Brooklyn

She/Her, Mythology Nerd, Multi-Fandom Lover, Found on Ao3 @otgo_Brooklyn

[otgo-brooklyn]

Slider doesnt wear dog tags. Its an odd thing, considering their choice in career, but he just doesnt wear them. If he ever does wear them its only when needed on deployments.

He "doesnt like the sound of them clinking together", so he keeps them on his keys. No one buys it. Because Slider doesnt mind the sound of Ice snapping his gum, or playing with his pen, or tapping his fingers. Slider himself makes noise, hes loud and works to be louder if he likes pissing you off.

No one really knows why Slider doesnt like to wear his dog tags. But they see Slider run a finger along the nape of Ice's neck, underneath the chain of Ice's dog tags. Hear the click-click-click as Slider slides the chain back and forth between his fingers.

No one knows why Slider doesnt like his dog tags but always has a hand by the nape of Ice's neck playing with his.

Not until after a few games of volleyball on the beach, and Ice goes and sits in the shade under the umbrella, and shining in silver on his chest reads 'Ronald J. Kerner' instead of 'Thomas A. Kazansky'.

[otgo-brooklyn]

They both dont know when exactly it started-- it's been so long and had turned into a habit that was practically instinctual for them; that the true start is debated between an incredibly cold vacation to a drunken collapse.

However without fail Slider and Ice will always bunk together, even if theres only one bed.

Their base housing when theyre grounded has 3 bedrooms- 1 for each and a guest bedroom. It takes one trip over to discover theres a guest bedroom, an office with a pullout couch for guests and the main bedroom.

Crashing with the flyboys at Hollywood and Wolfs base housing after a few too many drinks and the only space left is the couch? The others wake up to find Ice and Slider practically fused together on the couch, COMPLETELY asleep.

On vacations, in their stateroom onboard the ship, everything is shared between the two.

Theyve always been a bit close for a pilot-RIO pair but that just shows how deep their "friendship" goes.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Ice grew up surfing on the perfect waves along Californias coast; so naturally whenever theres a day where he and Slider go to the beach, Ice naturally brings his surfboard to catch a few waves.

Slider greatly appreciates watching Ice "catch a few waves".

-----------

Ice, after surfing for hours: Wow the surf was great today!

Slider, trying not to stare at Ice, whose tanned and flushed from the sun, water dripping down his body, blonde hair down and slightly wavy: mhm.

[otgo-brooklyn]

🍒

Slider has known Ice for years, and with that he knows things about Ice others dont. 2 of those things are the nervous habits Ice does;

He chews at/bites at his lips when hes stressed

He'll scratch at his wrist's when hes nervous

And Slider would be a shit RIO if he didn't notice, and an even worse friend to not adjust for it. And if making sure Ice's okay means that Slider gets to hold Ice's hand and have him wear cherry flavored chapstick that makes his lips a bit reddish-- thats Sliders business.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Slider/Ice + Hollywood/Wolf Friendship Supremacy

Listen all i'm saying is that I think that Ice and Wolf would get along well. Is it because they're both traumatized pretty blondes? Yeah thats part of it, is another aspect is the potential for how well Slider and Hollywood could mesh together in a way; but the real reason is that to Ice and Slider, individually and as a team, I believe that they view Hollywood and Wolf as true equals.

Not to say that Ice and Slider don't view others as "true equals". However, its very clearly established that both Slider and Ice do NOT like Maverick for a litany of reasons; but the main one is that 'Maverick is dangerous'.

Goose of course is an interesting throw in to that mix because on Ice's side there doesn't seem to be any open hostility/tenseness the way there is between Goose and Slider.

Take the Bar Scene for example; the first interaction between the two groups is when Goose calls Sliders attention with the "What happened to wanting to be a pilot" line, its a semi-low blow, and isn't said as lightheartedly as Goose normally does things. Not only that but the minute Slider turns around you can see his stance change in a way, and his jaw clench up. Slider then responds equally like brash and tensely, by immediately calling Goose a "dickhead" and then ask him whose ass he had to kiss to get into TOPGUN, and the quips keep coming from both sides.

Which, could it be a RIO pissing contest? Absolutely, however when Ice comes up to the group, he greets Goose with a light tone and a smile, even using the "Mother Goose" nickname, and Goose responds nicer with Ice's first name. Its noticeably less tense and Ice coming in like that reminds me of that one friend you have to watch out for when going out because they WILL start a fight.

So Ice appears to have a semi-decent to neutral standing with Goose, however Sliders is more tense. And does Ice go on to make a bit of a cheap-shot regarding Cougar? Yeah, but then Slider furthers it specifically with Goose. It seems like its more personal than just a RIO pissing match; before Slider leaves abruptly but Ice says a goodbye and follows after Slider.

So between Slider/Ice and Goose/Mav theres clear hostility to the point of the entire atmosphere being shifted to a more hostile one when the two groups were in close quarters. Which was half of it posturing, oh absolutely-- but the other half was that Maverick, and by extension Goose, were unreliable and wild; complete dangers in the sky and complete liabilities. It contrasted with Slider/Ice completely, which I think it was the main issue with Slider/Ice meanwhile competitiveness was the main issue with Mav/Goose.

HOWEVER with Hollywood/Wolf? Slider and Ice are seen hanging out with them at the bar, the volleyball scene, during the Voodoo fight scene (even though H/W got knocked out early), and friendly bantering in the locker room scene; there was a clear layer of mutual respect between the two groups. There wasn't any open hostility in the way we see between Slider/Ice and Mav/Goose. Its trust without posturing and everyone seemed to get along well.

Which brings it back to true equals; skill wise its even acknowledged by Hollywood/Wolf on how Slider/Ice are a bit better/ "the gold standard" at TOPGUN/in the class. But it doesn't really form an enactable hierarchy in the group on Slider/Ice's side. To Hollywood/Wolf they see an elite pilot/rio pair thats incredibly skilled whom they can trust; and Slider and Ice see the same thing. Even if they're not on the same talent level (even though both groups got into the 1% TOPGUN class), they're "true equals" because at the end of the day talent recognizes talent.

Also, hurt/comfort and/or angst potential.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Okay I know hes supposed to be masculine and strong but has anyone considered hes my sad little meow meow?

[otgo-brooklyn]

So obviously in top gun: maverick they did an absolutely phenomenal job casting Rooster, like him and Goose are almost identical, and it puts a wonderful layer of tension in the film itself as Maverick has to learn to separate the two completely. This works well with the pulling papers incident as it yk is a constant reminder that that whole mess wasnt just a "favor to Carole" because its about Goose's SON.

HOWEVER, the key word is that Goose and Rooster are almost identical. Because aside from the mustache you know who Rooster really resembles? Slider. A man Maverick was never able to fully/actually get along with and who also notoriously not only didn't like Maverick back but actively antagonized him too. And therein lies the exact reasoning why there is still so much anger and issues even after all those years Maverick and Rooster have spent fighting.

Because Rooster isnt behaving how Goose would in this situation, hes behaving how Slider would.

Goose was the metaphorical yin to Maverick's yang; the more calm, rational, and the "Conscience" of them both. And yeah Goose might not have forgave Maverick entirely, he was also more willing to deal with things like this and more willing to see it play out in the long run/trust Maverick. Goose wouldn't have obviously just been happy go lucky right off the bat, but he also wouldn't have allowed it to fester nor build as Rooster does. One of the main points of Goose's character is that he is incredibly loyal. He wouldnt just go AWOL in the anger and upset and never return.

But Slider would. Slider already didn't like Maverick to begin with, because Maverick was considered a dangerous, reckless, and impulsive pilot who broke rules and wouldnt listen beyond his own ears. Whereas Slider (and by extension Ice) were more by the book. THATS why Slider didnt like Maverick. Because Maverick had a complete and total disregard for any type of rule or restraint and worked at his own interest first and that made him not only impulsive but a complete risk.

And Rooster is like that. He's (obviously) not the type to just forgive and forget. He gets emotional, he is guarded and will hold a grudge. He is just as by the book as Slider is. Half of his whole "struggle" as a character is adopting Maverick's mantra/belief of "dont think just do" thats necessary for the mission. Because Maverick looks at Rooster and sees the go-with-the-flow, open book, happy, fun, slightly reckless Goose and cant understand why Rooster is not also like that. He doesnt understand that Rooster has a more Slider-esque rigidness vs. Goose's more lax behavior.

Remember the whole basis of Hangman's entire grief with Rooster in TG:M is that Rooster flies too "by the book" and isnt willing to take a risk (which he then relates to that 'Oh Roosters scared because of what happened to his dad boo hoo'; whereas imo its more-so like Rooster will NEVER get over having to work 10x more than anyone for his spot, hes NOT going to jeopardize it over some stupid shit, plus hes literally SEEN what being an impulsive wild pilot does). Which is EXACTLY how Slider and Maverick's dynamic was-- Maverick and Slider dually antagonizing the other because one was too far wild and the other too tame.

So for Maverick to just go over everyones heads and pull Roosters papers from the academy? Yeah Slider would never forgive nor forget. Which is exactly what happened with Rooster (all completely valid that was NOT Mavericks place no matter how good intentioned it might've been), which is why Maverick just cant emphasize properly/completely admit fault for it even after all those years of being estranged.

Because Goose wouldn't act like this. But Slider would, and Maverick cant separate Goose from Rooster and Rooster from Goose. It turns the pulled papers conflict between Rooster and Maverick from a "misunderstanding"/oversight into the reveal of a fundamental personality clash.

Not only that but the continued struggle between Maverick and Rooster is a key factor into Mavericks whole opinion/methodology to his entire relationship with Rooster as a whole. And that is that Maverick is incapable of seeing Rooster as an individual and not just a Goose replacement.

He cant understand why Rooster cant immediately adopt the "don't think just do" rhetoric-- because a RIO isnt worried about that, they're literally along for the ride. They were there to relay data but followed the pilots lead, there was never any "clash of wills" between Goose and Maverick because their roles were complimentary to each other, not true equals that allowed for disagreement or disobeying that Rooster and Maverick are having.

We literally see this confrontation of Mavericks "RIO" placement of Rooster when Rooster turns his plane around to go for Maverick during the mission, and when Maverick sees him, freaks out. (which to the cinematographers you have my whole HEART for mimicking Goose's injury for Rooster in this scene like the ANGST) Rooster literally shouts at Maverick "you told me not to think!", it exposes a level of hypocrisy from Maverick. Because Maverick never wanted Rooster to truly think, he wanted Goose, who'd enable this behavior.

To me that brief little freak out is also symbolic of what Maverick wanted to relay to Goose after Goose's death-- anger and upset on how he just "didnt think" and essentially enabled Mavericks behavior. Because, and you see it, Maverick knows that it was an accident/SNAFU but also its the gnawing thought of maybe if he WAS a bit less reckless Goose'd still be here. (again the parallels of head injury furthering this motif/rhetoric of Rooster = New Goose to Maverick).

The towards the end of the movie when Maverick and Rooster are in the F-14, its incredibly telling how suddenly fine and even at some points joking/daring Maverick gets. Because everything is "right" now, like he never even left 1986-- hes got a Bradshaw for a RIO in his backseat and hes flying a plane. Thats all that matters, even though Rooster is NOT Goose. In that F-14, Maverick doesn't have to learn who "Bradley" is. Because he already knows who "Nick" is, and he can fall back into the muscle memory of 1986.

And you can argue "well rooster is an adult and he seemed fine by the f-14 part of the movie!"

Listen to me when Im telling you the only individualistic part of Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw WAS that entire fight with Maverick over 15 years. Everything else he has, the bronco, the colorful bold shirts, the freaking "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano at the bar, being shoved into the back of an F-14 to be the RIO? Thats Goose. NOT Bradley. Thats Bradley who at the ripe old age of freaking 2 started being put into a Goose shaped box with no way out. THAT is his normal, of course he doesnt know any better.

The only traits/experiences that we see from Rooster that can be claimed to be entirely separated from any tendrils of a Nick Bradshaw shaped hole IS that fight with Maverick and (sometimes not even) the way he flies. THAT are the only genuine not based on Goose character traits we see in that movie. Because the traits displayed are that Rooster is cautious, methodical, and values his own autonomy. He has a propensity to hold grudges and be angry, he doesnt have blind loyalty to all but rather a deep, feirce loyalty to few. Thats Slider's personality there. Not Goose's.

[otgo-brooklyn]

My <1.5k h/c WIP has somehow turned into an ongoing 5.5k+ yearning forbidden love with h/c sprinkled in. I have not updated my public fics in months.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Suigetsu and the kid that everyone thinks is his

[otgo-brooklyn]

Taka's response to the fem!AU

[otgo-brooklyn]

BREAKING NEWS: Local Dad Shocked Spoilt Favorite Child Is Now Potentially a Bigger Diva Than Before! - More news at 7.

Orochimaru fears (1) thing. And that is the credit card bill after something happens regarding/involving Sasuke (was born rich and got richer- has no concept of money).

[otgo-brooklyn]

Taka's response to the fem!AU

[otgo-brooklyn]

Girl Dad Kakashi, the Fem!AU

Kakashi upon revelation that now all of his students are girls due to this faulty sealwork thats going to take ages to fix, and now contained in the Hokage mansion together, has decided to embrace being a girl dad; these are his experiences as such;

Previously thought his days of being a walking wallet was over as all of his students are adults. This is proven not true.

Sasuke, literal ka-trillionare twice over, aghast,: Credit Card??????? Sakura: ID??????? Naruto: IM SO FREAKING PISSED--

He never expected to have to fight the modern version of the Three Sannin over outfit choices.

Kakashi: Naruto please, you need to wear an actual top, mesh does NOT count- ninja or not Naruto: Well it worked before! Why's it not count now?????? Kakashi, sweating: Well,,, its,, um,,, ANKO DOES IT, do YOU want to be like Anko???? That means you trust Orochimaru now? Naruto: well no, but- WELL WHAT ABOUT SAKURA???? SHE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A SHIRT ON Sakura: wh- HEY! THIS IS A WORKOUT BRA DUMBASS-- Kakashi: Sakura please for the love of god put on an actual shirt dont make this worse Sakura: Thats not fair! Ive ALWAYS dressed like this BUT NOOOOOOOO, when NARUTO says something now its a problem! Kakashi: No, its because previously I didnt KNOW about it. I sent Sasuke back to change after she tried to wear her Oto yukuta. Thats me being fair. Naruto, *sending Kakashi an 'are you stupid' look*: Sakura, scoffing: Yeah and then Sasuke proceeded to immediately leave via her bedroom window when you sent her to go change a half hour ago. Kakashi, springing up: SHE DID WHAT---

He has come to the revelation that any, all, and every man is a scum of the earth pervert who all have negative intentions to his daughters beloved students

No he doesnt care if said men have literally been raised alongside all of them. Still perverts. (Suigetsu is banned from the Hokage mansion, he was WAY too happy about these turn of events)

Finds out that bisexuality exists and now all men AND women are lustful sinners after his students

Saw Neji Hyuga having tea on the engawa ONCE with Sasuke and his mind immediately flashed to how kekkei genkai/occular jutsu obsessed the Hyuga are and had to have to be restrained by Gai lest he do something that would warrant a coup d'etat.

At the very next inter-Clans meeting, then went on to accuse Hiashi Hyuga of trying to arrange a kekkei genkai marriage and if he ever allowed another one of his x-ray vision clan members near one of his students again he'd ████ then ████████████ them all and then set loose a ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ███ █████ ██ ████ ████ ███ ██████ ███ so HELP him god.

Suddenly refuses to allow any and every Nara NEAR Naruto, has the lights on in EVERY room Naruto is in. No he wont turn them off. No he does not care about the electric bill. He sees a shadow so much as TWITCH????? Hes staring at it sharingan activated like a shark smelling blood in the water

AND he Sees how Lee looks at Sakura. ABSOLUTELY NOT. ACTUALLY, NONE of Gai's students are even allowed near any of his, yeah, no.

Realizes that Sakura is ALSO close to Ino and then goes on to have the most one sided grudge and hatred for the Yamanaka since the Warring Clans Era. Yeah they can read and steal minds and then go on to run flower shops like dirty FLIRTS, hes NOT letting them near his PRECIOUS SAKURA PETAL YOU HEAR ME---

Finds this like toy? thing? like a small plush/bag charm, of like a little face with an orange body and 9 tails- maybe a fox?? Turns out Naruto commissioned someone to make a custom made Kurama Labubu. She is incredibly attatched and declares that Kakashi is 'crazy' when he says he feels like its staring at him.

Hes also taken up the art of braiding. If he's lucky enough, he can french braid Sakura's hair before her early morning workout/early shifts at the hospital. Naruto is hopeless with hair, so Kakashi just brushes it because if he doesnt no one will. Does NOT disturb Sasukes sleep. Sai has learned a lesson Kakashi does not want to; BUT when Sasuke tiredly sits at his feet after finally waking up, Kakashi tries all types of intricate braids in her long hair. He is always proud when he sees its been kept in for the day.

Ironically enough, no longer has to separate Naruto and Sasuke fighting. Yeah that joy leaves quicker than federal funding when he realizes that now Naruto and Sakura, of all people, fight/have a rivalry. (Naruto made a comment ONCE on how she has more muscles than Sakura and Sakuras never going to let that go. Ever.)

Kakashi takes great joy at bringing Sasuke into work at the Hokage's office. Partially because Sasuke is incredibly smart and terribly competent regarding politics; but secretly its because she now looks like a carbon-fucking-copy of Mikoto Uchiha and has the time of his LIFE watching village elders and clan heads like bluescreen and freak out over it. Tsume Inuzuka, upon seeing this at an inter-clan meeting, broke out into such strong cackles and laughter they had to take a brief recess because she started looking unwell with how hard she was laughing, which was further spurred on by Shikaku Nara looking vaugely ill and if he saw a ghost before him. (Kakashi is later informed that Shikaku was on a genin team with Mikoto Uchiha).

Kakashi will completely and entirely disregard any and every Hokage rule/amount of work whenever Sakura hits her lunch break at the hospital because he'll bring her lunch. He'll suffer for it later but he cherishes the smile that Sakura will give him upon seeing hes brought said lunch.

It turns out, Naruto as a girl is a stress eater. Which is completely fine Kakashi has no qualms about it. Till he gets the credit card statement and finds out how much money Naruto's spent on Ichirakus Ramen.

Previously Kakashi never cared for gossip, it mattered nothing to him. This is quickly rectified because oh my god?????;

Kakashi, incredulously: What do you mean Meiruki-san doesnt know who the father is??? Sakura: thats what IM saying, had like 6 back to back appointments for like a gender-ultrasound and thats, you know NOT normal, turns out she brought a new guy to each one. Kakashi: *gasp* NO-, wait, SIX??????? Sakura: THATS WHAT I SAID- Sasuke piping in: One of the aunties at the market told me she sees her with a new guy each week, said that one time she got in an argument with one of them about how all he does is cheat on her and then revealed that she slept with the guys brother Sakura: STOP- really????? Naruto, also piping in: NO I HEARD ABOUT THAT TOO- I was at Ichiraku's and overheard the whole thing! Meiruki is VICIOUS, like how good could that family be???? Sakura: Do you think she's doing this for child support? Kakashi: I mean 6 different guys would definitely supplement a decent portion of income, and I think one of the secrataries at the tower saw her check in once with like the son of someone high up in a clan from the land of tea- Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, all looking at him intensively: WHICH ONE. Kakashi: Ma, I don't remember, maybe- Sasuke: Mibari?- Sakura: Wagarashi?- Naruto: Wasabi?- Sasuke: Yuudou??- Sakura: Dokuji???- Naruto: Toushin???- Kakashi: -How do you even know all this?????

Like the man's in gossip heaven. He now realizes how much more detail women have regarding gossip.

All in all Kakashi is thriving as a girl dad, and wouldnt change anything.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Suigetsu and the 2 bad bitches he pulled by being an asshole:

[otgo-brooklyn]

Continuation of my fem!AU - click on the image for better quality!

[otgo-brooklyn]

my friend got me back into naruto so now you all have to deal with this half-assed comic aka a mess, i apologize in advance.

[otgo-brooklyn]

--inspired by some of @grelinhoquino's posts-

Jin Rulan has for the entire duration of his life, has essentially been put into the cultivation world's direct eye. There was the hundred day celebration, then the deaths of his parents, then his Jiujiu, the young Jiang Wanyin would bring him everywhere throughout Jin Rulan's childhood.

How many times were Sect Conferences suddenly quiet enough Gusu Lan Elders would be proud because Sect Leader Jiang just got the infant Jin Rulan asleep? How many times did Jin Rulan sit with Jiang Wanyin during conferences, meetings, and anything and everything between? The only times that Jin Rulan was not accompanied by Jiang Wanyin was the scant few times he was in Golden Carp Tower where he was typically seen with Jin Guangyao.

Which, it wasn't the cultivation worlds business what happened with Jin Rulan, but it was always mentioned in passing how he seemingly inherited far more from Jiang Wanyin than many would have hoped, a spoilt young master with a temper. But as Jin Rulan became grown, his real parentage shown through- he could be kind and hospitable like his mother, and courageous like his father. He was his parents child, and that deduction was the first mistake.

Because while yes Jin Rulan could be kind and joyous like his mother, brave and courageous like his father; but they were his parents only in name. The people he was raised by?

Jin Guangyao, Lianfeng-zun, a master manipulator who was even able to infiltrate Wen Ruohan's immediate circle. Jin Guangshan's own personal attack dog, and despite his amicable facade if you look close enough you can see the coldness in his eyes.

Jiang Wanyin, Sandu Shengshou, The Master of the Three Poisons- who embodies all three, his temper is known just as much as his unending hatred for demonic cultivation and unending crusade to eliminate it entirely. He's just as venomous and ruthless as any snake from Meishan Yu.

These were the people who raised Jin Rulan, those are the closest thing he will ever get to parents, and people dont realize it till too late. They take the characteristics he presents as face value as genuine, never looking deeper (Jin Guangyao, always scheming, never true nor fair-). But there are,,, glimpses of genuine reaction- anger, outbursts, cunning, how he utilizes Jiang Wanyin akin to a threat (Jiang Wanyin, a temper to rival gods, Zidian always a threat, a promise-).

How Jin Guangyao always brushed off any concerns with Jin Rulan, never seeming to care how lavished with wealth the young Jin heir became, how elevated from his peers he seemingly naturally knew.

"A bit of spoiling will do him well, he is to inherit a great sect isnt he?"

How Jiang Wanyin would get more vicious at any seeming critique against his precious nephew, a ferocity not even seen upon critique of The Yiling Patriarch and his crooked path; not caring about who he intimidated nor threatened so long as Jin Rulan benefited from it. How the halls of Lanling Jin flashed a violent purple when there was so much as a threat to Jin Rulan's standing in Lanling, despite the fact the child was scantly there.

And Jin Rulan learned at his uncle's feet, how even after Jin Guangyao's death Jin Rulan doesn't outright shun him, able to spin schemes just as well as his late Xiao-Shushu. How over time Jiang Wanyin has stopped having to come in and throw fits to the Jin elders, as Jin Rulan does so now; fiercely protective of his precious Jiujiu; and when Sect Leader Jiang visits how Jin Rulan refuses any type of fallacy nor issue, refusing to let his Jiujiu be faced with "any inadequacy, you hear me?". How Jiang Wanyin seemingly doesn't even know nor realize just how vicious his nephew has gotten.

To both Jiang Wanyin and Jin Guangyao, Jin Rulan will always be their precious "A-Ling", who can do no harm, no matter who gathers enough courage in order to bring it up.

[otgo-brooklyn]

Early Morning

Mme. Jin is a morning person, Mme. Yu, however, absolutely is not.

(sorry if the quality is a bit blurry, it was more of a funsies comic than a very serious drawing)