#mavcarole

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the mavcarole drawing of all time

[nickfromguesswhohateclub]

ohhhhhh this scene. goosemavcarole SAVE ME…

[bearsinpotatosacks]

Some GooseMavCarole things because they've been on my mind today

Goose and Carole seem to be a bit more responsible so try to get Mav to wear a helmet but to no avail

Carole likes it when Mav drives fast when she's on the back of his bike

Goose does not

Their usual sleeping arrangement is: Goose flat on his back, Carole curled on his left shoulder/torso, Mav cuddling Goose's right arm while curled up into a ball

Sometimes Bradley sleeps on Goose’s chest

Yes, Goose is just a human pillow

With him sleeping on his back, he snores a lot, but they're the ones sleeping on him so they can't complain

They do in fact complain about his snoring anyway

⚠️ Slightly (very slightly but still) NSFW mention in the next 2 bullet points ⚠️

Carole is a soft dom to Mav and he adores it. Goose is too sometimes but also likes to be submissive

She also calls them both her good boys which they both melt to

⚠️ Slightly NSFW bit over ⚠️

Carole gets mischievous when tipsy and clingly when drunk

Which means so 'pretends' to fall into Goose or Mav’s lap (or both) just to squish their cheeks and nuzzle their neck

She loves when they carry her too

[friend-lover-traitor-narrator]

Ocean of Love [icemavgoosecarole] - Music was my first love (Ch. 3)

I feel like this will feature much more romance and fluff than I initially thought. I even figured out at least a bit of plot! So I hope I won't crush too many expectations about this but that's how it is now and we'll get to the smut. I promise.

Fanfic Summary: Goose, Mav and Carole are a polycule. Then lce comes into the picture, too, and becomes Mav's boyfriend. It doesn't take long until Mav introduces lce to the group.

Pairing: Pete "Maverick" Mitchell x Tom "lceman" Kazansky x Nick "Goose" Bradshaw x Carole Bradshaw and various sub-pairings consisting of those four.

Content/warnings: 18+, polycule, no cheating, no jealousy, everyone lives, smut, fluff, domesticity, probably not much plot, 80s.

About the chapter: Flirting, fluff and domesticity.

CLICK HERE TO READ!

[maverickcalf]

Ice and Mav, Ethan and Benji, much better when i am not thinking about fandom stuff.

I am 100% better at writing characters when i am not thinking about how other people write them.

[nickfromguesswhohateclub]

hi topgunblr, i come bearing a goosemavcarole fic.

disabled goose who uses a cane, carole being the smartest and boldest person in the room always, maverick getting the love he deserves. SOOO many snuggles and kisses. and feelings reveals.

wyd if you were in love with your best friend and his wife, and they invited you to sleep in their bed with them, and you had to be normal about it?

[nickfromguesswhohateclub]

hi topgunblr i have written a new fic!! this one is goosemavcarole. it takes place seven years after the events of the first movie, where mav actually did quit the navy and now lives in nyc. only thing is — unbeknownst to anyone, goose didn’t die.

reuniting after presumed dead! first kisses! love confessions! cuddling! disabled goose who uses forearm crutches! and one very sweet black cat!

[bearsinpotatosacks]

For All the Stars in the Sky - a Goosemavcarole fic

Mav misunderstands Goose and Carole when they say they want to be with Slider.

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For a prompt list, "I wouldn't trade you for all the stars in the sky"

Words: 851

Goose and Carole came back from reading Bradley to sleep after a suspiciously long time. There were often times when Bradley needed more care when bedtime came around, and it was usually when they either moved or visited them on deployment. But it never took almost an hour.

He heard them as they huddled just outside of Bradley’s room. Without making it too known, he tried to listen to them from his place on the sofa.

"What if he takes it badly? I was kind of harsh on him earlier after the HOP," that was Goose.

He had deserved the lecture. There was something about this place that brought out the worst in him. Goose had been saying that he was flying against a ghost for years, but now it was only getting worse. And leaving his wingman was a stupid move.

"Nicky, why would he take it badly? We're just going to talk."

Just going to talk? That didn't sound good. He tried not to spiral but couldn’t help himself. Goose was getting tired of him, not just in personal terms but in the field too. And Carole, he hadn’t seen her in months, just like Goose hadn't, but she must be getting tired too. It wasn't hard to believe.

Then he heard movement and went back to pretending he hadn't heard that. 

"Pete, honey, can we talk?" Carole said. 

She slid onto the couch and rested her hand on his left arm. Goose sat on his right, giving him a smile that didn't thaw his anxiety as much as it should have.

"Sure." He gave them his best fake smile back. "What about?"

"Well, me and Carole have been talking and, after some observations, we're thinking of giving it a go with Slider," Goose said.

He met eyes with Carole over his head. Pete darted to look at her and only saw her widen her eyes as she turned her head. She saw him watching and rolled her eyes, her smile coming back to her again. 

"What he means is, we've been picking up vibes from Slider and we've been wanting to maybe try something with him, if he wants to of course, and just wanted to see if you were okay with that."

This was it. The end of the road. They were sick of him. He knew it would happen eventually, everyone left in the end, but he'd hoped that maybe he'd have a little more time.

"Oh god, I knew it, and you're being so nice to me, too, god it would be easier if you were mean about it, then I could hate you-"

"Pete-" 

"And now you've got Slider," he said. "Oh god, you're trading me in for a better model, I mean he's tall-"

"Pete-"

"Muscular, well endowed from what I can guess-"

"Pete!" Goose and Carole cried.

"What are you on about?" Carole said.

"You're breaking up with me and trading me in for Slider!"

Carole rubbed his arm, Nick's hand brushed the short hairs on the back of his neck. Calm stopped the growing panic for a moment, but he still didn’t have answers, so it hummed in the background. 

"Petey, we wouldn’t trade you for all the stars in the sky," Carole said.

"But-" he replied, trying not to melt from her words.

"We're not trading you in, Mav," Goose said. "We just wanted to know if you were okay with me and Carole getting with Slider, while us three stay together-"

Carole interrupted, "-but if you’re not, then we won't, okay? That's what this is all about, communication."

Pete took a second as his eyes filled with tears. He focused on his hands as his eyes went from blurry to clear as he willed himself not to cry. 

"You can," he said, his voice got higher pitched. "Get with Slider , I mean, I'm okay with it."

"Are you sure? You don't sound okay with it," 

Goose pulled him into a hug. His aftershave flew around his head. In this cocoon, with Carole's hand on his back, he felt safe enough to let out a few tears. And once he let a few, the floodgates opened. 

"We won't, okay?" Goose shushed as he sobbed.

"I really did mean it, you know, it's just, I thought you were breaking up with me and I don't want to lose you two,"

"Pete," Carole joined the hug. "We don't want to lose you either."

"O-ok."

It had taken a while for him to be able to be vulnerable with them. For most of his life vulnerability was a weakness, and habits were hard to break, especially when in the navy where emotions were discouraged. But now he was getting there, slowly, with the help of their love.

"Maybe we leave it a little while longer, hey?" Goose suggested. "Sex with Slider can wait a bit longer, right?"

"Yeah, it can." Carole said.

"Sex with me's better anyway," Mav mumbled.

Goose chuckled, he and Carole bounced with the movement. God, he loved these two. That only made the idea of losing them hurt more.

This is what Goosmavcarole means to me. Pete is hurt, Goose and Carole want to love him. Thanks for reading!

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Mav and Carole carrying groceries in both hands. Goose being a darling offers his two hands to help. And MavCarole just shifts everything in one hand (they're the tiny strong type.) and takes each one of Goose's hands. Also both kiss him on his cheeks. Goose is blushing and sports a dorky smile.

Find a throuple that has that vibe. ✨

my fave throuple

[nickfromguesswhohateclub]

hi topgunblr, i wrote a goose fixit fic that’s also a mav character study, and it has icemav, goosemav, goosecarole, mavcarole, you name it. all 23k words have been written but i haven’t published the second chapter yet because i’m waiting to see what the reception is. come get y’all’s juice?

[bearsinpotatosacks]

Goose, Mav and Carole share a brain cell. Carole has it most of the time. But sometimes, when Mav’s being too chaotic, Goose gets the brain cell, you know, as a treat

[bearsinpotatosacks]

A Heart to Hold - Chapter 3 - Goose

Chapter 1 - Carole

Chapter 2 - Maverick

Words: 725

Moonlight glinted on the sea of black. The ship rocked back and forth as it made its way across the pacific. Out here in the ocean, far away from anyone else, the stars were so bright. 

It reminded him of the fields outside his hometown. Lonely nights spent wishing on those balls of light millions of lightyears away. Lying down among the long grass near his house, alone with the crickets, made that hollow feeling of being the only one like you almost comforting.

He hadn't felt that feeling to such a degree in a while. Until now.

He was four weeks into his six week summer deployment. They were mandatory every summer, the Naval Academy wasn't just any college, to gain experience so you knew where to be deployed after you graduated. He still got three weeks of summer vacation to take at some point, but he preferred to do his deployment and go home to Carole and Pete.

Thinking of them made that lonely feeling return. He'd made his home with them in his first year at the academy and almost forgot that he wouldn't get a chance to lounge around with them all summer. But he still had those three weeks, it was what was keeping him going. 

And it was the thought of both of them that gave him motivation to carry on. Both of them, in similar but different ways.

He stroked the polaroid in his hands again, he held it with a vice-like grip so the oceanic wind wouldn't take it from him. It was them outside the docks near Annapolis. Pete and Carole would sit and watch him do his runs, cheer him on as he ran past faster than most of the others.

Carole looked radiant. He could hear her laugh, the shrill way she giggled if he picked her up. Sometimes she would stick her tongue out when she focused, with those big glasses on that made her look impossibly more cute. 

He wondered if she missed him as much as he missed her. The logical part of him knew she did. But alone from his loved ones, and surrounded by almost toxic levels of testosterone, allowed for insecurities to fester.

His eyes flicked to Pete and the feelings he was almost used to at this point grew in his gut. It felt like mushy rainbows and a longing for the other person who made home, home.

But it was more than that and he knew it. Because he not only thought of Carole's knowledge and her mouth and her skin and her hair and everything else wonderful about her, but he pondered what Pete’s hair would feel like against his fingers, or his lips against his or what his reaction to him wearing his clothes would be. 

Sure, it scared him at first, feeling such things for someone as well as his girlfriend made him fear he was growing a wandering eye. But after a lot of long nights similar to this one, he came to the realisation that it wasn’t a bad thing that he wanted more than that.

A wandering eye meant mindless sex. This wasn't that.

He wanted to hold them both in the shadows of nighttime, feel their breath tickling his skin as they lay in complete comfort. He was planning dates and wondering if Mav liked roses like Carole did. He wanted to make them both coffee or tea on a Sunday morning as he got ready for church and feel their eyes watching him get dressed from the security of their bed. 

Coming back to the real world, he looked up towards the midnight blue sky. Stars blinked back, cold and hopeful. But in the distance he saw one shoot across the pitch dark.

He closed his eyes, held his breath and wished. Wished and hoped with all his heart that this could happen. He'd prayed on it too. Prayed that Carole wouldn't leave him and Pete could be something other than a friend and they could find home in a new way in each other.

Opening them again, he felt the bitter chill of the wind with a deep smile on his face. He thought the wish upon a star may have worked this time. Although he wouldn't know until he saw them again. Only two weeks now.

I think Goose's chapter is my favourite? I wanted his to be a bit more positive rather than completely self-loathing. And I love the bits where he thinks about what their life could be, it's so domestic and I love it. I hope you enjoyed this!

[maverickcalf]

Oh NO NO, you are not! It's sort of low key but a lot of people love this ship! always happy to find new people!

Here is my series of goosemavcarole fics (leaning more towards goosemav but there is some in the mix)

And then there is Done with Love (if you want more MavCarole) and Snowfall (tgm goosemav fic)

I do tend to lean toward the queerplatonic side of things, but it is still my ot3!

Every day I wake up and think of GooseMavCarole.

God what an ot3💖

[maverickcalf]

PLEASE go on about GooseMavCarol

Alright let me just throw out my thoughts and see where this goes. Long post so it's under the cut!

First off, Goose and Carol I imagine met sometime during break from school (junior year leading into senior year) and were just friends for a bit. Carol actually surprised Goose by sending him care packages and letters. So by thanksgiving break they decide to get engaged. Marrying after Goose and Carol had graduated. It was hard for them to be away from each other but they loved each other dearly, so they make it work. Along the way they have their son Bradly and both of them come out to each other as not straight. Goose for some reason decided to do so when Carol was in the middle of a shower. To this day Goose has no idea why he decide to tell her right that he doesn't only like women. (Mav does laugh his head off latter when Goose tells him that's how he came out.) Carol came out to Goose later that night when they went on a evening walk. They honestly fins that nothing changes between the two of them, but they do feel happier around each other. Things seem pretty set in stone.

Then Goose meets Maverick.

Now Maverick is aggressive when Goose first meets him. To Maverick's credit he expects Goose to be like all the RIOs always on his ass when in the air, telling him to focus up and be more careful. And while Goose is nervous about some of the stuff he does, it is clear that Maverick does know what he is doing. So he does what he does best and makes light of the situation and starts to crack jokes. And to his surprise; Maverick doesn't tell him that he needs to be more serious. In fact it seems to take the edge off for both of them. Flying becomes more fun again.

It only becomes clear to Goose why Maverick was so aggressive when he learns more about his life. Had Goose heard of Duke Mitchell? Yeah sure, but Mitchell wasn't an uncommon name, Goose didn't want to assume. He doesn't have to assume for long; when Maverick has to deal with some sailors giving Maverick a hard time about it, to his face for some messed up reason. Goose very rarely raised his voice, mostly because it comes out as more of well, a honk. But he did it to tell those guys off.

Maverick was a lot more open after that and filled in a lot of gaps in his past that Goose had assumed but hoped weren't true. Turns out they were. Maverick Mitchell didn't have any family. Being bounced around from foster home to foster home after his father, and then mother's passing. He didn't even have very many friends growing up as he had habit of putting up walls to avoid being hurt.

So Goose makes up his mind to help Maverick, the world may have turned his back on Pete Mitchell but Nick Bradshaw sure wasn't going to. They became friends.

When Maverick first met Carol on a weekend trip, he was a much happier person and she took to him at once. Sure he was rebellious but he was also a good third parent and was a lot of fun to be around, basically if Goose or Carol wanted to do something, Maverick was down for it at once. This often left them tired and by the last night they all ended up passing out on the couch after putting Bradley to bed. Carol, who had woken up first that morning, reflects to Goose that it was very nice, with Maverick there in the morning. Goose doesn't know how to feel about that.

Goose still keeps his distance physically. He doesn't want to spook off his friend, not knowing how the young pilot felt about not straight folks. He doesn't let Maverick get touch starved but he doesn't give him long hugs. But in the back of his mind, he is still thinking about what Carol said.

Their second trip on leave is longer, leaving more time for Goose to reflect. This reflection is also added by the fact that during this time they come out to each. And he comes to the conclusion that, he wants Maverick to know that he always has a home here always. And that, he loves him. Maybe not in the romance way, but not quite in the friend way. He asks Carol what her thoughts are and say tell him that they should have told him that months ago.

Maverick is in total disbelief at first, he hasn't had anyone one tell him he loves him in a long time, and even the memories of that were fading away. But to Goose's surprise, Maverick says it back. Carol is overjoyed and is happy to have her two fellas.

After that every time they get time together, they spend it together. Maverick does tend to leave them alone for more sexual things. But Goose and Carol say that they would be fine with any romantic partner Maverick chooses and will be willing to work them in no matter what. Still for now everything fits and everyone is happy.

[maverickcalf]

So Top Gun Fandom... how y'all feeling about Queerplatonic GooseMav and Queerplatonic MavCarole?