#reuben payback

[theharddeck]

What sports did the dagger squad play during hs/college?

oh my gosh another great one!! okay so i set this in high school bc i was a three-sport kid and i have no context for collegiate athletics beyond attending football games

so the obvious one is Nat and lacrosse, right? she's been team captain since sophomore year, she is absolutely ferocious on the field, and each year, she takes the insecure freshman under her wing and makes them a personalized workout plan to make sure they're as strong as they can be. she picks out the uniform designs in colors that flatter everyone on the team, she's coordinating snack schedules with team moms, and on the bus home from away games she's quietly doing her homework in the back row

Bob is a swimmer is this because i'm a swimmer so it's what i pick shhhh no. it's a compete-with-yourself sport, it's one where the goal is to best your own time, not physically restrain someone else. to me, bob is also built like a swimmer, like he's more sleek/lean than bulky, and it's never a worry about his glasses bc it's a no contact sport. he has no idea half the girl's team is in love with him, always deck changing near him, or asking him to be their lap counter during the distance events.

Adjacently, Javy did water polo is this because i also did water polo and was in love with a man who looked like Greg who played on the boys' team shhhh also no, obviously . if you've been around water polo boys, you know--they are pretty, they are built, they are a little messy, they are a little stupid. i say this with love. they're kind guys, they're guys who know how stupidly attractive they are, and have you seen the man's hands?? built for polo, and that is all i will say for staying G-rated.

in the same way Javy has a water polo vibe, Bradley has a volleyball vibe. It's a chill sport, it's also custom made for hot, tall, men, and I think he'd fall into it and be accidentally good at it. I think he'd allso be extra conscious of Carole's fear of contact sports, so he'd stay away from football and soccer and basketball. I can see him always having a volleyball in his backseat, and when he's at the beach, it always comes out to rally back and forth with a couple of guys.

I think Mickey did everything, he genuinely loves being on a team. Football in the fall, wrestling in the spring, lacrosse in the spring, I think he's annoyingly good at anything. he has a good awareness of where everything and everyone is, he has great reactions, but it's his attitude that everyone really appreciates, like he's always positive and encouraging and he's a solid team member. side note, i'm pretty sure mickey was homecoming king, and it absolutely blindsided him because he just thought everyone had as many friends as he did.

Reuben is track and field, all the way. he does basketball when it's in season, because he's tall and the coach literally begged him, but he loves distance running. he loves that it's just you in your head, that it's mental after a point, that it's just your body and a track, and that you're competing with yourself. he could've gone to college for it; got a couple good scholarships, but he wanted to keep it as a hobby on the side, and focused on the academy anyways.

this is a curveball, but i really see Jake as not doing sports? like the man is a perfectionist--he's not about to be the one who fumbles and costs the team a goal (or worse: be benched during the pivotal play??) i see him in middle school trying out for things, realizing he could do any of the things but probably not be The Best, and deciding to focus on school. so he's a nerd, but he studies at home/plays it off like he's not trying, and gets really into working out bc he likes how it makes him look. so he's probably at the gym with the football guys before school, working out with them, but he doesn't play on a team or anything

#dagger headcanons #natasha phoenix trace #jake hangman seresin #javy coyote macado #reuben payback #robert bob floyd #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia #misskielanswers #misskielrambles

[ebonyfirewolf]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Top Gun: Maverick (2020), Top Gun (1986) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw & Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Characters: Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, Jake "Hangman" Seresin, Javy "Coyote" Machado, Natasha "Phoenix" Trace, Robert "Bob" Floyd, Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia, Reuben "Payback" Fitch, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Additional Tags: PTSD, Maverick has PTSD, Rooster is there for him, even in an unconventional sense., Canon Compliant, they finally talk, Goose is only mentioned, Found Family, Hangman is an idiot, Minor Angst, Maverick takes care of rooster., Rooster takes care of Maverick, They both need a Hug, Rooster considers Maverick as a dad, You can rip that headcannon away from my dead cold hands. Summary:

Rooster isn't the only one haunted by his father's ghost.

#Top Gun #Top Gun Maverick #pete maverick mitchell #rooster bradshaw #Bradley Rooster Bradshaw #goose top gun #Jake Hangman Seresin #Javy Coyote Machado #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #mickey fanboy garcia #Reuben Payback #nick goose bradshaw #PTSD #Trigger warning PTSD #One shot

[peacefxlmyko]

I need friends like the TGM cast so badly I mean LOOK AT THEM

#top gun maverick #top gun #dagger squad #tgm cast #jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #javy coyote machado #glen powell #danny ramirez #miles teller #monica barbaro #jay ellis #greg tarzan davis #lewis pullman #i love them so much your honor

[peachesandcreames]

It's Not the Plane, It's the Pilots 💞💕

#top gun #top gun maverick #top gun movie #top gun maverick cast #top gun men #top gun 1986 #glen powell #jake hangman seresin #greg tarzan davis #javy coyote machado #danny ramirez #mickey fanboy garcia #lewis pullman #robert bob floyd #jay ellis #reuben payback fitch #monica barbaro #natasha phoenix trace #miles teller #bradley rooster bradshaw #top gun tuesday #my favorite people #tom cruise #pete maverick mitchell #val kilmer #tom iceman kazansky #anthony edwards #nick goose bradshaw #jennifer connelly #penny benjamin

[perfectprettypisces]

after reading so many stories where their actual names are used like Jake Seresin, Natasha Trace, Javy Machado, etc., it’s so crazy to me that not once did they say any of the pilot’s real names in the actual movie except for Bradley who has both Cyclone and Maverick say his first name (his last name is said a lot more) and Maverick (for obvious reasons)

not even like a Lieutenant Trace or a Lieutenant Seresin, they were always just simply referred to as “Lieutenant”

the only time we really see their names are on the beginning screen where Cyclone is showing Mav the 12 pilots and their last names on the tags of their uniforms in the bar scene

everyone is simply referred to as their callsign and even in cast interviews, they introduce themselves using their call signs and never the actual names

come to think of it? i genuinely feel like they weren’t in the movie THAT much because i saw a post that calculated Glen’s screen time and it was like less than five minutes total?

all this to say, fan fiction is SO powerful because this was such a minuscule detail of the movie that we could’ve forgotten about but everyone kind of just took it and ran with and now I can’t see it any other way

#these ragtag little group of pilots really altered my brain chemistry on limited time #top gun maverick #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #mickey fanboy garcia #javy coyote machado #reuben payback fitch #the dagger squad

[indybob]

Some Top Gun Maverick memes because why not??

#hangster #sereshaw #bobnix #the dagger squad #dagger squad #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #pete maverick mitchell #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #javy coyote machado #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia #top gun maverick #incorrect top gun maverick quotes #top gun maverick memes

[goosefilms]

sidle up to the hard deck bar !

disrespect a lady , the navy , or put your cell phone on my bar ... you buy a round

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top gun: maverick ( 2022 ) moodboard

#top gun maverick #top gun #hard deck #hard deck bar #tgm #top gun moodboard #top gun maverick moodboard #hard deck bar moodboard #goose honks #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #bob floyd #natasha phoenix trace #reuben payback fitch #javy coyote machado

[impossibleheartflower]

#me with any character that doesn't even get much screen time that either dies or the writers forgets about them #oh and also the asshole/villain of the story who i have no business loving #and characters old enough (or older) to be my parents #bonnie gold #isaiah jesus #finn shelby #that guy whose supposedly Tommy's offspring #tatiana petrovna #tommy shelby #aberama gold #arthur shelby #alfie solomons #that one guy who works for luca changretta. i think his name is Matteo 🤷🏽‍♀️ #alvin olinsky #olivia benson #john price #thomas thorne #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #natasha phoenix trace #brienne of tarth #polly gray #agatha harkness #emily prentiss #cordelia goode #older lottie Matthews #eve polastri #jobu tupaki

[enthyrea]

they’re matching!!! :)

i just really wanted to draw paykid in a little knit hat that matches her dad’s helmet 😭

#enthyrea art #BY THE WAY #iceman crocheted it for her #yes it says paybaby that is the point #everyone cheer this is the first thing i’ve drawn since my hand injury #paykid #top gun maverick #top gun #top gun fanart #top gun payback #reuben payback fitch #payback fitch #reuben fitch

[lesbiradshaw]

instagram shenanigans - dagger edition

#the sillies #jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #natasha phoenix trace #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #javy coyote machado #callie halo bassett #callie halo shen #logan yale lee #brigham harvard lennox #fanback #halix #hangster #sereshaw #harvard/yale #if you squint. #top gun maverick #tgm

[flowersonmymind1016]

I think Top Gun Maverick should come back to theaters every summer. Just sayin’.

#top gun maverick #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #hangster #top gun #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #icemav #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #javy coyote machado #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia

[missathlete31]

THIS!!! This is what I wanted!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Dagger Squad Reunions!!!

#glen powell #jay ellis #danny ramirez #top gun maverick #jake hangman seresin #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia #dagger squad reunited #sundance #variety #thank you

[laracrofted]

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING... and again, pretty please don’t post anywhere else 🎵

#i'm about to print this out and hang it in my room #rooster is in his reputation era ofc and bob is my lover boy #jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia #robert bob floyd #javy coyote machado #pete maverick mitchell #top gun: maverick #top gun edit #mine #ames makes things

[eliashirsch]

the squad🌟 ft. what might be the prettiest jake i've ever drawn:)

#based on that photoshoot they did years ago #oh bob #you're not subtle #top gun maverick #dagger squad #bob floyd #jake hangman seresin #natasha phoenix trace #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia

[agreatandhonorablesoldier]

javy and natasha’s reaction to bradley’s truly outta pocket comment that jake will lead someone to their death really sell just how bitchy that was before we even get to jake and that shift in his smile going from playful to fake and guarded as hell. 

#bradley rooster bradshaw #natasha phoenix trace #jake hangman seresin #robert bob floyd #reuben payback fitch #mickey fanboy garcia #top gun maverick #sereshaw #hangster #exes energy on full display once again #don't even get me started on Bob and Reuben clearly picking up on it #*OTP: You look good #1k

[bo0tleg]

Decided to make one of these for Top Gun: Maverick too, you know... to dispel the pain I caused with my last post...

(this is my whatsapp history, not direct quotes from the movie)

(in the first one, I'm aware it looks like There's a 30 min gab between both messages. There is not, my internet just decided that they were going to let me see the message 30 min later)

#Just noticed everything in tgm is very.... Brown #Btw the one with the wife and the 'im superior to any Man in ur life' are from THE SAME CONVERSATION #It's literally in the same screenshot #I didn't even need to take another one #tg:m #top gun maverick #top gun #iceman x maverick #pete maverick mitchell #icemav #tgm #tom iceman kazansky #bradley bradshaw #bradley rooster bradshaw #natasha phoenix trace #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #payback fitch #robert bob floyd #robert floyd #jake seresin #jake hangman seresin #beau cyclone simpson #solomon warlock bates #I will NOT be specifying who Rooster and Phoenix mean #(it's Hangman) #(It's his energy) #(I just don't ship hangster and don't want to imply that) #(they're just gossiping in my head but you can think whatever you want)