown up.
She spoke fondly of his mother when she had come out to visit his father during his time at Top Gun and how much his death had hurt her.
However he didn't notice it then, but now he recalls how she became visibly uncomfortable when he spoke about Maverick, to the point of where she changed the topic completely... almost as if she didn't want Skylar to know about him.
Now he knew why. "Mav, you sly son of a bitch" Rooster muttered before taking off to find his God father.
He saw Maverick walking in the halls towards his office.
"Maverick, Mav....Pete... Commodore Mitchell!" He called out finally getting him to stop.
"Yes Lieutenant Comander Bradshaw, is there something I can do for you?" Maverick asked with an irritated tone.
"I need to speak to you... privately" Rooster whispered. Maverick wordlessly opened the door to his office and the men stepped in.
"Listen Bradley, Commader Blackwood already informed me of your... history... I don't care that you two slept together just as long as you keep it professional here and in the sky. Can't have you two getting killed on my watch." Pete told him.
"You mean keep it professional just like you did with her mother?" Rooster challenged. "Excuse me?" Maverick whipped around from his place at the window.
"You and her mother were a couple back in '86 weren't you?" Rooster asked. "You know I met Charlie back in flight school when she came for family day. She talked about my parents and how she had met me when I was younger. And I wondered how she would have, but then I remembered something mom told me when I was about 15 and wondered why you had never settled down. She said back years ago the only woman she had ever seen you truly love broke your heart when you were in Top Gun. That was Charlotte Blackwood wasn't it?" Rooster continued.
"What are you getting at Rooster? Yes, I made some questionable decisions when I was younger." Maverick sighed.
"I'm not done. Skylar said she didn't know who her father was, only that he was a pilot and was in the Top Gun program. She was born in 1987... you and Dad were in Top Gun in 1986, which was the last class her mother ever worked with." Rooster pointed out.
"So, she took another job and we lost contact. What's your point Bradley?" Maverick asked getting angry.
"So, flying with her today reminded me of someone else.... you! She flies like you, walks like you, talks like you, hell she even has the same eyes as you! She told me 'not to think' when I was flying.... sound familiar?" Rooster pressed.
"Lots of people say that Rooster, not just me." Maverick defended.
"Maybe, but the way she said it, her tone... it's... it's uncanny." Rooster said.
"You're trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill, looking for things that aren't there!" Pete raised his voice. "These are all just coincidences!"
"No they aren't! And you know it. Skylar Blackwood is your daughter isn't she?!" Rooster questioned him pointing his finger at him accusingly.
Maverick took a deep breath and leaned in his desk and lowered his head.
"Yes Rooster, I think she is." Pete finally sighed out.
Just then both men jerked their heads as they head a clipboard clatter to the floor and echo in the room.
Both of there eyes grew wide as a stunned Skylar 'Raven' Blackwood stood in the door of Maverick's office. She was frozen and there was no doubt that she had obviously heard the confession that had just left the senior pilot's mouth.
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Top Gun Fanfic Recs:
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1986:
Beau ‘Cyclone’ Simpson: 1
Charles ‘Chipper’ Piper: 1
Leonard ‘Wolfman’ Wolfe: 1
Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw: 1
Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell: 1
Rick ‘Hollywood’ Neven: 1
Ron ‘Slider’ Kerner: 1
Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazinsky: 1 2
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2022:
Billy ‘Fritz’ Avalone: 1
Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw: 1 2 3 4
Brigham ‘Harvard’ Lennox: 1
Callie ‘Halo’ Shen: 1
Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin: 1 2 3 4
Javy ‘Coyote’ Machado: 1
Logan ‘Yale’ Lee: 1
Mickey ‘Fanboy’ Garcia: 1
Natasha ‘Phoenix’ Trace: 1
Reuben ‘Payback’ Finch: 1
Robert ‘BOB’ Floyd: 1 2 3 4
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another childhood comic, Jay and Mickey are six years apart
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The Main Bracket
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At long last, the main bracket is ready to go!
Here's how Round 1 will proceed:
Each quadrant of the bracket (8 polls) will get its own day of voting
Quadrant A (top left) voting will begin this Wednesday, 4/19
The following quadrants will be Thursday-Saturday, respectively
A complete list of matchups per quadrant can be found under the cut
Propaganda for or against (be civil) competitors is extremely encouraged, feel free to tag this blog in posts, send asks etc.
Happy fighting!
Quadrant A
Bob Parr v. Alfred Pennyworth
Shouta Aizawa v. Phoenix Wright
Bobby Nash v. Professor Laventon
Iroh v. Miles Edgeworth
Asgore v. All Might
Meta Knight v. Hugh Neutron
Jean Valjean v. Steve Harrington
Din Djarin v. Maes Hughes
Quadrant B
Jim Hopper v. Victor Frankenstein
Walter White v. Hank Summers
Herlock Sholmes v. Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
Rupert Giles v. Atticus Finch
Pigsy v. Goofy
Obi-Wan Kenobi v. Cecil Gershwin Palmer
Odysseus (Homer) v. Grunkle Stan
Achilles (Hadesgame) v. Lawrence Fletcher
Quadrant C
Cadmus Ebcott v. Will Schuester
Hal Wilkerson v. Michael (The Good Place)
Stoick the Vast v. Dr. Umataro Tenma
Elrond v. Sasha Nein
Joel Miller v. Richard Spender
Jawbone O'Shaughnessy v. Papa Bear
Han Solo v. Daddy Pig
Rick Mitchell v. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
Quadrant D
King Dedede v. George White
Will Graham v. Norman (Pokemon)
Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist) v. Marvin (Falsettos)
King Harkinian (CDI Zelda) v. Bob Belcher
Duncan (Masters of the Universe) v. Peter B. Parker
Kelsier v. Charles Xavier
Reigen Arataka v. Loid Forger
Ben Sisko v. Bilbo Baggins
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Below the cut you'll find a list of my TVDU muses along with their face claims (more info about each oc muse will be up soon but if you have any questions in the meantime don't be afraid to pm me, I have info on Google Docs for all of them.)
Total Muses; 111 Newest Member; Matias Garcia Added; 1/29/24
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(Quick note: all families are in order of oldest to youngest; and a few of the Mikaelson's (Cyrus, Willow, and Tobias) are all honorary/adopted Mikaelson's, not children of Mikael and Esther.) Freya Celeste Mikaelson... portrayed by Riley Voelkel Elijah Daniel Mikaelson... portrayed by Daniel Gillies Elizabeth Haven Mikaelson... portrayed by Zoey Deutch Roman Ryker Mikaelson... portrayed by Alex Pettyfer Erik Flynn Mikaelson... portrayed by Joseph Morgan Kareena Dawn Mikaleson... portrayed by Melissa Benoist Niklaus Ryder Mikaelson... portrayed by Joseph Morgan Thyra Selene Mikaleson... portrayed by Selena Gomez Kolton Nathaniel Mikaelson... portrayed by Nathaniel Buzolic Karsyn Devyn Mikaelson... portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens Mateo Maxwell Mikaelson... portrayed by Keegan Allen Serenity Faye Mikaelson... portrayed by Dianna Agron Sawyer Finch Mikaelson... portrayed by Kristen Stewart Henrik Alexander Mikaelson... portrayed by Andrew Garfield Aurelia Nova Mikaelson... portrayed by Madelyn Cline Felix Ares Mikaelson... portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower Willow Luna Mikaelson... portrayed by Maia Mitchell Tobias Floyd Mikaelson... portrayed by Grant Gustin Hope Andrea Mikaelson... portrayed by Danielle Rose Russell
Malachai Silas Parker... portrayed by Chris Wood Zephyr Raven Parker... portrayed by Froy Gutierrez Zariyah Dove Parker... portrayed by Sabrina Carpenter Kennedy Taylor Parker... portrayed by Taylor Swift Myles Zane Parker... portrayed by Ross Lynch Mariana Joy Parker... portrayed by Noah Cyrus Olivia Mae Parker... portrayed by Penelope Mitchell Paisley Juniper Parker... portrayed by Katherine McNamara
Silas Xavier Salvatore... portrayed by Paul Wesley Braeden Talia Salvatore... portrayed by Florence Pugh Holden Atlas Salvatore... portrayed by Colin O'Donoghue Damon Luca Salvatore... portrayed by Ian Somerhalder Ezra Grant Salvatore... portrayed by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Stefan Lance Salvatore... portrayed by Paul Wesley Liberty Faye Salvatore... portrayed by Brenna D’Amico
Jensen Graham Gilbert... portrayed by Jamie Dornan Easton Reed Gilbert... portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler Jesse Jonathan Gilbert... portrayed by Julian Morris Elias Rhodes Gilbert... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Jeremiah Steven Gilbert... portrayed by Steven R. McQueen Jazmyn Sophia Gilbert... portrayed by Jenna Coleman
Atlas Rowan Petrova... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Titus Izaiah Petrova... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Katherine Maria Pierce... portrayed by Nina Dobrev Kamen Maverick Pierce... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Natalie Adrianna Pierce... portrayed by Lily Collins
Qetsiyah Zione Bennett... portrayed by Janina Gavankar Eleanor Marie Bennett... portrayed by Zendaya Coleman Salem Elijah Bennett... portrayed by Jordan Fisher Gabriel Graham Gustin... portrayed by Chuku Modu Bonnie Sheila Bennett... portrayed by Kat Graham Belladonna Sharie Bennett... portrayed by Vanessa Morgan
Marcel Leon Gerard... portrayed by Charles Michael Davis Hayley Jane Marshall... portrayed by Phoebe Tonkin Seraphina Rose Ward... portrayed by Madelaine Petsch Theodore Joseph Brickenden... portrayed by Timothee Chalamet  Kaia Asherah Halloran... portrayed by Odette Annable Elizabeth Anne Forbes... portrayed by Marguerite MacIntyre Carter William Forbes... portrayed by Charlie Hunnam Josette Olivia Saltzman... portrayed by Kaylee Bryant Ryan Nicholas Clarke... portrayed by Nick Fink Landon Maxwell Kirby... portrayed by Aria Shahghasemi Aurora Violet De Martel... portrayed by Rebecca Breeds Cameron Myles Lawrence... portrayed by Lucas Bravo Aiden Matthew Lawrence... portrayed by Colin Woodell Jameson Tyler Rosza... portrayed by Tyler Posey Tatum Jaxson Lockwood... portrayed by Morgan Evans Tyler James Lockwood... portrayed by Michael Trevino Tatiana Jade Lockwood... portrayed by Adelaide Kane Taylor Jacob Lockwood... portrayed by Taylor Launter Axel Madden Hughes... portrayed by Cody Saintgnue Ashton Malik Hughes... portrayed by Cody Christian Alexia Rae Branson... portrayed by Arielle Kebbel Sebastian Sawyer Sharpe... portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson Niall Nash Novak... portrayed by Ryan Kelley Montgomery Felix Langston... portrayed by Jedidiah Goodacre Sebastian Killian Jones... portrayed by Thomas Doherty Milton Gabriel Greasley... portrayed by Quincy Fouse Ophelia Esme Lovell... portrayed by Gage Golightly Sapphire Lee McGuire... portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt Rami Calder McGuire... portrayed by Kit Harington Benjamin James Kenson... portrayed by Zane Phillips Warren Jaxon Kingsley... portrayed by Ricky Whittle Jeremiah Michael Kenner... portrayed by Michael Vlamis Cecilia Jaklyn Labonair... portrayed by Camila Mendes Rosemary Belle Whitlock... portrayed by Sophie Turner Hadley Kamryn Fuller... portrayed by Sofia Carson Kamryn Avery Marshall... portrayed by Katherine Langford Lorenzo James St. John... portrayed by Michael Malarkey Lorella Diane St. John... portrayed by Gal Gadot Andrew Kolton Rogers... portrayed by Louis Tomlinson Vincent Keith Griffith... portrayed by Yusuf Gatewood Sean Kieran O'Connell... portrayed by Matt Kabus Lucien Maverick Castle... portrayed by Andrew Lees Blair Lilith Walsh... portrayed by Kristine Froseth Zachariah Cole Norwood... portrayed by Oliver Stark Matthias Lucien Delacour... portrayed by Jonah Hauer-King Matias Camilo Garcia... portrayed by Danny Ramirez
Crossover/Genderbent Muses
Cyrus Boyd Mikaelson... portrayed by Cody Kearsley (spn to tvdu) Harmony Iris Johnson... portrayed by Shay Mitchell (tw to tvdu) Chandler Matthew Rawlins... portrayed by Charlie Gillespie (tw to tvdu) Mckenna Stella Parker... portrayed by Katherine Langford (genderbent kai parker)
Test Muses
Dorian Lee Williams... portrayed by Demetrius Bridges Sophie Danielle Deveraux... portrayed by Daniella Pineda Monique Marie Deveraux... portrayed by Yasmine Al-Bustami Evangeline Amaya Sinclair... portrayed by Maisie Richardson-Sellers Inadu Tayen Labonair... portrayed by Blu Farias Hunt Rafael Alexander Waithe... portrayed by Peyton Alex Smith Finch Taylor Tarrayo... portrayed by Courtney Bandeko Cleo Ada Sowande... portrayed by Omono Okojie Penelope Eden Park... portrayed by Lulu Antariksa Jade Ivy Young... portrayed by Giorgia Whigham
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Newsies name comparison's
So obviously everyone has different headcanons for the newsie characters names and even gender identitys,here's the difference between me and stillts headcanons.
Stilts:
Jack Kelly (He/Him)
David jacobs(he/him)
Race: Luca Higgins (He/Him)
Crutchie: Evangeline Morris (She/They)
Spot: Sam Conlon (He/Him)
Specs: Benji Samuels (They/Them)
Romeo: Rowan De Jesus (He/Him)
Buttons: Brielle Davenport (She/Her)
Sniper: Noelle Wah (She/Her)
Smalls: Tessa Davidson (She/Her)
Roxy Jacobs (Trans Fem Les) (She/Her)
Katherine Plumber-Pulitzer (She/Her)
Sarah Jacobs (She/Her)
JoJo: Josephia Jorgelina de la Guera (She/Her)
Micah Guzman (Genderfluid, so depends)
Ike: Issac Guzman (He/They)
Myron Hernandez (He/Him)
Elmer Kasprazak-Zas (They/Them)
Abby Dasilva (Trans Fem Albert) (She/They)
Henry Rios (He/Him)
Finch: Robin Cortes (She/Her)
Tommy Boy: Theresa Domeski (She/Her)
Kenny: Kenneth Ellenbury (He/Him)
Hotshot: Peter Ferrari (He/Him)
Blink: Louis Batteli (He/Him)
Mush: Charles Skyes (He/Him)
Skittery: Richy Brooks (He/Him)
Boots: Grover Gibson (He/Him)
Bumlets: Eddie Livingston (He/Him)
Snipeshooter: Percy Harris (He/Him)
Dutchy: Levi Burns (He/Him)
Itey: Felix Mitchell (He/Him)
Odette Delancey (Trans Fem Oscar) (She/They)
Morris Delancey (He/Him)
Barney Peanuts: Ginny Scott (She/Her)
Snitch: Harley Brooks (He/Him)
Tumbler: Owen Glenn (He/Him)
Pie Eater: Max Livingston (He/Him)
York: Jasper Rowe (He/Him)
Joey Higgins (She/They)
Rafaela Storrs (She/Her)
Hildy Keller (She/Her)
Stray: Becca Bailey (She/Her)
Lucky: Dani Wildman (She/Her)
Splasher: Will Stelle (He/Him)
Splint: Lily Evans (She/Her)
Scope: Cherry Saroki (She/Her)
Ritz: Alyssa Moss (She/Her)
Pips: Kitty Cony (She/Kit)
Knobs: Dallas Bead (He/Him)
Mack: Jeanie MacDonald (She/Her)
And Here's mine
(Just to clear up there's 2 Mike's and 2 snipers due to a personal headcanon and technically there like 3 smalls and also 2 Splashers but I'm only adding leader of the bronx smalls and the older Splasher,I'll explain why I did this in a later post)
Jack kelly|he/him
David jacobs|he/him
Race:Diego Higgins|he/him
Crutchie: casey morris|he/him
Spot: Riley Conlon|any pronouns
Specs:linus willamsburg|he/they
Romeo:cosmo howard|he/him
Buttons: Benji davenport|he/him
Sniper(queens):Nikola Alekseev|he/him
Sniper(Brooklyn): Elaine wah|she/her
Smalls(bronx): Enya Gallagher|she/he
Les:Leshem jacobs|he/him
(This is inspired by someone else here on tumbler I can't remember them for the life of me)
Kathrine pulitzer|she/her
Sarah: Sarahya jacobs|she/her
Jojo:Josephino Jorgelino de la guerra|they/he
Mike(Manhattan): mike sawyer|he/him
Mike: Miguel Cardoso
Ike: Isaque cardoso
(I believe the idea for Mike and ike's first names are from sparkedblaze on here but I'm not 100% sure)
Myron windsor|he/him
Elmer Ostrowski|he/him
Albert DaSilva|he/him
Henry day|he/him
Finch: patrick cortes|he/him
Tommy boy: carter Simeon|he/him
Kenny: Kenneth Phillips|he/him
Hotshot: Issac jones|he/him
Kid blink: Kesten Bennett|he/they
Mush: Gabriel Myers|he/him
Skittery: dakota riggs |he/him
Boots: Avery clive|he/him
Bumlets: noah lopez|he/him
Snipeshooter: Bernard Melvin|he/him
Dutchy: Ruben brouweer|he/him
Itey: Nicos franco|he/him
(OK the delanceys are next and so I headcanon them using "fake" names so I'm gonna include there legal names and there "fake" names)
(He/him)Oscar-
Legal name: Oskar Antosha Ehrlich
"Fake":Oscar Guillaume delancey
(He/him)morris-
Legal name:Maurice Pascal Ehrlich
"Fake":morris beau delancey
Barney peanuts: Emerson Truman|they/them
Snitch: Allen Sommers|he/him
Tumbler: Sanjay robbins|he/him
Pie eater: vernon Kingsley|he/him
York: Virgil smith|he/him
Joey: joesph Hudson|he/him
rafaela Haddad|she/her
Hildy: Hilda Swanson|she/her
Stray:Cheyenne willamsburg|she/her
Lucky: Della Patterson|she/her
Splasher(Brooklyn): William Steele|he/him
Splint: Cassidy Harrison|she/her
Scope: Juliet Tudor |she/her
Ritz: Lydia Harrison|she/her
Pips: sawyer Andrew|she/her
Knobs: Johannes Theodore Andersson|he/him
Mack: jeanie Macdonald|they/she
(Oh my God that took so long I'm going to explode, I know some of my names are really weird but my irl name is odd aswell,I don't know I'm tired)
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Blackwood Ch. 2
Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw x fem!Blackwood!reader
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Summary:  (Y/N) ‘Finch’ Blackwood had grown up her whole life without knowing the true identity of her father. She had always thought herself to be content without knowing who he was, but when her work crosses paths with his own, they both face challenges in trying to figure themselves out. Meanwhile, she doesn’t know that her childhood best friend has made his own way through the Navy, and will be joining them on their adventures.
Word Count: 2.9k
Warnings: None to my knowledge
A/N: I apologize for how slow I have gotten about posting pic updates...everything is picking up so I have a very limited amount of time to be able to work on anything. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this part. I think it's my favorite chapter I've written for anything so far. Let me know what you think!
Prologue Chapter 1
Masterlist
Finch woke up the next day feeling more than ready to meet everybody (again) and get the ball rolling on the mission. She had been debriefed by her team a few days prior, learning her position regarding the call to duty. She would be assistant to whoever the actual mission instructor was, which she found interesting, seeing as there were plenty of people who could teach these naval officers. 
She had been instructed to wear her khakis for the most part unless informed otherwise and did just that. She adjusted the ribbons below her collar bone, checking to make sure that her hair was in its neat bun before exiting her room. The housing for the base was the same as it always had been, somewhat outdated but nice enough. 
Other officers were already moving about the halls, notably Bob and Phoenix, who were walking towards the hangar in their flight suits. She guessed that they would be getting right to it, then. She wasn’t privy to the plans of the instructor; hell, she didn’t even know who the instructor was. 
Making a mental note to ask who she would be assistant to, Finch made her way towards Admiral Simpson’s office, checking the time on her watch. She was a little early, but that never really hurt anybody. Arriving to his door, she knocked firmly, her hands hanging at her sides.
Cyclone opened the door rather quickly, as if he had been on his way out. “Oh, there you are, Lieutenant Commander. We were just about to head to the hangar.” He said, opening the door wider. He revealed Warlock behind him, as well as the old timer from The Hard Deck the night before. She guessed he really was here for a purpose, then.
“My apologies, Admiral. I was on my way to ask you a question, but I’m sure it can wait.” She stated, looking back to meet his gaze.
“Well, I don’t see why you can’t ask it on the way there.” He suggested, stepping out of the office along with the others. Finch fell in line next to the dark-haired man from the night before, behind the two admirals. 
“I was just curious who exactly I would be assisting in instructing these candidates, sir.” She told him, glancing over at the man next to her.
Warlock looked behind him to take note of the two, almost having to do a double take when he had looked ahead of him again. He had known Maverick for a while, but the woman next to him had an uncanny resemblance to the daredevil aviator. He could have sworn they were related somehow. 
“Captain Pete Mitchell, callsign ‘Maverick’, at your service, ma’am.” He turns to Finch, reaching his hand out for her to shake. 
She takes his hand, a smile on her face as she shakes it. “Lieutenant Commander (Y/N) Blackwood, callsign ‘Finch.’ It’s a pleasure to meet you, Captain. I look forward to working with you.” She tells him, turning to look ahead as they continue towards the hangar. 
Maverick nearly falters at her surname, the memories flashing in front of him. The blonde hair, red lipstick, night after night tangled between the sheets of her bed. He left her to the wolves and didn’t even think about calling her. Not to see if she was okay, if she had gotten that big promotion she had been talking about, and definitely not to see if she had a kid. 
The trek to the hangar was suddenly long, at least it was for him. He hadn’t put a thought into the possibility that Charlie would even want to have a child, especially with how career-driven she was. They had never crossed the discussion of children, seeing as he knew that he was never around for long. 
He took interest in her name. Blackwood. Not that of another man, but Charlies. Thoughts raced through his head until they finally made it to the hangar. He stayed back, as they had discussed, and watched her follow Cyclone and Warlock outside. 
Finch thought it was weird how silent Maverick had gotten after she introduced herself but decided to brush it off. Some people were put off about her rank, considering her years of service and age, but she was proud to be where she was. Her mom and stepdad were proud of her, and that’s what had always mattered most to her.
She took her place to the right of the podium, her hands behind her back. She saluted when Cyclone and Warlock entered the hangar, returning to her previous position once they were put to ease. She observed the candidates, finding Roosters handsome face amongst them. She kept her eyes on him momentarily before zoning back into the introduction Warlock was giving them. 
“While you have an instructor, they will have an assistant. I present to you (Y/N) Blackwood, callsign ‘Finch.’ She will be a secondary source, so she will remain on the sidelines with Hondo for the time being.” He introduces her, motioning to her to join him. 
She quickly moved behind the podium, nodding to the candidates. “Thank you, sir. I am glad to be here to help you all achieve the goals of this mission, which will be laid out by Admiral Simpson and Rear Admiral Bates. I will mostly be in the background; however, I will still be able to help you come up with solutions to problems you are faced with while in training.” She informed them, her face neutral. 
“I will now turn the podium back over to Rear Admiral Bates.” She stated, returning to the spot she had been in previously. Warlock proceeded to go through the motions and details of the mission. The heat from the sun had a bead of sweat rolling down her face as she listened with the candidates.
“I will now introduce your instructor,” Warlock said, the door to the other end of the hangar opening to reveal Maverick. “Captain Pete Mitchell, callsign ‘Maverick.’” 
Warlock left the podium, standing next to Cyclone. She watched as Maverick replaced him, the looks on the faces of the aviators a hilarious sight if she ever saw one. They hadn’t realized that they had thrown out their instructor for the next three weeks. Her eyes briefly moved to examine Rooster. His jaw was taut with tension, his gaze diverted elsewhere. She found that odd, but she decided not to question it. For now, anyways. 
Soon enough, Maverick had announced that they would all be taking turns against him in the sky for their first training exercise. The group was dismissed shortly after, all of them going to get their flight gear and to do preliminary checks on their aircraft. 
Finch had followed Cyclone and Warlock inside, looking around for Hondo. He was assigned to the mission as well, and she knew that they would be good sources of support for each other. She eventually found him amongst the halls, already on his way outside to monitor flights for the candidates.
“Hondo! It’s good to see you!” She exclaimed, greeting him with a short hug. They had been on assignment together a year or two ago and had stayed in touch here and there since then.
“Finch! It’s good to see you too! So, are we keeping an eye on these rugrats or are we waiting to see how bad Maverick beats them down?” He asked her, a wide grin decorating his face. 
She considered the question for a moment. She shrugged her shoulders, chuckling, “I have no idea, Hondo. I hardly know the man, let alone what he’s capable of. We’ll just have to see.” She answered, following him as he began to make his way outside. 
She made another mental note, she had a lot of them, to give her mom a call. She figured she might know something about him, especially since she could have worked at Top Gun in the time that Maverick had attended.
Once they made it into the scorching light of the sun, she pulled the aviators that were hiding in her back pocket out and slid them over her eyes. She thanked whatever higher deity there was that she had put on a lot of sunscreen before she left her room, because she would need it.
They each had communication radios given to them on their way out to help them monitor who came in and out of the airfield, but soon after the first set of candidates were in the air, it become very clear that her and Hondo’s jobs would be about more than just monitoring who flew in and out.
Payback, who Finch had spotted the night before at the bar, bet the crew 200 pushups to whoever was shot down first. This essentially meant that she and Hondo would have to count every pushup each of them did when or if Maverick shot them down. This was not how she thought her first day on the mission would go, but here she is. 
Even though she wasn’t up in the air with them, she could still hear the groans and moans of the pilots when Maverick did indeed shoot them down. She wasn’t exactly shocked, seeing as he had about 30 plus years of experience on them. All the same, she wasn’t looking forward to counting the pushups.
Eventually, the first set of candidates made it back down and ensued with their pushups. She had originally thought it was all three of them, Payback, Fanboy and Rooster, but only Rooster showed up to take part. 
“Rooster, where are the other two?” She asked him as he unzipped the upper part of his flight suit, setting his helmet on the ground. 
Grunting, Rooster turned to her. “I got shot down first. According to the agreement, that means I do the pushups.” 
She nodded, watching him get into position to start. Hondo spared her this time and began the counting. Even though she wasn’t counting, she couldn’t help herself from staring at the muscle exposed from the short sleeve of his black t-shirt. She instantly remembers that she owes him. She had completely forgotten the ride he had given her the night before in the scramble to prepare for the morning brief and getting things in order. 
Lost in her train of thought, Finch comes back to about a hundred pushups in, moving her gaze elsewhere. She could hear the conversations over the radio were now becoming active, so she decided to zone into those instead.
The banter between Hangman, Phoenix and Bob is hilarious to her, and she can’t help but let out a chuckle. ‘Baby on Board’ really was something else, she guessed. The grunts from Rooster brought her attention back to the man, finding him to suddenly be standing right next to her. Man, he was fast at doing pushups.
Sweat was dripping down his face, seeping into his mustache. He licked his lips, picking up his gear. Finch did her best to look away and not stare at his stupid handsome face. She just needed to get through the day and focus. She was stuck on him now, she knew it. 
Rooster nodded to both her and Hondo, walking away towards the main building of the base. She would have to work hard in order to avoid falling for him. She could already feel herself diving deep. 
The day progressed, every single one of the aviators up for selection on the mission doing the set of pushups now. Everybody would be going twice, as Hondo had described to her about halfway through the first hop.  This would be absolutely perfect…probably having to watch Rooster do another set of 200 pushups…
Finch had tuned things out for the better part of the day, casually counting for the aviators when it was their turn to face the consequences of their friends’ actions. Their short lunch felt as though it had been forever ago by the time the sun had started to set, and all she wanted to do was go home and soak in a bath. 
Just as she was beginning to daydream, Finch heard a rush of words from the radio. Maverick and Rooster were basically one on one at this point. She couldn’t see them from her position on the ground, but she knew it wasn’t good when she overheard the loud, blaring beeps over the airways. She wasn’t exactly sure what was happening, but it was all over relatively quickly.
It wasn’t long before a very flustered and angry Rooster arrived to serve his dues. He practically threw his gear onto the ground, unzipping his flight suit again. He wasted no time in starting his pushups, staring directly ahead. She counted for him, crossing her arms. 
She thought that he seemed relatively determined to get it over with, but he continued well past the 2ooth pushup. She tried to engage him in conversation, but he completely ignored her. He was somewhere else entirely. She decided it would be better to just leave him be, and informed him that he was dismissed once he finished doing whatever it was he was trying to do. 
Finch made her way off base as quickly as she could, considering she still had to call her mom and make sure she was doing okay. She also wanted to try and distract herself from the barrage of thoughts she was starting to have about Rooster. The man had a grip on her mind that even she didn’t know how to handle.
The allotted housing was quickly in view, much to Finch’s relief. She really needed to get away from it all, and it was only day one of the mission. 
Entering through the front door, she immediately slipped off her service shoes. They always gave her blisters if she wore them often, and she’d been wearing them for the last week or so. She made her way to the bedroom, stripping herself of the button up and the belt. She had half undone her pants by the time she made it there, immediately reaching for the top drawer. 
She soon found herself completely undressed, throwing her uniform into the hamper at the door. Her bra was soon to follow, a relieving sigh leaving her lips. She dug through her drawers to find a comfortable pair of shorts and a t-shirt to change into. Eventually finding something, she slipped them both on, flopping onto her bed. 
Finch found her phone somewhere amongst the mess that was her nightstand. She tended to leave her phone at the housing complex so that she wouldn’t get distracted by any texts or calls. She unlocked it, opening to a background of her and her mom on their vacation a few years ago. She smiled at the memory before scrolling going to her texts and finding her mom’s contact, pressing the call button. 
Pressing her phone to her ear, she waited as it rang a few times before her mom picked up.
“Hey, honey,” Charlies says through the speaker, light shuffling noises heard on the other side. “How’s everything going down there?” Finch sighs, making herself comfortable. “It’s going okay right now. You know I can’t give you details, classified information and all that, but my team is rather interesting to say the least.”
“Well, can you at least tell me who the instructor is? I find it interesting that they brought back Top Gun graduates for a mission…” Charlie asked her daughter.
“Well, I’m sure you’ll know him, since he graduated back during the time you were assisting on their projects,” Finch told her, shuffling on the bed a bit. “His callsign is Maverick, if that rings any bells.”
Charlie immediately goes silent on the other end of the line. Finch can sense the tension building from the other side of the country. 
“Mom? You there?” She asks, sitting up.
Charlie is still silent. She can feel the swell in her chest at the mention of his name, and it takes every fiber of her being not to become choked up. Her baby girl was working with her dad, and she didn’t even know it.
“I’m here, honey.” Charlie finally replies, trying to hold herself together.
“Everything okay? I don’t know much about him, but if you don’t want to talk about it, then that’s okay.” Finch’s curiosity is peaked now, but she knows how hard it can be for her mom to talk about the past sometimes.
“Honey, I…I don’t think I can speak to you about it. Not today, at least. I’ll tell you soon, though. I just need to take care of some things first.” Charlie informs her, still holding back her initial reaction.
“I understand, mom. You’ll tell me when you’re ready. I should probably get going, though. I still need to fix something for dinner and make sure I’ve got everything in line for tomorrow.” Finch says, her fingers playing with a loose thread on the comforter.
“Okay, honey. I love you, a bushel, and a peck. I’ll talk to you later.” Charlie finishes, waiting for Finch.
“I love you too, mom. A barrel, and a heap.” Finch ends the conversation, hanging up on her mom after they both exchange goodbyes. 
Finch goes about her evening as normal but is plagued by the curiosity from the conversation with her mother. Who was Maverick, and what relation did he have to her mother?
Chapter 3
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