Thinking about how when Ice got his diagnosis that the cancer came back, his last act as COMPACTFLT was to make sure Maverick resolved his biggest trauma that was still able to be resolved, that Maverick made up with his adoptive son, Rooster, that Maverick would still have family left because Ice is the last family he had, and Ice was leaving him not out of the man's own choice. Because Ice couldn't be there for him anymore, and Maverick needed someone, even if it couldn't be Ice...
Mav's guardian angel...















