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  1. Public Bookmark 17

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    "Shit," Maverick curses, righting them with no small amount of struggle, fighting the failing jet. "Rooster, listen to me. We're going to land," he says, turning sharply back toward the shore. He scans the landscape outside of the cockpit, looking for somewhere, anywhere, clear enough for them to set down.

    "What?!" Rooster shouts.

    "No other choice," Maverick says, spotting a clearing in the trees. It's not ideal, but it'll have to do. He's getting more and more warning lights flashing at him, and they're running on borrowed time. "It's going to be rough," he warns. Even if they had a runway that was paved and not snow-covered dirt, they're missing a landing gear.

    This is going to hurt.

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    Or, Maverick and Rooster don't make it back to the carrier in that F-14. Cue a Goofy Movie-esque road trip, only the estranged father-son pair have to figure out how to make it home from enemy soil without aid, backup, or documentation.

    Oh, and everyone back home thinks they're dead.

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    02 Apr 2026

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    "He was wearing a ring around his neck, on his tags," she says. "But he's notoriously a flirt, so he can't be married…"

    "Family heirloom?" Bob tries.

    "Maybe…" she says uncertainly. "I don't think that's quite right, though."

    "You think he's married, or something?" Bob shifts a little in his bed to turn and face her better.

    "Yeah. Maybe 'or something'," she says, glancing at him before looking up at the ceiling as she thinks it through. "I'm sure if we started a betting pool, someone would be able to figure it out."

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    Or, IceMav's relationship as seen through the eyes of Dagger squad (and their attempts to figure out who Maverick's partner is)

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    18 Feb 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 29

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    1989
    It had taken him some time to come around to accepting their spots at teaching TOPGUN. He and Slider wanted to finish out their tour first. And then Slider suggested they go teach, and he saw it as a good opportunity to start his climb up the ranks. He has plans, and he doesn't settle for less than perfection.

    It's strange, though, being back at Miramar without Maverick. His presence - and Goose's, to some extent - seem to haunt the hallways.

    Slider says he's moping.

    He is doing no such thing.

    Regardless, he'd sent Mitchell a postcard, purely to give him his new mailing address and phone number.

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    2019

    "Mav! No!"

    Ice's breath catches in his throat, his gaze locked on the monitors in front of them. Searching for any sign of what might have happened.

    "Dagger One is hit! I repeat, Dagger One is hit!"

    He's frozen. He's sure his heart has stopped, and he suddenly feels as cold as his callsign implies him to be. Maverick disappears off the screen.

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    Or, Ice and Mav through the years (a series of self-contained oneshots)

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    28 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 68

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    “They got hurt again,” he tells her before she can start worrying. “I don’t think they’re just clumsy, mama. Matty’s clumsy, he gets hurt every gym class, and he doesn’t look like this.”

    “Oh, myszko,” she sighs deeply, dragging herself to sit up and lean on her pillow. “You know, sometimes… sometimes children hurt each other, Tomek,” she says quietly, carefully, like she’s known it for a while. Like she was hoping she wouldn’t have to tell him.

     

    Or, Tom's soulmate hurts more days than they don't. He's dedicated to adding to their pain as little as possible, but he doesn't always get it right.

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    26 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    The whistling was the first thing he noticed, the impact was the second thing, the cold was the third.

    He hovered there, gasping through the pain as he stared down at the ground. He couldn’t hold it any longer.

    His flames flickered once, twice, then they were gone.

    Johnny was falling.

    Johnny was dying.

     

    Not beta read we die like Sue.
    Set before the First Steps movie.

    If you recognize it I don’t own it, I’m just borrowing.

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    14 Feb 2026