#emotional symbolism of ​jake killing for bradley is not properly utilized enough in fics like hello.

[lesbiradshaw]

bradley giving jake the call sign hangman and saying he’ll lead someone to an early grave only for jake to chase after and end up killing to protect him later is actually so poetic in the sense that it displays the development in their relationship from rivals that view each other as liabilities because of their respective flaws/weaknesses to wingmen that have mutual respect for one another and can see that their differences are actually complimentary to them working as a team.