I just love the idea of of Bradley being supremely depressed about something(wait, don't @ me, there's more), refusing to talk to/confide in any of his friends...and so they go to Jake.
And whoever it is who's come to him (let's be honest, it's probably Phoenix) is just like "...he needs someone. He needs you."
Even Maverick coming to him being like "Bradley won't talk to me...but he'll talk to you."
Because they know.
They all know.
And even if they are still in the Divorce Era of their relationship...Jake would go to Bradley. And he would push Bradley until he talked to him. He would let Bradley storm off and slam the door to his bedroom, confining himself there for the rest of the night...then be there sleeping on the couch when Bradley walks out into the living room the next morning.
Because Jake loves Bradley.
And no matter how angry either of them are, Jake has never completely given up on Bradley, and he never will. So he stays there until Bradley opens up to him.
And then he stays a little longer, to hold him while he cries.
And he stays a little longer after that, to lay next to Bradley and watch him while he sleeps.
I can just totally see Jake taking a page out of Penny's playbook and pulling this move after Bradley drops him off one night
GLEN POWELL as Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin Top Gun: Maverick (2022) dir. Joseph Kosinski