#1 jake seresin fan

He’s renowned for sleeping like a corpse - once he’s down he’s not moving again until morning.

Jake, however, sleeps like a 5 year old child. Squirmy. Flails violently. Tosses and turns constantly. Talks in his sleep. Grunts and whines and smacks his lips. Kicks. Sometimes gets up and sleepwalks. And he’s so hard to wake up, no matter what they throw at him or how much they yell. He wakes up sometimes with his head down at the footboard and his feet off the mattress when he’s alone. It gets on EVERYBODYs nerves when they all have to bunk together (like Mav’s house for movie night), and he wakes up in a heap of pillows and couch cushions and shoes from where they’ve thrown anything within grabbing distance at him to shut him up.

Solution: make Bradley “Sleeps like a dead guy” Bradshaw hold him down all night. It’s either that or duct tape him in a blanket burrito and shove him in the coat closet.

At first they both balk at the idea but Phoenix bullies them, and honestly, once they do, it’s maybe kind of comfortable? Comforting? Bradley wraps four limbs all the way around him like an octopus and uses Jake as a body pillow. Full, solid weight on top of him, smooshing him, and once he goes to sleep neither of them are moving again until he wakes up. Jake gets better quality sleep now that he’s not using so much energy, and kind of likes the feeling of security from being wrapped up in an overheating vice grip all night.

It starts out only being when the Daggers are together, but a few awkward conversations later they start “platonically” sleeping together. You know, to sleep better. Then it’s at the bar when theres only one chair. At the beach sharing a towel to sunbathe. Suddenly the Daggers realize Rooster’s wrapped around Hangman all the time now.

Gets a bad haircut? Bradley is going to notice he's actually ugly and everyone is going to laugh at him. Of course Bradley tells him he looks like a side character from the Hacksaw Bridge and then can't stop putting his hand in Jake's hair because despite being too short, it's still super soft, softer than usual as it tends to be after a haircut

Misses a single question of the pub quiz in the Hard Deck? He's so fucking dumb, how can anyone ever want him on their team, Bradley should be ashamed he's with such a dumbass, he's going to notice Jake is all front, no brains at all, but then Bradley calls Quebec the capital of Canada and hides his face in Jake's shoulder because he gets so so red whenever he's embarrassed

Gains a few pounds when he stays for a few weeks with his family to attend a wedding and the family Thanksgiving? He's so ugly, Bradley won't want to touch him until goes on a diet and loses enough weight to be able to fit in his tightest jeans again for sure, he's not even going to look at Jake. Then, of course, Bradley picks him up at the airport and gives him a long look over and asks if he bought new sweatpants because his ass looks really good in them and then when they hug, Bradley's hands not so inconspicuously grab a handful of Jake's butt as Bradley tells him he missed him

Messes up a steak when he gets too into an argument with one of the daggers and leaves the steak on the grill? He's fucking useless, he can't cook and his barbecue is the only thing he's good at, Bradley is going to think he's fucking terrible life partner material and doesn't contribute at home enough and can't even make a good steak. And then Bradley just tells him to put it on his plate because he's used to eating well done or a bit burned because Mav wasn't allowed near fire and Ice couldn't do barbecue to save his life so it kinda tastes like Bradley's childhood, he just needs some mustard with it

Jake is just really glad that Bradley can soothe all his worries just, kinda by accidentally saying it doing just the right thing somehow

Could you imagine how Jake’s brain would completely short circuit to the point he accidentally fumbles his duffel and then trips over it, because his braincells are melting at the sight. How Bradley just smirks, like he knows exactly what he’s doing to Jake. Jake’s never seen him with any facial hair but the mustache. He’s a little more filled out now that he’s not training and dieting so rigorously. He knows exactly how he looks, and he knows it’ll make Jake - “lots of people have a thing for the Brawny paper towel guy, it’s not weird” - Seresin go completely feral.

“Well. Hello there handsome. Wanna join me in the restroom? Gotta be quick, though, my husband will be here soon.”

“You’re so dumb-“

“I know I said I’d never call you daddy but I think we might have to circle back with that”

“Stop-“

“Can’t. You fucking evolved and didn’t tell me, give me a minute for my brain to reboot. Holy shit, your biceps-“

“You’re impossible,” he smirks, shakes his head, “I missed you, gorgeous. Welcome home.”

“Yeah thanks now hug me with your massive arms Bradshaw”

And

But holy shit, Mav invited the Top Gun legendary class of '86, which consists of current and former high-ranking Navy officers. Including THE COMPACFLT, ICEMAN. Who is Mav's husband. All the Daggers are having fun mingling around and talking to others, but Jake was thrown off.

He was expecting a casual event, he didn't think a bunch of his superiors were here. He never had to interact with his superiors without any prep. Jake awkwardly hanged out at the edges or stuck close to Mav, Cyclone, or even Bradley because he suddenly lost all social skills because fuckfuckfuck his hair wasn't combed, he wasn't in uniform, and his clothes aren't even halfway decent. He's not Hangman and it’s only recently he’s gotten used to being Jake around the Dagger Squad. He was shy and only spoke when spoken too and only started to loosen up when he was primarily surrounded by the Daggers.

Although, when he was hanging by Cyclone, the class of '86 asked Cyclone if Jake was his son, which made Jake flush and look at Cyclone worriedly, afraid that he would be offended. He wasn't. He was flattered.

Mav was confused and worried about Jake's recluseness, but decided to wait until later to confront him about it.