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'It took Maverick a full minute to notice Rooster had not moved at all. One might assume he needed a moment, but the look on the young man's face told Maverick something was seriously wrong...' Contains spoilers for Top Gun Maverick. Don't read any further if you don't want spoilers for the movie. Hurt!Rooster. Hurt/comfort fic. No slash/smut. Please R and R. This was written for Summer of Whump 2022 on Tumblr. Prompt no. 25: "Don't leave me." If you're interested you can find my Tumblr here: letthewhumpbegin.tumblr.com Obviously this story contains huge spoilers for Top Gun: Maverick. It is set after Rooster and Maverick return to the aircraft carrier after the mission to bomb the uranium-enrichment facility, and the subsequent rescue.
Chapter 1
