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[thatsrightice]

*Maverick, Merlin, Hollywood, Wolfman, Slider, and Iceman in their bunk room with some “medicinal” alcohol after saving the SS Layton*

Slider: You’re telling me you’ve never broken the sound barrier? Not even on accident?

Maverick: Nope. I’ve stolen a jet and buzzed seven towers now but I have never broken the sound barrier

Merlin: How do you accidentally break the sound barrier???

Hollywood: It’s a lot easier to do than you’d think

Wolfman: What about you Iceman? Ever accidentally broken the sound barrier?

Slider: Who do you think he is, some amateur? He would never break the sound barrier on accident

Iceman: Yeah, I only ever break the sound barrier on purpose

Maverick: *chokes on his drink*

[chicabae]

Captain Dad

Based on @opalinedaydreams Keeping Up With Top Gun series

specifically this post

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“...That’s why F/A-18 would outrun a F/A-35 in that terrain.”

“That’s pretty cool, thanks, Captain Dad.” Fanboy froze. Why did he say that??? He slowly looked over to where Maverick also froze, his mouth hanging open in shock. 

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Rooster began to chuckle in his own seat until Payback elbowed his ribs, his giggles abruptly cut off. Phoenix looked rapidly between Maverick and Fanboy before calling out, “Captain Dad, didn’t you promise to show off that plane you’re working on?”

“Yeah,” Maverick replied faintly. “Oh yeah, I did, huh.” He looked around, patting his pockets and looking for his keys. “I’ll meet you there, Bradley knows where it is.” Rooster gave a lazy salute in response. 

Payback couldn’t help but call out, “See you there, Captain Dad!” Coyote burst out laughing when Maverick finally left the room. Fanboy buried his face in his hands. 

“Bro! What just happened?” Rooster crowed. He walked up and clapped his shoulders from behind, “Even I don’t slip up that bad!”

“I don’t know!” He cried, “It just slipped out and the next thing I know he’s looking at me like that!”

“To be fair, he’s been super ‘Dad Mode’ since the mission,” noted Phoenix.

Payback nodded along, “C’mon, let’s see what we can get away with if we say it enough.”

Coyote looked around the room, “Hey, where’s Hangman and Bob?”

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Maverick ran down the hall and entered the closest broom closet. He slumped against the wall and let the tears slide down his face as he ran his hand through his head. A shuddering breath escaped as he heard a noise next to him. Maverick froze in place. 

Looking over slowly, was the sight of Hangman; disheveled hair and shirt unbuttoned and pushed halfway down his shoulders, and Bob; glasses askew with his hands rucking up Hangman’s undershirt. They were frozen in place, staring at Maverick before Hangman opened his mouth, “You good, Pops?”

[thatsrightice]

Maverick is bragging to all of the other pilots about taking the Iceman’s tower-buzzing virginity but Ice just gives him a look and suddenly Maverick has him pushed against the wall demanding an explanation. So he’s now got to figure out how to gently break it to Mav that an air traffic control tower in the middle of nowhere could not believe that they had a F-14 under their control and requested he fly by them at 500 ft AGL with a little wing rock.