I had one more idea for a sereshaw fanfic (+icemav) that I won't write, but more focused on rooster and icemav
Like I know Maverick pulling rooster's papers delayed him for 4 years but let's ignore that and pretend he was at the academy with hangman, phoenix and some others from the squad
What if at a party rooster ended up drinking too much, because it's his mother's death anniversary, and ended up crying and asking for his parents, saying that he misses them and just wanted to see them, that he needed to hug them and say he's sorry, that he just really need them right now
Which left everyone not knowing what to do. Because they only know that rooster's father and mother passed away, and they have no idea about his relationship with Ice and Maverick since Bradley "The next time I open up to someone will be at my autopsy" Bradshaw wasn't one to share his life with anyone
So when rooster says he's going to call his parents to say that he misses them, Jake "If I have a crush on you I'll be an idiot with you" Seresin asks rooster how he's going to call heaven and he doesn't think there's a signal there.
While everyone thinks rooster was referring to goose and carole, he was actually referring to mav and ice, so when hangman implies that rooster was going to call someone dead, he get desperate thinking something happened to ice and mav, since he's too drunk to realize that his friends didn't even know about them
So rooster decides to go over to their house to see if they are ok or if something has happened, and starts saying "I need to go to them, to see if they are ok, I need to see them" and nobody understands nothing but go after rooster. And when they see he intends to drive who knows where, Hangman offers to give him a ride, and phoenix, coyote, and payback go with them, being worried.
So while hangman was driving, with rooster giving directions, everyone thought they were going to the cemetery, but to everyone's surprise, they ended up in front of a nice house
But the surprise they got when they saw the house paled in comparison when they saw who opened the door. This being Admiral Kazanski, along with Captain Mitchell (I know that with the exception of rooster, they only know Maverick when they are called to the mission, but let's pretend they recognized him), who were as confused as they were, until they saw a rooster crying among those people.
As soon as Ice and Mac saw their son crying, all the confusion on their faces turned to concern, but they didn't have time to ask what happened, as rooster were so relieved that they were okay that he didn't hold back and threw himself into their arms, hugging them, while repeating how much he misses them and how happy he is that his parents are okay.
But as much as Ice and Mav were happy that their son was talking to them, and was hugging them, after years of ignoring them, they still needed to know what had happened to cause this, which led to a drunk rooster trying to explain by saying "I just wanted my dad and pops, I missed you guys so much, but Jake said you guys died, I should have known it was a lie, he talked about calling heaven, but we all know mav won't go to heaven", which made Mav and Ice understand at least half of the situation, even more because they were aware of how difficult this day was for rooster.
So a worried Mav and Ice started trying to calm their son down, saying that they are fine and will always be there for Rooster and they love him very much, and that there is nothing to worry about... while a confused coyote, phoenix, payback and hangman watched the scene unfold, not knowing how to act or what to think. If they told their colleagues how gentle Admiral Kazanski's voice can be, they were sure no one would believe in them.
But at the end of the night, after rooster ended up falling asleep, Ice and Mav helped lighten things up a bit for them, without much detail, just saying that they adopted rooster after the death of his biological parents.
And Hangman got back to his car with two certainties that night. The first was that rooster loved his parents very much, and they loved him back very much too, and they were going to fix their relationship, regardless of what happened between them.
The second certainty was that he didn't have a crush on rooster, he was completely in love. After seeing him heartbroken that night, all hangman wanted to do was comfort him, hold him in his arms, and protect him from all pain, and he felt so helpless for not being able to do that. but he was relieved to think that at least rooster was now with his parents.
And as he drove to his house, he realized something else... That Admiral Kazanski, the intimidating and legendary Admiral who seemed to be very protective of his son, and whom he greatly admired, was going to be his father in law (because he had a whole plan in his head already of how he would win rooster's heart with the help of coyote)
What Seresin didn't know, is that Maverick should be the one to he be worried about.
