For anon
Request; Could you please write a Maverick x reader where the aviators all flirt with her at Penny’s only to find out that it’s Maverick’s girlfriend? Thank you so much 🥺
Warnings; mention of an age gap without mentioning how much, bad flirting but that’s pretty much it.
posting this again because it wasn’t showing up in the tags wtf
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To say that you loved everything that touched aviation was an understatement, you had grown up in that environment, your mother was a nurse working at Top Gun back when it was still located in Miramar- you lived close to the base and had spent your childhood watching the aircrafts fly in the sky.
As a teenager, when it was time for you to choose a career’s path, it wasn’t a surprise that you chose to go towards something related to the aviation. It wasn’t hard for you to choose to go towards the engineering side, it was what fitted you the most and what you were the best in.
You enjoyed fixing the planes more than flying them- but that didn’t stop you from enjoying the feeling of being up in the sky, that’s actually how you met and fell in love with your now boyfriend, Pete.
You were supposed to already be back home by now but you couldn’t stop working until that jet was completely fixed, you were almost done- you just couldn’t leave it like that or you wouldn’t be able to sleep well knowing you left your work unfinished.
“ You know everyone else’s gone already?”
“ Uh? ” not expecting someone to be around at this hour, you jumped when you heard the voice, turning around, you were faced with a man you didn’t know, “ i’m a perfectionist, I couldn’t leave until this baby was fixed.”
“ I’ve never seen you work here before, are you new?”
“ I could ask you the same question, but no, I’ve been working here for over a year now.”
“ Ah, I see. I’m Pete by the way, but you can call me Maverick.”
“ Wait, the Maverick?” as he extended his hand towards you, you quickly wiped yours on your pants before shaking his hand, “ I’m y/n, it’s nice to meet you!”
“ The one and only, but the pleasure is all mine.”
“ What are you doing here at this hour?”
Letting out a scoff, you didn’t have to know him personally to understand that he wasn’t just here for a walk, he had something in mind, “ you know your reputation precedes you, if you’re here, it means you have something in mind that is not going to please the Admiral.”
“ People always exaggerate things.”
“ Oh? So, you don’t like danger and disobeying orders?”
“ Touché.”
A smile crept on your face as you closed the cockpit of the aircraft you had been working on, “ that’s what I thought.”
“ Ever went on a flight in a P-51 Mustang?”
“ No, I don’t even know anyone who owns one.”
“ Well, I can change that.”
You weren’t entirely sure you were understanding what he meant, but you were interest to say the least, “ you own one?”
“ I do. I was supposed to go on a flight at the sunset but one of the pieces gave up on me, and I know they have a couple of spare ones around here.”
“ Are you bribing me into letting you steal a piece for your plane?”
“ Is it working?”
Letting out a sigh, you knew you were going to regret this at some point in a very near future, but how could you say no to him, “ sadly it is, you might find what you need in the hangar behind.”
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Instead of going to sleep that night, you left with Pete and helped him change the piece on his plane- at the end of the night, when the sun started to rise in the sky, he took you on a flight as he promised.
That’s where you started to fall for him, and the fact that he would show up often at the hangar you worked in the following days didn’t help neither. But those times weren’t because he needed something, it was only to spend time with you as he had enjoyed that flight as much as you did.
It took a couple of weeks until Pete and you started seeing each other after your work, it was never truly a date and you didn’t care in the slightest- what Pete and you had meant the world and that was more than enough.
Sometimes, you would go straight up to his hangar when you knew you’d find him there after work, and other times he would wait outside of the base to drive you back to your apartment where he would end up staying for the night.
Neither of you hid your relationship, there was no need to- you loved each other and it wasn’t a secret, but that didn’t mean you’d mention it at any given occasion. You were aware that not everyone was fond of your relationship due to the difference in ages.
You didn’t care what their opinion could be as long as they didn’t talk about it behind your back, neither did Pete even though at first, he feared that this could hurt you- after assuring many times that you didn’t care in the slightest, he stopped overthinking the situation.
It had been a couple of months since Pete and you got together, and while you didn’t officially live together yet, you were always at each other’s home, it only really depended on your schedule and the work you had to do.
But now that Pete was back at Top Gun for some kind of secret mission, it was easier to see each other- it was almost an excuse for him to show up at your hangar whenever he had two minutes of free time.
It didn’t take long until you met the group of pilots Pete was training for the mission, you met most of them back at the base and got along with them right away- it definitely helped that you would be one of the engineers that would look after the aircrafts for the mission.
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It was Hangman’s idea to go at the Hard Deck for some drinks, and as everyone seemed to like the idea, you decided to tag along- it could only be fun, especially after a couple of drinks and the constant bickering between Rooster and Hangman.
You were sitting between your boyfriend and Payback, enjoying your drink while listening to the current conversation, at least that was until Hangman decided to interrupt it with one of the worse pick-up lines you’ve ever heard, “ hey y/n, i think there’s something wrong with my eyes- I can’t take them off you.”
Hangman was lucky Pete had left to get drinks and ended up chatting with Penny for a bit or your friend would have quickly felt ashamed of trying to flirt with you. Rolling your eyes, you took a sip of your drink, “ congratulations for having the worst pick-up line I’ve ever heard.”
“ Don’t pay attention to him, y/n- he’s not worth it. I can do better than shitty pick-up lines and take you out to eat and have the best date of your life.”
“ Good luck with that, Rooster. I’m not interested.”
“ Not even a little?”
“ Nope.”
As if they had all decided to shoot their shot at the same time, it was now Phoenix who chimmed in, “ give it up guys, maybe she’s not into men! Maybe a date with me would be more interesting, what do you think?”
Pete was quite literally your savior at that moment by simply coming back with the drinks in his hands and sitting back on his seat next to you, “ I don’t know, I should ask my boyfriend first- what do you think, Pete?”
You couldn’t lie, the collective reaction you got from the bomb you just dropped was quite amusing as everyone seemed to be shocked. One thing was for sure, you weren’t going to forget the faces they made anytime soon.
“ So, we had no chance from the get-go, uh?”
“ Not even one.”
You laughed at Pete’s answer, which was pretty much the same one you would have given- reaching for his hand under the table, you gave him a smile as your fingers intertwined together resting on his lap.
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