#i have very specific tastes

[5ummit]

Roosmav Fic Recs

Did you watch Top Gun: Maverick and think it would be interesting if Rooster and Maverick’s feelings for each other weren’t so familial after all? New to roosmav and not sure where to start? Please enjoy this sampler platter of tasty fics.

Just a heads up, my interest in this pairing is specifically because of its problematic nature (age gap, pseudo-incest, unhealthy dynamics, etc) and my recs will generally reflect that as those are the kinds of topics I like to explore in fiction. These won’t all be pure trash like my usual fare – I’ve had to broaden my tastes a bit since my options are more limited in this fandom – but I can tell you upfront if you’re looking for cutesy hand holding or feel-good domestic bliss, you should look elsewhere.

As usual, standout kinks/tropes and potentially triggering content will be noted to the best of my ability, but please carefully read all tags and author’s notes.

Don't Think (Just Do) by Exorin Words: 1900 Notes: dubious consent

“Fight back,” Rooster repeats, a barely there whisper tinged with desperation. Maverick doesn’t move and Rooster feels the way the other man’s body goes lax and easy against his grip, “Get it out Bradley,” Maverick says, turning his face to the side to make sure that Rooster can hear him.

The man with the child in his eyes by hazelmotes Words: 3110

The day after he almost rips Hangman’s smug grin off his stupid fucking face, he heads to the beach. He knows he’ll be followed. It makes him want to laugh, how things have changed and how they haven’t changed at all. He used to follow Maverick around everywhere he went, glued to his side. He couldn’t have separated himself from him even if he’d wanted to. The earth was made to love the sun.

Toxic Pony by yellow_crayon Words: 3520 Notes: mistaken identity, dubious consent

The kid staring at him across the bar is young, Hawaiian shirt and blue board shorts, aviators pinned to a thin white undershirt, the V of his crooked collar showing a light smattering of freckles over sun-kissed clavicles. Probably some navy admiral's rebellious kid looking for a good time. Maverick's gone through his fair share of them way back when. This one is at least a decade too young for Maverick's current tastes.

Running toward the fire by Lake Words: 670 Notes: daddy kink

Bradley's mouth tasted like whiskey when he kissed Pete. Liquid courage for someone who rarely reached for it, steadying himself enough to tell Pete what he wanted. Pete is stone-cold sober - he wouldn't do this particular thing any other way, and he wouldn't say no, even when the thought of it made his brain feel too big for his skull and his tongue feel too big for his mouth.

Little Orange Bottle by Exorin Words: 5670 Notes: UNDERAGE, drugged/drunk sex, noncon/dubcon (of Mav)

“Hey Mav, I know it’s late but I was wondering–” he starts, talking at a whisper as he rounds the corner to the living room where Maverick should, in theory, be setting up the pull out couch into a bed for the night - instead he finds the older man already passed out, his leather jacket on the floor, shirt pushed up enough to give a small peak at his toned stomach and pants half-undone; Bradley’s mouth goes dry at the sight and he takes a half step forward. “Mav?” Bradley tries, wincing at the crack in his voice.

Truer than North by thedastardly Words: 8850

Brad, much to his embarrassment, had his first real sexual experience looking at a picture of Maverick and Goose—his father’s lanky arm thrown over the other man’s round shoulders and squinting into he sun. Next to him Maverick was smiling, all dark hair and pretty, light eyes, the hollow of his throat shining with sweat from Fightertown sunshine.

What He Needs Is You by Belladonna_Q Words: 1660 Notes: omegaverse, lactation/nursing

It's been three days since mission prep began. Only three days since he laid eyes on Bradley after over ten years of silent static. And it took only those three days for his body to restart, like a roaring ignition fire, rumbling and lit and ready to go. Three days to undo over ten years of effort.

Seventy minutes by AortaArgent Words: 19330 Notes: self-esteem issues, dubious consent

The dip between Rooster’s collarbones is right in front of him, tan and shining and he could fit his thumb right against that gap, trace the little notch. The thought is enough to make him feel shame scald his skin, sends him ducking out of Rooster’s way and closing his mouth tight until he makes it to the safety of the sofa.

The edge of glory by writelikeitsgoingoutofstyle Words: 2470

Wrenches and loose wiring clatter as they hit the cement, and Maverick doesn't even have a chance to complain before his chest is pressed into the hastily cleared workbench. There's a twinge in his shoulder and he can't help but grunt. Half of him expects Rooster to taunt him, after all, it's another sign of what an 'old man' he is - instead the only thing he hears is the solid thud of Rooster dropping to his knees. It can't have been a graceful move, but only one of them will be feeling this in the morning.

#it's that time again #you know I'm down bad when I start pulling out the recs #probably going to lose followers for this but oh well #I'm just weeding out the weak #a final note about my recs: #if your fic is not here please don't feel bad #I have VERY specific tastes #also I don't rec WIPs as a general rule #top gun #roosmav #fic recs #to be updated

[moltengoldveins]

fic: Whump. Also hurt/comfort. me, draped across a chaise lounge in a scandalously cut red dress, halfway through a bottle of red wine, heels on the floor, bare feet kicked up on the back of a nearby grand piano as I pick at a platter of sushi (in transatlantic accent): hmmm…. I find small talk tiring, darling, either find something original to pique my interest or leave. fic, stammering: um… c-cultural differences? me, sighing and downing the rest of my glass: oh, why so they always send me the boring ones? Honey, can’t you- . fic: -and LANGUAGE BARRIER!! me, slowly kicking my feet down:… I beg your pardon? fic, grinning: Language barrier. fiber crafts. Irl science and mathematics. Qp relationship. Humans are space orcs. me, leaning forward, the neckline of my dress getting kinda uncomfortably low at this point: keep talking.

#molten rambles #Fanfiction #i have very specific tastes

[peri]

i need to follow more blogs that post photos from the 2000s or amateur photography

#log date.txt #i have very specific tastes

[apprenticemockingbird]

I choose to view the Leopold and Loeb reference as a personal shout out to me. 

#i have very specific tastes #better call saul

[ch-falk]

Best trashy romance trope by far is «super dangerous eldrich monster is Pursued by an obsessive lover who does not seem to care that they could kill them by the snap of a finger and they are a mix between intriqued, amused and concerned for their wellbeing»

#i have very specific tastes #posted at 2 am #mineth #BUT its such a great dynamic when done right like go girllll #get that eldrussy

[cowboyg1rl]

Sorry y'all but I'm literally obsessed with Jeremy Allen White rn. He's my poor little white guy of the month that's in his 30s & from NY/NJ.

#i have very specific tastes #im not a lesbian its just that i only like guys specifically like this 💀 (pls its a joke dont cancel me for being a 'fake lesbo') #warrens raves and rants

[w1nterk1tty]

very tempted to spend my afternoon tomorrow watching pixel horror rpg playthroughs instead of hw

#i have very specific tastes #winter's diary

[elains]

Sometimes I started rambling about my things and then have to stop myself and wonder — oh god, this is probably boring. And uninteresting and has so many flaws what the hell am I doing this should have stayed in my head.

#personal #i have very specific tastes #sorry when y'all have to put up with me #know i deeply appreciate it tho

[egophiliac]

I love your take on Crowley!

I know that the early, non-Diasomnia stories aren't really your thing, but are you reading the novels at all?

I have been following some of the fan translations and the second book seems intense! Would love to hear what you think about them.

thank you! 💚💚💚 I'm not really sure why you think I don't like the earlier arcs though, I love pretty much all the characters and their storis! (I think 5 and 1 are my favorite of the past episodes, though 6 infected me with the Shroud brainrot something fierce.) I just...ESPECIALLY love diasomnia. :') but there is room in my heart for all of these dweebs! like, who among us is not just as ride-or-die for Adeuce as they are for us.

that said, I don't really follow the other adaptations like the manga (aside from a dip-in just to see the new Yuus) or the novels, though I keep meaning to check them out! I do like seeing the differences between the different forms of media, and how certain things get adapted one way or another! but alas, time/a lack of accessibility stands in our way more often than not. :( someday...someday I will have time to consume all of the media...

#art #twisted wonderland #i have been playing this game since the day it came out #and believe me i could not have stuck with it for the past three and a half years if i was not deep into all of these idiots #not to harp on it but i do think it's funny because i actually. really did not like the diasomnias at first. #it was like a month before their cards/personal stories were added and so we knew almost NOTHING about them #the website descriptions basically make everyone sound awful #so i thought they were kind of mean/boring compared to everyone else! #(except maybe lilia but i was mad at him for the two seconds of 'girl? 👀' hope i had when they were revealed) #but once their cards came out i fell just as hard for them as i did the rest of this silly game #well. sebek took a little longer. but his ketchup incident converted me. #anyway i have so much sentimentality for episode 1 especially #the prologue was like 'oh this is actually a very silly game! oh there is a plot!' #episode 1 was like 'oh i LIKE these characters and what they're doing with them' #(i think ace punching riddle was the moment i decided i REALLY liked this game) (sorry riddle) (you were being a huge dick though) #also...ink drips. ink drips everywhere. #look when i say this game is laser-focused at me and my tastes specifically i am not kidding

[iszapizza]

They’re cute jsjdhd

#trigun #trigun maximum #trigun manga #trigun 1998 #vash the stampede #meryl stryfe #vashmeryl #doodle #I have very specific tastes for straight ships and this one covers most of them ajsjdk

[odonism]

17 and 19! 📚🌟

17. top 5 children’s books?

so hard to narrow it down, but—

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket is top tier, incredibly formative for me as a young reader

Catherynne M. Valente’s Fairyland series came to me as an adult, but it is absolutely perfect middle-grade fantasy

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass—I don’t particularly like Lewis Carroll, nor do I appreciate literally any adaptation of Alice, but the original novels are still a favorite of mine

my last two are going to skew younger, because I work with preschoolers, but Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak never, ever gets old

and last but not least, Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad books, especially Frog and Toad Are Friends

19. most disliked popular books?

this one is hard too, for different reasons. mostly, I don’t read a lot of popular books. secondly, and relatedly, I won’t read a book if I know I’m going to dislike it. as for things I’ve actually read, Hillbilly Elegy is truly awful, and I suppose that’s popular enough. as for things that I love myself too much to ever pick up—Red, White & Royal Blue, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, anything by Colleen Hoover. no hate if anyone likes these, I just know for a fact they are not my cup of tea, yet it feels like I see them everywhere

#my other bookish friends are open to reading anything popular and I'm like. gag #I have very specific tastes #thanks norah! #asks #drbronnerbutch

[passports-pls]

Their first date 🫶

#Batman #joker #batjokes #Batman x joker #if it wasn’t obvious I have very specific taste in ships sgdgdggd #this is specifically lego Batman coded #my art

[leenfiend]

A broody gay half human and a fun loving goofy bisexual are traveling through space slowly falling in love as they learn to put aside their differences and realize they actually make the perfect team who am i talking about

#pushes up glasses #i have very specific taste #klance #spirk #vld #anyway im glad i finally got that off my chest #colleen thoughts

[weezeryuri]

#i have a taste for a very specific fictional roommates dynamic. do you understand #peep show

[hashileio]

to the ppl who write/draw ht sans b i g : i love u and thank u for ur service i hope all ur crops are bountiful this harvest

#hashiart #undertale au #horrortale #horrortale sans #ht sans #horror sans #sans #au sans #i have very specific tastes and im not sorry at all for it #like if he cant palm my face like a mfing basketball then i dont want it #no i will not elaborate or take any constructive criticism on that

[uncanny-tranny]

At some point, you have to concede that the abuse wasn't your fault - that there was no action you could have taken to have prevented it, and that it wasn't your fault.

I used to try finding the magic things that would stop the abuse - gifts, kind words, tears, smiles, pretending I didn't exist - and that was because I first and foremost saw the abuse as my fault. It was my responsibility to end the abuse, otherwise, I am somehow proving to the skies above that this is what I wanted from life. I've noticed that for some people, this is a common impulse. It's the victim-blaming internalized and molded in such a way that feels true, and it's hard sometimes to notice it.

What I want to do is, at the very least, remind you (if this resonates) that it isn't your fault. But you don't need to blame yourself for this, either, because you never deserved this in the first place. This isn't "atonement," this isn't right, this isn't cosmic justice. I can't tell you how to leave this situation, but I will say that you deserve to know that you don't deserve this, that you aren't an irredeemable monster who is being punished, as I've seen some people (including myself) believing about our abuse.

#mental health #abuse #abuse tw #this isn't even an impossible -to-understand response either!!! this is a response that is actually VERY easy to understand #abuse often RELIES on making you feel like this is your fault - that YOU did something; that this is almost divine justice #but that doesn't mean you have to feel responsible for it #obviously this is a specific response to abuse and i don't think it's the 'star model' of a victim/survivor... #...i have just seen this response a lot and it just sucks to see how many people have those thoughts... #...and i feel more comfortable talking about this response specifically because i know a taste of what it's like... #...if you have a dofferent response that is not only *normal* but *expected* and you deserve to talk about it... #...to any capacity you feel warrants it. if you don't relate to this that says NOTHING about your abuse nor your response to abuse #first and foremost i feel kinship with many victims/survivors and i want to honour each of us