Challenge Accepted, P.2

Challenge Accepted, p.2

Jake "Hangman" Seresin

You don't date military men because your dad was a Marine and abandoned you and your mom. Could Hangman change that?

It had been a week since then.

And Hangman missed you.

The second Hangman came into the Hard Deck a day later and asked Penny when you were coming in, she said you weren't. You were off because exams that week but that you said to tell everyone thank you again for helping you.

He had been bugging Penny for your number, but she wasn't going to budge.

So he turned to Phoenix.

"If you're going to ask for the fourth time this week, I'm reporting you."

"Lighten up, Phoenix. I just want to talk to the pretty lady - check up on her," He insisted, and it was true. But his mind was drawn to the fact that you weren't immediately available for him, and he was determined to have you in his bed.

"I went to her place, and she's fine. And she doesn't need you distracting her."

"What is she going to school for?" Bob inquired.

"Clinical Psychology."

"Maybe she could fix me," Hangman smirked, raising his hands up in surrender when Phoenix threw a glare at him.

"I'm serious, Seresin," Now that caught his attention, "She's been hurt before, and she refuses to date any military. Once she's graduated, she's leaving. And she doesn't so casual sex either."

"She's the exact opposite of Hangman," Rooster boasted as he made his way over to the group.

Hangman continued on with his game of pool but couldn't get his mind off of (Y/N). Who could hurt a girl so much that she refuses to ever lay hands on any military again? Then again, he's met some grade A assholes in his time. But she had real goals, and seemed like a sweet girl. Sure, he could say that most girls he hooked up with weren't all that bright or never mentioned their aspirations to him, but he did imagine one day he'd stop.

For the right person.

What he is proud to say is that he's never cheated. His momma raised him better than that, and he knew she'd disown him the second he ever hurt any woman.

"(Y/N)?" His head snapped up as he hears your name and sees Phoenix on the phone.

He makes his way around the table before catching Phoenix off guard by grabbing her phone and making a bee line outside.

"Hangman, i'm gonna kill you!"

"Nat?" Your voice came through the phone as he locked himself in his car, smiling at Phoenix who flipped him off.

"Hey gorgeous," Hearing his voice through the phone brought butterflies to your stomach.

"How's school treating you?"

"Better than being in the heat, that's for sure," Your small laugh made him smile, "Nat told me about your pushups."

"I'd be able to tell you myself if I could have your number."

Your cheeks warmed at that but you knew his reputation well.

"As cute as you are, I'm looking for something serious. And you know I'm not that type of girl," You couldn't give him anymore of an ego boost by saying just how hot you thought he was, but let him down gently.

"We could be friends," He said and could feel your eyes roll through the phone.

"I'm serious darlin', I'm only here for a couple of weeks and then I'm off," Right. He was only in San Diego because of a mission.

"And if we happen to be the same place, I could always show you around. Can't be stationed without a traveling buddy, after all."

Your silence didn't bring him any solace. You were thinking about it, and even if his tone held some amount of flirting, you both knew you'd only see eachother for a short amount of time.

"Okay, but no funny business."

"Yes ma'am, no funny business. Will I be seeing you today?" You cursed yourself for letting that slight southern drawl make your head spin.

"Nope, I still have a test at seven today. But I'll be working tomorrow."

"Then I'll be there. See you, gorgeous."

"See you, Bagman."

And you hung up. You knew this was stupid. He's a flirt, he has a reputation for getting into any girls pants that he lays his sights on, and you were already flustered at his advances. But you got the feeling that he'd obey your boundaries, and even if you caught feelings, you'd never see him again anyways.

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You were on your usual morning run along the beach and decided to show off a bit. You had gotten your grades in and you passed with flying colors, so you decided to hit up the Hard Deck later tonight.

You wore spandex and a sports bra, taking your usual route when you saw some guys playing football on the beach. Before you could get any closer, you stopped to check how many miles you had done.

"Well, well, well, look whose here. Want me to go say hi for you, Hangman?" Rooster teased with a smile as he looked to see you. He's seen many naked women, but just you in a sports bra and spandex shorts made him almost lose his breathe.

Why was Hangman already in so awe of you? Well, despite your initial boundaries, you kinda already broke it a few days ago.

"Hangman!"

"Yes, dollface?"

"Give it back! I need to finish that for class!" You indeed did come to the Hard Deck but brought your laptop for class's. You weren't working but wanted to see them, but also had a paper due in a few days.

"It says. . .not due till the twenty-first, and it's the fifteenth, last I checked," He pulled his usual cheeky smile as he held the laptop above you.

"What do I have to do to get it back?"

"Kick him in the balls!" Rooster shouted, earning laughs from the group.

"Sounds tempting," You grinned, crossing your arms.

"I'll give it back if you dance with me," You looked around, and there were some patrons but enough to where people would stare and you shifted.

"Infront of everyone?" You questioned, and seeing your discomfort, he was discouraged but then came up with an idea. He snapped the laptop shut and set it down behind the bar before grabbing your hand and rushing to the jewkbox.

"Not just us. They'll all be dancing, right guys?" Hangman shouted at them, looking at them like 'I'll pay for this later but please do this'.

"Hell yeah! I'm the best dance partner ever. Come on, Bob," Fanboy grabbed Bob.

"Wait, what?" And Bob looked horrified.

"Come on Phoenix, you too."

"Touch me and I'll cut your hand off."

"I've heard worse from Rooster."

"Fine, but I pick," And you were lucky enough that this wasn't just oldie songs because once Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift came on, he grabbed your hand and spun you into him.

"How fitting. Trying to tell me something, (Y/N)?" He grinned down at you.

"I don't know. What do those Aviator instincts tell you?" It was better than any school dance you've been to. You couldn't count the amount of times he spun you around, pulled you close to him, and laughed as you stepped on his shoes. It was just pure fun, and it was supposed to just be that.

Until towards the ending, he picked you up and you yelped as he twirled you in his arms. Phoenix noticed because he's never genuinely smiled and had as much as fun as he did with other girls. He looked at you like you've been married for years and he's falling in love all over again.

His arms held your waist tightly as he stopped and realized the closeness of the both of you. You could smell the mintiness of his breath mixed with liquor and the way he was staring at your mouth. His eyes darted from your eyes to your lips, completely ready to kiss you and damn the consequences.

"You do this with every girl, Jake?" You used his name and he swore he almost did it. The way you said it, despite the fact that literally everyone else has used his name at some point, he wanted you to keep saying it.

"Only the ones who intrigue me, (Y/N)."

"Ah!" You shrieked as you were grabbed and picked up bridal style in someone's arms, and looked to see Jake Seresin himself.

"I think we have a stalker on our hands."

"H-hey," You stuttered out, realizing that this was the first time you've seen him shirtless and he's holding you.

And dear God was he sculpted.

"What are you all doing here?"

"Training," Bob said.

"And who's this lovely lady?" An older gentlemen came up to you guys, and Hangman gently put you back down.

"(Y/N), I work at the Hard Deck," You introduced yourself.

"I had no idea that Hangman finally settled, and with a gorgeous girl at that. I'm Pete Mitchell," He shook your hand, happy for Seresin but that quickly ended.

"She's not my girlfriend," Hangman quickly stopped that. You felt like your heart was just stabbed at how quick he was to make sure that Pete knew that you were not his girlfriend.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"It's fine. I have to go, anyways. But good luck on your mission, guys. . ." You drifted off, ready to keep running and not look back.

Because Jake Seresin is a ladies man. He doesn't settle down, and you knew that.

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Gonna get started on p. 3 and the final part. I absolutely love Jake and Bradley and if you want to see more, I have a Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw fanfic on my Wattpad! Username is Autogirls and check it out if you also like friends-enemies-lovers

Challenge Accepted

Series will be done after p.3. It will include smut, because I love keeping my readers fed, but do you guys want another mini-series on Rooster? Or some more imagines in general?

Send me requests or message me! I love writing, especially requests, so please send some in.

Just imagine Morpheus finding you again after centuries, but forcing himself to close himself off from you because he believes he is the reason you died. That he cannot love this reincarnation of you and you deserve better.

Just imagine him writing poetry about your beauty and how you have always been his one true love, but hiding it away in his dreams.

Just imagine you finding it after Lucienne places it in the library, and you cry over how beautifully written it is and how he thinks that he is undeserving of you.

Just imagine you running to him and before he can question your tear stained cheeks, you kiss him and the King of Dreams himself is flustered as you pull away but pulling you back in to relish in the taste of you one more time.

What a View

Summary: Y/N goes to visit Maverick in San Diego after finishing her PhD. She joins the team on the beach. Y/N has the best views. Based on this request. I did change it a little bit to be that Y/N has met Rooster previously.

Pairings: Rooster x Fem!Reader

Warnings: Some innuendos? Maybe some swearing. 18+ Only please!

Authors Note: Thanks to my editor @callsign-fox for always reading over my fics! Hope you guys enjoy!

Y/F/N Y/L/N was excited to be spending the summer with her Uncle Maverick after a long grueling year of school. Y/N had just recently earned her PhD, so as a celebration for finishing, Maverick invited her to go with him to San Diego while he was there to train for a new mission.

Maverick was good friends with her mom, and she had known him most of her life. After her dad had left her and her mom, Maverick became the only father figure she had. It had been about a year and half since she had last seen him, and she had really missed him.

Upon arriving at Maverick’s place, she didn’t realize just how tired she was from all her hard work. She spent the first few days sleeping, reading, and binging her favorite shows. She was thoroughly enjoying doing nothing.

Maverick was the complete opposite. He’s the type of person who couldn’t sit still and always had to be doing something. So after three days of letting Y/N relax and unwind, he decided that she should get out of the house.

“Alright Y/N, I think it’s time you get out and see San Diego. You’re coming with me to the beach. I’m taking the aviators to play some team building games, and I think it would be good for you to be there.”

Y/N groaned, “Just one more day of doing nothing, please.”

“Nope, you’re coming with me. If you want, you can do nothing at the beach. Bradley Bradshaw will be there.”

Y/N’s face grew hot at the mention of Bradley. She had met him a few times through Maverick growing up. The times that they had spent together, she had developed a crush on him. He had a playful teasing nature about him and would always make her flustered, it was one of his favorite games.

Maverick had seen the chemistry between the two of them and figured this was a good way to get her to the beach.

“Mav, I haven’t seen him in like six years, he probably doesn’t even remember me. Not that it matters, that’s not going to sway me.”

“Trust me, he’ll remember you. But if that won’t sway you, Penny owns the bar right there on the beach and I’m sure you could get some drinks.”

Y/N hadn’t seen Penny or Brad in a while, so she was actually considering it. The girl sighed dramatically, “Fine, I’ll go. But I’m not playing your games, I’m tanning and reading a book. That’s it.”

Mav chuckled and nodded in agreement. “That’s fine. Go get ready, we leave in an hour.”

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When Y/N and Maverick arrived at the beach, Penny was sitting outside and a few other people sat waiting for the rest to show up. Maverick introduced them as Phoenix and Bob. She chatted with them a bit as the others slowly showed up.

She was introduced to a few of the others when Bradley Bradshaw made his way over to the group. Y/N’s heart stopped when she glanced over at him. He was quick to greet everyone except Mav and the tall blonde who had introduced himself as Hangman.

He was more muscular and tan than the last time she remembered. His hair was lighter and the mustache he had grown looked really good on him. He felt someone’s eyes on him and turned to Y/N, eyes widening in surprise before a grin broke out on his face.

“Y/F/N Y/LN? Is that you? Haven’t seen you in quite a long time darling!”

He came up and wrapped her in a hug which she shyly reciprocated. Being cloaked in his strong arms was making her flustered. Bradley could tell and he chuckled internally.

“Hey Bradley. Long time no see.” She pulled away and bit her lip as he looked her up and down.

“You joining us for the game?”

She shook her head “Nope, absolutely not. I’m going to enjoy my book and get a tan.”

“Shame, I was looking forward to seeing your moves.” He winked at her and walked away, pulling his shirt off in the process.

Y/N swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat and quickly looked away, but that didn’t help. Nearly all the aviators were now shirtless, and they all looked really good.

Now she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to focus on the book she brought. She decided to go get her chair set up and shift her attention. She set up an additional chair for Maverick as well. Y/N then slipped off her swim cover to apply some sunscreen. She paused when she heard someone whistle.

She turned to look at where the sound had come from to see Bradley looking at her, licking his bottom lip. Phoenix slapped her hand on his shoulder before teasing him. “Bradshaw, focus on the game and let the girl read in peace.”

Bradley rolled his eyes and shrugged Phoenix’s hand off his shoulder as he continued to look at Y/N, a smirk forming on his face. She quickly sat down and hid her face behind her book, to hide her embarrassment.

She sat there with the book in front of her face, glancing up at the game happening in front of her every now and again. If she was being honest, she wasn’t paying any attention to the book. She’d turn a page now and again, but the girl was not comprehending the words in front of her. Instead she was busy watching Rooster do his victory dances after a touchdown. Something he was only doing because of the girl watching him.

About forty minutes later she was trying to focus on her book when she heard laughter. Glancing up she saw Hangman talking to Bradley, pointing her way. Bradley glanced over giving her a smug smile (something he seemed to do a lot around her) and headed her way. She quickly averted her eyes and looked at the book once more.

Bradley ditched the game which had really just turned into a water fight at that point. She was too busy not reading to notice that he was headed her way. Suddenly she felt someone sit in the chair next to her. She knew exactly who it was without looking and tried to act unbothered as he did so.

“How’s the book?”

She shrugged, “It's good. Great actually.”

Bradley chuckled and leaned closer to her, “Really? Do you normally read your books upside down?”

Y/N scrunched her eyebrows in confusion then looked at the book in her hands. Sure enough the book was upside down.

She groaned and dropped the book, covering her face with her hands. “Go away, Bradley. Let me die of embarrassment alone.”

He laughed and leaned back in the chair. “I really hope I’m the one you were drooling over, darling. If not, I’m jealous of whoever captured your attention.”

“I wasn’t drooling over anyone.”

“Sure, sweets. Whatever you say.”

Y/N could still feel Bradley’s eyes on her as she avoided looking at him.

“Want to go for a swim?”

“Uhhhh, no. I’m good.”

He stood up and held his hand out to her, “Come on darling, afraid to get wet for me?”

Y/N’s eyes widened in surprise. “Bradley!”

He placed his hand on his chest as he leaned back and let out a deep laugh. “I see you still get flustered around me. It was always my favorite thing to see, still is if I’m being honest.”

She shook her head and stood up, gathering her book, “You’re the worst.”

Before she could fold up the chair to move away, she felt a pair of arms around her waist and she suddenly found herself thrown over the tall man’s shoulder. She dropped the book in surprise and started pounding on his back.

“Bradley Bradshaw! Put. Me. Down. NOW!”

He ignored her plea and continued towards the water.

“I swear, if you drop me in the water, you will live to regret it.”

“And miss out on you screaming my name once you hit the water? Not a chance.”

Y/N felt her cheeks heat up. Not only had Bradley grown to be more attractive, he was also more bold than he used to be. She couldn’t deny that she loved it.

Before she knew it, she was thrown into the cold water. She yelled out his name as soon as she resurfaced. The boy had a smug look on his face at his victory.

“Yep, hearing you scream my name was as beautiful as I thought it’d be.”

Y/N shook her head and splashed him with water in retaliation. He laughed and started to splash her back, both of them engaging in a small water war. She giggled and tried to move away from him, but she wasn’t quick enough and he wrapped his arms around her waist to keep her close.

“Gotcha!”

She looked up at him and her breath hitched. He was so close, not that she minded. He ran his hand back and forth over her lower back, which didn’t go unnoticed by her.

“I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to ask because I should have done it years ago, but there’s no time like the present. Will you go to dinner with me?”

She nodded, smiling softly. “I’d really like that.”

A genuine smile graced his face, “Great. But just so you know, Darling, I definitely kiss on the first date.”

She laughed and shook her head as she draped her arms over his shoulders. “I’m looking forward to it, Bradshaw.”

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Guess I’m just gonna have to buy myself another ticket, ya know, purely for the sake of my mental health <3

Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw fanfic is up on Wattpad if anyone would like to check it out! @ autogirls