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Ian X Mickey TV: Shameless

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Niche Shameless: Intro Post

The goal of this account is to share and promote the parts of Shameless US fandom that tend to get less love and focus. Both by hosting events and reblogging creations (art, fic, vids, gifs sets, meta, crafts, etc.).

I want to encourage people to create more things about the niche aspects of Shameless. And, in return, to make those creations easier to find so we can support creators with reblogs, likes, kudos, and comments.

As a bonus, I'm hoping this account makes it easier for followers to find others who love the same character, pairing, sibling duo, etc. There's nothing better than finding people with the same obsession so we can hype each other up!

What do you mean by "niche"?

Currently, that means everything other than Ian/Mickey* as a pairing.

There's a great variety of events in the fandom, but all of them are focused exclusively on Ian/Mickey. It's similar when you look at the fics posted under the Shameless US fandom on AO3: 91.9% are tagged with Ian/Mickey (yes, I did the math).

So, as a result, the "niche" side of fandom becomes everything else. I wanted a place to talk about those aspects of the show where they wouldn't get drowned out.

*This account will still have some Ian and Mickey, but the goal is to focus on them as characters (not as a couple), and on their other relationships. Those relationships can be sexual, romantic, or platonic. They can be canon or not. So if you have fanart you've been dying to share for Mickey/OC Mexican boyfriend, that's welcome here!

Can you give me some examples?

A non-exhaustive list of "niche" topics:

Gen (as in: not focused on a sexual or romantic relationship)

Friendships

Mentor & mentee

Familial relationships (found family included)

Canon ships

Non-canonical ships

Plot-focused works

other? Maybe you really love that rooster mug from the Gallagher's kitchen and want to make a gif set about it? (To be fair, it is very cute.)

Wait, so no Gallavich?

Not here, sorry.

But there's tons of fun events specifically for the pairing sprinkled throughout the year. @gallavichthings has a calendar up in their pinned post for easy access.

And on AO3, there's currently over 18000 fics for the pairing. If that's what you're looking for, there's plenty to enjoy. (Don't forget to leave kudos and a comment!)

I have more questions / something wasn't clear.

If you have questions: great! The ask box is open. Also, I'll try to put together a FAQ in the next week or so.

If anything was unclear, please let me know and I'll see if I can clarify in my answer and/or edit this post to make it easier to understand. Small disclaimer: English isn't my first language. If anything is unclear, or if I use run-on sentences, I'm sorry. I re-read this post at least a dozen times, but grammar was never my strong suit. I'd love if anyone else wanted to contribute to the admin of the blog, even if it's just beta-reading my posts so they're clear to English speakers.

💙 🐓 🥱

If you've read this far, thank you. Here's a cute photo of sleepy-morning-toussled Kev and that rooster mug as a reward.

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🍿Character🍿 Moodboards: Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich | Gallavich

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Don't say you need me when You leave and you leave again I'm stronger than all my men Except for you Don't say you need me if You know that you're leaving I can't do it, I can't do it

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i'm thankful it's into your hands i fell

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Poll for the 100 Best Gay TV Ships is open till this Friday. Feel free to vote here: https://forms.gle/zvGUrBQQK1vRZsfFA

750+ queer ships to pick from (both canon and non-canon)

you can vote as many times as you like

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Not “i can fix him” nor “i can make him better”

instead it’s “he makes me want to get better” and “he’s the reason i fixed it myself”

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👦👦

🤵‍♂️🤵‍♂️

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Small moments in ian and mickeys life

“Do you want the rest of my orange?”🍊

“Sure, toss it down here”

“We pay how fucking much in property taxes?!” ☠️

“I dunno red, but Lip said it was right”

“we should 69 tonight” ;))

“oh totally”

“Wanna head to Costco later and stock up on gatorade and snacks?”

“Yeah, man just lemme finish my waffles first. Oh, and I want more a’ that tequila!” 🥃

“you were supposed to do the dishes last night mick” ://

“not my fault you distracted me with that 9inch battery-ram of yours…wanna bang again?” 😏

“…yeah”

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─ Gallavich

“I’d take care of you, if you’d ask me to”

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WIP WEDNESDAY

thanks for the tags my beloveds @gallawitchxx and @crossmydna! Sequel to Black Coffee, my a/b/o one shot. Not sure about it, but we'll see.

**** Mickey leans toward his computer, squinting as he inputs the numbers. 

“You need glasses,” Ian says, bending down to kiss the top of his head. 

“Do not.” Mickey rubs one eye. He hates that Ian is right. Mickey knows he needs them, but he sure as shit doesn’t want them. 

“Do so.” Ian grabs an apple from the wooden bowl on the table, the bowl he keeps filling so Mickey will try and eat fruit once in a while. He takes a bite out of it and grins.“You’ll look sexy in glasses.” 

Mickey rolls his eyes. “Right. Okay.” He inputs another set of numbers and shuts the computer. He can finish this later. It’s just for Lip’s new shop anyway.

“I’m serious!” Ian slides into the chair next to him. 

“Easy for you to say,” Mickey grumbles. “Alphas never need glasses. You’ll have perfect eyesight your whole life. Isn’t fucking fair.” 

“So you’re saying you’ll go to the eye doctor?” Ian brightens. 

“Whatever,” Mickey says. “I guess.” 

Ian laughs. 

“What’s so funny?” Mickey pushes the computer away, stands up with a raise of the eyebrow.. 

“You. So grouchy.” Ian pushes his chair back from the table, grinning as Mickey slides his legs over, settling on his lap. He sets the apple down and swallows. 

Mickey presses down, slides a little bit on Ian’s lap. 

“Cheer me up then,” Mickey says quietly. tagging @blue-disco-lights @mybrainismelted @captainjowl @loftec and @jrooc

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Time for @galladrabbles! Thank you to @runninonemptyy for Myles Smith's Stargazing song prompt. I was inspired by the lovely lyrics!

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Ian rubs at his bad leg. It still hurts sometimes when it storms. An old wives tale with truth inside it. 

Mickey shifts his jaw. “Hurtin’?” 

Ian sighs. “It’ll be okay.” But it aches.

“It’s been three years. Maybe we should see a doctor or—” 

“Mick, It’s just a bone,” Ian sighs, letting go, sliding an arm around Mickey instead. 

“Yeah, well, I love your bone.”

Ian grins. “Is that a dick joke?” 

Mickey laughs. “Naw. I just mean I love all of it. Skin. Bones. Whatever.” 

Ian brushes a thumb against Mickey’s lip. “I love all of you, too.”

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wip wednesday

hehehehe i'm starting this round because i've been writing my M8TE one-shot & although i didn't finish in time for gallavich week (during which the first chapter of M8TE was posted in 2022), i am determined to get this baby out the door to you!

here's a snippet of bitchy!ian pissing off his mate... 🖤

“Oh come on, I didn’t mean it like that and you know it,” Mickey insists, giving into his urges and pushing away from the table, his arms finally crossing. Ian’s pout is next level now. “Actually, I don’t know. And I certainly don’t know him.” Mickey’s brain is running on overtime now, scanning through the last couple of weeks of extra shifts, wondering who Ian could possibly mean, when it hits him—  “Are you talking about Todd?” “Who gives a fuck what his name is?” Ian rages. “I don’t know him, Mickey, and I don’t like the way he was looking at you!” “Jesus Christ, Ian.” Mickey pinches the bridge of his nose. “He’s my fucking boss now.” The old guy who ran the boxing club finally kicked the bucket, and left the business to his son, Todd, who’s an absolute moron. Mickey takes back what he said about anybody being able to log onto Google. This idiot wouldn’t know his way around an expense report if it tied him up and fucked him eight ways to Sunday. Not that Mickey wants to picture anybody, or anything, fucking Todd. Ian may be up in arms about some fictional flirtation, but Todd’s as ugly as he is dumb. Mickey would rather chew his own balls off. “Great, can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives with him,” Ian says, his nose turned up in disgust.

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SHAMELESS CREATORS NETWORK

JUNE THEME — Pride

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Nothing is bigger than family