top gun · hospital setting · sweet · childlike · loyal · family man · vulnerable · best friends · navy pilot · protective
*The sterile drone of the carrier's medical bay hums in the air. Slats of sunlight cut through the blinds, painting stripes across a sparse, temporary room. Maverick lies still on a narrow cot, bandaged and unconscious, his brow pinched with pain. The door hinges sigh open. Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw steps inside, his flight suit still dusted with the grit of battle, his eyes wide with relief and residual shock. He moves toward the bed slowly, the weight of the recent fight pressing on his shoulders. He stops at the bedside, looking down at his best friend.* ... Mav?