loving is easy / Maverick
ËâĄâïœĄ pairing: maverick x reader
ËâĄâïœĄ warnings: age gap, little bit of angst but fluff at the end so don't worryÂ
ËâĄâïœĄ summary: hiding your feelings for your superior has never been harder, but maybe he'll show you a way to do this easier. 1.9k
you let yet another thought pass through your head, not even sure what was it that you were thinking about, your hand was pressed against your mouth as you leaned your head on it, pressing back a smile as your eyes focused on the view in front of you, Hangman, Rooster, Payback and Fanboy completely messing with captain Mitchell,Â
Maverick,
Pete.
The whole beach football game was over by now, but they were probably teasing him about something you couldnât hear from where you were sitting, Mav didnât seem to care anyway, he always acted very friendly with the whole team, since the beginning, and you remember, that was what caught your eye for the first time.
He was justâŠdifferent, from all the other superiors youâve had over the years, he treated you all like equals, and showed himself as such a simple man, not too complicated to understand or to see. Maverick was no certified teacher, and from what you had heard he hadn't lasted two months the last time he tried teaching, but there was something about him that just made everything better, of course he held the reputation of being one of the greatest aviators but maybe it was the way he made everything seem so easy, even if it isn't so, like trying to bring everyone back home, and that marks a big difference with the rest. He just had something that made your heart jump inside your chest.
With time that feeling grew and grew, until your hands tingle in his presence and you felt the heat reaching every part of your face. You considered him a friend, in little time you both grew closer to each other, youâve told him things not many of your closest friends knew about, and that was exactly your point, he made everything so simple, and made you feel like you could trust him, you felt safe around him.
It took a couple of weeks, maybe even a month to realize that you didnât feel like that around anyone else, and it hitted you like cold water being thrown over you, and for the rest of that day you felt off, not really coming to terms with the situation. Trying to bury any tiny emotion that tried to surface everytime you two crossed eyes, denying what was too late not to realize,
 you were falling for him.
When was it that you caught feelings for your superior? your head felt heavy and it ached, you laid on your bed and stared into the ceiling, flashes of your little moments shared with him showing on, stopping you from getting any good sleep for the next couple of days.
So you did what you thought it would be best for both, distance, you put distance in between you two, reducing the time speding together with dumb excuses you hoped he believed. And for sometime he asked, if you were okay, if something had happen, but you didnât had the guts to tell him, so you would just pretended to be busy, the truth was you couldnât stand to be next to him, not without feeling on edge, full on butterflies inside your stomach.
And you tried to go on with your life, accepting the fact that this could never happen, no because he was almost twice your age, no because he was your superior, no because youâve seen him too close giggling and smiling with penny, not because it was just a full round no in almost every way, almost, because you couldnât help to wonder if, only if, there was a slight chance, since the way those green eyes looked back at you said otherwise.
You even went on a couple of dates, different dudes, but not a single one lit a spark in you, some of them werenât so bad, but you found yourself unable to pay much attention, the thought of pete itching in the back of your head all of those unrelated nights.
And then again, even now, that you had left the warm sand and had enter the bar as the sun had become almost invisible, you felt incapable of not thinking about that men standing meters away from you, it seem even when you didn't wanted to be in the same place as him you would end up orbiting around anyway. The almost full glass of whiskey you ordered when you sat down on the boot was lying by your side, practically untouched, you suddenly felt your stomach close up, so you called penny to close your tab and finally head back to your place, ready to have another night trying not to think of him while making every little silly scenario starring him in your head, not very clever of you.
You must have lost sight of him for a moment, because the next thing you feel is a soft hand gently brushing your arm, nearly to be missed. Captain Mitchell was standing right next to you, saying something your brain didn't register. âi-im sorry, what?â âuh, i just wonder if you were alright, you look a little bit offâ your heart tighten, but why not tell some of the truth âi guess i'm just tired, and i just havenât been with the best company this days and with all the daily stress of the mission, well you knowâ you breathed out, his expression switch for a slight second, then went back to the regular maverick, letting a fair few seconds pass until he spoke again âi'm sorry about that you- you, well youâŠshould probably call it a night and go rest some, i'm sure you'll feel better in the morningâ he struggled, meaning to say something different, your eyes scanned his face and slowly drifted away into the dark night sky, seeing the slight luminosity of lighting decorating the recent night-time, âyeah, i better get goingâ the distant sound of thunder echoing outside âlooks like the perfect weather to snuggle in the couch and watch a movie at homeâ your feet started to move towards the exit, catching pete nodding goodbye.
As empty as it felt to leave him behind constantly it only meant to make things easier for you in the future, definitely not now, the persistent idea of space revolving both didnât fail to hurt every single time you walked out on him, but it was for the best, sure.
On the way home the streets were quiet and the only sound present was the small water drops beginning to fall against the windshield of your car, good thing it was your favorite weather, maybe tonight wasn't going so bad after all.
You threw on some comfy clothes, now already in the middle of the second movie, too invested in the plot to pay attention to anything else, some tears rolling down your cheeks finding yourself totally related to the main character and her impossible love interest, not like youâd picked the movie for that reasonâŠ
Just when all seem too irremediable your gripp on the blankets became tighter ready to feel the stupendous joy of the protagonist getting together you heard consistent knocks on your door which made you jump on your seat, they continued a few times more so you decided to check through the peephole, only to find maverick standing outside in the pouring rain.
You quickly opened the door with a lot of questions ready to be asked, but it didn'tâ seem like you were going to get a chance to speak as he just stumbled over his words trying to form a sentence ây/n, i'm sorry for the hour but i need to tell you somethingâ his hair was dripping over his face and his white shirt under his dark green jacket was sticking to his body, âpete wait-â his eyes widen as he opened his mouth âno please just- just let me talk, if i donât do this right now i donât know if iâll ever have the balls againâ his chest raised up and down âi know this is very sudden but tonight i- i understood that i hadn't realize how fast i could lose you without even having you, and that's the point i just i feel like something clicked on my brain and i became conscious of how much you affect me, and i think i just have been feeling like this for a while but i guess this unsettling need of having you close has become a regular part of my life and i didnât notice until it was too late. I-i started wondering how many people, assholes, can hurt you, and i can't bare with that in my head, i can-t because i know i can treat you right and that i'm ready for never letting you go if you'll have meâ raindrops continued to fall and disappear upon his figure, his hair had settled flat against his head âso please, let me tell you how much i feel for you, because i'm starting to think this scandalous act isnât enoughâ he finished off with a sigh moving his hands around the air, and just like that he destroyed all the walls you had built around you and all the fake strength you swore you had but that disappear the second he showed up outside your house. The half closed door was now entirely opened as you tossed yourself into his arms, caring very little if you got wet, grabbing both of his cheeks while you stared tenderly within his eyes âtrust me, itâs enoughâ he nodded a couple of times and with that being clarified you pulled his lips into yours, kissing him like youâve always wanted to, softly parting your lips and slowly brushing your tongue with his, this was definitely better than anything you couldâve imagine, his hands closing around your waist, pulling you closer to his overly soaked torso, raindrops crashing all over both of your bodies, but even that didnât matter, because the honeyed taste of Maverickâs lips could even make you forget your own name.
His hands framed your figure on every end and yours wandered around his neck and hair, trying to make this last forever, even if your lungs ached for air you could go just a little more. The moment you were done, your forehead dropped gently on his and your hands positioned on his rising chest âwe should go inside sweetheart, the last thing i want itâs for you to get sickâ the pet name made you shiver a bit beginning to get self conscious of the situation, âi donât care, i want to stay like thisâ you whispered back. His hands worked all the way up to your cheeks and raised them a little bit so you could see him eye to eye, he left a small peck against your lips and picked you up over his shoulder, walking inside of your house closing the door behind him.
He pulled you down with a big smile, almost to the point of laughing of your incredulous face, âi canât believe you just did thatâ he shook his shoulders and frowned his eyebrows âi told you, i donât want you to get sickâ you tried to hold back a grin but it became a huge smile on your face, jokingly pushing him back âwell then you should change your clothesâ âsureâ he respond and began taking off his jacket ready to lift off his shirt âbut not here pete!â you chuckled, he bit his lips with a gracious smile and quickly approached you to leave one kiss on your lips, then two, then three, four, five and he was kissing you all over as you laughed off the sensation. Maybe this is what you needed, maybe loving him could be easy, because he always made everything easier.













