#roosmav

icemav

Separation by elwenyere/ @elwenyere, 7k, mature. This is maybe more about Ice than specifically icemav, but god, it's gorgeous. I love fic where Ice has to learn to accept himself. Ice has a security deposit box at a storage facility under a false name. There isn’t much in it - no tax records or family heirlooms - just three letters from a boy he met at summer camp, a blurry Polaroid of a man’s back stretched out against motel sheets, and a copy of Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency.

Hello Stranger by serie11/ @oathkeeperoxas, 25k, teen. This is serie's first icemav fic and they have a lot of great ones to follow. It leaves me warm and fuzzy. Five weddings Ice and Maverick attend, and one wedding where they get married. Or, Five times Ice hesitated, and one time he didn’t.

the further on the edge, the hotter the intensity by StoriesofmyLife, 24k, explicit. One of my fav icemav 5 times fics. It's smutty and sweet and one I'll always rec. (All of their TG fic is great!)

say you’ll be my wife tonight by babygirl_linds, 6k, explicit. I have no idea if this is your vibe, but god, I think this fic is so hot. It's feminization roleplay, instigated by a lieutenant throwing shit at Mav and I can't tell you how many times I've read it.

hangster

My Whole Existence Is Flawed by Anonymous, 2.8k, explicit. Idk if you read omegaverse, but this may be my favorite omegaverse fic of all time. Hangman is an alpha who wants to be an omega.

signs point to yes by magdarko/ @magdarko, 10k, explicit. I think of this as the "pool fic" in my head. Jack and Bradley in a bar. Upping the ante until everything tips over. (magda has a lot of really good hangster fic)

caught me by surprise by emseebeans. @emseebeans, 5k, mature. Bradley and Jake hook-up after the mission. It's a one-time, casual thing. Until it's not.(or, five times Jake says Bradley isn’t his boyfriend, and the one time he realizes that might not be true.) This is a theme with my recs, but I love everything emseebeans writes.

Men Like Us by DancingDisaster, 41k, mature. This is a "finding each other again" fic.

other ships

I tried to just pic a few or I'd be here for hours, but if there's a ship you're into or want more of, lmk.

goosemav: whatiwouldnotgive/ @whatiwouldnotgive2 has written all of my favorite goosemav fic. I'd start with show me the way home (with your boots beneath my bed), 22k, explicit

hangmav: the third law of motion by alwaysbuddy (kamsangi), 13k, explicit. this is the first hangmav fic I read and it's still one of my absolute favorites. a great getting together fic with characterizations that feel real.

roosmav: Race You'll Never Win by atlanticslide, 13k, explicit. This is the fic that sold me on the ship. Pete’s whole life is based on split second decisions made without much thought. On the run, behind enemy lines, it's cold and dark and they don't have much for warmth. You know the drill.

roosmav: Borrowed Time by DietTonicDaughter, 34k, explicit. It was different, seeing Pete Mitchell now. As an adult. The anger, indignation, and fear had all clouded that simple fact, and now that they were on the same page, and just-barely not dead, he could breathe and really look at it. The wanting. The attraction. The glimpses of easy compatibility that make Rooster hurt in a hollow, lonely way, like the first bite of food on an empty stomach. And god, does he want to kiss Maverick. Someday. It’s a classic, slow-burn, friends-to-lovers type of jive.