#roosmav comment bingo

[nedconte]

Here's my card for @topguncommentbingo round 2! I feel like I'm the only one not submitting a full blackout, but I'm very happy with my 3 bingo rows anyway. :D This event definitely motivated me to read and comment on more TG fics than I've done in a while. Thank you!

Links to fics under the cut. These are all Roosmav, mostly from the recent exchange event:

Fic more than 15k: The High Country by spqr

Fic rated gen: Helping Hands by kaavaa

Fic rated mature: intertwined and back together by MilesbyMicah

Fic set between the movies: It’s Too Late Tonight (To Drag The Past Out Into The Light) by Brenda

Art rated mature/explicit: Unraveling by Ponderosa

Fic tagged first time/getting together: my heart starts paying debts by othersideofthis

Fic rated teen: You Were My Lie In This Sinless Ocean by Zippit

Fic tagged with lingerie/crossdressing: We Said No Gifts by emseebeans

Free choice: heart steadfast by Lake

Fic tagged “___ to lovers”: the story started (when you said hello) by whatiwouldnotgive

Fic with a trope you love: cold hands, warm heart by Altered60

Fic tagged with public/semi-public sex: Limits by Ponderosa

Fic tagged angst with a happy ending: The things I meant to tell you by Lacerta

Fic tagged with anal sex: how to patch up a friend on new years eve and kiss them at the strike of midnight by secondhandgloves

Fic tagged with bondage: Infect me with your love by violation_of_faith_and_devotion

[topguncommentbingo]

[roosmav] accidental confessions

written for @altered60 by @blendinginthecrowd (find it on ao3 here!)

The door slams, and Mav looks up from the Mustang manual. He didn't expect Bradley back from the Hard Deck for a few more hours.

"Whoa, what got you this rattled?"

"It's just-!" Rooster starts, but reins the anger in. "Hangman," he says tiredly, as if it explains everything. When Mav leans forward, Rooster sinks to the couch with a heavy sigh. "He keeps needling me about everything! My flying, my moustache, my crush on you, my drink choices..."

Mav stands up and closes in, no longer listening to the rant. He cups Bradley’s cheek gently.

“A crush… on me?”

[altered60]

What a month - I've never done a comment bingo before and I got a blackout! Thanks to @topguncommentbingo for an amazingly cruisey event! So here's my very messy card:

I've put a link to all the fics I read below the cut incase anyone wanted to shower some more love on these amazing authors!

B1 - Heart steadfast - lake (beyond belief) - fic rated explicit - Roosmav

B2 - You were my lie in a sinless ocean - Zippit - fic with 3-5k - Roosmav

B3 - Out of the shadows - caystar - fic tagged secret relationship/fake dating - Mavnix

B4 - With you in the field of dreams, Art - Fuddlewuddle - art rated gen/teen - Roosmav

B5 - Danger the drug that takes you higher - violation_of_faith_and_devotion - fic written in Dec 2022 - Roosmav

I1 - Something silly like I love you - Beccawrites - fic tagged '____ to lovers' - Roosmav

I2 - Switch - Saturn - fic tagged with Dom/sub - Roosmav

I3 - How to patch up your friend on new years eve and kiss them on the stroke of midnight - secondhandgloves - fic tagged anal sex - Roosmav

I4 - Infect me with your love - violation_of_faith_and_devotion - fic tagged with bondage - Roosmav

I5 - With you in the field of dreams - Fuddlewuddle - fic posted November 2023 or later - Roosmav

N1- I'll get mine - ParseLey - fic rated M - Roosmav

N2 - What he tells himself - mrsroosterbradshaw - a fic where the last comment was 5+ months ago - Hangman/Phoenix

N3 - Theres no place like home - Emily North - free choice - Roosmav

N4 - Hopelessly devoted - sparrow30 - fic from a fandom event - Roosmav

N5 - A slippage in the system - notyourwinter - crossover/fusion - Roosmav

G1- You can steal all of my words away - Glitterfay - fic tagged first time/getting together - Hangmav

G2 - Under the mistletoe - Brenda - fic set post TGM canon - Hangmav

G3 - When the moon hits the sky - Fuddlewuddle - WIP - Roosmav

G4 - Kindness must watch for me (this side of the ground) - itsthebooks - fic set in TGM canon - Jake/Natasha/Bob

G5 - Where I feel warm and I feel safe - Lacerta - fic with a ship you haven't read - Slicemav

O1 - Romantic sponges, they say, do it - articmonks - fic with <300 ao3 fanworks - Mavnix

O2 - Everyone does it - falleraatje - fic tagged porn with plot - Roosmav

O3 - Can I linger (just for a moment) - aprilfoolish - fic focused on a POC - Javy/Natasha

O4 - Aching - Iwalylid - fic from an author you've never read - Roosmav

O5 - We said no gifts - emseebeans - fic tagged with lingerie/cross-dressing - Roosmav

[coconutcordiale]

my top gun comment bingo card! fics i used for each square (with ao3 links!) below. thank you to all the mods for organizing this!! @topguncommentbingo

set during tg86 canon: and gamble for the sun by susiecarter (IceMav | M)

has an archive warning: every now and then I get a little bit terrified by closet_monster (Hangster | M)

rated T: cinnamon and sugar by bottledyarn (Hangster | T)

set between the movies: i can wait for years if i gotta by BeautifulCreature (Hangster | T)

forgot to comment on: my whole existence is flawed by anonymous (Hangster | E)

platonic: for one night and one night only: the idiots together by andthentheybow (Rooster & Hangman & Phoenix & Bob | T)

author you haven't read: but if you decide to, i'll ride in this life with you by boasamishipper (Macheresin | T)

rated M: you do it all your life and you never get through it by thegeckbros (Hangster | M)

canon compliant: too good to be true (can't take my eyes off you) by gr0gu (Hangster | E)

fanvid: fever by lilly_the_kid (Multiple | G)

art rated gen/teen: western sunset by enthyrea (Hangster | G)

tagged fluff: shrouding us in moments unforgettable by magdarko (Hangster | G)

free choice: if they fit we'll dance in the street by doodlewrite (Macheresin | G)

completed june22 or earlier: come the same colors by susiecarter (IceMav | M)

first comment on a fic: take the winning shot by anonymous (Hangster | E)

ship you haven't read: a perscription you'll love to have me fill by anonymous (Fanboy/Hangman...Hangboy? | E)

completed between dec22-feb23: I've been thinking (the truth is…) by ropememory (Macheresin | T)

rated G: young | numb | starved by crueltether (Hangster | G)

rated E: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by perishablealex (Hangster | E)

from a fandom event: pulling down back streets, deep in your head by thegeckbros (Hangster | E)

WIP: wish there was something real in this world full of you by Cunninlinguist (RoosMav, Hangster | E)

last comment was 5+ mos ago: My only motto in life is 'don't lose' by NeverwinterThistle (Hangster | T)

art rated M/E: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo by lowlife_symptoms (Hangster | E)

completed july-aug22: tonight you're a stranger by attolians (Hangster | T)

completed between mar-may23: green eyes, red face by ironicpanicattack (IceMav | E)

[brendaonao3]

Gold star in the TG fandom (aka my Top Gun Comment Bingo Blackout) has been achieved!!! Did I make it extra hard for myself by spreading the pairings and authors around? Yes, yes, I did

But I still finished! (@topguncommentbingo - *insert behold my stuff* meme)

oneshot - The Spare Who Wasn't by RabidPlotBunniesAttackkkk (Jake & Mav & Bradley)

fic tagged Porn Without Plot - The Thing I've Done the Most by aelibia (IceMav)

fic set post TGM canon - Snared by Altered60 (RoosMav)

platonic fic (character & character) - The fox who can never be caught by ionthesparrow (Bradley & Mav)

fic completed between Sept - Nov 2022 - Lockstep by Hyacinthus (Jake/Javy)

fic with 5k- 15k words - Going After What You Want by lilly_the_kid (HangMav)

fic you forgot to comment on - The House by SharaRaizel (IceMav)

fic less than 3k words - Decent by FlightRisk (Lambourn) (IceMav)

fic focused on a POC - unshaken amidst a crash of worlds by meangirlcoded (Javy/Jake)

fic with your favorite tag - under the moonlight by DrHarleyQuinzel (HangMav)

fic rated teen - i'm the fox you've been waiting for by crownlessliestheking (HangMav)

fic completed between Dec 2022 - Feb 2023 - On the Beach at San Clemente by Muccamukk (Penny/Mav)

FREE CHOICE - I Am Good, I'm Very Good by Hannah_Radiant (Penny/Mav)

fic with more than 15k words - A Chance Engagement by aelibia (IceMav)

fic with a trope you love - Forgiveness by BlueGeranium (RoosMav)

fic that's the first part of a series - take a chance on the edge of life by Lacerta (Mav & Ice, Mav & Bradley)

fic completed in July or Aug 2022 - Down to make a dick of myself to see you smile by Ithinkwehaveanemergency (Bob/Jake)

canon divergent fic - let's call it even by DrHarleyQuinzel (HangMav)

AU - fuzzybrain by callsignyours (97fears) (Carole/Goose) (Mav & Goose & Carole & Bradley)

fic with a ship with <300 ao3 fanworks - sun to me by americanheartbreak (Mav/Phoenix)

song fic - Blossom by demiclar (IceMav)

fic rated explict - A photo is worth a thousand words by Altered60 (RoosMav)

fic rated mature - by the beach by metencephalon (RoosMav)

fic from a fandom event - Of Heartbeats and Late Nights by wildbornsiren (Javy/Jake)

fic with 3k- 5k words - like real people do by ginnydear (Javy/Jake)

And I highly recommend all of these fics and authors!!! This fandom has an abundance of talent <3

[bradleysbradshaws]

anon from before here. listen, I was only on the fringes of the fandom and not personally involved in your drama, so I'm probably not the person to talk to.

you did not answer my question about nobody loving Rooster except you, so I assume it's because you do know that it's a false generalised statement. also, you ARE allowed to love the thing you love, just maybe not on the server. again, another statement that is not true. I sympathise with the fact that it's hard to be in fandom on your own, but that door is closed now. it sucks, but learn from it and move on. you say you still have some people to talk to, so that's a start.

please stop painting yourself as a martyr. no one asked you to be one or create content to make up for whatever it is you did. from what I see, people just want to move on and have fun in their corner. let them be. enjoy the things you like with whomever you can find. stop making public posts with false generalised statements that only seem to be there to get a reaction out of someone.

again: let them be. if you care about those people, let them go and try to find some peace for your own. I don't think you're a monster, but I do think you need to get some professional help. it's been months and you can't let go and you seem like you're stuck in a loop of navel-gazing and denial and like you can find your own way out of it.

Of course, it's a generalized statement - I really don't know what they feel about Rooster, only that from my recollection, it seemed that most people liked Maverick better. And I did once, too. I genuinely would love to talk to people about Rooster and Maverick and gauge their thoughts on these characters - I haven't been able to do that with more than a handful of people for this entire year - but obviously I'm only going by the thin sliver of discussion that I am privy to anymore.

And of course the fun part was being able to talk to writers about their writing! I could write comments, but I know they won't be answered, and that was what I was here for - to be able to engage meaningfully in fandom with its content creators. That's the part that makes me sad - I've just always wanted to support people, and I am no longer allowed to (in a way that is engaging to me - obviously, I can leave unanswered comments, but that really does nothing for me). I know they're doing the comment bingo thing, and it's like *sighs* I can't even participate in stuff like that anymore. I just wanted to love a thing with other people.

I am letting go and trying to find peace, but when they are probably 90% of the content creation, and the people that I had spent the most formative months of my fandom with, it's hard to pretend that I didn't know them, or that a very significant chunk of my life didn't happen. I have been forced to sign an NDA for a fandom, which is something that I genuinely have no idea how to navigate around. Nonetheless, if I ever mention any people, it will only be good things about them. They were wonderful people, and I wish they didn't feel the way they do about me, but that's okay - I can't change how others feel.

But I am going to keep making public posts because when you are kept in solitary confinement, any sort of interaction - even if it's to call me an idiot, loser, freak, or monster - is welcomed. I'd love to post genuine RoosMav works on here, like art, etc., like I used to, but I know they are just going to be ignored like everything else I do. And like I've said - people can always block me.

It's just sad to me that this is all because of fandom. Where we are supposed to be having fun. I've still tried to be as normal as possible by commenting on the occasional works, but it is hard to have the heart to do so in a genuinely enthusiastic capacity anymore.

[nedconte]

I participated in Roosmav comment bingo (an event that was advertised on a couple of discord servers I'm on) and had a lovely time!

As most of you know, I've been very busy this July/August, and wasn't able to comment on quite as many fics as I would have liked. However, I feel like without this event I would have read/commented even less. :D I haven't been able to be super active in fandom otherwise, so I loved having an event that kept me connected to the Roosmav/TG fandom while I was busy. Thank you to Lacerta, Saturn and plingo_kat for organizing it!

My bingo card and links to the fics I've read are under the cut:

Fic by one of your fav authors: (I don’t think) we should play with this by Saturn

Fic from a rec list: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day by glitterfayy (rec list here!)

Fic with your fave kink: Cherry Bomb by LeoHunt

Fic with more than 5 additional tags: I Know I’ll Take You With Me by Totoroboiii

Fic with alpha!Mav: we are already here by plingo_kat

Fic with alpha!Bradley: Unbecoming of an Officer by yourcalpal

Fic rated gen: Summertime Again by VictoryFeather

AU: im on fire by heterophobicrichietozier

Fic rated teen: Burned So Long, So Quiet (You Must Have Wondered) by punk_rock_yuppie

Free choice: love me with space, your illuminated curves by plingo_kat

Fic rated explicit: how to come home by CaughtInATalespin

Fic with sub!Mav: I am who I am because of you (chapter 2) by Fuddlewuddle

Fic from an author you’ve never read: Cruel Summer by clownfiles

Post-canon fic: We’ve got plans to reach the sky by sparrow30

Fic between 1k-3k: say less until tonight by Saturn

Fic with kink you rarely seek out: [PODFIC] Oh, you've got to be kitten me by metencephalon

Fic rated mature: Crossing Paths by ParseLey

[topguncommentbingo]

[roosmav] legacy

written for @icemav86 by @perishablealex

It’s hard, Rooster thinks, as he meets his eyes in the mirror. With his nose almost pressed against the cool glass, his breath annoyingly fogs the surface and partially obscures his reflection from view. Rooster blinks slowly, watching the mustache disappear under the cloudiness, sees himself stripped to a shell of who he thinks he is.

For the thousandth time, he wipes off the mirror, blinking the new image into focus.

The thing is, he doesn’t know if this is all Mav sees when he looks at him: an unfulfilled legacy. A pitiful imitation of the man he’ll never be.