The latest wormhole... Top Gun: Maverick

Side-blog. I follow from sunmontuewrites and my name's Janine/J9. (For those that apparently need this info, I was born in the 1970s, so a fandom old and adultier-adult).

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WIP FIC List - pinned post

All completed fics can be found at: ARCHIVE OF OUR OWN, however if you want an up-to-date comprehensive list of completed works on Tumblr you can visit this Tumblr post, as it links to all my TG/TG:M fics (both AO3 and the first Tumblr post for that fic (useful for when AO3 goes down)).

I try and use sunmontuewrites to tag my writing and random ideas. It is also my main blog.

2026 SPREADSHEET OF WRITING TALLIES, UPDATES, WHAT TO WRITE WEEKEND, & COMPLETION STATUS.

2025 SPREADSHEET for those curious souls.

Top Gun BINGO Event 2025-2027.

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POSTING TO AO3 (despite not being completed)

Upon which our souls touch - 24/? - Hangster Fantasy AU - Not close to completion at all however was started as an AU Bingo 2024 and posted to AO3 for that so is being very slowly updated as we go...) (Last updated 27th June)

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WIPs (+ FIC IDEAS CURRENTLY GERMINATING)

FYI - everyone is welcome to take any of the ideas and do their own spin. Don't plagiarise obviously, but definitely feel free to take it and add your own twist.

A) Scattering seed to the wind to see what grows - 4/6 - Agripilot Bradley and Single Dad Jake and (longer fic based on this ramble) (Updated 7th June)

B) I am the rainbow sheep of the family - 2/? and also Blue Sheep - 3/? - A Hangster fic with everyone living based on the idea of Jake meeting Nick and Carole at a pride parade and being enveloped into their family. And then meeting Bradley. (Making a proper fic of this idea here). (Updated 11th July)

C) It takes a village - 18/? Co-parents Bradley and Natasha and NICU nurse Jake Seresin. RomCom vibes all the way. (Tumblr post) (Updated 14th July)

D) Love is only a feeling - 2/? - Hangster - Jake and Bradley gay-chicken and fake/pretend date each other into a relationship. Based on this rambling here (Updated 14th July)

E) Skinny dip with me in the moonlight - 2/4 - Hangster with Jake and Bradley meeting while both on leave. They're neighbors. Sort of. (yep yep yep) (Updated 5th July)

F) Chaotic and Unpredictable Trajectories - 1/3 - a Twisters / Gorge / TGM Mashup with twins Jake/Tyler and Bradley/Levi. Based on this riffing post here (11th July 2026)

G) Ice in my veins - Hangster Hockey AU with Hangster being ex-es (like stood up at the alter type exes) and the trade deadline coming in hot and Bradley being traded in and all hell is about to break loose... Ramblings and more here.

H) TGRBB Sequel (previous snippets here and here - spoilers ahoy!)

I) My words are under your skin based on this tumblr ramble

LAST EDITED 14th July 2026

RECYCLYING BIN

Ideas I may revisit however have other ideas currently consuming my brain and I was running out of letter of the alphabet.

Practical Magic AU (Tumblr ramblings) (And further ramblings)

Two guys in the mines hooking up... (Madness)

Long-distance/Zoom D&D players. (Madness)

Rooster is a shapeshifter trapped in his animal form? Crackity crack crack. (Madness)

Community Theatre putting on Grease with a twist - Jake as Danny and Bradley the new Sandy.

IceMav Bingo of the Florist and Undercover agent variety.

Olympic AU - Jake and Javy are the Flyboys, a synchronised diving pair. Bradley is a gymnast.

Party of 5 AU - Jake raising his younger siblings and trying to run the family business and grieve the life he had started to build at College.

Bradley runs away and joins the circus. Tumblr ramblings.

Hangster TGM AU with them working in a mall together

Puppetry Troop Hangster

Divorced-dad Jake and Pre-K teacher Bradley Bradshaw

Didn't know they were dating and fake dating combo

Meet!Ugly through a car crash

Encanto/TGM crossover

Follow up on Dagger Squad reaction to Jake and Bob being twins - based around this comment.

5+1 Hockey Season ticket holders.

Like vinegar on my tongue... (and here)

Travel besties and then realising you love your best friend

Pitch a Date

Jake has a teenage niece

Rock-a-bye Baby - something @stars-of-nixie is working on (rubs hands in glee!)

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WIP Wednesday #2

This is the one that came in second place in the poll.

Chaotic and Unpredictable Trajectories snippet from Part 2.

                “I want to fly.”                 Carole’s stomach drops, skin suddenly cold. Some days she curses Maverick and the stories he tells. She can tell both Levi and Bradley both have a little case of hero worship.                 No.                 No no no.                 The idea of being given another folded flag. She can’t have that. She needs to stop that from happening any way she can. Has to protect them. First, she needs to know what to protect them against.                 “What about you honey?” Carole asks, turning her attention to Levi and hoping her tears don’t actually spill over, breath coming a little fast in her increasing fear and panic.                 “I don’t know. Was maybe thinking of becoming a chef. Don’t think writing would make me enough money, but being a chef would mean a skill I could travel with right? I want to see the world… I mean, I’d love to write but Mrs Jensen says I won’t make very much money from writing. So she suggested I have a career or job that pays the bills and then make writing my hobby…”                 “If you want to be a writer baby you can. You can be anything you want.”                 “Maybe a travel writer,” Bradley suggests with a surprising amount of tact, because usually by now he’d be riling Levi up, trying to pick at his insecurities. She must look as bad as she feels if they’re trying to act nicely with one another. She’s been feeling more tired than usual, her doctor telling her it’s simply being a parent making her tired but she feels distinctly off.                 “That’s a lovely idea. Where would you go?”                 “I don’t know, where can I take you mom?” Levi asks, and she hides her smile at that, because she loves how sweet Levi is. Bradley is still a little less smiley, more serious and harder to make smile. It makes them all the more sweet when they do come out, but Levi is her smiley boy.                 “Oh, I’ve always wanted to go to Europe.”                 “I’ll fly you there,” Bradley offers, and she forces herself to smile, tries to imagine Bradley flying a commercial plane. That is something she’d be okay with, no more hazardous than everyday life.

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WIP Wednesday #3

This is the one that came in third place in the poll. Love is only a feeling snippet from Part 3.

                Javy feels good. Better than good. He still doesn’t remember exactly what happened last night, but he’s not arguing with the end result. However, he definitely needs to bring Javy up to speed on his change in circumstances. He knocks on Javy’s door and keeps going until he hears an exasperated yell of: I’m coming, for fuck’s sake Jake! a few seconds before the door opens.                 “Good morning!”                 “Ugh. You’re in a good mood…”                 “Yep,” Jake grins, pushing past him and throwing himself onto the sofa, tucking his hands behind his head as he lays there and looks at his best friend.                 “Figured you’d have a hangover, but of course you just slept it off. Fucker.”                 “Oh, I woke up and I was definitely hungover, I just took some painkillers, drank a tall glass of water and then joined Rooster back in bed.”                 He grins at the ceiling and waits with bated breath for Javy to process what he just said.                 “You… what the fuck? You slept with Rooster?”                 “Yep,” he pops the p with relish, delighted.                 “Wha – How?”                 “Not only did I wake up in his bed, but I just dropped him off to have lunch with Phoenix and I drove his shitty Honda Civic here… I’m seeing him again later.”

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WIP Wednesday #1

Snippet from part 5 of Scattering seeds to the wind to see what grows.

                “Come on man, you’ll feel better after a shower.”                 “Lies,” Jake croaks, even though he knows it’s true.                 “You’ll feel more human and we won’t have to pretend you don’t reek.”                 “I smell great.”                 “You really don’t. And I know you’re feeling better because you’re arguing with me.”                 “Fuck off,” Jake mumbles, although he suspects Bradley is right.                 “Come on, you need me to hold you up?”                 “I’m not an invalid.”                 “Then prove it. Go and have a shower.”                 “Fine. If it’ll shut you up.”                 “It will. At least about you needing a shower.”                 He feels weak, a little unsteady on his legs as he undresses for the shower. He’s only wearing a pair of loose sleep pants, pushes them down with one hand while he braces himself against the wall with the other. Bradley has already turned the shower on, and the water feels barely warm to his skin, but the steam and dial position tell him it’s not cold. He scrubs at himself half-heartedly, it does feel nice, definitely an improvement. Drying himself and redressing into a clean pair of sweats saps his energy completely. He is better, but he still isn’t well.

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WIP Wednesday #4

From my as yet, unposted, 'My words are under your skin', which I rambled about and then started writing. Soul words trope subversion.

                Jake stares at the words in the mirror, trying to read them back-to-front.                 It’s okay, come on, hold my hand.                 He groans. Fucking soul words. Right across his heart, too, where he can’t hide them easily. Fuck. He wishes he had maybe gotten them somewhere like the inside of his bicep like Javy's tiny spikey you're in my seat.                 The text is blocky and red, edged in dark gold. He snaps a quick picture and sends it to Javy, not surprised when his phone immediately starts ringing.                 “I’m down the row. Why are you calling?” he asks with a tired sigh.                 “Your soul words appeared? I mean, I’m assuming they’re soul words and not some new ink you didn’t think to tell me about.”                 “Yeah. Just… looked in the mirror and they were there.”                 “And you have no idea who it could be,” Javy surmises unhelpfully and Jake makes a grunt of agreement. “Fuck man…”                 “Yeah well, I’m kind of in love with Bradshaw so…”                 “Oh, are we talking about that now?”                 “Better him than my unknown person that I have no idea about…”

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I need to do TWO tie breakers?

Scattering seeds to the wind to see what grows 19.1%

Chaotic and Unpredictable Trajectories 17%

It takes a village 14.9%

Love is only a feeling 14.9%

Ice in my veins 2.1%

My words are under your skin 2.1%

1-10 for the top, 11-20 for the bottom... Rolling twice. Final top third and then the bottom one... I'll stagger them to post one an hour so as not to flood people's dashes.

There was a reason my DM hated this die... 🤣

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🌻 WIP Wednesday! 🌻

Share a snippet! Because I am indecisive I am asking you what you'd like to have a snippet from. I do have 10 WIPs. 🫣 I will share snippets from the TOP THREE and the BOTTOM ONE. Letting them fight it out.

Which fic would you like a snippet from?

Upon which our souls touch

Scattering seeds to the wind to see what grows

I am the rainbow sheep of the family

It takes a village

Love is only a feeling

Skinny dip with me in the moonlight

Chaotic and Unpredictable Trajectories

Ice in my veins

TGRBB Sequel 💔😭

My words are under your skin

Voting ended on9h

Share a snippet if you feel so inclined!

ZERO pressure tagging @shealwaysreads @halestrom @pissmotif @peaktotheocean @overwhelmed-alien @stars-of-nixie @hangmanbradshaw @mxrcusflint @texasteaparty @caystar13star @welcometololaland @iprefervillains @intrepidjourneys @redfurrycat @flyingfightingfishy @unrelaxing @exhuastedpigeon @jakekernerkazansky @fuddlewuddle @ghostlykiss @hiddledede-heddlededo @tornadeoqueen @imafriendlydalek @jayjay-thejet-plane @lucyybradford @nimuetheseawitch @paxdracona @butchbradshaw @scottishaccentsareawesome @urmomsonfire @yeagrave @mxrcusflint @pampelushka @ladylanera @prollybradshaw @seekstrivefind, @ashipwreckcoast, @scottishaccentsareawesome, @rustandstardustbinds @sonnywrites @ozonecologne @green-socks @telerls @atlasinwaiting @sweetcherryflavour (💛🌻If you want to be tagged and you aren't here please don't hesitate to shout out...💛🌻)

[themissingmango]

[hetaczechia]

Hangman: * wearing Rooster's shirt *

Rooster: Stealing from me again?

Hangman: What?

Rooster: First my heart, then my clothes... What’s next? My last name?

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Gone fishin'

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Callsign personification wip

[nicedaybucky]

We talked about Bradley stealing Jake's toothpick on discord and I couldn't get that out of my head...

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Jake gets a t-shirt made with this on the back and wears it every chance he gets. Never fails to make Bradley roll his eyes.

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A Kiss to Build a Dream On for @shealwaysreads Chapter One: Exercise Frost Sentinel Top Gun: Maverick | Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw/Jake “Hangman Seresin | Rated M | Chapters: 1 of 3

"Turns out the Navy doesn’t think we’re up to date on surviving after ejecting in cold environments," Bradley says dryly, adding salad to his plate and nudging the bowl back towards the center of the table. "Can’t imagine why." "Group thing?" Maverick asks, already digging into his food. "Pairs," Bradley says. He shrugs. "Twenty-four hours. How bad can it be?"

or; when a training exercise goes dangerously wrong, Bradley makes a confession and deal with the consequences.

featuring: training exercises gone wrong, emergency sharing body heat, love confessions with plenty of room for misunderstandings, and skiing holidays getting ruined for bradley bradshaw forever

read chapter one on ao3

updates weekly on Wednesdays

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🌻 WIP Wednesday! 🌻

Share a snippet! Because I am indecisive I am asking you what you'd like to have a snippet from. I do have 10 WIPs. 🫣 I will share snippets from the TOP THREE and the BOTTOM ONE. Letting them fight it out.

Which fic would you like a snippet from?

Upon which our souls touch

Scattering seeds to the wind to see what grows

I am the rainbow sheep of the family

It takes a village

Love is only a feeling

Skinny dip with me in the moonlight

Chaotic and Unpredictable Trajectories

Ice in my veins

TGRBB Sequel 💔😭

My words are under your skin

Voting ended on9h

Share a snippet if you feel so inclined!

ZERO pressure tagging @shealwaysreads @halestrom @pissmotif @peaktotheocean @overwhelmed-alien @stars-of-nixie @hangmanbradshaw @mxrcusflint @texasteaparty @caystar13star @welcometololaland @iprefervillains @intrepidjourneys @redfurrycat @flyingfightingfishy @unrelaxing @exhuastedpigeon @jakekernerkazansky @fuddlewuddle @ghostlykiss @hiddledede-heddlededo @tornadeoqueen @imafriendlydalek @jayjay-thejet-plane @lucyybradford @nimuetheseawitch @paxdracona @butchbradshaw @scottishaccentsareawesome @urmomsonfire @yeagrave @mxrcusflint @pampelushka @ladylanera @prollybradshaw @seekstrivefind, @ashipwreckcoast, @scottishaccentsareawesome, @rustandstardustbinds @sonnywrites @ozonecologne @green-socks @telerls @atlasinwaiting @sweetcherryflavour (💛🌻If you want to be tagged and you aren't here please don't hesitate to shout out...💛🌻)

[babyrooster]

hangster thoughts