Cyclone:...I'm sorry, sir, but Maverick is - impossible to deal with! He's manipulative, he doesn't listen, he's kinda sneaky and underhanded - combine that with the fact that he's about three feet tall and he's basically RUMPLESTILTSKIN!!
Iceman:...Ooh, "Rumpelstiltskin", that's one we haven't heard before! Mav's gonna love that one, he loves getting new nicknames...
Mav on leave, playing Super Spies with Bradley in the house, running around and trying not to break anything (they fail)
Ice finally coming home from work and hearing their laughter from outside, being both happy (that they have so much fun) and afraid (that they burn the kitchen again)
He has to take care of Bradley and balance everything else in his life
He feels like everything is falling apart all the time
And he doesn’t ask for help because that would mean admitting that he’s not capable of keeping it together and if he’s not capable of keeping it together then Goose and Carole trusted him for nothing
So he breaks up with ice because he doesn’t think it’s fair to Ice to date someone that’s not really there
And Ice just says “nuh uh” and stops waiting for Mav to ask for help and just fucking walks in one day and joins Mav’s chaotic routine like he belongs there
And he does
Ice doesn’t allow any complaints, he’s there and he’s not leaving
And for the first time in months Mav feels like he’s not trying to stop a building from collapsing on him
Maverick: I'M walking Bradley down the aisle!
Iceman: No you're not! I am!
Maverick: I AM!
Iceman: I OUT RANK YOU!
Maverick: SO WHAT - ?
Roster(quietly):...Jake's parents aren't coming to the wedding. He and his dad haven't spoken since he came out to them a few years ago.
Maverick & Iceman:......
Iceman(to Maverick): - I'M walking Jake down the aisle!
Maverick: I'M walking Jake down the aisle! You get Bradley!
Iceman: I'm the COMMANDER of the PACIFIC FLEET!
Maverick: And I'm CAPTAIN of the "I Don't Give a Crap I'm Walking Jake Down the Aisle"-Brigade...!