#theme 35

Ian should really have clocked the teasing smirk on his husband’s face as Mickey pulled up outside Ian’s work, but it’s been a long day and Ian is fucking exhausted, so excuse him if he isn’t at his sharpest. He falls into the passenger seat with a brief ‘hi’ and a heavy sigh, immediately closing his eyes.

All he wants is to sleep through to Monday, but eventually Ian catches on to the excitement radiating off the man in the driver’s seat, drags his eyes open and turns his head, drawing breath to ask Mickey what’s going on. Which is when he sees… it.

“The fuck, Mickey?”

Mickey immediately bursts out laughing. “It’s you, see?”

No. Ian does not see.

“I found it at the gas station, by the check out! The packet said it’s a ginger! … Get it?” Mickey gleefully explains, and Ian? Well. Ian does not have the energy to deal with this right now, so he shakes his head, closes his eyes again, and tries to ignore his husband’s continuous chortle.

He’ll get him back. After he’s had some sleep!

It takes Ian a lot longer than expected and several fruitless online searches - who knew cutsie car air fresheners were that fucking popular?? - but after clicking through seemingly hundreds of different ones - almost giving up and just buying the middle finger one cause… well… Mickey - he finally finds and orders the perfect one!

A grumpy black cat, with scruffy hair, blue eyes, and ridiculously angry eyebrows.

And the crowning glory? The cat is much shorter than the ginger!

“Oh, fuck off!” Mickey grumbles, while Ian beams, attaching the second air freshener to the rear view mirror of their car.

Mickey may bitch about how he’s not “a stupid fucking cat”, and later on that it “doesn’t even make sense. You actually are ginger!”, and even later still “And my eyebrows do not look like that!!”

And yet, Mickey doesn’t take them down.

In fact, Ian often catches Mickey glancing at them - swaying and bouncing against each other as the car rumbles down the road - and sometimes Mickey even cracks a little smile.

But only when he thinks Ian isn’t looking, of course.

The End.

Medium: Felt

(Some in progress pictures behind the cut)

GALLACRAFTS || THEME 35 || ROAD TRIP

@gallacrafts

a little hint for whats to come in ‘Mixed in the Key of Emo’

In honor of 7x11 ... Ian and Mickey blew past that road sign so fast, the numbers nearly fell off!

Karla

Theme 35 by @eossa

Karla has finally received an update to support Tumblr's new post format and types! In addition, the design has been revamped as well.

“I’m not driving into the fuckin’ forest Gallagher.”

“It’ll be fun, we’ve never taken a real road trip before.”

“How ‘bout…”

“Runnin’ from the cops to the Mexico border doesn’t count, Mick.”

“What’re we even gonna do there? Get murdered probably.”

“We can camp, swim in the lake, sleep outside, watch the stars at night…”

“You wanna spread a blanket out and watch the stars??”

“I’ll pack your favorite snacks and we can listen to one of your aggro rock playlists the whole way.”

“Fine.”

Gallacrafts - Theme 35 - Road Trip

When it comes to road trips I'm all about the snacks and drinks - I have a feeling Ian and Mickey might feel the same.

So here's my @gallacrafts for this month's theme. Two suggestively arranged snack bars for their first breakfast stop (Snickers for Mr Gallagher, granola for Mr Milkovich) and coffee for them both. In a portable coffee mug with a photo of their last trip to the beach.

Vehicles Ian & Mickey Fucked In

ROAD TRIP

Sorry! It's easy to mix those two up. The boys do it all the time… anyway!! 😅

July's the perfect month to ask... What's your Gallavich road trip fantasy?

The joy of the journey? Off key singing along to loud 80s music? Joking around in the bright sunshine? Sincerity fuelled by the black of night? Or maybe it IS just the ability to bang anywhere you goddamn please, to hell with indecent exposure laws!

Whatever it is, we want to know. Fuel up, buckle in, grab your snacks and... well... let's ride!

Posting date for your stories, your road trip art, your driving gifs, your car themed crafts, or anything else you fancy creating is July 21st. As always please @gallacrafts and tag your creations #gallacrafts #theme 35 #road trip #let’s ride