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"Everything's fine," Penny says, with an airy wave of her hand. "But I'm heading home, so you should cash out so we can get moving."
Hangman gives her a blank look. "You talking to me or Mav?"
"Why, both of you, of course."
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In which Jake makes another bet with Mav and Rooster and gets in way over his head - and also gets the happiness he never thought he deserved.
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- Part 2 of All Bets Are Off
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Maybe Someone, Somewhere Else by Brenda for kivutio
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, Superman (Comics)
18 Apr 2026
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They both knew the unspoken rule. Knew that breaking it would bring an end to a partnership that had sustained them for almost a decade, the balance so delicate that a whisper would ruin it. And here Clark was, practically shouting it from the rooftops.
Bruce couldn't allow that to happen.
(Or: When a Superman from another universe lands on the Watchtower, the fallout pushes Bruce and Clark to deal with years of unsaid feelings.)
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There's No I In Threesome by Brenda
Fandoms: DCU, DC Extended Universe, Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League - All Media Types, Justice League (2017)
07 Mar 2026
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The problem with trying to negotiate a potential relationship between three very busy and very disparate people is getting them in the same place at the same time for a conversation.
(AKA, the three times Lois and Clark and Bruce all try - and fail - to have a discussion about what they all want from each other, and the one time they decide talking is overrated.)
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They stared at each other from across the crowded room, but it felt like they were the only two people on the planet. Mav couldn't look away, even if he wanted to. The gravitational pull that was Thomas Kazansky sucked him in just as quickly as a tornado, leaving him in a flat spin, with no way to control the crash. Two years apart, and yet, it was like time stood still.
(Or: Mav and Ice unexpectedly reconnect at an airport bar — and discover that all love really needs is a second chance.)
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"Didn't figure you for a coward."
Jack lazily flips him off. "Fuck you."
"Not until you use your words."
(Or: After the trial ends, Jack and Danny meet for a drink.)
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Jake could fly a multi-million dollar jet like it was an extension of his body, could go nose to nose against enemy fighters with a steady hand and nerves of steel, but the second Maverick directed a flirtatious smile his way, his whole body flung itself into a tailspin every damn time.
It was fucking embarrassing.
(Or: Jake gets a pep talk from Rooster - of all people - and finally takes his shot with Maverick)
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"Thought I'd lost you, Woody," Jake muttered into the stale, antiseptic air.
He felt, rather than saw, Javy's smile. "I'm not going down that easy, Buzz. The claw doesn't choose my fate."
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"Is a firmer hand what you need tonight?"
Jake licked suddenly dry lips. "Yes, sir. Please," he tacked on, remembering his manners.
"Kneel."
Jake's knees dropped to the carpet before the word was fully out of Maverick's mouth.
"Good boy." And fuck, just the way Maverick said it — possessive and dark — sent anticipatory shivers down Jake's spine.
(Or, after their first meeting, Jake still has doubts that Mav is the right Dom for him. Luckily, Mav knows just what to do to show Jake that he is.)Series
- Part 3 of Hangar!verse
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Mav wasn't exactly a religious sort of man, but he knew two things to be true to the core of his soul:
Nat's love was the sweetest benediction he'd ever known.
Bradley's forgiveness was a miracle he didn't deserve.
And he could only have one at the expense of the other.
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The Forge by Brenda for susiecarter
Fandoms: DCU, DC Extended Universe, DCU (Comics), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
13 Aug 2025
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"I've yet to meet the being — mortal or God — who I could not make feel the power of true love, whether romantic, platonic, or ideal." It was Clark's very reason to exist, after all.
Diana just gave him a fathomless look. "Anyone at all?"
"What about your husband?" Lex piped up, with a shark-like grin.
"My husband?" Clark asked blankly. It took him more than a few seconds to parse Lex's words. "Wait — do you mean Bruce?"
(AKA, a Greek Gods AU based on the marriage — and epic love story — of Hephaestus and Aphrodite)
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Guaranteed I Can Blow Your Mind by Brenda for Just_Rocket_Science
Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)
31 Jul 2025
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"Here's what I think. I think you're cautious when it comes to love, and I get it. You've probably been burned before." Jake let out a small, ironic laugh. "Lord knows I have, too. But this thing — whatever it is we've got — it's special, and you know it. We could light up that whole sky up there, Mav. We could blaze so hot and bright and for so long the sun won't know what hit it."
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"Uh, Captain — is everything alright, sir?" he called, trying his level best to keep his voice as calm as possible.
Maverick twisted to face him, a rare frown turning down the corners of his normally generous mouth. "What are you doing up here, Lieutenant?"
"I could ask you the same question." He gestured at Maverick's boots, and how close they were to the roof's edge. "You know, that's a long way down, sir, if you don't mind me saying so."
Maverick cocked his head and studied Jake for a moment out of cool hazel eyes before offering a rueful smile. "I promise, this isn't what it looks like."
(Or: Jake finds Mav on a particular meaningful anniversary)
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Ice and Mav throw a cookout for the Daggers, and tell the story of how they got together - and play matchmaker to a clearly pining Hangman and Phoenix.
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It's A Strange Anticipation / Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Wood by Brenda
Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)
06 Apr 2025
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It's been far too long since Ice and Mav have been together like this — since they'd been able to eke out more than a night, an hour, a few stolen moments between deployments and postings that have taken them across the world, always on the move and never in the same place.
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The words come out in a rush. "I want you to teach me."
Those intense green eyes grow quizzical. "Teach you?"
"What you know." She leans, ever so slightly, into his hold. Leans into the dizzying rush of passion racing through her blood, the way she both wants to sink to her knees and rub against his leg like a cat and to stand by his side as an equal, the queen to his king.
(Or: pre-TGM, Natasha and Pete meet at a BDSM club.)
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- Part 1 of Hangar!verse
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"Right," Mav says, drawing out the word. "That was a thing I did. Kissed a bunch of straight boys."
"Sure was, buddy," Goose confirms.
Bits and pieces of the reception are starting to filter in through the haze still fogging up Mav's brain — a few mezcal shots with Holly and Wolf to get the party started, another one of his dumb bets with Goose, a bunch of very confused but game-to-try-anything guys and their patiently indulgent ladies, a few very nice kisses, and...
One very, very hot blond guy with perfect posture and beautiful blue eyes and pouty lips that had tasted like spun sugar.
One very, very, very hot blond who had kissed him back more than once.
(AKA, a modern meet cute based on this Instagram reel)
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All Jake had wanted for years was Rooster. He never counted on finding a man like Maverick.
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Listen (Do You Want To Know A Secret) by Brenda for notyourwinter
Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)
15 Feb 2025
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"Look, I am 90% sure Hangman is fucking with me, but on the off-chance he's not, I need both of you to answer a legit, serious question."
Phoenix gives him a confused look, but nods. "Okay, shoot."
Well, he thinks, here goes nothing. "Hangman claims he's married."
Phoenix promptly chokes. "What?!"
Coyote looks back and forth between them. "You two really didn't know?"
(In which Bradley tries to figure out the identity of Hangman's secret spouse before Hangman's LCDR promotion ceremony - and fails to see what's right in front of him.)
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"Besides, Rooster here is pining like a damn log over the Captain, and I'm pretty sure stealing your BFF's man goes against the Bro Code."
"I'm not pining!" Bradley protests, hotly.
"The hell you aren't," Hangman argues, rolling his eyes skyward.