on march 3, 1969, the united states navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men and women who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world.

they succeeded.

today, the navy calls it fighter weapons school. the flyers call it: TOP GUN.

o. cast

daniella rose russel is:
SKYE 'RIOT' MITCHELL
( the pilot )

miles teller is:
BRADLEY 'ROOSTER' BRADSHAW
( the wingman )

florence pugh is:
KATIA 'HAVOC' KAZANSKY
( the weapons systems officer )

glen powell is:
JAKE 'HANGMAN' SERESIN
( the jackass )

additionally...

pete 'maverick' mitchell, tom cruise
tom 'iceman' kazansky, val kilmer

natasha 'phoenix' trace, monica barbaro
robert 'bob' floyd, lewis pullman
rueben 'payback' fitch, jay ellis
mickey 'fanboy' garcia, danny ramirez
javy 'coyote' machado, greg tarzan

BEGAN: july 5, 2022
COMPLETED: december 22, 2022

oo. PLAYLISTS

UNDER CONTROL by THE STROKES
LEAD ME ON by TEENA MARIE
NEARLY WITCHES by PANIC! AT THE DISCO
ROCK ME AMADEUS by FALCO
BE QUIET AND DRIVE by THE DEFTONES
JUKE BOX HERO by FOREIGNER

-ˏˋ ˊˎ- ˖*°࿐*ೃ . SKYE'S PLAYLIST

HONEY by HALSEY
ORDINARY WORLD by DURAN DURAN
I MELT WITH YOU by MODERN ENGLISH
SAY YOU WILL by FLEETWOOD MAC
FLOWERS OF NEPTUNE 6 by THE FLAMING LIPS

-ˏˋ ˊˎ- ˖*°࿐*ೃ . BRADLEY'S PLAYLIST

LITTLE FREAK by HARRY STYLES
URGENT by FOREIGNER
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE by THE BEACH BOYS
ROOSTER by ALICE IN CHAINS
THE OBSERVER by THE FLAMING LIPS

-ˏˋ ˊˎ- ˖*°࿐*ೃ . KATIA'S PLAYLIST

FUNNY THING by THUNDERCAT
ULTRAVIOLENCE by LANA DEL REY
NEW FLESH by CURRENT JOYS
MY WAY, SOON by GRETA VAN FLEET
BLACKOUT by BREATHE CAROLINA

-ˏˋ ˊˎ- ˖*°࿐*ೃ . JAKE'S PLAYLIST

RENEGADE by STYX
ALREADY CALLIN' YOU MINE by PARMALEE
SHOTGUN RIDER by TIM MCGRAW
FAKE ID by BIG & RICH, GRETCHEN WILSON
HEAD OVER BOOTS by JON PARDI

oooo. dedications

— everyone who encouraged me to write this!
gretchenrcss damonsalvatoresring

— Savvy_Savanna hottierobinbuckley tweetybirdc
EVmaestro tpttw24 Katmaree123
bilrothonetwo kal0psiiaa lizzo_bizzzo
snowbed1 1-800-JEALOUSY chelseacutlerr
lolhahaloserlol -sharky asparagoosey
cryingqeskys Sparkle_Bean Lily--14
user99163248 Vhop035 miacorsaroo

— much love to
angieteller for always listening to my
ideas and for being an amazing friend!

— and special thanks to
jayna_ly for being my katia

DISCLAIMER:
though i am a huge fan of top gun and
have been my entire life, i am not an
expert when it comes to naval aviation.
please correct me if any information i
write is inaccurate and i will do my best
to fix it!

spoilers for top gun: maverick