Top 20 One-Shot Top Gun Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Top Gun fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
King of the Heavens
by Drake
"He's the fastest man alive," Hondo had breathed, awed, as they all watched the test progress. As they watched Maverick reach high hypersonic. The map is unreal to watch, seeing that little icon speed straight over colorado, curving over half the state before he turns back northwest. It feels like i
not my responsibilty
by silas705
Ice is rehearsing it all in his head as he makes his way to the kitchen—It's not my choice. I have orders. I didn't ask to do it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry—but he stops in his tracks when he passes the threshold. Maverick is standing in the middle of the kitchen, facing the sliding glass door
A Seat at the Table
by RootedInRevisions
Jake Seresin knows exactly where he stands with his family. Loved? Maybe. Accepted? Never. After being quietly excluded from yet another family event, Jake finds himself spending Sunday evening at Penny's house with Bradley, Maverick, Amelia, and a dinner table full of people who don't ask him to be
The First Wedding
by hopeatlast
Lieutenant Commander Jake Seresin completes his first (personal) mission by successfully marrying (the fuck out of) Lieutenant Bradley Bradshaw.
juicy 'n' fruity
by k0ralik
"What the fuck." Bradley stops in his tracks. In front of him, right in the middle of the locker room, is Hangman, down to his boxer briefs. Bradley doesn't miss the pattern printed on them. Not something he would accuse Hangman, of all people, of. or, jake and bradley accidentally match
if you wanna kick this rock around
by silas705
Bradley jogs a few steps to match Ice. "You said we'd talk about it." Ice said that with the hopes that they'd get back to the carrier. But nothing today has gone to plan, and there's no guarantees they live to see the end of the day. Might as well get it all out. "I did." -Or, Top Gun: Maverick, bu
baby, i'm burnin'
by k0ralik
In June, a heatwave rolls through California. or, jake and bradley being annoyed together for 1.3k words straight
ground control to major tom
by beyond_the_kitchen
When Tom Kazansky passes away he leaves behind a broken husband and a son he hasn’t seen in nearly a decade. But does he really leave them behind? After all Iceman was never a quitter in life, why should he be in death?
lessons in military instruction
by whyyouacknsocraycray
A fight breaking out in his classroom isn't something Maverick can ignore.
Lay your hands on me
by SunMonTue
He doesn't need to imagine what it looks like, has seen Jake naked dozens of times before, but it's been a long time since he's seen Jake hard, his hand wrapped around his own cock as he jerks himself off. Does he think Bradley is asleep? Or is he doing it on purpose so Bradley hears him? Jake has t
Evil plays in hidden ways...
by SunMonTue
In the 1970 and 80s the US Navy needed to boost its numbers, in particular of the naval aviator cohort. They trialled a top-secret programme using the genetic material of naval aviators serving at the time. Bradley, on his first deployment post flight-school is a little surprised to learn just how m
I've Been Shot
by cc_cappy1
The room had stayed deadly silent for a full minute before Fanboy spoke. “.....Did I just get sniped?”
This is my mess, my heart, my life
by SunMonTue
Jake, normally put together, hot as the sun, confident and sexy Jake, is an absolute mess of a human in front of this one guy in his apartment building. Apparently cursed to appear messy and clumsy in front of him. And it's always the same fucking guy much to Jake's growing horror.
The Hanged Man
by RavenAster
It wasn't supposed to be Bradley. Bradley deserved so much more than he got in life. Dead dad, dead mom, fucked up relationship with Maverick and Jake and seemingly everyone he ever cared about. And he was so good. So sickeningly good. Jake was never good. Jake was a rabid lion trapped in a dog crat
Stop There and Let Me Correct It
by Moobear
“Hangman…” he said, twang creeping in the back of his throat. Guess they were doing callsigns now. “You look… good.” Something snarky playing on his lips, a tight smile. A calculated response. Something he knew was going to throw Jake off his game. Two could play that game. Or, the Hangster reunion
The Ghost in the Backseat
by BizarreJewel346
After the one-sided argument between Rooster and Maverick in Top Gun: Maverick where Bradley tells Mav that no one would mourn him when he burns in, Goose's spirit grows angry and decides to show his son Maverick's memories from the original Top Gun film (some memories are canon while some are extra
Bachelorette Bookclub
by Mongoosesthings
Essentially, your celebrating your bachelorette brunch with your girls and the question of how you and your fiancé met comes up!
You Didn’t Lose Me.
by themuseofthepoets
sereshaw lovers to enemies to lovers again. a little more backstory on jake’s family (my interpretation).
Don't Wake The Dragon
by goldenseresinretriever (treefrogsinatrenchcoat)
Practically nobody in the world of professional hockey, Bob Floyd gets his big break when he signs a contract with the Dogfighters. It’s his first time living in the big city and even after spending most of his life living on the road, Bob’s having trouble finding his footing until he finds an unlik
No Hard Feelings
by Anonymous
Rowan Augustine D'Elia, a university dropout that moved to Lemoore to follow her partner until she is ultimately left stranded once they move on to better things. And then there's Robert 'Bob' Floyd, straight laced, quiet, and responsible. Well, Rowan always found herself drawn towards the type that
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This list of 20one-shot Top Gun fanfics spans 61,306 total words. Kudos range from 5 on the newest entries to 121 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (7 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Movie: Top Gun Maverick (2022) · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · "Dagger" Training Detachment (Top Gun) · Role Reversal · Scene Rewrite.
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