A/N: so here we are again..... I once again have a very bad obsession with this man like it's bad. Now here's the thing I didn't think I would like the movie but I do, and Glen is such a good actor may I add. Now I will always have a place in my heart for Hangman but I also have a place in my heart for sick fics and hurt fics of characters who act like they have to be tough ya know? Anyways that's what this fic is basically putting him through hell, Oooops sorry not sorry! Anyways im gonna get on with the story so y'all don't have to wait a while... there is gonna be some angst with him but it's what ever lmao.... I promise it's worth it!...🫶🏽 -nico *******************************************
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It was a normal day in the hanger, Pete had been cleared to keep his daggers for a permanent form of navy training. If you didn't know Jake Seresin like his team mates did you would think it was a normal day, but in fact it was not normal at all. Jake had been quite the while lesson trying but failing to listen to what maverick had to say, his normal tan skin had taken on a paler complexion, he chose to bite his nails instead of chewing on a toothpick per usual and kept looking at the clock and bouncing his leg up and down nervously. Every now and then Natasha "phoenix" would look over at him and assess him to see if he was faking or not as he was used to a lot of attention on him.
once they were dismissed to go on and head out to the jets Bradly "Rooster" came up to him " why so quite hangman? Sad you didn't go on the last mission?" He asked bragging that he'd been the one that mav had picked along with Natasha and Bob. " oh I'm good rooster, I'm very good in fact I'm too good to be true. So anything else you wanna say to me darlin or are you finished?" He argued back his Texan accent coming out on the word darling and giving a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
Mav had watched the whole argument thinking now was a good time to intervene before things go to physical and both boys did something they'd later regret " Seresin! Bradshaw! Enough! Go to your jets right now.... Hangman hold on there" he called out as both boys broke up their fight and turned to leave only leaving Jake in his spot frozen until mav came up " your not fine. Don't even try to lie to me bud, I know your not and it scares me that you think you need to act tough and push your needs and your own health away" he pushed " maverick in all respect I am fine it's just exhaustion or something I don't know but I am fine... I promise" he tried reassuring the man he looked up to.
" Jake, look at me..... do you even know how pale you are? I don't want you to go up there at all dude. I don't care if you say you're fine you are not fine.... I care about you okay?" Natasha rambled on trying to get her point across to Jake and making him see that he was cared for ( his own family thought being sick was a sign of showing weakness and it was never tolerated ) " this is your family now, and we take care of family! So help me Jake Seresin if you don't go and tell maverick you don't feel well I will!" She threatened knowing he'd listen then. She should have known he wouldn't " Nat look I'm fine really it's just something small and it won't bother me or any of you alright? I'm going up there." He all but yelled while getting into his jet and making sure everything was fine for him.
It wasn't until after they finished morning practice that it had really hit Jake he wasn't feeling well, looking over he found Natasha on the couch in the lounge area where they would wait and just hang out . " hey Jake, how are you holding up?" She asked gently as she felt his head on her shoulder "I'm fine-" he stated but got cut off by Natasha " stop saying your fine Jake, I know you're not feeling so hot, don't gotta lie to me of all people. You're like a brother to me and I don't like when you try to keep this stuff to your self." " thanks nat, and yeah your right in not feeling so hot right now but it will pass I'm sure if it, I don't like admitting it." He responded to Natasha.
" you're burning up! Why didn't you say anything J?" Nat asked worried " cause no one cares about me... I'm just hangman the one who leaves people out to dry. I've over heard the others talking about me." He responds almost guilty like he was messing up another friendship " I care about you Jake, and screw those who talk about you.... What hurts and what's really wrong? And don't leave anything out you hear? Don't shut me out, I'm on your side here." She interrogated him when maverick walked in getting his daggers ready for class and a briefing, " well for starters my head hurts , almost like migraine but not of ya know? My head hurts and my throat hurts, my body also hurts." He listed off.
When maverick saw that phoenix and hangman weren't present he immediately got worried, he almost pulled Bradley aside and ask him but held off when they came in late phoenix sitting besides hangman, which in its self was very unusual. What was even more unusual was the fact he had his head down and Natasha was running her fingers through is hair keeping him calm, " Lt. Trace , go bring Lt. Seresin to the med bay, then come back." Maverick ordered " sir in all respect I'm gonna stay with him for the time being.... He needs to know someone cares. And for all of you talking behind his back he knows and it makes him feel like NO one cares about him so I hope you had your fun cause it's over!" Natasha yelled helping Jake up and out of the room. " hey nat, my stomach feels weird.... It's ache but not really. It just feels meh, almost like imma Throw up but not" he tried to explain but it wasn't working, but he did in fact end up in the bathroom with his head in the toilet throwing everything up ( which wasn't much but still hurt like a bitch) nat had even set up a place for them to camp out while he was waking up every hour then every other hour. Maverick had dropped by to see how Jake was doing, ( he was a concerned dad but he wouldn't tell anyone about it).
they learned Jake had picked up a stomach flu from some where ( they didn't know where he usually had a great immune system) and had run himself into exhaustion ( which was normal for him during these episodes, but he was back in the air in no time and well everyone who had talked about him apologized. " Jake we need to talk about this whole hiding behind a macho man mask, you said no one cares about you but you have a whole family here who love you and yes we I'll fight but that's what family does J." Nat soothed when she found him near the commons waiting for his turn in the air. " I known now Nat and I thank you all for it, I'm just not good at showing when I need help and when I'm okay to deal with things on my own.and I'm glad your like a sister to me and very over protective, sometimes I need that to be honest." He explained, but in the end everything was okay! ******************************************* HEYYYYYY!!!!! So I finally finished!!! And I'm very proud of this work and all the ones I've written this year!!! I would really love it if yall commented and stuff!!! Anyways imma go and fall off the earth again so until I find a new obsession to write about ta ta for now!! -nico
