Gallavich Fanfic Master List (revised June 2026)
Currently Active WIPs
Love and War - Mickey is a warrior in search of redemption despite feeling it is beyond him. Ian is a bard who wants to get out from under his siblings' watchful eyes. The power, the passion, the danger, this unsubtle Xena homage will change the world.
Completed Multi-Chapter Works
Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer - Mickey gets a second lease on life and pursues a passion he once thought long since put behind him when he steps up to the barre for dance lessons.
We Take Care of Each Other - The course of Ian & Mickey’s marriage changes forever when Yevgeny comes to live with them. And their family isn’t done growing.
Never Leave His Side - Mickey and Ian work to reconcile and rebuild their relationship when Ian tracks Mickey down to a club in Guadalajara. They find employment together in a distinctly adult line of work. But when their newfound happiness takes a turn for the worse, there is very little Mickey won't do to get them home.
Curtains! - Ian takes a job directing a community Christmas pageant only to find out that he was hired by the man who broke his heart and ghosted him when they were in college. Can Mickey win Ian back? Or will Ian stick to his guns and keep things strictly business?
Techies Do It In The Dark - Mickey finds himself drawn to a redhead from his old neighborhood when he joins the college theatre club in his senior year. He can't stop thinking about Ian. But that doesn't make him gay, right? Ian doesn't have time for boys. He needs to focus on getting his theatre degree and maintaining his scholarship. So, why can't he stop thinking about his straight best friend? A Prequel to Curtains!
Christmas Crush - Mandy forgets to tell Ian that she invited her brother to their Christmas getaway. She also neglected to tell Mickey that they are spending the weekend with her high school best friend. When Mandy has to back out last minute, both men are left alone in a cabin together with their mutual high school crushes.
The Hundredth Soul - Ian Gallagher spends his afterlife as a Guardian of lost souls in crisis. But don't call him a guardian angel. The Hands of Fate predict Mickey is destined to leave the world a better place, but not if he kills his own father. In order to save Mickey Milkovich's soul, Ian must prevent him from killing the man who murdered him thirty years ago.
Too Much On His Shoulders - Mickey expects to pick up where they left off when he returns from running away. Ian wants nothing to do with Mickey even if he didn’t have the weight of the world on his shoulders, but all he can see is Mickey’s face whenever he looks at his son. Will Ian let Mickey back into his heart? How will Mickey prove he’s in it for the long haul? And can they figure out who keeps attacking the Milkovich family?
Parallel Bars - Mickey is in state prison. Ian is in federal prison. Nobody will tell Ian why Mickey hasn't visited. Nobody has visited Mickey since he signed Svetlana's divorce papers. Then Ian learns the truth. When Mickey is released from sentence after only 4 traumatic years, he finds himself a resident of the Gallagher house as he works to rebuild his life, be the father Ian would want him to be, and get Ian out of his own incarceration.
Fugitivus - AU-gust. Ian is a young Roman from an impoverished noble family and Mickey is a slave boy from the Steppes of Eastern Europe. When they both find themselves under the thumb of a sexually predatory Roman emperor, they work together to escape his grasp, locate Mickey’s long-lost sister, and free themselves of the fate life dealt them.
Little Sips - When a grumpy millennium-old vampire from the Old World and a newly sired fledgling from Chicago find themselves psychically bonded, they can't get out of each other's head.
Starry Knight - Ian Gallagher’s world is turned upside down when he is abducted from Earth and told that he is the messiah of an alien civilization. Space Knight Mickey Milkovich is torn between protecting the redhead in his charge and the military commands he cannot ignore.
Father Christmas - A sequel to Curtains! Ian and Mickey are collaborating on another unlikely holiday pageant. But Mickey keeps getting into fights with the steely-eyed Russian woman they hired to direct. And neither of them knows why her son keeps looking at Mickey like the boy knows him.
Friend Zone - High School Timeline Divergent AU. When Mickey overhears Ian come out to his sister, he tries to make up for trying to beat the ever-loving tar out of him. And a tight bond forms in the process.
Jaws of Life - Urban Fantasy Vampire AU. On the run from the law, Mickey winds up hiding out in his old childhood neighborhood. Things are looking up when he runs into the childhood best friend whom he never stopped missing... at least until he realizes Ian isn't quite human anymore.
WIPS on hiatus
The Devil You Know - Ian Gallagher enlists in the army, but Mickey doesn't let him go alone. But as Mickey finds new opportunities, Ian finds doors closing to him. As life's twists and turns take the young couple for a loop, they strive as a couple time and again to choose between the devil they know versus blind leaps of faith. [On hiatus until I'm less disappointed in my government]
Made of Honor - (Part of the Cha-Cha Heals series) Mandy wants Cha-Cha to perform at her wedding reception. Nobody thought to ask Lip what he wants. Mickey just doesn't want to wear a tacky bridesmaid dress.
Strays - Ian and Mickey are in the middle of marital strife when a child comes into their care. And surprisingly, the boy is related to both of them.
The Cha-Cha Heals Series (sequel) to Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer)
Cha-Cha Heals - Mickey becomes the talk of the town when he debuts his new alter ego, Miss Cha Cha Heals, the Dancing Queen of Chicago. Written as a collection of one-shots and short multi-chapter stories. A follow-up to Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer. Individual stories include: Birth of Miss Cha-Cha Heals - Mickey comes up with a drag persona. Ian lends and assist. No Daughter of Mine - Mickey finds a drag mother. Sitting on a Secret - Mickey doesn't tuck. His drag mother puts a stop to that. Not That Guy Anymore - Mickey is shaken after he fends off a fan who won't take no for an answer. Knuckle Up - Mickey contemplates covering up his knuckle tats with something more meaningful. Brunch Service - Carl arrives at the wrong conclusion when he recognizes his waitress at drag brunch. He outs himself to his brother-in-law in the process. Such Devoted Sisters - Mandy wants in on the act when Mickey hosts a holiday drag show. Dragzilla - Mickey's first national pageant is everyone else's problem. But mainly Ian's. A Little Respect - Ian keeps mixing up Mickey's pronouns in drag. Mickey is less than pleased. Start Your Engines - Mickey makes it to the major leagues as a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race.
One-Shots
All You're Gonna Say - Mickey grapples with his emotions in the hours after he fails to ask Ian to stay.
You Made Me Free - Ian doesn't know why Mickey would give up his freedom to be with him. For Mickey, it was never a choice.
Sharing is Caring - Mickey just wants to do something nice for his husband after a depressive episode. And he's willing to throw hands for it.
Roy G. Biv - Set after We Take Care of Each Other, When Mickey resolves to be a good queer role model for Yevgeny and Franky, Pride becomes a family event in the Gallagher-Milkovich household for the first time.
The Light Behind the Lights - Set during Techies Do It In The Dark, Mickey gets a sense of who Ian has become since their little league days when he helps Ian hang stage lights. And, no Mickey isn't ogling him. How dare you say such a thing?!
Remembering Him - Ian Gallagher is the love of Mickey Milkovich's life. But during his time in Mexico, Mickey's whole world was changed when he learned to love someone else. As Ian and Mickey struggle to adopt, Mickey mourns the loss of his son. Double Vision - Mickey gets himself shitfaced and pours his heart out about the one that got away to a redheaded bartender he meets at The White Swallow. Mickey's just drunk enough to imagine it's him.
