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✮TOP GUN REC'S✮

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santa claus is coming to town (and i’ll be fucking watching him) - halestrom

Jake didn’t know how he had ended up going from being the top naval aviator of his generation to wanting to fist fight Santa in a parking lot but he knew it was Bradshaw’s fault. All of them.

If you need to believe in someone just pretend it's me - alltherecklesshours

“Fair enough. So, if it’s not to hide a body, what is it?” One deep breath before the plunge. “I need you to be my boyfriend for a weekend,” he said and, if he wasn’t so nervous, he would have probably laughed at the way Rooster froze and his jaw dropped the smallest amount before he was shaking his head and clearing his throat. “I’m sorry, could you repeat that? I thought I heard you saying you needed me to be your boyfriend for the weekend,” Rooster sounded incredulous. Jake only rolled his eyes and ignored his heart pounding in his chest. “That was exactly what I said. Do keep up, Rooster.” - or: Jake's mom is getting married and he needs to keep his ex (and his sisters) off his back. Bradley is, obviously, his best shot.

 learning steps - vannral

”So, an instructor?” A straight hit. Bradley shifts uncomfortably on the leather seat and clears his throat. ”… Yeah.” In which Bradley becomes an instructor after the mission, Jake keeps showing up to his classes and his students are very curious about their dynamic.

International Fandom Day #2

this is my second post for international fandom day 2025 and this one will be of my favourite topgun fanfics

sidenote: I'm not your mother and I'm sure you guys are old enough to read tags and warnings on ao3 so no tags just reccomendations

i've got a blank space (i'll write your name) - @halestrom

"Bradley just wants to find love. Jake is his divorce lawyer." Starting my Top Gun fanfic recs off with an absolute banger. This fanfic is so, so, so good. The way they treat each other, the way they work is just incredibly well written and the seperate characters are written so incredibly well. I AM SICKKK-

When We Get Around to Talking About It - @compacflt

"Goose has been dead for a week and a half when Iceman loses his first wingman in a dogfight with six Soviet MiGs over the Sea of Okhotsk. Goose has been dead for thirty years when Iceman loses his second wingman to a surface-to-air missile on the tail-end of a mission he's responsible for: he's sent his family on a suicide mission to destroy a uranium enrichment facility in Russia's Far East. This is the story of those thirty years in the middle. (Or: Tom Kazansky rises through the ranks while trying to stay a good man. If he ever was one to begin with.)" Just finished this on Tuesday night and I was literally crying at the club last weekend over this! I heavily recommend the entire series if u like torturing yourself with old man yaoi.

We're All Haunting's Waiting To Happen - @halestrom

"Ever since he was a kid, Jake was able to see ghosts just like his family before him. As he got older, they taught him how to use his gifts to help people move on to be at peace and now, living in San Diego, he spends his days helping the people who need the help and hopes that, at the end of the day, he is making a difference and those people are at peace. Sadly, helping people move on doesn't pay the bills and so he moonlights as Hollie Gibson, the worlds number one contemporary romance author. With multiple number one best sellers and a movie in the works, Jake's writing career is at the top of the game. Too bad he's got a massive case of writers block. At least until he meets Bradley Bradshaw and the two of them fall into a casual relationship that could've been ripped straight from one of Jake's books and sparks more than just Jake's writing." Okay, I have to admit that I probably have read all of halestroms tgm fics…BUT THIS ONE changed my brain chemistry. The premise alone is so good it will knock your sock off. Once again the way halestrom writes Jake's character is just so good that I lack the words to express how I felt reading this.

Formula 1: Deceive to Achieve - greenstuff

"When new teammates, Jake and Bradley, agree to pretend they’re in a committed relationship to land a sponsorship deal, they probably should have factored in the possibility they might fall for their own lies." Take one look at my profile picture and tell me why the premise alone wouldn't catch me. But this was a pleasure to read!

we met and you claimed me (series) - haridwar

"“Did we really do this?” Bradley asked. It was the first thing he had said since Jake’s brainwave and Jake was not a fan of how upset he sounded. “Are we- did we get married?” or: what happens in Vegas…" arguably THE vegas fic of the topgun fandom

change is alright - haridwar

"Jake bet fifty-fifty on whether he was going to enjoy this conversation and stepped up to the passenger side door just as the window rolled down. He was greeted with a warm, smiling, moustachioed face which took him off guard. Though Jake didn’t recognise the driver, something about him verged upon familiar. His smile faltered as his gaze flitted over Jake’s face, eyes tightening in a way Jake didn’t want to overanalyse, but it made him seem no less friendly overall. “Where you headed?” “Closest ranch,” Jake replied, trying to keep his tone neutral as he made the snap decision to not identify himself for reasons he would rather not think about. or… little bit of homecoming, whole lot of drama" If this fic has 30k fans I am one of them, if it has 10 I am one of them, if it has one, its me and if it has none, i am fucking dead.

we're fools to make war - whimsicule

"In a Walmart at three am, between beef jerky and tortilla chips, with the lights flickering above them like it’s the fucking twilight zone, Bradley wants him more than he’s ever wanted anyone. or: it's a hundred degrees in texas." About the story. I have two words: immaculate and messy.

More than movie magic… - SunMonTue ( @tgmsunmontue )

"Jake is a Hollywood actor and Bradley is a stunt coordinator. Jake's about to make a few self-discoveries." Another one of those fics that i can re-read until my eyes fall out.

thank you so much for reading through these and feel free to comment if you have read them too!

International Fandom Day #3

whoop whoop my third post for international fanfom day! Whichever fandom will it beeee.... IT'S 9-1-1!

sidenote: I'm not your mother and I'm sure you guys are old enough to read tags and warnings on ao3 so no tags just reccomendations

The Nanny named Buck - InnerEvil

"Eddie is desperate and overwhelmed with his three kids after being left widowed and moving to L.A to escape his overbearing family while being given the keys to the kingdom. Buck has no idea how to take care of kids but after being fired and dumped he's desperate and at the right place at the right time. Can an unorthodox nanny be what Eddie and his children need? "MR. BUCKLEY!!!" or will the man just add to Eddie's slowly graying hair?"As someone who watches The Nanny like its the eighth sacrament of the catholic church, THIS IS A BANGER

12 Things That Give Him a Love-Boner - cjr

"A love-boner is when all the blood flows into your heart instead of your penis. Eddie didn't read any further in the article than "When he comes home to a big meal…" before he looked at the salad bag in front of him and the chicken in the skillet. It was just a coincidence really, it didn't actually count. Not that he'd want to follow a list that promised to give Buck a love-boner for Eddie. Not that he wanted that at all."Okay, listen… the title made for a few hilarious moments in the fic which I see as an absolute win!

Connected the Dots in Reverse (But Still Completed the Picture) - letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

""Hi everyone and welcome back to our show where we team up to decide if ghosts are real." Eddie shakes his head slowly back and forth at the camera. "I'm Buck and I'm a believer, and my co-host Eddie—" "Is sane." "—is a skeptic. Together, we explore unsolved mysteries and haunted locations, all for your amusement." "Because we're masochists and your clicks feed our families." "And because it's fun!" Buck rubs his hands together. "So, without further ado, let's get started!""The Buddie Buzzfeed Unsolved fic that everyone needs.

if you leave the light on - cloudydaisies

"“I’ll do it,” Eddie repeats, looking at Buck in one of those silent conversation ways again, but Buck actually can’t figure out what he’s trying to say this time. It messes with his brain, until Eddie speaks again, “I’ll pretend to only be a little offended none of you have thought to ask me before, but Buck, I’ve fixed a lot of cars. I can look at yours.” (or, the check engine light comes on in Buck's Jeep, Eddie volunteers to fix it and carpool with him in the meantime, and it all breaks down from there, literally and metaphorically)"Re-reading rn!

ice cream before dinner - cloudydaisies

"Missing Chris is less of an emotion these days and more of a physical entity. He’s sure everyone can see that he’s slowly hollowing himself out, that he can’t do much of anything else. But when Jee laughs at him trying to get his tongue to touch his nose, and Mara loops one of her arms through his to keep him from tossing the rest of his cup in the garbage, Eddie feels solid again. Maybe he likes yellow birthday cake ice cream after all. (or, gerrard messes with the team's schedules and eddie 'i just drove my son to flee the state' diaz is the only option to watch mara and jee-yun after school on tuesdays, which, shouldn't be a problem at all, right?)"Okay hear me out- when Chris left and all throughout whats been happening I felt so sad for Eddie and this is exactly what u need if u also feel the same!

we won't look back, we won't be lost - Daisies_and_Briars

"Over six years after the 118 rescued a baby from a pipe, Buck meets that same child again on a different call. And in all that time, she never found a home. OR: Buck adopts Pipe Baby while Eddie waits for Christopher to come home."If Buck can't have Eddie at least he get's a daughter (Okay he may get Eddie aswell).

Thank you so much for reading through these and feel free to comment if you have read them too!