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cannibalhellhound · 5 months ago
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I AM BACK !!! FINALLY IT IS DONE!!!!
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Again this is the third and last piece of the Uncle Princess series ft. BuckElsa and Sleeping Tommy
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torchflies · 6 days ago
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Hi TG Fandom!
I love thinking about an AU where: Pete Mitchell is eight years old and used to being bounced around from foster home to orphanage to group home to foster home. An eight-year-old Pete who is scrappy and world-savvy and angry, just imagine a Maverick before he's Maverick — all that Maverick-ness balled up in this pint-sized Pillsbury biscuit can of whoop-ass. He runs the show wherever he goes with his loud mouth and sense of righteous fury. 
But then there's this new boy at the group home, this chubby nine-year-old blond boy with broken glasses held together with duct-tape and a big sweater with patches that covers his hands and half his face. He doesn't talk and spends most of the day hiding in his bed or reading an old Chemistry textbook that he brought from wherever he came from. Pete doesn't get him, thinks he's weird and the fact that the boy always looks so scared makes his tummy feel squirmy. 
So, he starts to sit next to Blondie, shares his food — basically the only thing of value he has, and starts talking, and talking, and talking and talking if only to fill up all the space that Blondie doesn't with his own words. Eventually, Blondie starts scooting closer to Pete, leans against him and starts to talk in a small whisper that only Pete can hear. 
Blondie’s name is Tommy. 
They grow up together in that group home, they bond to each other in a way they've never bonded to anyone else. They make plans to get out and join the Navy together one day, to fly; and they promise to never be apart or alone again.
Then Tommy gets adopted. 
Pete cries; Tommy screams. They might be teenagers now but it takes three men to get them to pry their hands off of each other. Tommy gets carried down the hallway howling, hands outstretched, yelling louder than Pete’s ever heard him speak before. Suddenly, the world is meaner and colder than it has ever been before and all he has left of his Blondie is that same scuffed up Chemistry textbook and a pair of broken glasses.
Pete runs away that night, glasses in his pocket and that heavy book stuffed into his backpack, but he never finds Tommy again… he finds Nicky Bradshaw instead. 
He starts to move on from the hope of ever seeing Tommy again… until Top Gun and Animal Night at the O Club, when Pete catches sight of the first boy he’s ever loved, hiding with shades on and a vodka glass in his hand, instead of a patchy sweater and a Chemistry textbook. 
Pete’s still a pint-sized Pillsbury biscuit can of whoop-ass and the world has changed them both into new people…
But when Iceman comes at him with bravado and snapping teeth, stinking of the alcohol that used to scare him when he was Tommy, regaling Maverick with tales of a father who loved a bottle more than him…
Pete reaches up to slip a little boy’s pair of broken glasses onto the blond’s face with a gentle, “Hi, Blondie.”
And Iceman crumbles away, leaving a crying Tommy in his place.
“Pete.”
He still says it the same way, like he's saying home.
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lovelytsunoda · 2 months ago
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love, actually | robert 'bob' floyd
summary: recently appointed admiral robert floyd feels overwhelmed in his new position, and unprepared to fill the shoes of the late admiral thomas kazansky. when he inherts the job, he also inherits tom's old secretary. cue the romance. inspired by hugh grant's storyline in love, actually
pairing: admiral!bob floyd x secretary!reader
warnings: mentions of death and greif was she secretly in love with that old man (because same) we may never know! mentions of addiction (but not with our two main characters!), can be considered to be a minor part of the heather and tommy universe (see 'tell me something girl (are you happy in this modern world)!) so many navy inaccuracies it would make a real admiral's head spin, professionalism simply does not exist in the pacific fleet
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the office was barren, devoid of the remarkable life that had once occupied it. the large oak desk that had once held family photos and love notes from the admiral's wife was now empty, save for the top of the line desktop computer. admiral kazansky's wife and kids had been by earlier in the week to collect his things. bob hadn't been there, but he'd heard from natasha that it wasn't a pretty sight. she said that heather kazansky looked frail, and slightly lost without her husband of thirty years by her side. tom was her soulmate, and she'd gone through the pain of watching him die slowly.
cancer was a bitch.
this wasn't how he had wanted to come in to the job. although it was no doubt that he was the best man to lead the pacific fleet (and with an endorsement from maverick mitchell, nobody was going to question his appointment.), he was now wondering if he was really ready.
"admiral floyd?"
bob turned around. standing in the doorway in a skirt that was certainly not navy issued, was a tall young woman with round glasses and soft features. she wore no makeup save for the mascara on her eyelashes.
"hi, i'm y/n. i was admiral kazansky's secretary. and, i suppose, i'm now yours." her voice was soft and gentle, like music to bob's ears. "i brought your welcome packet and agenda for the day."
"admiral robert floyd." he stuck his hand out for her to shake, ignoring how clammy his palms suddenly seemed to feel. "but please, call me bob."
"that's your callsign, right? does it mean anything?"
bob rolled his eyes. "baby on board. they call me that because of my youthful appearance."
she laughed briefly, a cheerful and somewhat abrupt sound, before she looked at the empty office, her face falling again. "he was a good man."
"he was." bob agreed somberly.
"i loved that old man, i really did."
for a second, bob felt like something had tripped in his brain. she loved him? it seemed so cliche when he thought about it, but weren't cliches there for a reason? the pretty young secretary with the silver fox admiral. but what about heather? and his kids? he'd been married to heather since 1987, and from what bob knew of the admiral, he was an honorable man in all aspects of life.
this confusion must have shown on bob's face, because the secretary simply laughed, turning to face him with her arms crossed over her baby blue blouse.
"like a father, admiral. admiral kazansky and i were never involved. he was a family man. i'm the same age as his middle child." she didn't know why she was spitting out words like this. divulging too much information would be unprofessional and- "i actually used to go out with his eldest son when i first started working here. i was young and dumb and mitchell kazansky was a few years older and smooth talking. and then i broke up with him and he went to rehab. he's doing good now. he got married four years ago, i think. i've met his wife, she's a sweet girl." stop. fucking. talking. y/n.
in truth, bob only caught half of the word vomit. he was too preoccupied with the way her eyes sparkled behind her glasses, and the way her crossed arms accidentally pushed up her cleavage. she was totally wearing a push up bra. jake and bradley could probably even accurately guess her boob size. bob couldn't, but didn't need to to wonder what it would be like to rest his head against them, feeling her arms wrap around his tired frame.
"anyways." she exhaled, cheeks rosy with embarrassment. "i'll let you settle in. just so you know, your friday meeting with the commanders got moved up. it's nothing to worry about. come find me at lunch and i'll give you the brief. i used to make them for tom all the time, especially when he got sick."
"thank you." bob said graciously. "i really appreciate it. would you actually mind staying with me during the meeting? just to make sure i don't put my foot in my mouth."
she smiled, passing him a file folder. "of course, admiral. i'd love to."
the afternoon meeting came faster than bob would have wanted, and he was still struggling to make heads or tails of half the reports that his secretary had left on his desk. having a meeting this soon into his tenure seemed unusual, and for a moment he wondered about the severity of the content being discussed.
of course, he couldn't worry for long. through the panes of glass in the office doors, he could see y/n out at her desk, applying a thin layer of chapstick while she waited on hold with someone. her desk was filled with little baubles and a few small plants were on the filing cabinet behind her.
she looked calm and carefree, unbothered. and bob was smitten. completely and totally smitten. sure, it was a workplace harassment suit waiting to happen. and yes, it was never a good idea to get involved with people at work, especially when you outranked them.
but in that moment, bob floyd simply couldn't care less. especially when she gave him a flirty little wave from behind her desk, and even more so when the collar of her shirt dipped just enough that bob could see the edge of her lacy white bra.
this woman was going to be the death of him.
"bob?" she called out, poking her head through the doorway. "the commanders are here earlier than expected. have you had a chance to look over the notes?"
fuck. he couldn't admit that he was so distracted that he forgot to read the file. "uh, about half of it?" he explained sheepishly. "it's a lot."
she flashed him an understanding smile. "if you get lost in the meeting, i can take over. i used to do it for tom all the time."
"thank you. you're a lifesaver."
she winked, backing out of the room. "you owe me one, admiral."
the commanders filed into the meeting room, gathering around the round oak table like they were king arthur's knights. bob recognized a few of them, including jake seresin. he took a seat underneath the world map that was used to plot out missions, y/n taking a seat beside him.
and bob floyd wished he was a better man because as soon as he saw that skirt slip up her plush thigh, he was a goner. he forgot why he was even in that meeting in the first place. to his credit, he did fairly well, answering questions about the transition of power in the pacific fleet, and what was going on with some current matters that had gone unfinished when the previous admiral had passed. whenever bob seemed to stutter or falter in any way, y/n jumped in to rescue him, with a well-worded response delivered in such an effortless manner that he wondered why he was the admiral and not her.
jake caught him staring, a glean of admiration in his eyes as he watched the secretary (who was one of only two women in the room, by the way) outline a budget for the coming year. the commander kicked his former platoonmate under the table, holding back a laugh. bob shot him a dirty look before redirecting his attention to y/n.
after the meeting, and after shaking hands with what felt like every commander in san diego, jake stayed behind to chat with bob, eager to 'catch up' on everything the other had missed since their assignment with maverick. but really, jake just wanted to rib his coworker about the pretty secretary.
"dude, kazansky's secretary? come on."
"jake, shut up." bob could feel his face going pink. "it would be unprofessional at best, harassment at worst. her boss just died, for god's sake!"
jake laughed, hands tucked into the pockets of his dress whites. "i'm sure that they make porno's about this kind of thing. i say go for it. you only live once, admiral."
"hangman, go fuck yourself."
there was a knock on the office door, and y/n stuck her head inside the office. "admiral floyd, commander seresin. its five, so im on my way out. if you need anything, there's a post-it with my personal number on it in your welcome packet. don't stay too late, you'll make me look bad." she grinned at bob, waving at him before ducking back out of the office again.
bob shouted after her, something along the lines of 'see you in the morning', but he couldn't hear himself think over the sound of jake's laughter.
"what!"
"dude, look below your fucking belt. you're fucked."
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life went on, and bob found himself settling into his role as admiral nicely. of course, he wasn't doing it alone. y/n was a massive help in meetings, and they had started tag-teaming on important topics: putting together elaborate slide presentations, models and poster boards before every meeting with the fellow admirals or the commanders. there was a meeting with the president's aide scheduled for the new year, and surprisingly, bob wasn't worried about it. he had even gone as far as to help y/n decorate the office for christmas.
every day, she showed up in a trendy, fashionable and flattering outfit that definitely went against navy regulations, but he couldn't find it in himself to care. especially not when those leather slacks of hers made him so achingly hard that he spent half of his lunch break in the private bathroom jerking off. it wasn't the good admiral's fault that his secretary was so stunningly beautiful and sweet and kind and funny and so many other things that made him wonder if it was finally time to consider finding a life partner.
the pair had started sharing their lunch breaks, and bob was enjoying getting to know her outside of the office. she was easy to talk to, and he was convinced he had never laughed as much as he had when he was with her.
and that's why he was so worried when he saw that she had put in for a transfer request.
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they were one week out from christmas, and the base was getting ready to send all non-essential staff home. that meant that y/n was getting a much needed break, and while bob would be considered to be 'on-call', he got to go home as well. the last meeting of the year was finished, and y/n was cleaning up the round table in the conference room when she heard hushed voices from the cracked door in bob's office.
"robert, you understand what you're getting yourself into, right? the kind of trouble you'd be opening up for her?" natasha trace's voice was low and not quite venomous, but not calm either. "don't think that people haven't figured out why you hide in the bathroom over your lunch break, bradley told me about your little crush. you can't act on it, bob. i'm sorry, but you just can't. she's your subordinate. unless one of you transfers out. no matter how much you think you'd be able to make it work, it just not possible."
"i love her, phoenix. and i don't know what to do."
"you keep your mouth shut and your dick in your pants. that's what you do."
she felt her heart grow tight in her chest. bob was in love with someone? it was probably another soldier, or a pilot. or, and she hesitated at the thought, was bob floyd falling in love with her?
she didn't know if she wanted to find out. because if she was wrong, and bob didn't feel the same way about her that she felt about him, it was going to lead to a lot of heartbreak.
she put in for a transfer to another fleet later that week.
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"what the fuck? how could this happen, phoenix? what did you say to her?"
natasha gaped at the frazzled admiral, who was pacing behind his desk. "what did i say to her? i didn't say shit, bob. she must have overheard us and gotten the wrong idea."
it was christmas eve, and bob didn't even know why he'd come into the office. he supposed it was because he wanted everything pressing to be done before the holidays, but seeing the neon blue transfer request paper on his desk had thrown him for a loop.
"i can't function without her. she keeps this office going." bob wailed, running his fingers through his hair. "i need her."
"yeah." jake snorted. "in more ways than one."
"can it, hangman." natasha scolded. "you'd have to find a really good, sound reason for denying the transfer, you know. keeping her here without one would be an abuse of power."
"you think i don't fucking know that?"
"there is another solution here." bradley bradshaw suggested, leaning against the side of the desk. "her address would be in her files, right? why don't you go and talk to her?"
actually.....that wasn't a terrible idea.
"no." natasha glared at him, almost as if she could read his mind. "that would be another glaring abuse of power. do none of you have functioning brain cells? this is psychotic."
"but it could work." bob mused, scrambling to boot up his computer. "what woman doesn't love a grand romantic gesture?"
"that's my boy." jake roared with laughter, clapping him in the shoulders. "let's make this christmas miracle happen."
bob scrambled to pull up her personnel file, scribbling a street address down in his messy cursive. "okay, okay. how do we know she's home? i mean, it's christmas eve. she could be with family, or with friends-"
"trust your gut, admiral." jake encouraged. "rooster, grab the keys to the bronco!"
"i'm surrounded by idiots!" natasha cried, throwing her hands up in the air. "why am i even here?"
there was a fleeting sense of nostalgia as the former dagger squad members piled into rooster's sleek black bronco. it was cold for california, albeit the lake of snow on the ground. a strong wind was coming in off the ocean, pushing the bronco closer to y/n's house. bob was jittery, working his way through everything he wanted to say.
because how did he tell a woman that he loved her without even having gone out with her yet?
"alright, take a left at this next set of lights, and then a left at the stop sign after that." jake instructed, reading directions off of his phone. rooster was going at least ten over the speed limit, and natasha was praying that there were no police officers around.
"that's her house!" bob shouted, jumping to attention in the backseat. "the one with the the three volkswagens in the driveway. she still lives with her parents, the whole family drives german cars. i remember her bringing it up over lunch one day."
the bronco skidded to a stop in the middle of the road, forced to slow abruptly when bob threw his door open. natasha chased him out of the car, followed up by jake while bradley worried about where to park on the unforgivingly small street.
bob ran up the driveway, in between an suv and a sport model jetta before practically launching himself at the doorbell.
"y/n?" he called, ringing the bell. "its admiral floyd! can we talk for a minute?"
"she cant hear you, dipshit." jake reminded gently. "just wait for her to answer the door."
the front door crept open, y/n standing nervously behind it in a christmas sweater and jeans. on her feet where two large slippers that looked like reindeer heads.
"admiral floyd? what are you doing here?"
"please don't transfer." bob pleaded, the words coming out in a single breath. "i don't know what i would do without you. you consume my every waking thought, every breath. these past few months working with you have been the most rewarding months of my career and i know how selfish it must sound of me to beg you not to go, but the truth is that i've fallen in love with you, y/n y/l/n. and i can't let you leave the fleet without making sure that you know that."
she stood frozen in the doorway for a minute before a wide smile broke out over her face. "come here you big doofus."
she stepped out onto the front porch, grabbing bob by the lapels of his tommy hilfiger trench coat and pulled him in for a kiss. his eyes widened in shock before he leaned into it, arms settling to hold her protectively.
"i put in the transfer request so you could ask me out, admiral." she whispered, giggling slightly. "i guess it worked."
"yeah." bob breathed, leaning in to kiss her again. "i guess it did."
"god damn it!" bradely shouted, out of breath and he came up the driveway. "don't tell me i missed everything trying to find somewhere to park my fucking car?"
y/n laughed, pulling away from bob. "do you guys want to come inside? i'd feel awful making you stand out here in the cold."
jake shrugged. "why the hell not."
"cassie's here, so behave yourself." y/n warned, referring to tom kazansky's youngest, whom jake had a history of hitting on.
jake perked up. "oh, cassandra!" he called, walking into the house
"not a chance, seresin. teddy and i are still very happily married!" a voice called from within the living room.
"god damn it!"
y/n turned to look at bob. "i made a massive mistake inviting them in, didn't i?"
bob chuckled, kissing her forehead. "yeah. but i wouldn't be here without them, so cut them some slack. come on, let's go celebrate christmas."
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needforspeed161 · 3 months ago
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Just seen this on TikTok and- AHHHH IM CRYING ABOUT THESE OLD GAY PILOTS AGAIN. So I wrote a quick little Drabble!
“Maverick”
The brunette turned, setting down a grease covered wrench as he wiped his hands on the towel slung over his shoulder.
Ducking below the wing of his beloved P-51 he’d been busting his ass to work on.
“Who is it dad?” Bradley’s head poked around the opposite side of the plane as he fixed his mustache.
“Tom-….what’r…..” the shorter man was interrupted by a pair of arms coming out to hug him tightly. As soft sobs were left in the junction between his neck and shoulder.
“Hey Tom….its okay, what’s going on?”
“Uncle Ice?” Bradley cocked his head, concerned bubbling in his stomach as he seen the picture laid out before him.
“Hey baby bird, could you grab your uncle some water? He’s gonna need it” Mav asked, and so Bradley was off, heading into the trailer parked inside the hangar that Maverick called home.
“Cmon Tommy, talk to me” he muttered, rubbing slow circles on his back.
“I’m so sorry….I’m sorry I wasted so much time, I feel so stupid!” Ice spit out, coughing into his elbow before meeting his wingman’s eyes.
“Ice whatr you-“
“What kind of a fool was I…..”
“A-a fool? Cmon don’t talk like that you’re-“
Ices eyes, blue and true as the ocean laid out before them so many times before….locked onto Mavericks green ones, like the horizon line between sea and land meeting as their carrier approached home.
“What kind of a fool was I, to have married her, and not waited for you” the blondes hands came up to cradle the shorter pilots face. Thumbs brushing away newly formed tears on the others part now.
“I-I don’t understand” Maverick was crying now, holding onto Ices wrists with gentle hands.
“Maybe this will enlighten you, you beautiful idiot”
Through two sets of tears their lips finally met. Waves crashed against a grassy shoreline, they were home….
Mavericks arms slung around the back of Ices shoulders. Slotting his head to the side to deepen the kiss. As tears continued to fall from both sets of eyes.
“I gave up on the idea of you ever wanting me…” Maverick whispered, resting his forehead against the blondes.
“Pete….sweetheart, I always wanted you….I was just so fucking scared….I didn’t know how to show it, so I decided to be the best wingman and friend you could have ever asked for. Because it’s all I knew how to do….its all I was ever allowed to be….”
“I understand…..it’s okay”
“It’s not….I wasted so much time Pete….so many of our years….”
“You didn’t”
Maverick wiped away Ices tears, smiling up at him with that huge dopey grin that the blonde came to know and love over the years.
“Even though I couldn’t kiss you, or hold you for as long as I wanted, or tell you I loved you….I got to see your eyes light up when I made a stupid joke, I got to see you shake your head when Goose and I would do something incredibly stupid. I got to sit out on the tarmac with you under the stars for hours and talk about everything and nothing. I got to be right by your side on dangerous missions. I got to fly through the pink and orange sky above the sea with you. I got to be the first person waiting for you on shore when we couldn’t go together and vice versa….we’ve been inseparable since….i mean if you really think about it we’ve basically been an old married couple since the 80’s”
They both chuckled, Ice running his hands through Mavericks dark hair. “This is true….but I still don’t want to waste another second not being able to kiss you…or hold you, or tell you just how much you mean to me….and how much I both love and hate those cowboy boots”
“Hey cmon now” Mav faked a wince. “The boots are golden and you know it!”
“Hangman owes me 20 bucks” Bradley interrupted, holding a bottle of water, leaning up against a toolbox as both men stared at him.
“You placed a bet about my love life?” The darker haired man questioned as they both approached him. Ice grabbing the bottle of water.
“I knew it all along….I do have eyes yknow? And you two weren’t exactly discreet.” Bradley snickered, fixing his own hair. “Hangman said it could never happen, I told him I wouldn’t be
Surprised if the whole Sarah thing was just a lavender marriage”
“So you and hangman are on talking terms now?” Ice spoke this time, resting his hand on the small of Mavericks back as he drank some water.
Bradley’s cheeks turned pink for a moment and his eyes fell down to his feet. “Well….you could say that….”
“And now you owe me 20 bucks darling” the older blonde placed a small kiss on Mavericks cheek.
Bradley froze. “Wait what?! You two placed a bet on MY love life?”
“To be fair I thought you two hated eachother” Mav chimed in, flipping his wallet open and handing the spoils to the victor.
“To be fair, everyone thought we hated eachother”
“This is true”
Bradley’s jaw was about to the floor as the two men before him discussed the topic amongst themselves. Beginning to walk towards the plane and past a very confused Bradley.
“Welp baby goose, it looks like the apple don’t fall far”
“Dad, I love you, but we’re not even biologically related….HOW CAN THE APPLE- yknow what…Nevermind”
Ice let out a small laugh. “Hope you don’t mind seeing more of me these days kiddo” wrapping an arm around Bradley’s neck as smiles painted on everyone’s face.
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thatmexisaurusrex · 7 months ago
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Bucktommy prompt. Buck trying to playfully trick and or convince Tommy to do a couples costume for halloween?
send me headcanons and microfic prompts
Playing with the Boys
"Think about it. You. Me. Mirrored sunglasses" said Evan as he showed Tommy the couple's costume, "Playing with the Boys in the background as we start the party. It would be perfect, right?"
"I never said I didn't like costumes, I was just on call, Evan," explained Tommy as he took Evan's phone and really looked at the costumes, "You just like me in pilot uniforms, don't you?"
Not that Tommy was complaining. He wouldn't mind seeing Evan in a pilot uniform either.
"What? A guy can't have good taste?" asked Evan, his smile infectious.
His eyes so hopeful. And it wasn't as if Tommy was against dressing up, especially for Halloween.
"Okay, okay, we can dress up as Maverick and Iceman for Halloween," said Tommy as Evan beamed, "On the condition that we actually talk through whose who. We're not both coming as Maverick or something. That's not a couple's costume. That's just an accidental who wore it best."
Evan snorted, leaning so that he was barely a centimeter away from Tommy, his hand on the back of Tommy's head.
"That can definitely be arranged," said Evan, pulling Tommy into a kiss.
And Tommy let himself get lost in that wondrous kiss.
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sarahsmi13s · 1 year ago
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Don't Take The Girl
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whumptober day 29: bargainning
pairing: tom 'iceman' kazansky x wife!reader
characters: tom kazansky, y/n kazansky, tommy kazansky, ron kerner, carole and bradley bradshaw
warnings: 18+ MDNI, language, pregnancy, childbirth, blood, bargainning with God, praying, traumatic birth, crying, medical inaccuracies, please let me know if I missed any
word count: ~2.3k
a/n: this is for whumptober! please please please proceed with caution and use discretion, protect your peace
also if you are on the whump taglist but are not familiar with a character, you can skip it will not hurt my feelings!
this is inspired by the song Don't Take the Girl by Tim McGraw
whumptober 2023 masterlist
summary: tom was so excited to welcome his daughter into the world... but he had no idea that he might have to say goodbye on the same day
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Beep beep beep
Ice chuckled as the student flying behind him tried to get a missile lock on him. 
Silver, the student on his tail, was rushing the hop because he was trying to beat Cobalt and prove to everyone that his call sign was not indicative of how he performs.
It reminded him of how Maverick flew when they were students in Top Gun. “Come on Silver, don’t be reckless. That’s not how you win,” Ice said, his voice cool and even as he rolled out of the way.
“You wanna win, you do it right. It’s how I-”
“Range control to Iceman.”
“Iceman to range control, everything alright?”
“Yo,” Slider’s voice broke through then. “Ice, hospital just called. Y/N’s gone into labor.” 
Tom nearly stopped at his friend’s words, slowing down as he processed it. “What?”
“Yeah, your baby girl is coming now, we gotta go. Tommy’s at a friend's house. We gotta go pick him up,” Ron said quickly, trying to convey his urgency.
Ice could only nod before ringing filled his cabin. Missile lock. 
“Alright, I’m down. Lesson over. I’ll lead the way back to base,” Ice said, not caring that he lost because he was distracted. You were in labor, and he needed to be there.
After landing and rushing out of his plane, Tom didn’t even bother changing out of his flight suit before leaving to go get your son from his friend’s house and going to the base hospital with Ron at his side.
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“Why are we going to the hospital, Daddy?” Tommy, your six year old son, asked from his carseat.
Tom looked over his shoulder at him before looking back at the road, “You know how we’ve been waiting on your baby sister to get here?” Tommy nodded. “Well, she’s on her way and we’re meeting Mama at the hospital to get her.” 
Tommy smiled and he bounced a little in his seat, “I’m gonna be a big brother!” Ron chuckled, “Yeah little man, you’re gonna be a big brother. The best big brother I bet.” He nodded, “I’m gonna try!”
Ice smiled as he finally pulled into the hospital parking lot.
Your son was so excited that he unbuckled himself and nearly bolted out of the car. “Thomas Jordan, do not just run off like that. I get that you’re excited, trust me I am too. But Aunt Carole and I can’t chase you around, okay?” Tom said, being firm but not mean.
Tommy stopped and ran back to him, grabbing his hand, “Yes sir.” Ice gave him a soft smile before picking him up, “Alright let’s go.” 
They walked in and went straight to labor and delivery, knowing the way after the last few moments of Braxton Hicks contractions. 
He spotted Carole in the waiting room first, Bradley was next to her playing on his Gameboy next to her. “Carole!” Her head jerked up to see him, “Tom, thank goodness you’re here. Y/N would have my head if you missed this.”
Tom nodded and chuckled, “Oh I know, but it’s mine she’ll want. Will you watch Slider and Tommy for me? I’ll come get you when we can have visitors.” Carole smiled as he sat Tommy down and she gave him a snack, “Yes, now go or you’re gonna miss it.” 
“Hey wait, why do I need a babysitter?” Ron asked as Ice went over to the desk. “Ronnie, don’t make me answer that. You want some snacks?” Carole asked, pulling out another zip-lock bag. “Oooh yes!” 
Tom rolled his eyes fondly as he walked up the nurse’s station.
“I’m Captain Thomas Kazansky, my wife is here. She would have come in a little bit ago?” The nurse looked at her sheet, “Y/N?” “Yes, yes that’s her.” She smiled at him, “Room 304, I can lead you to it.” He patted the counter top, “Thank you.” He followed the nurse down the hall and to the room.
When they got there the nurse knocked before stepping in, “The father is here.”
“Tom?” He heard your tired voice come from the bed before another contraction ripped through you and you had to push again. He smiled, “Yeah yeah I’m here, Sweet-” 
“I’m sorry Captain, you have to leave. You can’t be here,” the doctor said out of nowhere.
“What?” You and Tom said at the same time as you both looked at the doctor.
You whimpered a little, “W-Why?” The doctor shook his head, “Just get him out of here, we’ll come get him.” 
The nurse only nodded and tried to guide Tom back out. 
“No, no, please, I need him in here. Please why-” You got cut off by the next contraction and the nurse managed to get him out.
Tom looked at the nurse, “What is going on? Why can’t I be in there with her?” The nurse sighed a little and just shook her head, “I’m not sure, but we have to listen to the doctor. Let's go to the waiting room, he’ll be out to get you when it’s time.”
All he can do is nod as tears hit his eyes. Something wasn’t right, he had a gut feeling. But he just had to follow orders.
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It felt like a damn near eternity as Tom paced the floor. 
He had slid his aviators back on to hide the redness caused by his tears. He didn’t need Tommy seeing his normally calm father freaking out and crying. He didn’t want to worry him either, because he could be wrong. Everything could be just fine and it’s just his adrenaline from being in the air transferring to this moment. 
“Captain Kazansky?” 
Tom’s head whipped over and he looked at the doctor. “Yes?” He nodded down the hall, “May I speak with you? Privately?” Ice didn’t hesitate and followed him down back to the room they had you in.
“Are-are they okay? Why couldn’t I be in there?” Tom asked the doctor immediately as he took his sunglasses off.
“Your baby is fine, Captain. It was scary for a moment, but your baby girl is healthy,” he said, his hands in his coat pockets. 
If that was supposed to dampen Ice’s anxiety, it didn’t. It actually made it worse.
Tom huffed a little and gestured to the door, “My wife, how’s my wife? Why couldn’t I go in there?” 
The doctor sighed, “Captain, your wife… she lost a lot of blood. It was touch and go after the birth. We managed to get the bleeding stopped but we can’t be certain she’ll pull through.” Tom was silent as his heartbeat pounded in his ears. “I think it’s best if you go home, Captain…” 
“Go home? Go home?! How can I go home with my son while his mother lies in a hospital bed fighting for her life? What am I supposed to tell him? What do you say to a six year old that gained and lost someone on the same day?!”
The doctor took a deep breath, remaining calm as the normally collected blond shouted at him, “I understand that you’re angry and that you’re upset. But the only thing we can do now is wait.”
“Then let me wait with her. I won’t let her be alone. She shouldn’t be alone. Please… please let me be with her.” 
He thought about it, looking between the pilot and the room where you lay unconscious on the bed. He nodded, “Alright, you can stay.” “Thank you doc.” 
The doctor moved out of the way and opened the door. “Do you want them back here now or?” Tom shook his head, “No, not yet… I just.. I need a minute.” 
Tom walked in and the doctor shut the door to give him some privacy.
He looked at you on the bed, swallowing as his throat dried up. He knew what he walked in on wasn’t going to be pretty but the fact that it was you hooked up to wires and machines, it was heartbreaking. 
He’d seen colleagues and friends in this position, but to see you, his wife and mother of his children, in this position… it was earth shattering.
“Oh Sweetheart…” Tom whispered hoarsely as he walked over and held your hand. 
Your hand was clammy, nothing like the soft warmth he was used to and it’s what finally sent him to the floor.
Tom hit his knees, his forehead resting on your hand as he prayed.
“God… please, I can’t.. I can’t lose her. Please just... take the breath you gave me. Take the heart from my chest. Put me in her place. That’s how it’s supposed to be. That’s how it’s always supposed to happen. Me first. I’m the one with the dangerous job. Don’t take her, please… don’t take her from me…” 
He sobbed, letting out all of his emotions right there. His tears were wetting your hand and soaking into the blanket. 
Tom was terrified, he usually was good in stressful situations. But right now? This was a whole new kind of stress. 
He was sitting here begging to trade his life for yours. To die so you could live. And he meant every word.
Tom had never said anything without meaning it. Even in arguments he tried his damnedest to be honest and strategic with his words. He thought carefully about his words because he knew the impact of them. 
So his prayer was genuine. He would gladly die so you could live, so his kids could have a mother. He would trade places in a heartbeat.
Because you deserved to live.
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Tom gave himself enough time to calm down before leaving to go get Tommy. He wanted your son to get a chance to see you in case anything happened. Was letting him see you like this the best idea? Probably not. But he would regret it if he never let Tommy talk to you.
So, after he collected himself he let a nurse know that it was okay to bring them to the room.
Carole walked in first, Ron and Tommy behind her and Bradley behind them.
“H-How is she?” Carole asked, a little fear in her voice. “She’s um… She’s resting.” “What about the little one?” Ron asked as he put Tommy down. Ice wiped his mouth, “They’re doing check ups and everything, making sure she’s alright.” 
“Daddy?” Tommy whispered as he hugged his father’s leg. “Is Mama okay?” 
Ice sniffled a little, “She’s just resting right now Tommy. I’m sure she can hear you though, do you want to say something to her?” Tommy nodded, “Yes please.”
Tommy walked over and held your hand, “Hi Mama. Daddy said you were sleeping but that you could hear me. I wanted to tell you I love you. I hope you’re having good dreams.”
Ice smiled at his son as he came back over and clung to his leg again. “Are we going home?” Tom sighed and squatted down, “I’m gonna stay with Mama and baby Whitney, you’re gonna stay with Uncle Sli for a little bit okay?” Tommy nodded before hugging his dad, “Okay Daddy, I love you. Can we come in tomorrow?” 
He nodded, “Maybe, we’ll have to see okay? I love you too.” He kissed his forehead and Ron gave him a quick hug before they left. 
Carole sniffled as she looked at you and walked over to hold your hand. 
“Is she gonna pull through?” 
Tom sighed and walked over, “They don’t know…” Carole nodded, “I think she will. She’s a fighter. Always has been. And she wouldn’t leave you and those babies behind, not if she has a choice.” 
She wiped her eyes a little before leaning over to kiss your forehead, “We’ll come by tomorrow okay?”
Carole turned back to Tom, “Any updates, this is where we’re staying. Don’t hesitate to call.” He took the piece of paper, “Thank you Carole.” “Of course,” she said with a gentle smile before hugging him. “Bradley, c’mon, let’s get out of Tom’s hair.” 
Bradley nodded and gave Tom a quick hug, “Bye Uncle Ice.” “Bye kiddo.”
They left and Tom turned back to you. “It’s just us sweetheart.” 
He walks over and sits down, threading his fingers through yours. “I don’t really know if you can hear me right now… but I’m gonna talk to you like you can…”
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Tom sat there for hours talking to you. Whatever it was, whether it be what happened at work to reminiscing about the past, he talked about it.
He just kept talking. He knew that if he stopped he wouldn’t stop thinking about what might happen. He had to keep his mind busy.
At some point, they brought Whitney in. Everything was okay and she was in good health so she could be in the room.
Tom smiled and walked around with her as he talked to her, rambling on about her older brother, her aunts and uncles. He talked about you and how much you loved her even though you couldn’t tell her right now.
He eventually put her back in the bassinet before sitting by your bed again and holding your hand.
“I’ve been listening to that damn heart monitor for hours, Sweetheart. If I wake up and I don’t hear it…” His own words choked him up. He cleared his throat. “I know, I know… don’t think about it ‘if’s. But Sweetheart, I need you to wake up… please I can’t do this without you.”
Sniffling, he clasped his hands together one last time, your hand gently trapped in the middle. “Please… don’t take her from me… please.” 
He wiped his eyes before laying his head on your thigh gently, letting the rhythmic beat of your monitor lure him to sleep. 
Beep… Beep… Beep…
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snapghoul · 3 months ago
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Promise me I’m as safe as houses
Three times Pete gave Ethan a heart attack
Notes: the Mitchell twins are such accident magnets it’s crazy and they worry about each other.
Warnings: automotive accident, mention of death and injury
Song: never let me down again - Depeche Mode
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It had been far too long since Ethan last heard from Pete. Getting a phone on the field was nearly impossible, and the silence from his twin was gnawing at him.
Everything felt wrong. The mission had to be a setup; his team was dead, and their gruesome deaths haunted him—Jack’s scream, the fire engulfing the car, the sickening squelch. Ethan had always struggled with the loss of his comrades; in the military, they called him "the heart" for the way he looked after everyone.
Now, his heart raced violently in his chest, shadows closing in around him like coyotes stalking prey. Why was he the only survivor? What had gone wrong? Were they eliminating everyone he cared about?
His mind raced to Pete. What if his brother had been dragged into this? The IMF had gone to great lengths to sever their familial ties, erasing any trace of their twinship on paper. Ethan had been given a new identity, new parents—everything was designed to keep them apart. But what if whoever's targeting him had discovered their connection? He couldn’t risk calling Pete now; it could put them both in danger.
Ethan swallowed hard, forcing those thoughts aside. He had a meeting with Kittrich and couldn’t afford distractions.
2.
He was furious with Pete for his reckless love of speed—motorcycles, planes, anything that moved fast. One day, it would get him killed.
Ethan almost shamelessly begged the IMF to let him leave when he received a call from Ice from his brother’s phone.
“Pete was hit by a pickup,” Ice had said and that alone made Ethan’s heart stop. When they authorized a plane hop over, He was rushing across the airbase.
“Whoa! Whoa! Short stack number two!” Ethan was abruptly halted by Ron Slider Kerner, Pete’s towering friend, who physically pulled him back from rushing ahead.
“Where’s Pete? I need to see him!” Ethan choked out, trying to peer around Slider, his eyes wild with worry.
“Deep breath, Ethan. He’s okay—mostly. They just finished examining him, and you can see him soon,” Slider said, his voice calm, which momentarily confused Ethan. He was used to Pete complaining about Slider’s antics.
“Mav’s got a few broken ribs and a punctured lung, plus some nasty road rash, but he’s still kicking. His bike’s a wreck, though,” Slider continued.
Ethan felt a wave of relief wash over him. “What happened?”
“A truck blew a stop sign right in front of the base. I saw it happen. Mav got thrown about twenty feet; lucky the bushes broke his fall. The ground crew is going to be furious about the hole in their shrubs,” Slider explained, arms crossed. “Idiot tried to walk it off too, got up, took two steps and collapsed.”
Ethan sighed, recognizing the stubbornness in his brother. “That sounds like a Mitchell—always trying to push through.”
“Yeah, I had Tommy call you since I had to haul your brother into medical,” Slider said.
Ethan shook his head, imagining the scene.
3.
“Thomas, what exactly happened?” he nearly snapped into the phone, having discreetly placed a bug in the navy’s communication system to keep tabs on Pete.
“Ethan, I’m choosing to overlook how you found out so quickly, but as the commander of the Pacific Fleet, I have my suspicions,” Ice replied, his tone exasperated yet understanding. “Maverick is fine for now. Last I heard, he was unharmed.”
Ethan’s grip tightened on the phone, sensing Ice was withholding details. “You’re avoiding my question, Tom.”
“He pushed the Dark Star to Mach 10.4,” Ice conceded with a sigh, as if it were just another day at the office.
Ethan stepped away from the railing, pacing as frustration surged through him. The thought of Pete ejecting at hypersonic speed made his stomach churn.
“Thanks, Ice. Just let me know when he’s back on base and cleared,” Ethan said, his voice steadier now.
“I’m sure you’ll hear about it before I do. If you get a hold of him, tell him I have some choice words for him,” Ice chuckled, the humor lightening the gravity of the moment.
Ethan nodded, feeling a mix of relief and impending confrontation.
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mazzystar24 · 10 months ago
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I was washing dishes when this came over me so bare with my nonsense for a minute
So like we all know the “you can have my back any day” “or you can have mine” line was based off those maverick and iceman guys from top gun who even had Quentin Tarantino do a monologue about how homoerotic that movie is
Anyways so that whole movie was like fighter jets galore right? (I haven’t watched it don’t stab me film bros)
And buddie’s scene was just after defusing that bomb in that dudes leg and then in 7x01 we had a parallel to this with them having to defuse the thing attached to WHAT? A fighter jet
Parallels are PRALLELING
See what I was thinking initially that led me here was if they do make a storyline with air rescue and either Eddie or buck being interested in it (or Tommy as some speculated -which I have mixed feelings about) there could be so many parallels and little references they could make but then I was like HOLD UP A MINUTE they already made a reference in 7x01
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moonlight-prose · 4 months ago
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✧ MOONLIGHT’S MASTERLIST ✧
note: below you’ll find links to the different masterlists i have created. you can also check the navigation page for my blog which has more characters than what I’ve actually put here. that one might be more accurate seeing as how I get lazy with updating these masterlists. enjoy!
Under no circumstances can you steal my work, copy it somewhere else, or say it is yours. The writings I put on here are mine unless stated otherwise.
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✧・゚: *✧・゚:* Marvel ✧・゚: *✧・゚:*
characters: bucky barnes, steve rogers, sam wilson, natasha romanoff, yelena belova, loki, moon knight, layla el-faouly, joaquin torres, druig, spider-man, doctor strange, miguel o'hara
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✧・゚: *✧・゚:* Pedro Characters ✧・゚: *✧・゚:*
characters: frankie morales, javier peña, agent whiskey, ezra, marcus pike, pero tovar, dave york, the thief, oberyn martell
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✧・゚: *✧・゚:* The Batman ✧・゚: *✧・゚:*
characters: bruce wayne, selina kyle, alfred pennyworth
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✧・゚: *✧・゚:* Top Gun Maverick ✧・゚: *✧・゚:*
characters: bradley "rooster" bradshaw, jake "hangman" seresin, mickey "fanboy" garcia, natasha "phoenix" trace
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characters: joel miller, tommy miller
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characters: logan howlett, eddie alden, drover, leopold
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✧・゚: *✧・゚:* MISCELLANEOUS ✧・゚: *✧・゚:*
info: kinktober 2021, kinktober 2022, kinktober 2023, tommy shelby, sinful soiree, a dream within a dream week, in love with love weekend
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eddiestightywhities · 4 months ago
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my hand slipped and i wrote 2K of About To Be Cheating Cheaters buddie (sorry tommy!). here's one half of what i've gotten down so far.
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“That's why I'm here, hermano. To make your drunk ass drink lots of water, and to stop all that spiralling shit in its detrimental tracks. If you haven't figured it out by now, I don't much like things that hurt my family.”
Eddie's head is still spinning. 
“Hermano? Really Buck? I've only ever been a brother, never had one. But I'm pretty sure any brother of mine wouldn't look a lick like you.”
Dios, Eddie is so, so drunk, and such a horrible person for being so, so glad that Buck is here, with Eddie, instead of someplace with his boyfriend that Eddie definitely does not want to be thinking about.
Eddie needs Buck like oxygen right now because Eddie is a pathetic mess. What the fuck would some perfect pilot that's built like a brick shithouse know about being a pathetic mess? Screw you, Iceman—Buck and Eddie are the Maverick and Goose of this movie, fuck you very much. Always have been. Always will be. 
Buck's eyebrows are trying to migrate and join up with his hairline. “Oh, really? What, I'm not good-looking enough to be a Diaz? Is that it?” 
That is very much not it. 
Eddie teases, “Aw, guapo, you worried you're not pretty enough for me?” because he clearly left his last bit of sanity in the hook and ladder down on Main. He feels like he's having an out of body experience, looking down on himself from up on the ceiling and can practically see his blood fizzing beneath his skin like someone injected popping candy into his veins while he wasn't looking.
What the fuck is he doing? 
Buck isn't as drunk as Eddie, but he suddenly looks stone cold sober, blinking furiously through whatever emotions are gripping him right now. Eddie can usually tell what Buck is feeling without having to so much as look at him, but there's currently so much candied rum in his system that it's numbing his higher brain function.
“Uh, that's, uh—it's—that's not exactly what I was getting at, Eddie,” Buck stumbles, trying to right himself from the suckerpunch. 
“So what exactly are you getting at, Evan.”
Eddie never uses that name. Not once before telling Buck about changing his will, and never since. He'd only opted back in that hospital room to call Buck by what is printed on his birth certificate to get his full attention, so he understood that what Eddie was telling him was really fucking important. Back when Eddie had very almost told Buck how he feels about him, before bailing on the notion at the last millisecond like the chicken-shit he is and always has been. 
Tommy calls Buck Evan. Only ever calls him Evan. As if he knows the first fucking thing about Eddie's best friend! Eddie thinks that at this exact moment in time, regardless of how the guy is supposed to be his shiny new pal, he might just despise Tommy Kinard with every fibre of his being. Who the hell does he think he is, flying in on his helicopter like every day is leg day, with his stupid, funny fake-mouth-static and those stupid, handsome cheekbones, pissing all over Eddie's territory with his probably Incredible Hulk sized dick and trying to take Eddie's Buck away from him?
You're mine, he thinks. Almost says it, too. And he might say it yet, if Buck keeps on squirming as beautifully as he is right now, the raging heat of his twitchy body searing into Eddie's side like a branding iron that states If Lost Return To Evan Buckley. 
And I'm yours, he thinks, and knows it to be true. Knows he could make it true, that it could maybe be everything, potentially, if only Eddie stopped being such a yellow-belly. 
Fuck Kinard. Fuck all of them that have come before and after Eddie. None of them have loved, or love Buck the way he does. None of them. Eddie knows this because he loves Buck so much it somehow fortifies his heart to make it able to force its way through the spaces between his cracked rib cage and break free to beat wildly in double-time, bleeding, bleeding, bleeding. 
Eddie, feeling drunker by the second, hasn't looked away from Buck in a hot minute—Buck who now looks like he might be having a minor stroke. Stretching across to plop his glass clumsily onto the coffee table and missing the coaster by a Texas mile, Eddie then dries any possibility of lingering water droplets from his moustache with a clunky swipe of his thumb and forefinger, before turning to face Buck with a lot more cock-surety than sense. 
Buck is Eddie's best friend. His partner. The man who loves his kid. The man who Eddie gave his kid to because they both love his kid that much. He's the lunatic who has unofficially moved in with Eddie—because Eddie has driven their kid away with his epic levels of bullshit—even though he currently has a boyfriend.
Buck, Buck, Buck, who Eddie is now positive should be his boyfriend. 
Licking his lips, he feels like he's forgetting something. Like maybe all of the reasons he's steered himself clear of this iceberg for so long—only he's far too drunk, and far too selfish, to try to remember that or care. 
Buck swallows, Adam's apple bobbing in his throat, and Eddie wants fervently to get his teeth and tongue around it. Then he's muttering, “Eddie, I just meant—” 
“Yeah?” Eddie asks, begs, demands. 
His fingertips have found the soft fabric of Buck's deep blue waffle-weave shirt, where it's covering the expanse of his chest. He's trying to get to his heart, he realises, feeling blindly for any sign of double-time, wanting to taste the blood in its chambers the way Buck has tasted Eddie's.
“Yeah,” Buck breathes, mirroring Eddie which doesn't make a lick of sense apart from the fact that it makes perfect sense, to Eddie. 
Eddie's cheeks are burning but he thinks fuck it, throwing the both the extinguisher and life ring overboard and going full steam ahead. 
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alterpack-drivethru · 4 months ago
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dearest mod packet will you please bless us with a Dream or Wilbur alter... go crazy with it, I'd love to see ur take on either of em!! just be sure to include names that arent too related to "Dream" or "Wilbur" dnjshfj :3 thank you mod packet !!!
– @bloodpumping
You're only given a little spark of madness...
A C!Wilbur & C!Dream Alter Inspiration Pack. Packs will not be a 1 to 1 to the headmate! Scrap whatever isnt needed!
TW FOR: Religious Trauma mentions, Mind Control Mentions, Drug mentions
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⋆₊ ♱ name: Wilson, Wil, Terrence, Maverick, Maddoc, Abel, Ozwald, Vesper, Icarus, Simon,
⋆₊ ♱ age: Chrono 40+, DistantAge (An age that feels distant to your being, for whatever reason that may be) TransPerma25
⋆₊ ♱ gender: Grimegender, Rotgender, oddthing, deaddfluid, somethingmasc, Chaos Gender
⋆₊ ♱ pronouns: Hx/Ix/Thxy/He/It/They/Vi/Vim/Dead/Rot/Hollows/Golds/Things/Dusts/Reviveself/Soulself
⋆₊ ♱ source: DSMP
Did not leave for utah for "selfish reasons", as hx will say
Gained complicated forgiveness from Tommy, due to still having high regards for Dream.
⋆₊ ♱ species: Human-thing, Zombie Equivalent. Was once purely human, but the process of revival had taken away many parts of his original humanness. He is often numb to most forms of pain, and refers to it as feeling like he has a body made of stones and bricks.
⋆₊ ♱ relationship ids: Gay, Aroweird, Caligosexual
⋆₊ ♱ cis-ids: Revived, Cane user, Disabled, Mind controlled, Drug User (Uses to self soothe), Low Empathy, Cold blooded, Harmful, Stitched, CPTSD, Depression, BPD, Schizoaffective, God Complex, Severe Flashbacks, Amnesia, Emotion Repression, Manic, Manipulative, Manipulated, Groomed, Perci-Villian
⋆₊ ♱ trans-ids: Transliving, Minecraft Heart, TransPolyhearted (where one feels they should have multiple hearts either literally, or by soul), TransPOTS, Trissreligioustrauma, TransSevProgramming, TransRomantic, TransCOTARD's, TransNPD, TransSevTrauma, Trisbirace, TransObsessive, Transgermanaccent, TransDystonia
⋆₊ ♱ extra-ids: PermaSickly, PermaAbusen (abused + abusive), PermaAge25, PermaManic, NullSoul, PermaCold, PermaLonely, PermaRotScentic, PermaFrankenstine (Limbs are from different people. From test experiments to Dreams revival process)
⋆₊ ♱ roles: Hyperludusian, Compulsion Keeper, Pain Absorber, Cassmate, Shock Absorber, BPD Delusion Calmer, Depression Holder, Distortionist, Hypnotical Persecutor, Guilt Trip Fighter, Chef, Sickness Nuller
⋆₊ ♱ triggers:
Pos: When They Come for Me, Cigarettes, Trains, Strategy Games, Ravens, Cooking, Flags/Researching Flag History, Debating
Neu/Complicated: Philza, Caramel Pie, Journals/Planners, Little Brother Figures, Diamond Swords, Train Stations, Bright red lights
Neg: Teddy's Taxidermy, Explosions, Prime (Religion), Needles, Deserts, Hands Being bound/Restricted, Hot Tea, Bad drug trips, Hospital/Emergency Room Settings
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⋆₊ ♱ name: Dremyr, Tristin, Ridge, Fawn/Folly, Wolfen/Wolf, Iso, Dread, Morana, Sol,
⋆₊ ♱ age: Chrono 200+, Immortal, AgeForever
⋆₊ ♱ gender: EndermanGender, Xeno-Intersex, Masc Agender, Innoruien, SickThing, timarix
⋆₊ ♱ pronouns: He/Him/Thxt/Thxng/Hym/Faer/Bliss/Gods/Shi/Hirs/Muttself/Nxghtself
(Thxt/thxng is pronounced That thing, that things, that thingself. Nxght/Nxghtself is Night)
⋆₊ ♱ source: DSMP
Hir Revival involved more than a revival book, and is more medically trained due to it.
Is from the farlands before thxt thxng's home was destroyed
⋆₊ ♱ species: Disguised, Will often try an hide thxt thxng's identity from visual perception. Is a White Enderman. May have more sensitivities than normal Enderman alters. May disguise thxt thxngself to be another headmate, but with unmistakable details.
⋆₊ ♱ relationship ids: Hypersexual BPD, Guiltsexual, CupidoRomantic, AcaniRomantic
⋆₊ ♱ cis-ids: Autistic, BPD, NPD, Moral OCD, Mind controller, Programmer, Scarred, PermaMasked, PermaDisguised, Green Blood, Abusive, Manipulative, Grave Robber, Killer, Apathetic, Enderman, Hypersexual
⋆₊ ♱ trans-ids: TransPredator, TransSevHarmful, TransMortal, TransHuman, PanAccent, TransConabuse, TransPerci-Monster, TransASPD, TransDelusional, TransSemi-mute, TransGod, TransMinecraftDeity, TransController, TransPanOCD, TransSwordsman, TransPsychosis
⋆₊ ♱ extra-ids: TransPermaShapeshifter, PermaController, PermaProgrammer, PermaBloody, Permabloodstainedfur
⋆₊ ♱ roles: Apathy Holder/Cassmate, Interventioner, Bodily Caretaker, Apperance Morpher (More frequent to change the bodys outfit to hide more), Hypersexual Holder, Emergency Responder, Mortician, Death Distractor, Trauma Holder
⋆₊ ♱ triggers:
Pos: Stone Wall Stone Fence, Picking Fruit, Grave Robbing, Bridges, Painting, Cleaning, Panthers
Neu/Complicated: Tommy & Wilbur, Water, Ticking Clocks, Cabins, Snow, Being in friend groups
Neg: Empty Plains Fields, Butterflies, Being surrounded, Unwanted Sexualness, Bubbling Lava, Lava Sounds, Sam (gets angry rather than scared)
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torchflies · 5 months ago
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(In the Tommy AU) Do you think the first time Ice sees Maverick, he freaks out a bit because he might’ve just found Stacee Jaxx’s lovechild?
AHHHH STACEE JAXX 😂😂😂 Oh no, it’s actually soooo much worse. He and Stacee had a thing. Hence the matching pistol tattoos 👀 Mav looking like Stacee is because Ice has a type, 😂😂😂
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lovelytsunoda · 1 year ago
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fools in love!
also known as the valentine's day event!
blurbs and headcanon sets about my favourite himbo men being head over heels for their lovers (and better halfs). contains fics for f1, indycar, top gun & top gun maverick
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JAKE SERESIN
warm afternoons spent under blankets with hot drinks and paperbacks
jake’s favourite afternoons were spent with his fiancée and his dog, with hot drinks and a good book. nice and calm, different from his every day. but tell anybody that and he’d have to kill you.
LANCE STROLL
soft moments stolen between wedding and reception
weddings are joyous and festive, but can be stressful for introverts like lance and his wife. so when they were able to steal some moments with each other in the peace of his aston martin between the ceremony and the venue, they know these are the moments they will treasure the most from that day.
TOM KAZANSKY
a traffic jam on the interstate and a diamond ring in a glovebox compartment
temporarily stationed in nevada, tom and heather decide to take a weekend in las vegas to see their favourite new wave band. all the while, all tom can think about when to ask heather to be his wife. part of the heather and tommy universe started in 'tell me something girl'
MICKEY GARCIA
soft kisses shared in the bar light after a game of pool
she would do anything for her nerd boy. except maybe meet his friends in a crowded bar with a pool table where she can make a fool of herself in front of all of her boyfriend's friends. it's a good thing that mickey is a good teacher.
YUKI TSUNODA
a kitchen filled with the sounds of love and laughter
pasta always tastes sweeter when made together after a long week at work. all she wants is to bask in his sunshine. and hes all too glad to share his light with her.
MICK SCHUMACHER
kisses underneath the collar of a turtleneck sweater
mick is gone a lot because of his job, which makes the moments they share all the more special. especially the moments shared in the half light before he has to go and catch his next flight.
COLTON HERTA
their family might have changed, bur their love for each other hasn't.
twelve months ago, they welcomed their son macklyn into the world. with the indy 500 just three weekends away, it's time to bring macklyn to the track.
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TAGS:
@magnummagnussen @libraryofloveletters @httpiastri @thatsdemko @lorarri @userlando @twinkodium @sidcrosbyspuck @cartierre
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acewritesfics · 1 year ago
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⚠️ I (@rainydayteacups) NO CREDIT FOR THESE FICS. ALL CREDIT GOES TO ACEY (@crazyformfics). She has entrusted me to repost her fics on here. She decided to take a step back from writing for these fandoms (interests do change). After we talked because I didn't want to see the fics she already had written go, she asked if I would like to take over and she'll send the fics she hasn't reposted yet to me so I can repost them on her behalf.
CHARACTERS:
Tommy Shelby - Peaky Blinders
Arthur Shelby - Peaky Blinders
John Shelby - Peaky Blinders
Alfie Solomons - Peaky Blinders
Jay Halstead - Chicago PD
TV/MOVIES:
Stranger Things
Top Gun: Maverick
MISC:
SUPERNATURAL:
All a Fantasy - Dean Winchester x Reader
Crossroads Deal - Dean Winchester x Reader 
This is Your Mess - Winchester Bros x Platonic!Reader
SONS OF ANARCHY:
Baseball Bat - Jax Teller
Beautiful - Jax Teller
OTHER:
Mood Boards
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shelfwar · 2 years ago
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TOP GUN STORMS
So with all of the weird weather happening across the United States I thought what if I had blurvs about storm's. And that's what I did so I hope you enjoy it as always
Slider
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Sitting on the windowsill watching the horrendous storm that was slowly approaching the small town, waiting anxiously for Slider to get out of the shower.
Suddenly a large flash lit up the whole house that was soon carried by a obnoxious clap of thunder that shook the house, as you let out a blood curdling scream. You heard Slider run out of the bathroom and out to the living room to see you covering you ears every time a flash lit up the room, waiting for that clap of thunder again.
"What's wrong?!" "I don't trust thunder and lighting." You looked at his half-naked body as he crouched down in front of you. "Lemme get dressed, we'll hide in the bedroom maybe watch a movie that is if the power will-" Another flash lit up the room, followed by a louder clap of thunder then before. Again you screamed as Slider held your ears until the rumbling stopped.
"I'll be back." Slider got up and went to your shared bedroom, coming back with a t-shirt and sweatpants on, along with several blankets and several pillows.
"Pillow fort?" You looked up at him and smirked. "As long as I don't see any flashes then I'm good." "Alright then let's get to it."
A half hour later you and Slider laid in the darkened pillow fort as he held you close, focusing on your slow breaths.
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Iceman
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"Tom, Tommy!" You started to poke his face as he squinted with every poke. "TOM!" You yelped as a flash of lightning lit up the room making you instantly duck in cover into the duvet. "What's wrong?" "Storms no thank you." Ice lifted up the covers and saw you hiding , clutching the blanket."He let out a sigh before pulling you up to him. "Its okay, I'm here." He started to slowly rub your back as he started to drift off.
Suddenly you heard the tornado sirens blaring, instantly you started shaking Iceman. "What is it?" "We-We need to head to a safe place!" You cried as fat tears rolled down your face. Ice sat up quickly and grabbed your hand walking to the bathroom where he then sat down in the tub as you shut the door.
Once done you started to pace back in forth in the small room. "Y/n, come here." You looked over at him as he opened his arms wide. You slowly climbed into the tub as he held onto you, occasionally kissing your head as he rubbed his hands on your arms. "I'm sorry." "For what, being scared of a storm. Your fine, I'm here, we're in a safe room." "I know but." "But what? It's okay." He said sleepily. "Hmm." You hummed as you started to calm down, feeling your eyes to grow heavy as you started to doze off. Finally.
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Maverick
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Start of dream.....(based off of a real dream)
You stood in awe as a big tornado was heading our way. Maverick was by electrical power thingy, while you were near the Piggly Wiggly store. In the distance, you could see the big dark tornado racing towards us. The wind was blowing as you could hear the thunder in the distance.
"Maverick need to go into the store!" You yelled at him as he turned your way with wide eyes. Instantly he started to run towards you, in the process of getting into the store he grabbed your hand. He opened the sliding doors and waited for you to enter before closing them behind us. "Mav, we gotta get to the coolers!" You yelled as the tornado came closer to us. "Come on!"
You and Maverick ran to the coolers but it was too late. I saw the black cloud rip into the store. "MAVERICK!!!"
End of dream....
"Y/n baby wake up, it not real!" You heard someone yell as youwoke up in a cold sweat. You sat up frantically as you looked around and saw Maverick looking at you worried. "You okay?" "Y-yeah, I'm f-fine." "Baby, your trembling." You looked down at your hands and saw that you were indeed trembling. "Wanna talk about it y/n?" You shook your head no as he looked at you concerned.
"C'mere." Maverick said sleepily as he opened his arms for you. You scooted over to him as he held onto you. "Its okay, it's not real." "But what if I does become real?" "Then your knight and shining armor is here to protect you." "Thank you." "Your welcome love, get some sleep."
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Goose
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You sat crisscrossed on the porch watching the incoming storm approaching ever so slowly. You suddenly saw a shelf cloud starting to form, indicating it might be a duck in cover storm. "Nick?" "Yeah? Wait hunny what are you doing on the porch, there's a bad storm heading our way." "Yeah, but it's relaxing."
"Uh, no. There's a thunderstorm warning." "And? Just come over here and watch it roll in with me. It's quite fascinating." "Whatever you say dear."
You felt his presence besides you as he held your hand while you both looked up at the darkened sky.
In the distance you both saw the lightning strikes scattering across the horizon as thunder could be heard. "The storm its 5 miles away. We're fine Goose." "Your crazy." "And so are you." "No that's Maverick." "True, but it's just so cool to see mother nature acting up like this."
You turned your head and saw Goose looking like the first time he saw you, smitten. He started to lean in as you met in a kiss that soon ended due to the tornado sirens going off.
"That's must be all it takes." "Oh whatever." You smiled as the two of you went into shelter for the night.
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Wolfman
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Living in Texas has its perks one being almost year round tornado season.
Which is why your in the barn laying up into the hayloft watching the storm roll in. "Y/n?! Y/n where are you?" You watched the tufted of Wolf's hair walking by the barn doors, obvious that you were in there.
You crawled over the edge of the loft and watched for him again. "Wolf." You cat called as you scooted backwards so he couldn't see or hear you. "Y/n, come on its kinda not funny." He chuckled as he walked into the barn.
"WOOOOLLLFFF." He looked around as he saw your boots by the ladder. "There you are" You heard him whisper as he started climbing the ladder. "Hi, handsome." "Hi, beautiful watcha doing." "Watching the storm come in." "Ohh." He crawled over to you as he laid down on your chest kissing top of each breast before laying down still ontop of you, while holding your hand. "I love thunderstorms and you wearing tank tops, cause I get to see the girls."
"HENRY!" "What it's true on both parts." "God your such a man." "Well no shit love."
After a few minutes of comfortable silence the sounds of thunder rattled the old barn. "How many miles baby." "So far 4 Mississippis." "Miles, I ment miles." "I know." You said as you watched it starting to rain, making you sleepy.
So you let out a yawn before looking down and seeing Wolf passed out with drool starting to leave a wet spot on your shirt. "I love you Wolf." "Mm, love you to. We should probably go inside." "Yeah probably it looks like it's getting worse."
Wolfman got up before helping you up to. "Last one to the house has to shower in the rain." "Deal."
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bellaireland1981 · 2 years ago
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Stubborn Hearts |3
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Summary: Reader (Firecracker, Sunshine) has been in love with Bradley since she was a young girl. Growing up the two were inseparable, apart from short periods of time when she was on the West Coast with the Kazanskys. One faithful decision by her dad to block Bradley from going to the Naval Academy resulted in a huge rift between father and daughter and left her without Bradley in her life. Now all grown up, she’s called back to the west coast at the same time as her father and Bradley. Her mission, according to her dying godfather, is to mend fences with her dad and Bradley. Can stubborn hearts be healed?
(I suck at summaries for real).
This will have multiple chapters… this is 3 of ??
Characters: Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw x Mitchell! Reader, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell x Daughter! Reader, The Dagger Squad, Shay (OC), Penny, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky
Word Count: 6578 (OOPS)
Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Death of character, TGM Spoilers, Illusions to Smut (later on ), Turbulent relationship with parent, Friends to lovers, …Please let me know if I’ve missed any!
A/N- This is my first time writing for TGM. I do not own the characters or plot lines from the movie. I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO COPY OR REPRODUCE MY WORK ON THIS OR ANY OTHER PLATFORM! Reblogging is always welcome! Feedback is MUCH loved and appreciated. THANK YOU to @waywardodysseys​ for all support and bouncing ideas!!
Ch 1    Ch 2
Taglist: @gracespicybradshaw​ @memoriesat30​, @khaylin27​, @snekssss,
(IF I FORGOT ANYONE WHO ASKED TO BE TAGGED, MESSAGE ME!)
You spent the next day helping your aunt by running errands so she could stay home with your uncle. You could tell he was getting weaker and more tired by the day. It broke your heart seeing him that way.
Determined to take some of the burden off your aunt though, you’d offered to go get the groceries and pick up new meds, the doctor had ordered for your uncle to keep him comfortable.
You were in the produce aisle of the store when your phone dinged with an incoming message. You pulled the cart to the side, out of the way of other shoppers and checked your phone.
Shay:  Still on for the Hard Deck tonight?
Deciding it would just be easier to talk to her, you called her so you could continue shopping.
“Hey!” She answered, picking up on the second ring.
“Hi!” You replied, “I’m grocery shopping for Aunt Sarah so decided it was just easier to call. Are you busy?”
“Nope!” She replied, “I’m on my lunch break. I actually brought lunch to Aunt Penny. We’re just soaking up some sunshine and eating outside of the bar.”
“Sounds great!” You said, “To answer your question, yes, I’m still planning on coming tonight, but the original terms and conditions still apply.”
“Yes!” She exclaimed, laughing, “Also, Aunt Pen said she wants to hear all about your chat with your dad. I’ll just put you on speaker.”
“Hey, Kiddo!” Penny greeted you. “Spill the tea!”
“You’ve been listening to Amelia too much” You laughed, “It went really well… better than I obviously thought it would. We hashed a lot out and I realized it was mostly lack of communication, stubbornness, and neither of us knowing how to navigate any of it. I think we both realize neither of us are mind readers and being hard headed doesn’t get us anywhere.”
“Anyone could have told you both that.” Penny laughed, “I’m glad you both finally came around. I know you didn’t believe me before but your dad really did miss the hell out of you.”
“I missed him too. Honestly, I didn’t realize how much until I saw him and it all hit me in the gut.” You admitted. “He’s coming over after work to see Uncle Tommy and have dinner, so it’ll be a little later when I get there tonight.”
“That’s fine.” Shay said, “Time with your family right now is more important.”
“I’ll definitely be there after dinner though.” You assured her. “I’m gonna finish up here so I can get Uncle Tommy’s meds and get them back to him.”
“Give them both my love.” Penny said, “I’ll see you tonight.”
“Call me when you’re on your way so I can be on the lookout and start my duties as your bodyguard!” Shay said, only half teasing.
“I will” You replied, laughing, “See you both later!”
You quickly grabbed the rest of the food on the shopping list, adding a few extra treats you knew your cousins liked, before heading to the checkout. It wasn’t long before you had everything loaded in the Jeep and was on your way to the pharmacy, the final stop before heading back home.
After arriving home, you carried all the groceries in, putting them away while your aunt took the meds to your uncle. She came back down as you were putting away the last of the groceries.
“Thank you, sweetheart.” She said hugging you, “He gets so tired so quickly, I hate leaving him now.”
“Of course, Aunt Sarah” You replied, “I’m happy to help in any way that I can. I wish there was more that I could do.”
“You being here does more than you know.” She assured you. “You were essentially our first child, Sweetheart. Before the kids were born, we lived for those stretches of time you’d come to stay with us. Tom loved having his little shadow follow him around when you were little. He loved taking you to the base and showing you the planes. Everyone called you Ice Nugget or Little Ice until you were about 10 I think. Do you remember that?I think when your dad came back from deployments he was always a little jealous of just how close you and Tom were. Tom would mope for weeks after you’d leave.”
“I do remember.” You said, wiping tears that had started to fall. “I used to mope around the house in Virginia after having to go back too. Bradley would do his best to cheer me up. Carol used to have to sooth dad’s ruffled feathers, assuring him I did in fact still love him too, but it was the stability I was craving and mourning when we’d get back.”
“I know it wasn’t easy getting bounced back and forth all the time but never think you weren’t wanted and loved by all of us, Sweetheart.” She said, reaching over the brush the stray piece of hair that had fallen in your face. “You had a whole village that loved you and helped to raise you.”
“I never doubted you and Uncle Tommy loving and wanting me, or Carol for that matter.” You assured her, “I knew my dad loved me but it really did feel like he didn’t want me. I know now that that wasn’t the case.”
“I would have told you how much your dad wanted you, sweet girl” She said, smiling, “His way of showing his love and his need to care for you was making sure you were with people who loved you as much as him when he couldn’t be there.”
“I’m glad he’s coming to dinner tonight. He needs time with Uncle Tommy.” You said, “I promised Shay I’d meet her at the Hard Deck tonight after dinner though. If she doesn’t live up to her promise of protecting me from Bradley she has to buy me copious amounts of alcohol. I’m not sure what state I’ll be home in.”
“Maybe Brad will have had an epiphany and realize he’s an idiot for pushing you away. That way you two can talk things out and your liver won’t suffer.” She offered. “If not though, call us, your dad or an uber to bring you home.”
“I doubt he will have been enlightened in the 48 hours since I’ve seen him, so I promise to call for a designated driver in the event that I need one.” You said. “I’m going to go shower and figure out what to wear in the meantime. I might even do my hair and make up. Who knows, maybe I’ll meet another hot aviator tonight and forget all about Bradley Bradshaw.”
“Or… you get all dolled up and show him what he’s missing.” She countered, “Make him jealous. Worked like a charm on your uncle when he was too stubborn to act on his feelings with me.”
“That only worked because Uncle Tommy was madly in love with you, Aunt Sarah.” You reasoned, “Brad would have to first be in love with me, and he doesn’t even like me.”
“I wouldn’t bet money on that, my sweet, clueless niece.” She teased, “I would bet money on him having feelings though.”
“Why does it feel like everyone has a magic 8 ball or sees something that I’m clearly missing?” You ask, shaking your head, “I swear you’re all drinking the wacky juice and are seeing things that aren’t there.”
Your aunt just laughs, tells you you’ll see it one day as she starts pulling things out to get dinner going.
You head upstairs to your room. You pull your hair into a messy top knot to keep it from getting wet, then jump in the shower. Deciding what to wear takes a lot longer than you’d anticipated. By the time you made a decision it looked like a tsunami of clothes had hit your room. You’d have to clean it all up tomorrow for sure. You shoved all the clothes into a pile to sort then. In the end you settled on a simple white gauzy sundress that came to just above your knees. It had spaghetti straps that tied at your shoulders, leaving you back bare. You planned on wearing your crop denim jacket with the dress, knowing it would get cooler when the sun went down.  
With your outfit finally chosen, you left the dress hanging up on your closet door and tackled your hair. You carefully pulled it down from the top knot and  combed it out. It fell in natural waves to the middle of your back. You decided to go with the waves instead of fighting to tame them. Adding a little product to help define the waves, you scrunch your hair until it was styled the way you wanted it. Finally satisfied, you washed the product off your hands and decided to do light makeup. You hated the way a full makeup look felt on your face so you often just tended to do the bare minimum. You did however, make sure to add mascara and eyeliner so your eyes pop and lip gloss that you’d have to re-apply before you go to the bar later.  All that was left was to get dressed and you decided you’d do that after dinner. You pulled on cut off jean shorts and an old Navy t shirt ended up with from somewhere and headed downstairs.
“Well you look…. Cute” Your Aunt said when you’d entered the kitchen. “Not the outfit I thought you’d go with… but the hair and makeup look good.”
“This isn’t what I’m wearing” You laughed, “I chose a sundress but decided to be comfy until after dinner.”
“Fair enough.” She said, “Go keep your uncle company and play scrabble with him while I finish getting this all ready.”
“Ok!” You agreed, “Let me know if you want me to help with any of the dinner prep.”
“I’ve got it covered, and the kids will be back soon to help too.” She assured, shooing you out of the kitchen.
You grabbed a couple of bottles of water and headed into the living room where you Uncle sat, staring out the window that faced a huge backyard.
“Hey, Uncle Icey” You said, using your old nickname for him and sitting down next to him, “Wanna play scrabble?”
He looked over and smiled widely at the name. Nodding his head and sitting up straighter.
“Ok! I’ll grab a TV tray stand so we can set it up closer to us.” You said, “That way you’re still comfortable.”
You set up the board and the two of you started to play, quickly losing track of time. In the end, your uncle still managed to beat you with some crazy 30 point word you weren’t fully convinced actually was  a word.
“I’ll take your word for it, but I think you cheated.” You grumped at him playfully, cleaning up the game while he sat back against the couch and beamed while watching you.
“Still giving her a run for her money, huh Ice?” Your dad’s voice sounded from across the room.
You looked up and smiled at him, motioning him into the room. “Always, but he cheats!” you exclaimed. “Did today go any better?”
“Yes and No.” Mav answered, coming around the couch to where you stood with your uncle.
“It’ll get better, Dad” You assured him, “Give them time to get all the cockiness outta their system, then they’ll listen.”
Your uncle quietly chuckled from his position on the couch. You beamed at him and winked.
“It worked for the poor instructor that had you and Uncle Icey at Top Gun!” You laughed, “I’m going to go change and see if Aunt Sarah needs help.” You hugged both your uncle and dad before heading out of the room to let them talk.
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Up in your room, you changed into the dress you’d chosen for the night, slipping on some strappy tan sandals to go with it. You’d thought about wearing your converse sneakers but decided you’d go the more dressy route. You picked out some simple gold hoop earrings and your favorite pendant necklace to finish out the look. The necklace had been a gift from Bradley the last birthday he celebrated with you before life had imploded. It was a small gold sunburst with an opal stone in the middle on a dainty gold chain. There’d been a time when you’d never taken the necklace off. It had meant the world to you that he’d picked out such a beautiful and meaningful gift. You wore it for a while after he’d left but eventually it just became a painful reminder of what you’d lost. Wearing it again felt good. You decided that no matter what happened with him at this point, you’d continue to wear the necklace… if nothing else, as a reminder of happier times.  
Ensemble complete, you gave yourself a final onceover in the mirror, satisfied with the overall look and headed downstairs for dinner.
“Now that's what I meant by dressing for the part.” Your aunt said, catching sight of you when you entered the kitchen. “You look absolutely breathtaking.”
“Wow, Y/N!” Your cousin said, looking up from where she was getting plates out. “You look so pretty!”
“They’re right, Firecracker.” Mav said coming into the kitchen. “Absolutely beautiful. You look so much like your mom.”
“Thank you.” You said, twirling and laughing, “It’s fun to dress up once in a while.”
“That’ll definitely capture Brad’s attention.” Your aunt teased, “Make him regret being an ass at the last encounter.”
“I don’t know that Rooster deserves my girl’s attention.” Mav said, in full on dad mode. “I don’t know that he’s good enough for you, Firecracker.”
“Dad, you’ve always said that nobody is good enough for me.” You reasoned, shaking your head. “It doesn’t matter though because he isn’t interested in me. He doesn’t even  like me or want to be in the same room. I am dressed up for myself.”
“Regardless, if he hurts my kid, he’ll be doing far more than the 200 pushups he’s been doing.” Your dad remarked.
“DAD!” You exclaimed, “Why are you making him do 200 pushups?”
“The squad made a bet, whoever gets shot down in training does 200 push ups.” he explained, “They were cocky, thinking they’d best me and before you get mad, they came up with the terms.”
“Idiots.” You sighed, “Navy aviators are all idiots.”
“If it makes you feel better, Rooster almost had me.” He said, “He hesitated though. That worries me. He also got in his head and ended up leading us below the hard deck.”
“He feels he has a lot to prove.” Sarah guessed, “It’s messing with his head.”
“That is dangerous up there and in missions.” Mav stated.
“Just… don’t rule him out yet, Dad.” You pleaded, “Give him the chance to prove himself.”
Dinner went well. It was nice to all be together. For a little while you could almost pretend that nothing was wrong. That your uncle wasn’t reaching the end of his life rapidly. Your dad wasn’t training the only guy you’ve ever loved to fly a mission that could get him killed. It was just… a normal family dinner. Well as normal as could be with your less than conventional family.
After dinner your aunt shooed you out of the house, insisting you go have fun. Mav offered to stay behind and help with cleanup and visit some more until your uncle was too worn out.
“Have fun, Firecracker.” Your dad said as you gathered your stuff to leave. “Give him hell. If you need a ride home, just call me and I’ll come get you.”
“Thanks, Dad” You replied, hugging him tightly, “I’m really happy to have you again.”
“You never lost me.” He reminded you. “Never will.”
With a final wave to your family, you headed to the Hard Deck. As promised earlier, you’d texted Shay to let her know you were on your way. She promised to be waiting when you got there.
You spent the drive over giving yourself a pep talk and deep breathing to calm your nerves. Worse case scenario, you could always leave if it was too bad. You knew Shay would forgive you. You also had Penny who would have your back if needed. It would be ok… you hoped.
Pulling into the lot, you found a spot open and parked the Jeep. You glanced in the rearview mirror to make sure your eye makeup and hair still looked good, then with one final deep breath you got out and headed into the bar.  There were already a lot of people in the bar, but you spotted Shay immediately as she was already heading your way.
“Hey! You made it!” She exclaimed happily, “And you look fucking hot! Let’s grab drinks and claim a table tonight!”
“Thanks! You’re going to give a certain Aviator heart failure tonight yourself!” You replied, “Drinks sound amazing… I think I need liquid courage to be your wing woman tonight.”
You followed Shay as she weaved through the people and made her way to the bar. You kept your eyes straight ahead, refusing to scan the bar looking for anyone in particular.
“Well, hello again beautiful ladies.” You heard the familiar Texan drawl saw as you reached the bar. “It must be my lucky night.”
You could see Shay blush at his words, as she slid up to the bar next to him. You opted to stand on her other side, so she was sandwiched between you and Hangman.
“Play your cards right, Hangman and it may just be your lucky night.” You teased, nudging Shay. “You’ll have to up your game though to be worthy of my friend, Shay here.”
“Wouldn’t expect anything less.” He winked at you before leveling Shay with a downright smoldering look and megawatt smile. “You two feel like joining my friends and me tonight? Get to know one another better?”
Shay gave you a look, letting you know it was totally up to you and she’d go with whatever made you most comfortable.
“That’s up to Y/N, Hangman.” She said, even though the purpose of the night was to help her get to know and possibly score a date with him. “Before any decisions are made though, we need drinks.”
“I can take care of that. And, please, call me Jake.” He said, turning to get Penny’s attention. “Penny, my dear, these ladies are drinking on my tab tonight.”
“You don’t have to do that,” You said quickly, “I appreciate it, but it’s not necessary.”
“My momma raised me to be a gentleman, Y/N.” He informed you with a playful sincerity, “Also, Penny is kinda intimidating too.”
You and Shay laughed at that, happily accepting the drinks.
“Alright, but next time I’ll return the favor.” You declared. “I doubt your mom would be mad if you let a friend buy you drinks.”
“Fair enough.” He agreed. Penny brought the drinks over to you and Shay. You’d both opted for cocktails this time. Both needing something stronger to calm the nerves.
“Before it gets too busy in here, how did it go at dinner tonight? Did Mav say if he was coming in?” Penny asked.
“It went well. I think Dad and Uncle Tom had a good visit. He didn’t sound like he was coming in but he wouldn’t take much convincing if you wanted to see him.” You teased, “And he said to call him if I needed a ride home.”
“You missed it the other night before you got here…” Shay said, her aunt’s comment triggering the memory, “Your dad got the bell rung on him! Then his card got declined so the second bell meant he was tossed overboard!”
“Shut up! No way!” You laughed, “Penny! You’re a legend! Who got to do the honors?”
“That would be Payback, Coyote, and Hangman here.” Penny supplied, laughing at the shocked look on Jake’s face.
“Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is your dad?” He asked, recovering from the shock.
“Y/N Mitchell” you introduced yourself formally. “In all fairness, until just recently, we had a…complicated relationship. And, knowing Penny, he probably fully deserved to be tossed overboard.”
“It made for a little bit of an awkward first day of training.” Jake laughed, “Payback and Coyote are going to die when I tell them this.”
“Tell us what?” The aforementioned pilots asked, joining your little group at the bar.
“We tossed her dad overboard the other day, boys.” Jake said, “This is Y/N Mitchell. And this beautiful lady, is Shay Benjamin. I’m trying to convince them to join our group tonight.”
“No way!” Payback exclaimed, tipping his head back, roaring with laughter. Coyote joined in, shaking his head, “That’s too much.”
“Rules are rules.” Shay said smiling before taking a sip of her drink and looking over at Jake.
“Absolutely.” You agreed, “Like I told Jake, he probably had it coming so no worries.”
“Well the two of you should definitely join us.” Coyote said, catching on that he needed to play wingman for Jake.  
You took a large drink of your own cocktail, hopping the liquor would hit your system faster.
“Lead the way.” You said, attempting a brave smile, one you hoped nobody saw through.
“Yes!” Jake said, happy at the victory. “Right this way, ladies.”
As the self-proclaimed gentleman he was, he offered his arms to both of you, leading you over to the rest of the group gathered at the pool table. Coyote and Payback stayed back to get a round of drinks for everyone else.
Thankfully, upon reaching the back table, there was no sign of Bradley. You remembered Phoenix from the other night you’d been there. The other aviators were unknown to you.
“Alright, we’ve got new friends!” Jake said, “Shay, Y/N, meet the squad!” He went around the table pointing to and providing a name for everyone.
“Yes! Females!” Phoenix cheered happily, “Halo, we have more chicks in the group!” f
“Finally!” Halo agreed, “Welcome to the squad!”
“Are we allowed to join a squad if we’re civilians?” You asked, laughing at their enthusiasm but understanding the lack of females in their immediate circles.
“Y/n, your dad is Maverick. Shay’s grandfather was an admiral…” Jake said, “I’d say you both qualify as squad members.”
“Holy Shit!” Phoenix said, “You’re THAT Y/N?”  She threw a look to Bob, who subtly nodded back.
“Um… maybe?” You said, completely lost.
“Oh, tonight is definitely going to be interesting.”  She replied, seemingly to herself.
Deciding you were going to need much more alcohol for this, you tossed back the remaining cocktail, swallowing it down. Thankfully, a refill wasn’t too far behind and another round appeared at the table. Shay and Jake headed to the Jukebox to pick out music while you got to know the others around you.
They were quick to set you at ease, telling you stories from training so far but also from their first time through Top Gun. You especially tuned in whenever they mentioned Brad. You didn’t want to be obvious and ask where he was, but not knowing when he’d pop up was setting you on edge.
After finishing your second cocktail you excused yourself to go to the bathroom, partly because you really needed to use it but also because you needed a minute to collect yourself.
You were washing your hands when the door opened and Phoenix walked in.
“You ok?” she asked, coming to stand next to you.
“Yeah, I’m good” You smiled back, drying your hands off with a paper towel before tossing it in the nearby trash. “Why?”
“I should have put it together the other night when Rooster came back to the table looking like he’d seen a ghost, then took off quickly after he watched you leave.” She said, “But when Jake told us who your dad is, it clicked into place. You’re Rooster’s Y/N.”
“I’m not Rooster’s anything anymore.” You corrected her, sadness seeping into your voice. “He made it abundantly clear.”
“I don’t think that’s the case, Y/N.” She said, “When we were in Top Gun together, we became pretty close friends. He was drunk one night and told me all about you. I think it was your birthday or some important day. He’d been off all day and then made it his mission to get as drunk as possible. You’re definitely something to him still.”
“Not the impression I got the other night. Or in the last decade of radio silence.” You said, “It’s ok though. I’ve learned to live with it and move on.”
“He’s a guy. They’re idiots by nature, with the emotional maturity of toddlers.” She said, “Doesn’t mean they don’t feel the emotions though.”
The door opened and Shay peeked her head in. “Hey, just wanted to warn you that Brad just pulled in. He hasn’t actually entered the bar yet.”
“Thanks, Shay.” You said, smiling, “I guess it’s show time.”
“I’m ready to be your bodyguard.” She said, “As promised.”
“You’ll have more than one if you need us.” Phoenix said, “But maybe give him a chance.”
“She tried that last time and it didn’t end too well.” Shay said, coming to your defense.  “Although maybe now that the shock has worn off?”
“Exactly!” Phoenix said, “Let’s go get you a fresh drink and claim the pool table.”
The three of you headed out of the bathroom and to the bar. Jake cocked his head in silent question when he saw the trio of you together. Shay smiled and shook her head. You offered a smile of your own letting him know you were ok.  Your first impression of Jake had been right. He wasn’t your type, but he would make a really good friend.
“Penny, we need more alcohol!” Phoenix declared, “A certain barnyard animal is incoming and my new bestie here needs to be far more drunk than this!”
“Coming right up” She said, laughing, “Hangman’s tab still?”
You said no at the same time as Shay, Phoenix and Jake himself said yes.  You hadn’t even seen him sneak over to join your group. Glancing over though, you saw him standing behind Shay, his hand resting on her hip. You smirked at him, knowing at least tonight seemed to be working for Shay. You would endure whatever was about to go down for her sake.
Penny pushed the drinks across the bar towards you all and you grabbed them before heading to the pool table.
You sat down at the high table close to the pool table, your back facing the door. You didn’t need to see him come in to know he had. The others in the group called out to him when he walked through the door.
“About time Bradshaw.” Jake yelled. “Recovered from all your pushups?”
“Fuck you, Hangman.” Bradley shot back, “You did more than I did today.”
“And I’m clearly in better shape than you are.” Jake retorted, throwing a wink your way as he delivered the line.  “Rooster, meet our new friends. This is Shay, and Y/N. They’ve become honorary squad members as of tonight.”
Shay waved and you kept staring at your drink like it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
“Nice to meet you, Shay.” Brad said, “Y/N, can I talk to you?”
“I’m good here with my new friends thanks,” You replied, sipping your drink. You knew it was a petty thing to say, but you never claimed to not be petty. Shay laughed quietly, understanding the dig.
“Rooster, I feel the need to beat you at pool tonight.” Phoenix said, jumping to your rescue.
“Sure” He said, going over to pick up a pool cue, his eyes staying on you as he did so. You continued to sip your drink and ignore him, focusing instead on whatever story Jake was telling across from you. At least, you tried to pay attention.  You absently played with the sun pendant on your necklace, your nerves absolutely wrecked.
“Y/N, Shay said you’re a pilot?” Bob asked, pulling you out of your head.  
“Yup!” You answered, “I was bitten by the aviation bug at a young age. My dad and Godfather were pretty key in that.”
“Who’s your Godfather?” Jake asked, “Anyone we know?”
“Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky” You supplied, “I just call him Uncle Tommy though.”
“Holy shit. He’s a legend.” Jake replied, “Also, I’m sorry to hear he’s not doing well health wise, Y/N.”
“Thanks” You said, looking down at your drink. “He is a legend.”
“With connections like that, why didn't you join the Academy or enlist or something?” Coyote asked, joining the conversation.
“Zero interest.” You simply said, looking up to catch Bradley standing rigid, hands locked like a vice around the pool cue and watching you with a look in his eyes you couldn’t place.
“So what do you fly?” Bob asked, guiding the topic back to safer ground. Bless that sweet man’s heart.
“I flew charters when I lived back East. I own my own little Cessna too, that I try to log as much flight time in as I can.” You answered.
“Did your dad ever give you a call sign?” Jake asked.
“Not really a call sign” You laughed, “My dad calls me ‘firecracker’. My uncle and other aviators here on North Island called me ‘Little Ice nugget’ or just ‘nugget’.”
“Firecracker is pretty appropriate” Jake laughs, “I thought it would be ‘Sunshine’ though, or something like that with the necklace you keep messing with.”
“No…” You said quietly. “The necklace was a gift from another lifetime.”
Jake was quick to pick up on the shift in your tone, but didn’t know what he’d said to cause it. Shay, noticing your drink was nearly empty again, suggested the two of you head to the bar to get another one. You were 3 drinks in and figured another wouldn’t hurt. You’d already have to call an Uber or your dad to come get you.
You carefully hopped off the stool, swaying a little from the alcohol, but Coyote was quick to steady you. You thanked him before following Shay to the bar.
“Thanks” You said when you were away from the group. “On the bright side, he seems content in not talking to me, so that’s great.”
“Y/N, he hasn’t taken his eyes off you the entire time he’s been here.” Shay said, “He definitely wants to talk to you… you just did a great job shutting him down.”
“I’m too afraid to talk to him.” You admitted, “If I don’t talk to him I can hold onto hope that someday maybe I’ll get my best friend back.”
“How’s it going over there girls.” Penny asked, coming over to the side of the bar you were standing at.
“Need another drink, please.” You replied
“That good, huh?” She said, “I may get the pleasure of seeing your dad tonight.”
“Penny, you don’t have to wait for me to be drunk to see my dad.” You laughed.
“Pen, can I get another beer please?” Brad asked, coming up behind you. You shot a look at Shay for not warning you, only to see her making flirty heart eyes with Jake across the bar. “Add Y/N’s drink to my tab too.”
“Her drinks are already on Hangman tonight.” Penny said, winking at you.
“They were. I’ll get the rest of them.” He said firmly.
“Why doesn’t anyone think I can pay for my own damn drinks?” You complained.
“Sweetheart, never complain about men wanting to buy drinks” Penny said laughing
“You planning on ignoring me forever, Sunshine?” Brad asked, taking a drink of his beer, “Or can we talk like adults now?”
“Careful, Rooster.” Penny said delivering your drink, “Don’t make me ring this bell on you. You’ll be buying drinks for more than just Y/N here.”
“Sorry, Penny,” He said, looking sheepish. “Can you please, convince her to have a conversation with me?”
“Ugh, Fine!” You said, exasperated and tipsy. “MIght as well get this over with while I have a good buzz going. You want to talk, Bradley? Then by all means… talk.”
“Can we step outside? Or at least find a place slightly more private?” He asked, not unreasonably.
You picked your drink up and headed towards the door that would lead out to the patio overlooking the beach. Bradley followed close behind, nodding at Phoenix and Jake on the way  by.
Once outside the noise level immediately dropped. The music was muted by the sounds of the ocean.
“You didn’t seem too inclined to want to talk the other night.” You said quietly.
“Sunshine, it was a bit of a shock seeing you.” He admitted, “I probably didn’t handle it the best.”
You stayed quiet, looking out to the water instead. Honestly now that you were face to face with him, you weren’t even sure what to say or where to start.
“I’m surprised you still call me ‘Sunshine’.” You commented quietly.
“That’s your name.” he shrugged. “I’m surprised you still have the necklace.”
“I haven’t worn it in forever.” You admitted, “But couldn’t part with it.”
“Did you know?” He asked.
“About dad pulling your papers? Or about him being here at Top Gun as an instructor?” You asked, needing clarification,
“Both.” He said.
“I didn’t know about him pulling your papers until you’d stormed into the house yelling, and then slamming out of the house…and my life.” You said, struggling to keep your voice steady and devoid of the emotion swirling inside. “I confronted him after you’d left, asking him what the hell had happened… he told me then what we’d done. I was furious. I tried calling you but it went straight to voicemail every time. I went to your house the next day but you weren’t there either.”
“And now? Did you know he was here to be the instructor for this mission?” He asked, his own voice rough with emotion.
“Yes. But not until I got here and Uncle Tommy told me.” You replied
“The other night when I saw you here, you didn’t think maybe I could use a heads up? Knowing what happened in the past? Did I really deserve to be blindsided?” He asked, his tone hardening to cover his feelings.
“Are you fucking kidding me right now, Bradshaw?” You seethed, years of anger and hurt breaking through the walls you’d built and flooding your system. “You do not get to get mad at me and tell me about what you deserve and don’t deserve. I fucking tried to tell you but you cut me off saying you needed to get back to your friends! So, FUCK YOU Bradley Bradshaw! Fuck you for you leaving ME when you were made at my DAD. FUCK YOU for throwing away our friendship. You know who didn’t deserve to be treated like trash, to be thrown away on the drop of a dime? ME! I didn’t deserve your anger Bradley. I didn’t do anything except love you. All I’ve ever done was love you.”
You hadn’t realized you’d started to cry until you felt the drops of tears fall onto your hand, You angrily wiped them away, not wanting to let Bradley see you cry. It had felt good to release the anger you’d kept locked in but the stretching silence wasn’t helping to calm the bubbling anxiety you now felt.
“Would you rather I stuck around and allowed the anger and resentment I had towards Maverick eat at me and cause me to lash out at you too? I thought by walking away I was saving you from getting hurt.” He said quietly.
“Newsflash, asshole, you leaving and going radio silent hurt fucking worse than anything.” You said, your voice cracking.
“Yeah, well, having your Godfather pull your papers to the academy, and block you from following in your father’s footsteps didn’t feel so great either, Y/N” He yelled back, “Especially when he’s the reason your father is no longer alive. So forgive me if I felt the need to cut myself off from the person who ruined my life. If it meant cutting you out of my life too, well it was just collateral damage I suppose.”
You felt like you’d been slapped. For what felt like forever you couldn’t get air into your lungs. Whatever buzz you had going for you coming into the conversation was now completely gone. In its place was left a horrible pain where your heart should be.
“Then let me do us both a favor and remove myself from your life once more.” You whispered, not trusting your voice anymore. You would not let him see any more of your tears. He no longer deserved the right to your pain. Reaching up behind your neck, you unclasped the necklace you’d once loved, but now knew would only bring pain in seeing. You removed it and carefully set it down on the wooden table next to you. You didn’t care what he did with it now, you just didn’t want anything from him, anything to remind you of him. You started to turn away when his hand landed on your wrist, desperate to keep you from walking away.  
“Sunshine, no.” He said, immediately realizing he’d fucked up, once again. “Please, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I wasn’t thinking. Please, don’t do this… put it back on. I didn’t mean it. I don’t want you out of my life…not anymore.”
“I stopped being your ‘Sunshine’ a long time ago, Bradley.” You said, defeated, “It’s too late. All we seem to do is hurt each other at this point. Maybe you did us both a favor before.”
Not giving him time to respond, you pulled your hand from his grasp and walked back into the bar. You desperately needed to hold it all together until you could get home and then you’d allow yourself to break down.
“I’m going to beat his ever loving ass!” Phoenix said, seeing the look on your face when you walked over to get your purse.
Jake and Shay turned towards you at Phoenix’s outburst, Shay immediately coming over to you.
“Sweets, you ok?” Jake asked, coming up behind Shay.
“Y/N, what happened to your necklace?” Shay asked.
“I’m going to go.” You simply said, not trusting your voice. You were barely hanging on as it was.
“Y/N, you can’t drive like this.” Shay said, “Even without alcohol, you’re in no state to drive.”
“I’ll call my dad to come get me.” You said, “I just can’t stay here.”
“I can take you home, Y/N.” Bob offered, “That way you’re not waiting long.”
You looked up when the door opened, seeing Bradley coming in, you quickly agreed to the offer.
“Thank you, Bob.” You said, “Shay, I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
She gave you a quick hug before Bob led you out the front to the parking lot.  In your haste to get out of there, you once again missed the look of complete remorse and devastation on Bradley’s face as he watched you leave. You also missed Phoenix punching him in the arm and calling him every name in the book.
A/N: I PROMISE to start fixing the broken hearts!!! :) Thank you so much for reading!!! 
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