#nick goose bradshaw & pete maverick mitchell

[themarauders-alltheyoungdudes]

Happy Christmas Eve top gun fandom

[military-newsboys]

Ice: When was the last time anything went according to plan? Mav: I don’t think there was a last time.

[kcsplace]

Top Gun Silliness

[mrsbradshaw-seresin01]

Maverick: Here's a fun Christmas idea. We hang a mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to fight whoever else is under it.

Goose: Mav, no.

Bradley: Mistlefoe!

Carole: Please stop encouraging Uncle Mav, Brad.

Bradley: *chanting* Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe!

Maverick: *swinging Bradley up onto his shoulder*

Bradley & Maverick: *chanting* Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe!

Goose: *looks at Carole and shrugs*

Bradley & Maverick & Goose: *chanting* Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe! Mistlefoe!

Carole: *shaking her head fondly* What am I going to do with you boys?

[cirr0stratus]

[callsignchicha]

Sorry that its kind of a long post, too tired to figure out why the ‘read more’ thingie isn’t working :’3

[enthyrea]

my tg86 piece for @topgunzine!

i actually drew this in april of last year- i’m so glad to finally post it! thank you to everyone who bought and supported the zine 🤍🛩️

[micahmaeve]

[took-my-breath-away]

inspired by this TRUTH by @xihe1874

ice only wears sunglasses indoors to:

a) stare (respectfully, sir)

b) to sleep on the go

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

(After Rooster's first week at TOP GUN) Rooster(on the phone, sounding a little grouchy):...Hey, Dad. Goose(sighs):...What's his name? Rooster: What? Goose: The asshole in your class that seems to be making it his mission to piss you off - what's his name? Rooster: Hangman. Goose: Is he good-looking? Rooster: What?! Goose: Is he? Rooster: Uh...yeah, I guess. Goose: Is he blonde? Rooster:...How'd you know that? Goose(to Carole): - Honey, talk to Bradley. I need to scream into a pillow and then give Maverick a call.

[mxrcusflint]

assorted text posts ft. top gun

[needforspeed161]

You know how during Ices funeral Maverick took his own wings off, hammering them into the top of Ices casket with his fist, holding back tears?

Then when he’s at the Hard deck saying goodbye to Penny he magically has his wings back.

Yeah no

Those were Ices wings he wore into the final battle.

Pete Mitchell was ready to stare death in the face, having just lost his wingman and refusing to lose Bradley too. Fully well expecting for this to be his LAST mission.

What better way to go out than with his wingman with him for one last flight….pinned to his chest, overtop his heart, exactly where he was supposed to be.

Exactly where he always had been. 💙

[military-newsboys]

Ice: this place is a mess, we need to clean it Mav: are we having people over? Ice: no? Mav: then why are we cleaning? we know we live like this

[kcsplace]

Top Gun Silliness

[xihe1874]

All right. So I rewatched Top Gun: Maverick yesterday and I had some quite angsty realisation that I have to share with all of you. You are welcome.

You remember in TG:M, how Mav tended to speak to himself when flying? Little pep talk such as "Come on Mav", "Let's try not to get fired at the very first day Maverick", "You've got this Mav"?

Well, if memory serves me right, he didn't do that in the first movie.

Why's that?

My take on this is: The person(s) used to exchange the talk, the encouragement, the quip, the endearment with him, poking fun at each other while watching each other's six, are either dead or dying.

"You've got this".

("You've got this, kid." Duke Mitchell smiled to his son.)

"Let's turn and burn."

("Let's turn and burn, Mav!" Goose shouted excitedly behind him in an F-14.)

"Let's try not to get fired at the first day."

("Let's try not to get fired at the very first day as instructors, huh, Maverick?" Ice shook his head with resigned fondness.)

"Come on!"

("Come on Mav!" Goose swung an arm around his shoulder, his voice warm and kind.)

"You've got this".

("I've got you. I've got you, babe." Ice whispered and tightened the embrace while Maverick clutched his lover to his body.)

So he had to say all of those to himself, to pretend that all of them were still with him, to bring all of them all the way across the ocean, the wind, and the sky.

[the-ace-with-spades]

You know what would be funny? Whether or not in this scenario Bradley and Mav would still be talking or not - imagine that Bradley still talks about his family, and that includes his dad, so Jake catches things about him from time to time and makes mental notes in case he ever meets him.

The problem is, he is not aware Bradley is talking about 3 different people. And Bradley talks about Mav using 'dad', and about Goose using 'dad/father' and about Ice using 'pops'. Sometimes he just uses 'my old man' for any of them and only he knows it.

So Jake is under the impression that dad, father, pops and his old man are one and the same person, which in turn makes Bradley's 'dad' into some kind of mythical being.

Because he's a naval aviator, but he was also a RIO?? He's an admiral, but he's a test pilot as well?? Or he was from Tenesssee but he was also from New York and from DC??? He had a father (Bradley's grandfather) who died in a car crush and who died in Vietnam, and who died of cancer? Also he has tons of medals but he's also a person non grata in the Navy? He drives motorcycles but hates motorcycles? He taught Bradley how to drive but also had his driving licence confiscated twice for bad driving?? He met Bradley's mom in a group home but he also met her through his best friend? He's gay but he's bi but also he's a straight ally who Bradley is pretty sure dated guys at some point (can that even be classified as a straight ally, Jake doubts it)?

Jake doesn't want to call out Bradley on the inconsistencies out of fear he'd stop talking about his family or feel pressured to tell him more than he's ready for, but Jake is also dying to meet that man just to confirm what is true