#and maverick cant be there all the time. but bradley says no because hes a teenager and hes started thinking about how to make himself +

[lesbiradshaw]

just started thinking about bradley as a teenager struggling with his emotions both pre and post his mother’s death/fall out with maverick but not wanting to reach out for help because a history of mental health problems can get you disqualified from enlisting in the service. happy saturday guys.

[compacflt]

While I was reading your slider oneshot for the third time (sooooo good btw, i cant say enough how much i love your writing), I kept thinking about Ice and Sliders conversation about Carole-[“Me and Carole?” Ice said, thinking it over. He smiled his bitter, bashful smile— “Yeah, we might’ve worked out, once. I won’t get into the details. We tried it out. But I don’t think the timing was right.”]-What is Ice referencing here?? Is he referring to when Carole kissed him? Or did I miss something (entirely possible tbh)? I really felt like Mav when I read that scene ["What do Admiral Kazansky and Carole Bradshaw get up to when he doesn’t know about it?"]

The parallel of Mav being [redacted] with Goose and Carole liking/loving/pining for Ice. Wow! So deliciously complex. What an interesting little love square they have going on. Bradley and his four parents.

But man...Carole really is such a tragic figure in both canon and your fic. But I really really love the depth of emotion that you give her in the glimpses that we get. Her relationships with both Mav and Ice are so interesting and layered. They just feel very real. I really really loved the gimpse of her point of view you gave us in the Dad!Ice fic (the half empty box of cigarettes!! I still think about that)

this is such a sweet ask. thank you. yes he was referring to her kissing him (not really “trying it out,” to be fair, but he’s also trying to “prove” to slider that he’s still interested in women, so he’s using even the most tangential of evidence and holding it up like “see? See? not gonna give you all the details but Trust Me bro we tried it out😎”)

& also here’s from my notes in my printed-out copy of my fics from last OCTOBER (whoa). Referring to the scene in the hospital when Carole gives ice & maverick the instructions to pull Bradley’s USNA app & suggests she & ice have discussed it previously (they haven’t).

Carole is pretty much the only person who is around both Ice & mav enough to know the truth of who they are. (Slider also recognizes this— “ice let Carole Bradshaw see his happiness but not slider… :( que cruel”. And the whole “she is literally the only camera capturing icemav’s happiness on film for the historical record” section of slider

.) And Carole therefore is the only person to whom ice quite literally cannot deny that he & maverick are together, because she… has eyes. And is their best friend. and they’re raising her kid with her. So that sets her up as like a confessional character, in that ice HAS to be truthful with her in a way he isn’t with anyone else, including… his literal boyfriend maverick. so it’s a pretty easy leap for Maverick to be like, It’s a given that ice does not honestly want to be with me, a man -> but he is honest about his feelings with Carole, a woman who has expressed interest in him, behind my back (“what do admiral Kazansky & Carole Bradshaw get up to when he doesn’t know about it?”) -> Omg they’re having a heterosexual emotional affair. Which, like, they totally might be? which is why i keep going back to the *possibility* that they might have worked out once, had it not been for the simultaneous timing of ice falling in love with maverick, since ice is also Bradley’s no. 1 dad figure in my story. Which slider points out.

From a heterosexual family planning perspective, ice & Carole together just kinda makes sense. In a way that everyone in the story recognizes, for better or worse.

[actuallyitsstar]

Top Gun for the fandom ask game?

✨ send me a fandom and i'll answer with the following!

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

↣ maverick! this is kind of a given i suppose. but he's my blorbo alright. i have 193748458 thoughts abt him Every Single Day Unfortunately and every other fic and gifset/edit idea i have typically winds up including him somehow lol

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

↣ this one was really stumping me for a while bc idk tbh but if i am very real it's probably also maverick 😭 when will i stop being predictable lmao aaaaa. my second choice for this spot is bradley and this is why i struggled so much to pick an answer lol

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

↣ phoenix !!!! phoenix is my girl !!! my beloved !!! i want her to have everything nice. i want her to smack everyone else upside the head with a bat for being stupid. but she shouldnt have to bc theyre all adults and she is their peer and not their mom and i do actually rly respect how tgm treats her as the same as the others and doesn't dress her in weird skimpy outfits on the beach or have her lifting hella emotional baggage for the men or etc. she is so smart and capable and straightforward and determined and i love her <3 the near-tie for this spot is slider. i love slider. he has such a Vibe . takes no shit but he won't let YOU take shit either. we stan a man.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

↣ tbh? viper. idk what it is about him. He is So Yes. I want to Know More About Him. i want to know how well he knew duke mitchell. i want to know if he stayed up nights feeling responsible for that because duke died saving him, among others. i want to know how long it took for him to move past it or if he ever did. i want him to talk to maverick about this commonality they have and not say stupid shit like 'there will be others' bc shut the fuck up akdhjdjkfhfgj but yeah idk. need to write abt him sometime for sure <3 my second choice for this is carole because she has like maybe an aggregated minute of time on screen and owns my wholeass heart somehow anyway. i want her to have only nice things and happiness and she doesn't get a lot of credit but she's so kind and capable and determined and i stan her tbh

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

↣ unpopular no, problematic yes: hangman. he's controversial. he's pathetic. he's an asshole. he's incorrigible. he's everyone's favorite bitch. what can i say. i want to undo him like a clock and take out all the gears and find out how he works. i cant fix him but i CAN make him worse. and one of these days i will. (ok ok AND ill try to fix him too i guess. if i must).

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

↣ this is hangman again unfortunately. and also mav. and also bradley. alkdhjfkfhfkjgh i am a goblin

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

↣ sorry cyclone im sure ur secretly a big softy but u are going to have to go down the superhell pipe this time <3

[sol-aranea]

Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw NSFW Alphabet

A/N: Help this man is so hot, I cant-

Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Rooster is a very caring person. He makes sure you’re comfortable and gets you water. He gets you some water and cleans you up as well as he can. He definitely gets his soft side from his father.

Body part (what is their favorite body part of theirs/you)

He adores your thighs. He loves to grip them while he pounds into you or when you sit on his face. Regardless of size, this man wants you to sit on his face. Now. Even when you’re not having shmex, he usually has a hand on your thigh subconsciously, rubbing his thumb lightly.

He thinks his hands are the best, mainly because he can pilot a plane with them and finger you until you’re a sobbing mess. So he feels he’s fairly talented.

Cum (anything to do with cum)

Rooster doesn’t really care about it, he doesn’t think it’s gross or anything. He loves cumming inside of you though, the intimacy of it is intoxicating to him.

Dirty secret (a dirty secret of theirs)

He loves when you are jealous. When someone flirts with him on or off base, you get angry and he gets hard. He loves when you take charge and let out your frustration out on him.

Experience (how experienced are they?)

He’s fairly experienced, the man is in the navy. No one is a virgin in the navy. He’s not a sex GOD, but he’s fairly good at it.

Favorite position (self explanatory)

Bro loves the mating press. He can see your face while he fucks into you and it’s mostly you getting off that gets him off in the first place.

He also likes when you ride him, taking power from him. Man is stressed and he needs someone other than himself in control sometimes.

Goofy (are they more serious or humorous?)

He’s pretty focused usually, telling you he loves you and complimenting you, but sometimes he’ll giggle when something weird happens. He wants you to feel comfortable, so he doesn’t make it too intense.

Hair (how well groomed are they?)

He keeps it in check, but he doesn’t have time to shave it completely. Work takes a lot out of him and he doesn’t really have the patience at the end of the day, but it never gets out of hand.

Intimacy (how intimate are they?)

He genuinely adores you. He wants to love you forever and he makes sure you know it. It’s constant compliments from this man as he fucks you. He takes his time, making sure you feel best the whole time. He could take hours admiring you, maybe even days if he could.

Jack off (how much do they masturbate, if they do?)

Being in the Navy, you don’t get many chances to make love, so that does leave him pretty frustrated. He usually doesn’t, trying to wait for the next time with you, but sometimes it’s too much and he needs to.

Kink (do they have any)

Call him Lieutenant Bradshaw and watch him lose his mind. It’s a title he’s worked his ass off for, and hearing you say it is like heroine to him. If he’s on his back, his head is hitting the pillow.

Also if you wear his aviators-

Location (where do they like to do the do?)

He likes your bed the best, because he can take his time there. He can show you just how much he needs you. But if he had to choose something different, it’s the kitchen counter. He gets perfect access there and he gets a great view of your body from there.

Motivation (what turns them on?)

When you wear something even slightly revealing, he’s turned on. Your uniform covers everything, so when you wear a tank top, he has the urge to kiss and bite all of the skin showing.

No (something they won’t do)

He refuses to fuck on base. He’s happy to do it in your house or bar bathroom, but nowhere close to where your captain can find you. He would die if Maverick stumbled upon you, Rooster balls deep inside you.

Oral (gifting or receiving, are they good at it?)

He’s so good at oral oml. He loves the taste of you while he eats you out. The way he pins your hips down as he tongue fucks you. *chefs kiss*

He likes receiving too, but he prefers you to feel good too. Though when he’s stressed out of his mind, and you offer, he’s taking you up.

Pace (are they fast or slow?)

He is the type to take it slow but hard. He’d pull out of you slowly, to the tip, then slam back in, dragging the most broken moan from you. If you say to go faster, he will.

Quicky (do they care for them/are they good at them?)

He doesn’t prefer them, but sometimes the option isn’t there. He wants to lay in bed with you after and kiss you and tell you you’re gorgeous, but with quickys, you can’t really do that.

Risk (are they willing to experiment?)

If it’s trying out a new kink, he’s down. He wants to make you feel good, so he’ll try anything. If he doesn’t like it, oh well.

When it comes to places, he’s not big on it. He is pretty possessive, and the idea of someone else seeing that is too much for him. He prefers the comfort of his home.

Stamina (how many rounds can they go for/ how long?)

He usually lasts long, and can go for 3-4 rounds before he’s too tired to continue.

Toys (do they have any/ use them on you or them self?)

He doesn’t own any, he doesn’t see a reason to, but if you brought him one to use on you, he would.

Unfair (how much of a tease are they?)

GOD THIS MAN IS A MENACE. Constant teasing? Be it whispering horrifyingly obscene things in your ear, or a simple hand on the thigh, it’s constant. He also will take a long time in foreplay, making sure your drenched before anything else happens.

Volume (how loud are they/ what noises do they make)

He isn’t too loud, but he grunts quite a bit. When he orgasms, he puts his head in the crook of your neck and just lets out everything that was building up. He lets a broken moan slip and its mainly a slurred version of your name and curses.

Wild card (random HC)

Whenever he goes on a dangerous mission, he promises that he'll make you feel as good as possible the night before, but he won't fuck you. He says he looks forward to it like it's a reward for coming home. It's really difficult though, so he sees it as a challenge too.

X-Ray (how big are they?)

His nickname is Rooster for a reason, and not just because his dad was named Goose. He's around 8 1/2 inches when hard, and he's fairly thick too. Its big my guy.

Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

It's not too high, but it sure as hell is there. you have sex around 3-4 times a week.

Zzz (how quickly do they fall asleep?)

He helps you sleep before passing tf out. Like he checks that you're asleep, then hits the pillow. he usually plays with your hair or traces letters or objects on your skin to help him get sleepy.

[wasp-coffee]

1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16 for the top gun asks!

1. hard tie between Iceman and Maverick.

Mav has the feral energy of a disturbed racoon on coco puffs and i GET HIM like I understand. Also, short people represent! /hj you just want to pick him up like an angry kitten sometimes. Hes such good friends with Goose and Carole and even Wolfman and Viper, hes so genuinely likeable. Jeans... to play volleyball? (been there done that) Babygirl you are so stupid ❤️

Iceman, baby, bastard (affectionate) Tony Scott was right he is playing the main character in his life and just like any lead in a high school show he's not happy to be upstaged by a brat. He's simply an icon; fashion? check. skill? check. ability to carry THE most homoerotic scenes? check- We don't see a lot of him in comparison to Mav but when we do this bitch is a rockstar. Pretty and smart! Wish we'd've seen more of him :3

2. In Top Gun '86? No one. Everyone is iconic and there are no notes to be given.

In TGM? ... Penny (STOP THE PITCHFORKS LET ME EXPLAIN) - the screenshots are from an earlier ask

wasn't a fan that Penny got her own theme. She was a few throwaway lines in the original and I don't think she held as much emotional significance as Joseph Kosinski tried to give her. She was... fine. I've seen the movie at least 7 if not more times and I can honestly say I remember 4 things about her:

•Her dad was an Admiral

•she has a bar

•daughter

•boat?

I got that she was friends with Maverick but like... didn't pick up on the romantic beats at all - the "sex" scene slapped me in the face like a frozen fish. She could've stayed an old friend imo. An instrumental version of hold my hand is used as her interlude and her and Mav's romance theme - which plays at the end to tie the film together.

This really bugged me for a few reasons, mainly that (to me) Ice was the emotional core of the movie. Stay with me, this rant does lead somewhere:

The guardian angel motif runs throughout the movie, even in the hard deck where Mav sits under a VFA-25 poster (ICE'S SQUADRON). The same patch can be found in Mav's hangar with the VFA-25 emblem.

Ice brings Maverick back to Top Gun, saving his ass from grounding (yet again)! Without Ice, Mav wouldn't be at TG. Its Ice who we see with Mav as he looks for reassurance. ITS ICE'S DEATH THAT MOTIVATES HIM TO PROVE TO CYCLONE THAT HE CAN FLY THE MISSION PARAMETERS. It's after Ices death that (im paraphrasing) Bradley says "there's no one left that will miss you"

THEN we get all the stuff with Penny as if to say all of the above is just... good ol' buddy buddy friends nothing gay here no sir–

Penny + Mav's love theme playing over the end as they fly into the sunset seems to make the relationship between Mav and Ice secondary.

I like Jennifer Connelly, I liked the way she played Penny but the character's stressed importance made no sense to me (and it might just be me)

The repeated use of said theme made it seem like the movie was about Mav and Penny... which it wasn't. First and foremost the film was about family and connection with Rooster and Mav and Ice being integral to those themes.

ask me about my opinions on the soundtrack (sarcastically)

You can't help but smile (nearly) every moment that he's on screen. He's larger than life and a multi talented king. We stan dressing sensibly for the regular oiled up homoerotic volleyball tournament.

4. Ice/Mav they make so much sense together and by TGM its clear they care so much about each other. Ice's funeral is heartbreaking because of it - Mav's wings- (sobbing)

15. hmmm I haven't read many TG/TGM fics but I'll get back to you if I do!

16. (Headcanons)

Hollywood/Wolfman were in a relationship for all of TG - those bitches gay I tell you!

Ice, Slider, and Sundown are around the same age and are the oldest in their Top Gun class which is why they look so tired™ at Mav's shenanigans.

Maverick cant drive. He owns vintage cars, fixes them, sure but he never learned because he always had his bike.

Hence, it was most likely one of many other uncles that taught Bradley to drive.

Bradley's speech is absolutely riddled with awful 90s slang because he grew up in southern California - underutilized imo because everyone migrates to phonetically use Hangman's Texan accent.

Bradley + Mav Green Lantern and The Flash Halloween costumes from ages 8-12.

Hangman's anthem is Red Solo Cup (not that he will admit it to ANYONE) link

Maverick still got asked for ID in bars well into his 30s

If Mav had died during project darkstar, Bradley is his next of kin - and would have been presented with Mav's flag at the funeral

Slider is a dog person off vibes alone but so is Bradley. Maverick would be but if we're being honestly he can only just take care of himself

Bradley listens to much of what Mav and Goose did - stuff from the 60s and 70s that they heard while growing up

(Rant Over)

Thank you so much for the ask <3