#bradley x jake

[allaboutalf]

If Glen Powell didn’t get to kiss Miles Teller after he saved his life at the end of Top Gun Maverick then he doesn’t get to kiss Daisy Edgar-Jones at the end of Twisters. The universe balances things out.

That’s why Glen Powell is for the bisexuals.

[kcsplace]

Jake loves the tattoos that adorn Bradley's body.

The origami birds that take flight across his shoulder-blades. A goose, a swan, with a rooster gazing up at them.

The stark lines of the missing man formation of four F-14's, three shooting across his chest, with the fourth arcing up to rest over his heart.

No matter how many times Jake's fingers trace the aged lines of the B-25 Mitchell that rests in the crook of his elbow, Bradley won't explain the choice, only murmurs about it being his first, and that he is going to have it covered up.

He never does. But Jake's favourite, the one his fingers can't stay away from, is the little incomplete hangman figure he comes home with after his last deployment. Five months they spent apart. Five months new ink has been carried on Bradley's hip without Jake's knowledge and investigation. Five months where the spot Jake's hand rests as they settle to sleep has had seven empty spaces for letters. Five months Bradley has waited to play, Sharpie in hand. Counting the dashes, and even taking note of them being split into groups of 5 and 2, Jake still has to try his callsign first. "H" "Not your callsign you egotistical shit." Bradley added a frown on the blank face. "A" _A___ __ "J" "Nope." "K" "Are you using your name now?" "Yes." "No. A leg and two eyes added to the tattoo later, Jake is staring more intently at Bradley's hip than he has at any Bandit and then it dawns on him. MA__Y M_

The smile that stretches across his face hurts. It aches in the best way as he looks up at Bradley, the other pilot's gaze intent on him and not the artwork. "Yes." "That's not a letter." "Still my answer." Plucking the pen from Bradley's unresisting fingers, Jake fills in the missing Rs and the Y, before adding a big YES across Bradley's lower belly.

[eliashirsch]

In which Bradley is the CEO but not really

Bradley, probably: we need to have a meeting. i'm being disrespected here

Jake, Nat, Bob: take it up with the boss

Bradley: i am the boss!

(for the bingo: Secretary/Boss) @topgunalternateuniverse

[choking-on-ice]

it's nearly christmas (sorta) so my early gift to myself is drawing my favourite tan muscley 6'1" bottom :3

fr tho I'm neck-deep in my Top Gun Maverick phase again and I love Rooster so much it's ridiculous.

[lucyybradford]

Bradley, clearly angry: I AM IN A BAD MOOD! SO NOBODY TALK TO ME!

Jake, pouting: Even me?

Bradley, confused: What? No. Obviously, YOU can talk to me.

Bradley, angry again: BUT NOBODY ELSE! I MEAN IT! LEAVE ME ALONE!

Bradley, softly to Jake: To reiterate, this does not apply to you.

[jojobeaner]

"I'm proud of you."

Jake looks over at Javy, confused. "For what?" They were just having drinks at the Hard Deck, like usual.

"You know. For telling Rooster off. Setting boundaries."

That slow smile turns into a grin and then Jake laughs, loud and boisterous. "Oh, no. I'm totally going to fuck him later. I just want to make him squirm first."

Javy shakes his head. "Nevermind man. You're a total lost cause."

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Just a little thing that hit me that I had to write down. Javy has so many burdens being Jake's best friend. Lol

[sereshawl]

Maverick, slightly drunk: I’m immune to mean and hurtful words because Ice says nice things to me every day and his love protects me.

Rooster: I’m immune to mean and hurtful words because Jake says mean things to me every day so I’m always prepared.

[katewritesss]

Just between us

Did the love affair

Maim you too?

[themissingmango]

Inspired by IWTBY on ao3, written by @hangmanbradshaw 💕🏈 Bradley + Jake dressed up as Jed/Octavius for Halloween! I’m doing a re-read and couldn’t help myself, they’re so soft 🥹

[birdiescanfly]

Jake Seresin and music is everything to me. Like, maybe his mom was a kitchen dancing kind of mama, you know? In my mind, Jake's home life wasn't perfect (Religious Trauma) but he has good memories of music and his mom. I've seen some stories where Jake is a sexy dancer, and I love that, but I also want Jake to be one of those goofy dancers. He hears a song he likes and he cannot help himself. He just starts bobbing and wiggling around no matter where he is or who is with him. Also, Jake Seresin having been a choir boy lives rent-free in my mind. I need him singing and humming to himself as he works. A Jake who knows a bunch of folky music with no instruments, just like clapping or stomping, (he learned from his mom or something) and of course he has so much fun with it. Oh, and I cannot listen to Hallelujah (Rufus Wainwright) without seeing Jake and his religious trauma just totally vibing. God, imagine Jake suddenly being able to harmonize with Bradly when the man is singing in the car or something. Let me tell you, Rooster is shocked, but then he recovers and is suddenly so so so fond (maybe it reminds him of his Goose and Carol.) I totally headcanon that Bradly is a music snob so Jake keeping up with him Matters, okay?) Yeah, just a Jake enjoying himself with music and movement and expression, I think about it all the time.

[wngmn]

Me writing cute fics about Bradley and Jake sharing a bunk: 😊

Me after googling what bunk beds look like on a carrier: 😟

[srs-bean]

I’m just curious, but what is everyone’s personal head canon to why Hangster broke up? I think it’s universally agreed upon that Bradley and Jake were dating/a thing, but there’s a thousand and one different reasons why and whose fault it was.

Personally I can’t really decide on a concrete reason. General ideas why, but no specific reason. Like I think they were in Top Gun together, but that’s not where they became their thing. At Top Gun is where they met, where they started their rivalry, but in a friendly kinda way. I don’t think they were at each other’s throats but I think they were similar to, if not more friendly than Maverick and Ice. After Top Gun I think is where they became their thing. In TGM bar scene, Phoenix says “well he hasn’t changed a bit” to me means they were around each other for more than just a couple weeks in Top Gun. I think they were stationed somewhere together, and that’s where their friends with benefits started.

But other than that, I can decide where it goes from there, or what the tipping point was. I definitely think it was a group effort in their demise, but how and why I just can’t decide on

Give me your head canons pls

[allaboutalf]

Hey so to the buddie shippers acting like fools in the quotes and replies of a TGM fan artist on twt cause you think the sereshaw/hangster pic they drew, which is so Bradley and Jake from vibes to looks and not at all Eddie and Buck, is buddie - STOP IT!

It’s so so disrespectful to steamroll over a creator and make it all about your ship and fandom and not the ship and fandom they drew. And I know the fandom is used to steamrolling over people for a ship, but man... this is why the 911 fandom has an iffy reputation with wider fandoms.

Commenting that the artist drew buddie or must have seen a photo of RG when the creator had no idea who buddie was. Replying to the creator when they show a photo of who they drew ‘oh I see what you were going for but no you drew buddie.’ Reblogging it with ‘all I see is buddie’ as if the sereshaw/hangster ship and the TGM fandom is irrelevant. It’s so rude.

It’s not buddie. It’s hangster/sereshaw. No other pairing has their vibe and the art captures it perfectly. There’s no way the vibe of the art is buddie. Bradley and Jake have the angry, angsty, ‘anger issues meets spiteful brat’, colleagues to lovers to exes to enemies to friends to lovers vibe. The ship’s fic and art is raw and sexy and kinky and kinda dirty. I’ve never read fic like it in any other fandom. Buddie is sunshine and vanilla in comparison. Ain’t no way they’d be doing what that art shows. And yes Buck is a bit kinky in canon (hello ring cutter and daddy kink) but Eddie definitely gives vanilla and missionary vibes, dude couldn’t even get kinky when handed the perfect opportunity with the nun.

Not to mention both men are wearing dog tags. Does Eddie even wear his beyond flashbacks? And to that one person - it’s dog tags not a St Christopher’s Medal. Cause they’re Naval Aviators. And Buck isn’t wearing Eddie’s dog tags. Jake is wearing his own cause he’s god damn Hangman and he’s one of the best fighter pilots out there and you’d do well to try to keep up.

They also look nothing alike beyond being two guys and one has a moustache. RG only grew a moustache like three weeks ago too and TGM fandom has been going strong since 2022.

Glen and Miles look nothing like Oliver and RG. Oliver is not blonde like Glen, he’s a light brown if anything and RG isn’t aurburn or as curly as Miles. Plus his 1-month-old moustache is a totally different style to Rooster (Rooster’s is bushy and hot - never been attracted to Miles until TGM - but imo RG’s is kinda too thin and a bit creepy). And Miles has a sharp and defined face shape - as in the art - while RG is rounded and his features don’t have that definition. Plus Miles in TGM is miles more jacked than RG is right now - Glen and Miles are so so fit in that movie.

To the artist: I’m sorry on behalf of the 911 fandom and I’m annoyed for you on behalf of the TGM fandom. The art is so good I hope you share it on here one day cause it’s so hot and so well done.

[randomtacoscry]

Some things I found interesting about Rooster and Hangman's helmets in TG:M:

Rooster's helmet has a line crossing out all of the letters- this seems to nod to Hangman's helmet, which is a game of hangman

none of the letters used in the word "rooster" are in the word "hangman" hence why the letters are crossed out.

The font on Hangman's helmet is also pretty cool-

Look familiar?

The font is literally Bradley Hand

You cannot tell me these two do not have a deeper relationship- *cough* exes *cough*

Also- (remember this?)

They had to have had their helmets designed at the same time- I mean COME ON!

[ever-changing-fandom-bomb]

Hello again, it's been awhile.

[lucyybradford]

Jake: *talking*

Bradley:

Bradley: sorry what did you say I was too busy thinking about kissing you