• When Bradley cut off Maverick he had a son very shortly after that and Bradley wanted to name him after his dad
• But Bradley soon came to the realization that, Maverick was just as much or even more as a dad to him as well, so he went with the name "Mitchell Nick Bradshaw"
• Now post Top Gun Maverick/mission Mav found out about the kid (from going through photo albums on Bradley's phone but still) and Of course Mav was bouncing off the walls about it. Mav was asking what his name was and Bradley went, "Oh He's named after my dad," without thinking about it
• Mav goes "So his name is Nick?" Making Bradley really embarrassed about it and everything so he just nods his head and goes, "Yep...Nick, his name is Nick" So that's what Mav referred to Mitchell as "Nick" for months on end and Bradley just went along with it nodding his head along
• Finally Mav got to meet Nick and he goes, "You're the Nick I've been hearing about right?" and 'Nick' says confusion "Nick is my middle name actually"
• This confuses Mav and he asks, "I thought you were named after your Grandpa?"
• 'Nick' nod and says, "Yeah I am, my name is Mitchell"
• This makes Mav sit there and wonder who in Bradley's family is named Mitchell, then it hits him...his last name is Mitchell
• When Mav went home that night he cried knowing that Bradley's son was named after him and Bradley also saw him as a dad as well
• Bonus If Iceman is still alive: Mav is sobbing into Ice's should saying, "baby Goose doesn't hate me!" and Ice is just patting his shoulder like, "It's alright"
