What you and I have, makes me free.

gallavich + beige henley(s) for @mybrainismelted

bonus:

Thank you @dreamjupiter for the @galladrabbles prompt this week

Ian scans the commissary trying to find the perfect thing.

“Hurry up!” someone yells from behind him.

“Supposed to decide before you get to the front!” Another prisoner shouts.

“Fuck! I need toilet paper!” a third growls.

Ian then sees it, among the Twix, trying to hide from him. The last Snickers bar.

that's right... get yourself off for me

First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.

I know I don’t have to explain myself, but I’m gonna anyway because y’all are the best and I love my readers/mutuals who stick around to support me—even when I’ve been MIA.

Life’s been a bit hectic lately (when is it not) as I’m juggling online nutrition classes and homeschooling my son, so… yeah. Hectic doesn’t even begin to cover it.

BUT

Both “Silent Pain in Emerald Eyes” and “Dear Mickey” are in the works! One is nearly ready to grace your screens, and the other is deep in the editing trenches. So you’ll be seeing more of them soon, I promise.

Neither SPEE or DM have been abandoned and are still receiving the care and attention they deserve.

Also…I have a brand new fic ready to go! But I couldn’t bring myself to post it without first giving y’all a proper update on my beloved existing stories.

It’s called “Where the Lines Blur” and it’s a multi-chapter fic currently sitting at 15k words. Fun fact: that’s the most I’ve ever written before posting a story (I usually live on the edge, posting chapter by chapter😅).

It’s a superhero romance with all the good stuff, angst, hurt/comfort, found family, self-discovery… basically everything you didn’t know you needed in your life.

Stay tuned, my loves—more words are coming, and I can’t wait to share them with you.

Ian G has matched with Mickey M!

ian: Hi 🙂

mickey: how many inches

ian: Wow, no Hi or How are you?

I’m Ian by the way 😛

mickey: this aint christian mingle

either we fuck or not

ian: [ian_gallagher_dick_pic_good_lighting.jpg]

Do you think you can handle me?

mickey: no fuckin way alien lookin mofo like u has a dick like that

ian: Flattery won’t get you anywhere, Mickey!

Just kidding yes it will 😌

mickey: address

ian: So desperate 😉

Well I live with my siblings...

And they’re all home right now…

But I can meet you at your place, if that’s okay?

mickey: cant do my place

ian: Oh okay…

Where do you want to meet then?

mickey: u tell me westside

ian: I don’t live in the West Side! I’m in Canaryville, South Side!

mickey: fuck off u aint southside

ian: Why would I lie about where I live? 😮

mickey: prove it

ian: …How?

mickey: go outside n scream

ian: Shouldn’t we save the foreplay for the bedroom?

mickey: ok bye

ian: Wait I’ll do it hold on don’t go!!

mickey: … who sounds desperate now huh

meet at the dugouts in 10

ian: Outdoor sex? Ohh I’m down

Can’t wait to get my hands on your ass 🙂

mickey: ur such a dork

better bring the heat red

ian: Don’t worry I will! See you soon!

if these rough tender hands could talk

what's the matter, sidney? you look like you've seen a ghost

Yes, they're canonically gay, but like, when you get queerbaited you feel like the ship is always just out of your grasp. One more episode and you'll reach some emotional satisfaction. And you spend all this time and energy coming up with ways for the characters to get there. But it's always snatched away at the last minute/never shown on screen.

And, the more I rewatch Shameless, the more Gallavich (especially in S1-5) feels that way to me. So much of the relationship is always just out of reach. Either because the progression of the relationship happens off screen (S1 going from booty call to Mickey being there for Ian when Monica returns; S9/pre-10 the "conversations" they have in prison). Or because every seemingly "happy" moment is undercut for us as the audience (5x01 when we see cute domestic Gallavich, but are immediately shown that Ian is manic and hypersexual/cheating).

Then... they get married! Yay?

To me it's like someone came in, stole my shit. Then returned a few years later and gave me back something, but it's not my original stuff and now it's sticky-sweet and covered in glitter.

Like okay? But where's the emotional catharsis I was craving from S1-5 Ian and Mickey? Like, I'm glad they're in a good place emotionally and with their relationship... BUT (at best) the catharsis happened off screen in those "conversations", and I still don't get to experience it along with the characters. So what's the point?

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I originally put this in the tags, but I decided it needed to be in the post:

A lot of their storyline I do believe to be real for the character’s struggles and how they loved and grew up, but there is real and then there is being cruel.

this is gonna be a fun week! thank you @takeyourpillsbitchh for our 🔥 @galladrabbles prompt this week!

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(#) what are you wearing sexy?

M: WTF why’re you askin me?

(#) it’s so hot today i wanna see you with nothing on

M: this a weather report?

(#) if i had it my way you’d strip down and send me a selfie

M: no thx

(#) such a tease. gonna send you a pic of what im wearing [[photo incoming]]

...

(#) wait this is grindr greg right?

M: no jackass this aint greg

(#) shit. just checked my phone. (#) you’re the electrician coming by later aren’t you

M: at your fuckin service

(#) forget this ever happened?