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The words are slow, like she's thinking about each one before it passes her lips. “That's hard for me sometimes, admitting I need to be taken care of. I'm not… it isn't something I'm used to, anymore. Maybe it's hard for you, too.”
“Maybe it is,” he says quietly. He's used to taking care of people, being needed and knowing how to solve problems. He hasn't done enough of that lately.
Or — Five times Langdon lends Mel a hand, one time he asks for one in return, (and approximately a million times when he gets so much more than he ever dared to hope for.)
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“You really did do some art history research, didn't you, you beautiful geek?”
“You know I did,” she says quietly. “But I'll spare you the lesson for now, I know you can't focus when my shirt is off.”
She's not wrong.
OR — Mel and Frank need art for their bedroom. Mel has an idea, and Frank requires very little convincing.
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“Frank,” she says, entwining their fingers together against her knee. “I love you. And you're an idiot.” She smiles, so he knows she's joking, at least about half of it.
His matching smile pressing against her lips is all she's wanted for weeks.
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the whole world is sleeping (but my world is you) by fromiftowhen
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
01 Jun 2025
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Frank has never been a good sleeper. It's a blessing and a curse in turn, but he's made peace with needing less sleep than anyone he's ever met.
And then he meets Mel King, and she changes that.
(She changes everything.)
OR — Over a series of late night talks, texts, FaceTimes, and maybe dates, Langdon and Mel fall in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.
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“Sorry,” she starts again, before he can find any actual response. “That was a horrible question. No one could be okay after—” she fades out, and he knows, he's been there too, she's picturing every patient she worked on tonight.
He just nods, because… yeah. He's not okay either, but only partially for the reasons she's imagining.
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Truth be told, Bradley hadn’t been expecting to be team leader. Given Maverick’s continued criticism of his flying and the shit Bradley had said to him—it had startled him to be Maverick’s choice. It had startled Hangman too, judging by the way his jaw had tightened and how he’d looked away, avoiding Bradley’s eyes during the briefing. Bradley should have been ready for Hangman’s reaction after everything that had happened between them, but it had still stung.
(AU Canon Divergence where Rooster is Dagger One, Hangman is Dagger Two, and the mission goes as badly as in the movie. When Rooster is shot down, it's Hangman who follows after him.)
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31 Dec 2022
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This is… it’s fucking nice, is what it is. It feels easy in a way that Jake never would have expected it to. It’s gotta be because they’re going back to their normal lives tomorrow, no pressure of having to see each other every day to make it awkward. A decent amount of mutual attraction helps, too.
The morning after, and beyond.Series
- Part 2 of hangster 'verse
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02 Jan 2023
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Seven months into assignment, he returns stateside. A three-week detachment back at TOPGUN against the background of NAS North Island with some of the best people he's ever had the pleasure to fly with.
It'd be good to see them all again, Rooster thinks, if only Hangman would stop being such a fucking asshole.
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i've been afraid of changin' (cause i've built my life around you) by lightwoodsisabelle
Fandoms: Top Gun: Maverick (2020)
20 Jul 2022
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if you want, family ranch has an extra bedroom and mama seresin is always looking for more mouths to feed.
how long can i stay?
Between the rush of packing, saying goodbye to Mav and his girls, and pointedly ignoring the messages in his group chat with Tasha and Bob, there wasn’t much time to reflect on the fact that he was actually going to to stay with Hangman and his family for two weeks in the Middle of Nowhere, Texas
(or: a post-mission trip to the seresin ranch with two emotionally stunted pilots)
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01 Jan 2023
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“Wait. Why is your callsign Rooster, anyway?”
Phoenix snorts beer up her nose.
or, what happens when Hangman doesn't know how to quit when he's ahead.
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