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c! tina design?? 

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if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to watch mcc in 160p well look no further

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COOPERATIVE GAMEPLAY, Chapter 4: The Boy’s Bad News

At nineteen, Ian Gallagher’s stuck. Stuck in his boring life with his boring, monotonous job, being paid minimum wage for maximum effort and having very little to show for it all. But when Liam introduces him to MICK MILK, a YouTube Let’s Player specializing in horror games, for the first time in a while, Ian has found something in which to invest himself–something that makes him happy. And after actually meeting MICK MILK through a stroke of luck and beginning a…well, “unique” sort of relationship, it’s possible that Ian has also managed to find the love of his life.

#youtuber!mickey, fan!ian, celeb/groupie to FWB to lovers, slow burn, romance ♥️

Chapters: 4/15

Rating: Explicit

Chapter Word Count: 22k

Chapter Summary: Ian doesn’t know what’s going on with Mickey. He doesn’t know if it’ll progress to anything more or if it’ll remain this odd semblance of a friends-with-benefits situation. But it’s keeping his life interesting for the time being, and he’s going to run with it with every ounce of optimism he can muster.

Author’s Note: Thanks so much for reading! ♥️

Click here to read Chapter 4, or here to start from the beginning!

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me @ every new ep of shameless

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To preface I’m not directing this at anyone on here specifically. I’ve just seen so much discourse over the past twelve hours that I feel compelled to write another speech because I am, in fact, a gallavich apologist and I can’t sit by and not say anything. Take from this what you will, I’m not here to argue with anyone. I’m here to state my opinion. 

First thing, I’m not going to make apologies for the things they said to each other. Mickey’s comment about Ian’s bipolar was out of line and Ian saying Frank is worse than Terry was out of pocket. It didn’t make sense for them to say that and I frankly wish they hadn’t BUT when people are angry, we all say things we don’t mean. That’s not an excuse but when you want to hurt someone, make them feel low, sometimes people go for the jugular and I think in their case, they know the other can handle it. To say they wish they never met each other? They both know that’s not true. They know that’s not how they actually feel and it’s petty arguing for the sake of arguing that I blame on the writing. 

I think what’s really being nitpicked at here is that Ian somehow loves Mickey less than Mickey loves Ian and as I always say, I’m a Mickey stan at heart - we know this - but to say that Ian doesn’t love Mickey the same is just not true. I’d be lying and I know a bunch of people will agree with me - if I said that my exes or past people in my life haven’t affected me. Everyone I’ve come in contact with that’s been in my life for an extended period of time, good or bad, sticks with me. You don’t forget the people that changed you. I hate that Kash and Ned were made out to seem like valid relationships and not Ian being taken advantage of by older men but like it or not, those men had a big impact on him. He can’t just forget about the past. He has trauma that goes undealt with and those times in his life have stuck with him. They take up some space in his heart because he was just a kid. He was just a kid who thought those men cared about him. I think it’s harmful to blame Ian for being changed by those events and for him to carry that with him. 

87% is just a number. It’s a random number. Ian pulled that number literally out of nowhere. You can’t put a figure on love or how much you love someone. It’s been made clear time and time again that Ian loves Mickey. Mickey is the only man truly in Ian’s heart. He takes up a huge part of that space and while I understand Mickey is hurt by the fact that part isn’t 100%, I think the whole point of the episode is that he learns to accept it. Whether they argue or fight or do stupid things, they both know that the man they married is the man they want to be with. 

Even more so, Ian was NOT going to cheat on Mickey at keg zone. It was literally just a parallel to Ian’s old life. To the mistakes he made in the past. They both had to face parts of their past that are ugly and harmful so they can see that they’re better for it now. They’ve moved past the people they used to be. Their relationship is far from perfect but when push comes to shove, they would never actually act on something that would hurt the other person that deeply. It might not have been presented in a way that’s easy to absorb or even completely clear without a good amount of thinking but being shown these little glimpses into their thought process, shows that in the end, they always end up thinking about the other. They always have each other in mind.

What it boils down to is that not everyone loves the same way. We don’t all show our love in the same way. How Ian shows it and how Mickey shows it are two different things. It doesn’t mean they love each other more or less than the other. It just doesn’t. It means they have to find out what work best for them, what lines of communication works best for them and they’re trying. They’re attempting to get there. I don’t think that’s a crime. It’s not going to be the way everyone wants it to be. It won’t be cute and adorable all the time. But they’re married, they’re together. They want to be together and they’re making the effort to try new things together. A number is just a number. It means nothing. They love each other so much. They don’t want to be with anyone else. That should be enough. 

Also that mutual i love you should have been the tell all.

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boyfriends on the couch → husbands on the couch 

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4.12 → 11.03

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