"This will feel invasive. It is invasive." Ms. Blake turns another page in the gargantuan stack and flips it around for him to sign. Since he already promised the Navy his soul and firstborn and spleen the day he signed up, Bradley doesn't bother reading any of it. Professional wanderlust has a price.

Talk to me, Bob. Some things are hard to say. (Bob receives a second set of orders during training.) [Robert "Bob" Floyd & OC], Penny Benjamin, Natasha "Phoenix" Trace

Another Graduate returns to Top Gun with Rooster. Oc insert.

On the precipice of his own cancer diagnosis, Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky reflects on Carole Bradshaw's last days and a decision Maverick make that has long-lasting consequences (crossposted on AO3)

The thing about close calls is that they always get closer with each new assignment. Rooster and his team had tempted fate before in the last suicide mission. This time around, he can only hope their luck won't run out. If it does, World War III may be the least of their problems. (Reviews welcome - they are jet fuel for my brain).

"Breaking the hard deck? Insubordination? Are you trying to get kicked out?", she broke the silence between them finally, looking at him. He didn't want to do this… He wasn't ready to do this so he shook his head, "Don't worry about it". Rooster finally letting himself be vulnerable and telling Phoenix about his Dad and his history with Maverick Phoenix and Rooster have history.

Charlotte and Bradley are the best of friends. Could they be more? Follow their lives as they are called back to Top Gun. Will only mention snippets of the movie, it will not follow it completely. There will also be lots of DRAMA! RoosterxOC

Penny and Pete's feelings and thoughts as they reconnect with each other during the events of Top Gun: Maverick

You know with Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, nothing is ever going to be dull... (MavXYoungerOC) Full summary inside!

Rooster and Phoenix met a few days into Top Gun Academy. They quickly become friends. Watch them grow closer as they navigate loss, injuries and the Top Gun flight school. Will they become best friends or maybe something even more?

The Phoenix that had taken off less than an hour before, the one that he admired with every fiber of his being, was not the same person that landed on the carrier, and the thought absolutely devastated him. Jake "Hangman" Seresin/Natasha "Phoenix" Trace; rating may go up in later chapters. Crossposted to AO3.

Having grown up just across the bridge from North Island, Carolina Alvarez has been told her whole life to stay away from the Top Gun boys. And for the most part, she has. That is, until Fanboy catches her putting quarters in the jukebox at The Hard Deck and initiates a game of cat and mouse that ends with her exactly where she swore she'd never be.

As the daughter of Pete Mitchell and Penny Benjamin, Lily - nicknamed Sunshine by the pilots of Top Gun- had grown up with Bradley Bradshaw. She had admired him when she was a child, but now she didn't know if she hated him or loved him after blaming her for what her father did when he pulled Bradley's papers. A day at the beach changes the perspective of a lot of people.

It's Karaoke Duet night at the Hard Deck, and Rooster has selected a song for Phoenix and Bob to sing, a song he knows will get under their instructor's skin. Upon hearing the first words, the captain finds himself a washed with memories, opening the ultimate opportunity, plus a beer, for Hondo to hear the real reasons as to why Maverick never ever talks about Charlie.

He was of the sky, and she of the stars. In fact, they fit together perfectly... Sarah Coleman is an aeronautics specialist with NASA sent to Top Gun for research... Ice and Sarah's relationship over the years - Top Gun-Top Gun: Maverick

Rooster finds out about why Maverick pulled his papers and he confronts the older man. Aka, Maverick and Rooster finally talk and some of their feelings throughout the movie.

Everyone has their struggles. For Maverick, it's the trauma of losing his best friend. For Ice, it's simply existing as a queer man. In the military. In the '80s. While the two are on vacation with their friends, pains old and new return. Is there anything they can do to lessen each other's burdens?

Bradley and Allura were two four-year-olds who met in a bar in Miramar. He calls her an Angel and asks if she wants to be friends. This is the story of their lives.

The daughter of Natasha Trace and Bradley Bradshaw has a dream to become just like her parents, but do the kids and teachers in her life believe she can do it? One shot. NatashaxBradley

After recovering from an unexpected bailout in the California wilderness, Pete has a moment to savor a bit of the sweet life. Fluffy companion piece following the events of Classics Aren't Just for Show. Third entry in the Something About a Classic series.

Months after destroying the uranium enrichment facility, Maverick finds himself living a life he never imagined. Somehow, disaster still manages to find him and he must beat the odds once again. Tertiary Genre of Adventure applies. Second entry in the Something About a Classic series.

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Abby Lennox is the first person TOPGUN recruits meet when they join the program. A dangerous mission brings old graduates back, including Robert "Bob" Floyd, the man Abby hasn't stopped thinking about since he graduated. Tensions are running high, and if Abby and Bob stand any chance of making it, someone has to make the first move. Anthology. Cross-posted from tumblr.

Maverick wakes to the rooster's call. Two friends find love in a cold, strange land.

Two days after the funeral of Admiral Kazansky, Rooster finds Maverick sitting alone on the beach. Title from 'Boy' - Birds of Tokyo.