i know. i was there.
i saw the great void in your soul,
and you saw mine.

— SEBASTIAN FAULKS

❝ the name's hangman, darlin'. ❞

❝ really? that's unfortunate. ❞

KADE KAZANSKY
callsign: frost

✦

JAKE SERESIN
callsign: hangman

✦

THE KAZANSKY'S

val kilmer — tom 'iceman' kazansky
jean louisa kelly — sarah kazansky
alex fitzalan — tommy kazansky
jack kilmer — reece kazansky
florence keen — finch kazansky

❝ . . .

kade 'frost' kazansky shouldn't be alive.

but against all odds, and not for a lack of trying, the universe refuses to let her die. all her life, the daughter of the famous admiral tom 'iceman' kazansky tried so hard to be perfect. and she was. surf champ. honor roll. valedictorian. best and brightest of her class at the naval academy. graduated top of her cohort at the naval aviation school. youngest ever to enter topgun, winning the trophy and adding a second kazansky to the list of champions. she earned the legacy and she earned her callsign. perfect in every single way except one.

kade's one mistake costs her dearly. costs her everything.

iceman will always have a special place in his heart for his eldest child, his only daughter. he is fiercely protective of her, and he wasn't often found without her by his side. ice cold? never, not for his baby girl. as she grew, he always understood her, predicted her decisions before she made them, knew her thoughts before she expressed them. she is a part of him like no one else is. they used to be so close.

after The Incident, she can barely look him in the eye.

so, when there's a specialized mission the likes of which only one living pilot has ever seen — kade kazansky herself, iceman determines it's finally time his daughter gets back in the air. kade soon finds herself helping her godfather train a detachment of her fellow topgun graduates, including the arrogant and attractive aviator, jake 'hangman' seresin. unable to run from her mistakes, kade must confront her past and maybe accept a future along the way.

. . . ❞

❝ . . .

i. your sister was right wilbur soot — ii. yours conan gray — iii. take my breath away berlin — iv. american money børns — v. won't get fooled again the who — vi. runaway sasha alex sloan — vii. pretty boy the neighbourhood — viii. space cowboy kacey musgraves — ix. people watching conan gray — x. texas man the chicks — xi. west coast lana del rey — xii. the bride & the bachelor magnolian — xiii. family line conan gray — xiv. july noah cyrus — xv. i ain't worried onerepublic — xvi. x&y coldplay — xvii. tried sidney — xviii. 'til forever falls apart ashe + finneas — xix. diet mountain dew lana del rey — xx. summer child conan gray.

. . . ❞

scan codes to listen on spotify.

❝ . . .

i. better man taylor swift — ii. august taylor swift — iii. mr. perfectly fine taylor swift — iv. miss americana & the heartbreak prince taylor swift — v. cowboy like me taylor swift — vi. peace taylor swift — vii. we were happy taylor swift — viii. you are in love taylor swift — ix. ivy taylor swift — x. illicit affairs taylor swift — xi. this love taylor swift — xii. all too well taylor swift — xiii. 'tis the d—mn season taylor swift — xiv. champagne problems taylor swift — xv. wildest dreams taylor swift — xvi. it's nice to have a friend taylor swift — xvii. the lucky one taylor swift — xviii. cardigan taylor swift — xix. betty taylor swift — xx. it's time to go taylor swift.

. . . ❞

what did i expect?
to leave a hemorrhage of violets
wherever i walked?
no. a lost son is called 'prodigal'.
a lost daughter is just called 'lost'.

— EMILY ROSE COLE

it feels like we were built
from the same dirt.

— WILBUR SOOTS

&& DEDICATIONS.

thank you to all those seen here & all the others babes who encouraged me to write this story

&& WARNINGS.

an intense amount of flirting, single parenthood, mental health disorders, substance abuse and recovery, unhealthy coping mechanisms, references to childhood abuse, terminal illness, death and grief, an angsty romance, & a good ole time

&& NOTES.

brooooo, i can't express my excitement for this story. it's going to be so wild and angsty and romantic and i can't wait. i just love all the relationships and dynamics of this; i hope you do too. it really dives into trauma and grief so it's going to be quite the ride. also, i feel like kade and jake fit every taylor swift song to ever exist? so, my hand slipped and i made a ftsd (taylor's version) playlist — whoops.

first chapter drops tomorrow! expect an update schedule of every wednesday, does that sound okay? can't wait to hear your thoughts xx