Everything has beauty

And he did it himself, with a dirty prison needle

The growth involved when you consider that when mickey was in juvie and ian visited he wouldn't even let ian say he missed him out of fear of being outed, and then to him carving his man's name into his own chest in front of a load of prisoners, no longer afraid or ashamed but actively proud

He knew he was gonna love ian his whole fucking life and his heart was already ian's so he might as well just fucking brand it

ohhhhhhhooooo OHHHHHH YES!

i’ve been wanting to talk about this for AGES. I have so much to say on this topic, for gods sake.

People love to say “Mickey fell harder” because his love is loud and violent and obvious.

But Ian’s love? Ian’s is constant. Patient. Unshakable. He waited. He chased. He broke and still came back. Over and over and over. Every version of Ian has always belonged to Mickey, even in the seasons where they weren’t together. Even when he tried to move on.

That kid is been head over heels for Mickey from literally DAY ONE.

And yes, he left him several time. But his bipolar disorder for me absolutely played a role in the times he left. That doesn’t erase how deeply, fiercely in love he always was. If anything, it makes it even more heartbreaking: loving someone that hard while your brain is constantly at war with you.

Ian doesn’t just love Mickey.

Ian orbits him.

Centers his choices around him.

Measures safety by him.

He always looks at Mickey like a man who found his home.

Shameless - 4x08 | Hope Springs Paternal”

Ok thank you I accept this headcanon 👩‍⚖️

anyway those two have definitely a thing for sniffing each other.

Don’t make me start!!

I have a thing for size difference in general, it hits even harder with them.

i’m melting on the floor, look at them!!!

Ian just HOVERS him

and you know where we were robbed the most for a pick-up scene???

here:

make your move on me