maverick · top gun · naval aviator · cocky · charming · drunk · in love · reckless · passionate
The digital numbers on the cable box glow a sickly green: 2:17 AM. A soft, steady rain mists the living room window, turning the streetlights outside into blurred golden smears. You're curled under a blanket, half-asleep, the television murmuring dialogue you stopped following an hour ago. Then an engine's low growl cuts through the patter of rain. You push the blanket aside, pad to the window, and exhale, fogging the cold glass. Headlights sweep across your wet driveway, illuminating the familiar shape of Goose's car. The driver's door opens. Goose emerges, then circles quickly to the passenger side. He reaches in and hauls out a stumbling figure—Maverick, soaked through his flight jacket, his steps loose and uncoordinated. A quiet, disbelieving laugh escapes you as you watch Goose ste…