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OK, so I’ve been thinking about this a lot....
And after their fight in the debriefing room, you don’t see Rooster and Hangman interact with each other until they’re on the tarmac right before the mission and Hangman says “You give ‘em hell.”
No more confrontations or apologies, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t one.
Like, say...after Ice’s funeral  (that I’m only admitting happened for the sake of this post).
Rooster was at the funeral. Hangman was at the funeral (he was standing next to Bob in the lineup of Daggers in their uniforms, I just recently noticed that).
...And Hangman probably knew (twenty bucks says he heard it from Phoenix) that Rooster knew Ice.
So, after the funeral, maybe a bunch of the Navy personnel go from there to the Hard Deck to toast the Admiral.
And Hangman looks out the window and sees Rooster standing by himself on the beach.
And something inside Hangman is telling him that, no matter how they feel toward each other, Rooster shouldn’t be alone out there.
Because similar to when he’s in the air, he needs a wingman right now. A good wingman.
So Hangman goes down to the beach.
“...Penny for your thoughts, Bradshaw?” he says, as he reaches the bottom of the stairs, leading to the sand.
Rooster sighs, but keeps his eyes on the ocean in front of him.
“Leave me alone, Seresin, I’m not in the mood,” Rooster replies.
Hangman nods. “I can understand that. You knew Admiral Kazansky, right? You guys were close?”
Rooster swallows. “Yeah,” he says.
“Well, then, I’m sorry for your loss,” says Hangman “...I really am.”
Rooster looks back toward Hangman now, looking slightly surprised at his words.
“Uh...thanks,” he says.
Hangman nods, and sits down on a bench nearby.
Rooster hesitates for only a moment, then sits down next to him.
“How’s Maverick doin’?” Hangman asks. “He flew with Kazansky, right?”
Rooster nods. “Yeah, he was his wingman,”
Hangman actually cringes. “That’s a hell of a loss,” he says.
“Yeah, they were really close,” Rooster continues. “Mav always said that - “ he pauses “ - that after my dad died, the only people who could keep him sane were me, my mom and Ice.”
“...Sounds like they made a good team,” says Hangman.
“Yeah, they were a great team,” Rooster agrees. “I can only hope to have a wingman that good someday.”
Hangman bites his lip. “Still haven’t found a good one yet?” he asks.
Rooster glances at him for a second, then quickly looks back to the ocean. “Nobody that’s lasted very long.”
“Huh,” is Hangman’s only reply, as he processes this information.
“It’s just...that’s something pretty damn special, y’know?” says Rooster. “Having a good wingman, like Ice and Maverick were to each other. Somebody you can count on to always have your back, no matter what. In the air...even on the ground. I mean, your WSO’s got your back, obviously, but they can’t come to help you with extra firepower when you’re getting ambushed by three bogeys and you need backup, y’know?”
“Right.”
“And ice and Maverick, they could always depend on each other,” says Rooster. “...Hell, they were damn near everything to each other.”
Hangman quirks an eyebrow. “Just how close - “
“ - That’s classified,” says Rooster, with a small smirk.
Hangman now takes a moment to process this information. “Huh,” he says. “Well, I guess when you’re that close with somebody, it can be hard not to get...classified,” he says. “Getting to know somebody that well, becoming so dependent on that person...”
“...That’s why you always leave them hanging, isn’t it?” Rooster asks. “You don’t want to depend on anybody, don’t want anybody to know you that well.”
“Yeah, I guess I have a few trust issues,” says Hangman.
“It’s a wonder you made it this far in your career,” says Rooster.
Hangman scoffs. “You’re one to talk, given the trust issues you have.”
“I trust people.”
“You don’t trust yourself.”
Rooster stares at him for a moment, and blinks. “...Maybe you’re right,” he says. “I guess I could use a good wingman, myself.”
“Well, I can only help you if you can keep up with me,” says Hangman. “That way, you can help me out when I need it, too.”
Rooster actually manages a smile. “...You offering to be my wingman?”
Hangman smirks, and shrugs. “Well, when I’m declared Mission Leader I will definitely consider you,” he says.
Rooster rolls his eyes. “Well, if you’re chosen as Mission Leader - “
“ - When.”
“If,” Rooster repeats. “...and if you choose me as your wingman...I’ll have your back, I promise.”
Hangman looks over at him with a smile, and there’s something in his eyes that Rooster can’t quite read.
“...I’ll have yours, too.”
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𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw/Jake "Hangman" Seresin
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Teen and Up Audiences
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When the darkest fears take over and hideous nightmares tear apart his dreams, Jake hungers for Bradley’s touch, his lips chase his lover’s pants, hands roaming over hot, throbbing skin, holding Bradley close, and never close enough.
But when Bradley sees through him, through his silences and restlessness, Jake can only whisper against his lips, desperate: “Please, just remind me you’re alive”.
And Bradley hugs him tight, running his fingers through blonde hair, soft ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m here’ murmured in Jake’s ear, until his warmth and his love lull Jake back to sleep, until the sun rises again.
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Written for the @topgunficletsnotnovelsexchange (Thanks again Chloe, this was so much fun! 💕 And thanks to those who participated, i adore every drabble! Lots of amazing authors ✨)
𝐅𝐨𝐫 @cristinuke : Hope you enjoy! 💕 I loved your prompts!
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Ice told Mav that he'd take this one, after getting the call from Penny.
So, when Ice walks into the Hard Deck, his eyes immediately start searching the room for Bradley, and find him in the back at the pool table.
He heads to the back area of the bar, catching Penny's eye on the way and giving her a wink. When Ice gets to the pool table area he sees that Bradley is not actually alone, he's there with Lieutenant "Bob" Floyd, who looks about as hopeless as Penny sounded on the phone earlier.
Bob suddenly notices Ice's presence, and he stands up a bit straighter as Ice gives him a nod of acknowledgement.
...All the while, Bradley just keeps playing pool and grumbling loudly to himself.
"Sir - " Bob begins.
" - Dismissed."
"Oh, thank you sir..." Bob replies, sounding extremely relieved as he leaves the pool table and heads to the bar.
"Bradley...?" Ice leans over the pool table and tries to get in Bradley's line of sight "...talk to me, please."
"Nothin' to talk about," Bradley replied, as he lined up his shot, then hit the ball over to the middle pocket, and it bounced off the edge of the pocket, missing the target. "You gonna play? Looks like Bob couldn't take the heat."
"I think what Bob couldn't take was the headache you were giving him," said Ice, as he picked up the abandoned pool cue.
"What?"
"Bradley, half the bar can hear you grumbling over here," Ice told him. "You've got black storm clouds floating right over your head for God's sake. What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Bradley insisted. "Now are you gonna play or not?"
Ice shrugged. "Sure," he said.
Ice lined up his shot, and sunk two balls into the far corner pocket, like it was absolutely nothing.
Bradley rolled his eyes as Ice straightened up and tried not to look smug.
"...But I guarantee, with the way I play and the way you seem to be playing right now, it's gonna be a pretty short game," Ice told him.
Bradley sighed. "I'm just a little off tonight, no big deal," he said.
"Any particular reason why?"
"No."
Ice gave him a pointed look.
Bradley huffed. "Just having...issues with...someone," he grumbled.
"Relationship issues?"
"It's not a relationship," Bradley countered, quickly.
"Then what is it?"
"It's....he....he left for a deployment in Italy today," Bradley grumbled. "And I went over to see him just to say goodbye, y'know, and it turned into 'Oh, Rooster, I didn't know you cared?' and so of course I was like, 'I don't care, just send my apologies to all those poor Italian people who'll have to endure your presence for the next few months.' And then it turned into talking about all the Italian guys he was gonna meet over there, and how they'd probably happily 'endure' his 'presence', and then I got mad, so I just kinda left."
"So, you didn't actually get to say goodbye then?" Ice pointed out.
"No, I guess not," said Bradley. "I just...it's so easy for him to just...annoy me like that, and then...stupid Italian guys - "
"So, your problem is that you don't want Jake Seresin to hang around with hot Italian guys, is that it?" Ice asked.
Bradley froze, and stared at Ice.
"...I never said anything about Jake Seresin," he said.
"Bradley, all you ever do is talk about Jake Seresin," Ice told him. "Did the two of you really think you were being discrete?"
"We were being - !" Bradley started, then clamped his lips together for a moment. "...It's always just been a casual thing. Nothing serious or official."
"...But now he's going to Italy," said Ice "...and he might be hanging around with 'hot Italian guys', and you don't like that."
"It's not like he's never been deployed without me before," said Bradley. "It's not like I haven't had to deal with feeling like this before. And I have! I've dealt with it just fine."
"Well, maybe this time is different because you're hitting a breaking point," said Ice. "Maybe, it's time you two finally had a serious talk about this 'casual thing' of yours."
"Why do you say 'casual thing' like that?" Bradley asked. "Like you're judging?"
"I'm not judging it, Bradley. I've been down that road myself before," Ice told him. "And I'm saying 'casual thing' like that because if you're feeling so troubled at the thought of him with somebody else, then maybe it's not a very 'casual' thing at all."
Bradley blew out a long, tired breath, as he stared at the pool table, supposedly looking for another shot.
"One thing I do know for sure, though..." said ice, as he walked around the table to stand beside Bradley "...is that Jake Seresin will not be 'meeting' any hot Italian guys."
Bradley glanced over at him and smirked. "What, you really gonna try and cockblock him from here?" he asked.
"Don't doubt my powers, Bradley Bradshaw, I'm the Commander of the Pacific Fleet, I can do a lot of things," Ice told him. "...Just ask Maverick."
Bradley snorted back a laugh.
"No, I mean, he may talk a big game about what he's gonna do over there, but I guarantee you, he's not gonna do any of it," Ice told him. "He doesn't want to."
"How do you know?" Bradley asked.
"Because I've been him, Bradley," Ice told him. "First he wanted to beat you and be the best pilot, then he wanted to bed you and prove that you wanted him...and now he's trying not to fall in love with you."
Bradley didn't say anything, he actually looked a little terrified now.
"And Bradley," Ice continued. "I guarantee, he may've won those first two rounds, but that last one?" Ice leaned in now and lowered his voice so that only Bradley could hear him "...I think you'll both find that he lost it a long time ago."
Bradley still didn't say anything, so Ice just smiled and straightened up, then put his pool cue back against the wall.
"Work on your game, kid," said the older man. "I'll see you at dinner on Sunday."
Ice then gave him a wave, and walked away, out of the bar.
Bradley thought for a moment, then pulled out his phone as he sat down on a nearby stool.
Can we talk when you get back? he texted.
He only had to wait about a minute before he got a reply.
Sure. You miss me already? (with a smirking emoji, of course)
Bradley took a deep breath, then sent back his reply.
...Yeah. I do.
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Bradley Bradshaw has a lot of scars, and has broken more than a few bones in his life.
He broke his leg jumping off the roof when he was seven - he'd wanted to see if he could fly.
He has a scar on his knee from when he wiped out on his bike when he was ten.
He has a long jagged scar on his cheek from when he got into a barfight in his twenties, after Maverick pulled his papers.
And he broke his right ring finger (which still can't bend normally) punching a mirror after breaking up with Jake Seresin, six months after they first met.
(...Because, like he'd told Jake, he was broken, and damaged, and Jake deserved better than that)
...And after the mission he flew with Maverick, that earned him a new scar on his neck from a crash landing from a nearly - fatal ejection...
...Jake told him not to worry, because scars were pretty sexy.
Then Bradley kissed him, and he finally felt like he was healing.
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The thought that has invaded my mind now is...
Hangman and Rooster both getting extremely angry at each other one night. Maybe it started because Rooster got drunk at the Hard Deck and started to pick a fight with Hangman, and Penny threw them both out.
Rooster angrily stumbles down the stairs to the beach, and Hangman follows him wanting to know just what the hell his problem is.
Rooster, seething, finally asks Hangman "...how come nothing ever effects you?! How can you just be like that...?!"
Hangman stares at him for a moment, absolutely stunned. "...I'm sorry what?"
"You're just a freaking...robot! You're like that robot from "The Wizard of Oz"!"
"...The Tin Man?" "YES, THE TIN MAN!" Rooster shouts, victoriously. "...With a cute little smile, and pretty eyes, and no heart whatsoever."
Hangman's face darkens. He's standing illuminated fully by the light of the lamp post near the foot of the stairs, yet somehow his face visibly darkens.
"...Who the fuck are you to talk about being heartless, Bradshaw?" he finally asks, his voice dangerously low but there was no mistaking the anger in his words.
"You can just...just stand there, or sit, or whatever stance you choose to take," Rooster began, his words slurring ever so slightly "...and just act like a total asshole."
"So what?"
"SO YOU ACT LIKE NONE OF IT EVER HAPPENED!" Rooster suddenly yelled. "Like I never mattered to you at all! How can you - how can you just do that...?"
"You broke up with me." "I know I - "
" - You broke up with me," Hangman repeated, as he stepped closer to him. "You proposed to me, told me you wanted to spend your life with me, then broke up with me and YOU'RE CALLING ME HEARTLESS?!"
"Jake - "
" - Do you have any idea what it takes for me to be in the same room with you?!" The blonde asked, his words starting to get thicker with emotion. "Do you honestly think I enjoyed being at the Hard Deck, that night before the Dagger mission started, after you waltzed in? I couldn't fucking breathe. You were taking up all the air the room! I left while you were playing that stupid piano and getting everybody in the bar wrapped around your little finger. Cuz that's what you like to do isn't it Rooster?! Get everybody looking at you...!"
"Well, that's the fucking pot calling the kettle black - "
" - You weren't even in uniform!" Hangman shouted. "Everybody else was, but no rules don't apply to you cuz you've got Admirals like Kazansky on your side, and Maverick was your daddy's bff, and you can do whatever you want - "
" - You're a dick."
"Yeah and you're a fucking Nepo Baby who can't stand it when you have to actually work for something," Hangman spat out. "If I'm the Tin Man, you're the fucking Cowardly Lion."
Rooster took a swing at him, but Hangman ducked and used his shoulder to knock Rooster right on his back on the sand.
Rooster just stared up at him, waiting to see what he would do next. But he wouldn't let him see defeat in his eyes, or shame.
...There did seem to be a glimmer of sadness in there, though.
"You want the truth, there it is," Hangman told him, his chest heaving as he stared down at Rooster, then he put his knee on the other man's chest and leaned in a bit closer.
Rooster grunted at the added pressure, but kept staring back at Hangman as the other man looked down at him.
"...You were a coward with me, you're a coward in the air, and you try to make up for it by singing live karaoke to a bunch of half-drunk aviators in a bar," Hangman continued. "You think I pretend like our relationship never happened, but you don't exactly bring it up in conversation, either. Your problem isn't me, Bradshaw, it's the guy in the fucking mirror."
Hangman took his knee off Rooster's chest, stood up and walked back up the stairs, without looking back at Rooster once.
Rooster turned his head to watch him leave, but he didn't get up from the sand just yet. He waited a moment, took a breath, let it out, and closed his eyes; trying to blink away the beginnings of tears that were starting to cloud his vision.
"...You can never just say 'I miss you' to people can you, Bradshaw?" he muttered to himself. "No, you have to be an asshole to everybody..."
Rooster then sat up and used his hands to brush the sand out of his hair. He then stood up, climbed the rickety wooden steps that led back up the hill...and went home alone.
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Rooster has left his front door open as he’s still packing up some of his belongings in his base housing, and in the process of taking everything out to his truck. He’s getting ready to leave TOPGUN (again) for his next deployment when there’s a knock on the door.
Rooster turns from where he was packing a bag in the living room, and sees Hangman, leaning against the doorframe with that signature smirk on his face.
This time, Rooster smirked in return. “What’s up, Bagman?” he greeted, as he finished zipping up his duffel.
Hangman rolled his eyes as he straightened up and walked farther into the house, toward Rooster. “You guys all think you’re so clever with that...”
“We are all clever,” said Rooster.
Hangman snorted. “Just because you got to be Mission Leader’s wingman doesn’t make you clever, Bradshaw,” he told him. “I saved your asses, that makes me clever.”
Rooster shrugged. “Can’t we both be clever?” he asked.
“Possibly.”
“OK, so now that we got that cleared up, what’re you doin’ here?” Rooster asked.
Hangman bit his lip. “Well, uh...I heard you were leaving’ today.”
“Yeah, in a few hours,” Rooster confirmed.
“Well, I’m not scheduled to leave ‘til tomorrow, so I guess I just wanted to see you before you left, and say...goodbye,” said Hangman.
Rooster stared at him.
“...What?” Hangman asked, not liking being stared at, for once.
“Is that all you came to say, Jake?” Rooster asked, his voice soft as he took a step closer to the other man.
Hangman sucked in a breath, and Rooster noticed.
“...Do you have any regrets?” Hangman asked, his voice almost a whisper, as Rooster was close enough to hear him speak so softly.
“About...?” Rooster asked, glancing down at Hangman’s lips, then back up to his eyes.
“Uh....the mission,” Hangman said, with a cough. “Y’know, with Maverick.”
“No, not really,” said Rooster, stepping even closer into Hangman’s space. They were practically sharing the same breath now. “Got a few other regrets in other areas of my life though, that’s for sure.”
“Like what?” Hangman asked, his voice sounding a little shaky now, as it was his turn to glance at Rooster’s lips.
“Like how I stopped calling you,” Rooster admitted. “How I ran away when I should’ve hung on...I never shoulda let you go, Jake.”
“Bradley - “
But Rooster cut him off with a searing kiss, as he reached behind Hangman to close the front door, so he could back him up and press him against it.
He still had a few hours until he had to leave.
That was more than enough time to rectify at least a few mistakes....
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On My Knees For You
(This was written with inspiration from @ladyreivin and our rp because I can't get enough of them. ❤️ )
Bradley likes to kneel for Jake. No one understands it, but that's okay; they don't have to. Kneeling at Jake's feet feels safe; it doesn't even have to be sexual. Both men could be fully dressed after a long day at work, and Bradley would kneel in front of Jake on the couch, between his legs being completely silent while the tv plays softly behind him.
Jake will watch said tv, threading his fingers slowly through Bradley's hair, tugging occasionally or using his blunt nails to scrape but never looking at him, only the tv. Sometimes, not always, he'll take his soft cock out of his pants and let Bradley hold it in his mouth.
Bradley feels safe like this, secure. Giving it all up to Jake. Submitting to him. Here, he is at peace. He makes decisions all day, his job, their jobs, are stressful, but he knows, when he gets home, he won't have to be in charge. Every decision is made, and every command is all for him. Head empty, all love. All quiet. All for Jake. Jake will keep him safe. He trusts that.
(Hi! If you've made it this far, I'm so happy you're here ❤️ Thank you for reading, and I would be so grateful if you'd consider supporting me as an (almost) full-time university student who dreams of making money with their passion of writing. 🥹)
KO-FI
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Master Post of My Stuff That I’m Proud of :) (I update this ALL the time!)
My Hangaroo/Hangster Relationship Playlist (Youtube)
My Icemav Relationship Playlist
My Ineffable Husbands Playlist (Aziraphale x Crowley from Good Omens) 
My BUDDIE Playlist
(^ I am constantly adding on to these on YouTube, just FYI ^)
Fairytale AU’s
“Two Princesses Fell in Love...” (Rapunzel x Sleeping Beauty AU)
Cinderella Fake Dating AU potential
Top Gun
If Maverick isn’t flying that day, he comes home early... (IceMav ficlet)
Slider Gets an Inheritance from Iceman
“All-American Boy” (Goose x Carole and Hangaroo/Hangster ficlet based on ”All-American Girl” by Carrie Underwood)
What If Wolfman wanted to “adopt” Hangman (original post)
Hangaroo/Hangster Time Travel back to 1986 (very open ending in that I didn’t really end it, so if you want to take it and finish it just let me know so I can read it :) )
Parallel between the Top Gun awards ceremony and another event a few years later (IceMav)
Mav adopts little Bradley after Carole dies and Iceman becomes “Uncle Iceman”...
(^ this one was like the first story-post I did about IceMav and I cannot believe I didn’t have it on here already)
IceMav Holiday Headcanons (Thanksgiving & Christmas)
The REAL IceMav Ending of Top Gun: Maverick
“Top Gun” + “Top Gun Maverick” = “The Notebook” (IceMav)
TGM HEADCANON: The Daggers Take Care of Mav After Ice’s Funeral
Rooster and Hangman Talk after Iceman’s Funeral (Hangaroo/IceMav)
Poker Night Between the Daggers and the 86′ers
“Even Though I’m Leaving” by Luke Combs in the POV of Bradley with Goose, Maverick, and Iceman 
“Hungry Eyes” Hangaroo/Hangster Edit
Hangaroo & Bobnix 27 Dresses AU (27 Tuxes)
IceMav Sweet Home Alabama AU
Hangaroo/Hangster How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days AU
IceMav & Hangaroo/Hangster Letters to Juliet AU
IceMav Ocean’s Eleven AU
IceMav The Wedding Planner AU
IceMav Sleepless in Seattle AU
TOP GUN/MAVERICK ft. TAYLOR SWIFT
IceMav + “Long Live”
Hangaroo/Hangster + “Style”
Hangaroo/Hangster + “Blank Space”
Hangaroo/Hangster + “I’d Lie”
MCU
MCU Characters x Wizard of Oz Parallels
Tony/Pepper/Peter (Parker) Part 1
Tony/Pepper/Peter(Parker) Part 2
Peter Wants to be a Superhero like his Dad Iron Man (but Mom Pepper Finds Out)
Mamma Mia Spideriron Family AU
MCU Characters as Star Wars Characters
Peter Grows Up Knowing Tony (because he’s friends with Ben)
After Tony gets to heaven (IronDad-Spider-son post)
Tony Walks In On His Young Son Peter Drawing Pictures of a Guy Named Star-Lord (IronQuill)
Stranger Things
Billy Being Raised By His Grandma AU (ft. Harringrove)
Billy Being Raised by His Grandma AU Part 2 (ft. Harringrove)
Billy and Steve go to See “Top Gun” and need a second (or third) opinion
Our Flag Means Death
OFMD x “Grease” Parallels
Ed and Stede are the Parents of Another Famous Pirate
Blackbonnet (Stede x Ed) Corpse Bride AU
(S2 FINALE SPOILERS) There is an Inn near the RoP...(Blackbonnet)
****911****
Chimney Creates a Bachelor-inspired Office Pool (Bucktommy, Buddie)
Chimney, Hen and Ravi argue about altering the original office pool (Buddie)
What if Eddie kisses Buck while he’s with Tommy...? (Buddie, Bucktommy)
Three Earth-Shattering Events in One Week (7x04)
What if Tommy is in a Helicopter Crash...? (Bucktommy, Buddie)
“911″ -> “8 Simple Rules”-style (Bi Buck, Dad!Bobby, Buddie)
Athena Going Mama Bear on Tommy (Mom!Athena, Bucktommy)
Cruise Ship Doc Asks Buck if Bathena are His Parents (Dad!Bobby, Mom!Athena)
 “He Didn’t Have to Be” by Brad Paisley (Buck & Christopher, Buck & Bobby)
Bobby is the Parent Buck Has Always Needed (Buck & Bobby, Dad!Bobby)
The Theme of Parents and Children in 6x10 (Buck & Bobby, Dad!Bobby)
6x11 “Which one?” (Buckley-Diaz family)
Bobby Watching Buck Sleep in the Hospital after 6x11 (Dad!Bobby, Buck & Bobby)
Buck and Eddie Have Trouble Getting Engaged... (Buddie, Firefam)
When Buck and Eddie Become a Couple, They Have to Work Separately (Buddie)
“Hamilton”-inspired Buddie (Buddie, Dad!Bobby)
Multifandom Posts
This Blog Loves Found Father-Son Relationships
Gibbs & Tony - Bobby & Buck Parallel
Mary Poppins was the Doctor’s Nanny (Doctor Who x Disney)
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