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1. the cardinal by coldairballoons

   Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   06 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
   • Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
   • Tom "Iceman" Kazansky
   • Ron "Slider" Kerner
   • Carole Bradshaw
   • Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw
   • Tom "Iceman" Kazansky's Father
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Cancer
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Queer Themes
   • mention of past suicide
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Falling In Love
   • Slow Burn
   • Alcohol
   • Depression
   • 1990s
   • Literary References & Allusions

   Summary

   “I need to talk to you.” Ice’s voicemail from earlier that afternoon had been cryptic, but didn’t promise any danger. Come to think of it, Pete should have been expecting some sort of imminent, world-shifting news. Ice wouldn’t have dared leave a message like that in any other scenario. “Call me back when you can.”

   Or, Pete Mitchell's navigation of a world where Tom Kazansky is dying.

   Language:

   English

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