mytangledmind

[mytangledmind]

that’s the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Hi everyone! /hugs

I’m so sorry this took me so long. T_T I have no excuse, just that I pretty much exhausted myself with the previous chapter quite a bit. :c

This chapter deals with some heavy topics that get mentioned but not in detail. There’s a bit of drug use and a brief, vague mention of rape. So please treat carefully!!

Also HUGE thanks to my amazing and sweet beta reader Bawl_Brayker! :’))

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy reading. <3

Continue reading chapter eight on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🫶🏻

[mytangledmind]

Well look at that we’re BACK with episode seven! Mayo in the Morning is a podcast all about Gallavich fic where we interview writers in the fandom, talk about tropes, the writing process, and give fic recs. In this episode we talk to Jane ( @captainjowl ) about her life in fandom, reading and writing, and being a fanfic detective. 

We don’t yet have a guest lined up for next episode so if you have suggestions or requests, send them in! 

Enjoy the episode loves, come and talk to us after you listen 😌

Notes for episode seven under the cut.

Hosts and Guest

Leigh // she/her // @thisdivorce // vitalspark

Howl // she/her // @howlinchickhowl // howlinchickhowl

Jane // she/her // @captainjowl // captain_jowl

Mayo In The Morning // asks

Current & Recent Fandom Events

Masquerade - Recently completed, read all the fics and check out the winners here! (Although with this one it feels like we're all winners)

Gallavich Love Fest - A valentines treat, check out @gallavichthings to see what people were loving up on.

Gallavich Gift Exchange - ongoing, sign ups close 18th Feb. Find out more here.

Shameless Big Bang - Posting now! Schedule here.

Fanfictions mentioned

Almost There & let the bodies do the talkin' both by Jane

Two of your Earth Minutes by @the-rat-wins

Our Favourite Fics this month

Jane:

Maintenance by devovitsuasartes / Wishbone by fangirl on fire

Howl

Cold Feet by aeli_kindara / Miracle on Naperville Road by @whatthebodygraspsnot / Good Luck (Not Bad Luck) by @the-rat-wins

Leigh

Furlough by @loftec / That's the Way We Get By by @mytangledmind

[mytangledmind]

that's the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Hiiii~

I did it! 😭 I finally finished this beast of a chapter. It’s almost 14k in words. 🫠 My brain is completely fried but I’m so happy that I can finally update. I even made a freaking playlist for the story. lol (Playlist)

Again, this is all un-betaed, so please be kind. 🙈 (If anyone knows a beta reader who could help me out, that would be awesome!)

I hope you guys have as much fun reading as I had writing this. <3

Continue reading chapter seven on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🫶🏻

[mytangledmind]

that’s the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Hello everyone! :)

Sorry for the late update again. I had hoped to update sooner but life got in the way. I also had planned to put a lot more into this chapter but the scenes got longer and longer, that’s why I decided to split it up.

There is some mention of self harm throughout the chapter. Nothing too serious but I wanted to give a little heads up just to be sure.

And again, this is completely un-betaed. So please be gentle. lol

I hope you enjoy reading even though it’s a bit of a tough time for our boys. ❤️‍🩹

Also there is some new art for it already posted along with the chapter on Ao3. I will post it on here by the end of the week I guess. :3

Continue reading chapter six on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🫶🏻

[mytangledmind]

that's the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Hello! :)

Nothing much to say, except that I hope you’ll enjoy reading. This is also again completely un-betaed. So please be gentle with me. lol All mistakes are mine.

Also there is gonna be some art I did solely for this chapter. You can check it out right now when you read the new chapter. Otherwise I’m going to share it with everyone by the end of the week. 🫶🏻

Continue reading chapter five on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🥰❤️

[mytangledmind]

that’s the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Yay, chapter four, finally! :D Woop, woop!

This is completely unbetad at the moment, so please excuse any and all mistakes.

I’m sorry that it took so long for me to update. I already started writing the next chapter. So hopefully the next update will be coming a lot sooner. Fingers crossed!

I hope you have fun reading. (& if you would leave me a lil comment, that would be sweet. :3)

Continue reading chapter four on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🥰❤️

[mytangledmind]

Ahhh, thank you so much for the shout out! :)

Rose Fic Rec!!!

A rec for today’s Gallavich Lovefest 2023 is an extension of the controversial orgy scene from season 11.  It’s a brilliant take on it and may change your opinion.  It has a lot of heart and is very much in character for Ian and Mickey. Give it a shot!

I’d rather be dry, but at least I’m alive. by  mytangledmind

 @mytangledmind

(actually 101 kudos, so sue me)

Thanks as usual to @gallavichthings

[mytangledmind]

that's the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or.

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Chapter 3!! 🥳

I’m so thrilled that it didn’t actually took me another year to post the next chapter. 🥲 I have to thank @shameless-notashamed once again for being such a huge help and being the best beta I could ask for. 🫶🏻

There is some loving, some bickering and some fighting going on. A typical day in the life of the Gallagher-Milkoviches I would say. 😌

I hope you enjoy reading. 🥰

Continue reading chapter three on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one. 🥰❤️

[mytangledmind]

that's the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or.

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Uh, hi?

I’m sorry I basically disappeared for a whole freaking year after posting only one chapter. ^^; I was suddenly very discouraged about my writing and had to take a breather and gather my thoughts. lol

I hope you will enjoy this chapter after the long delay. (does anyone even care anymore? 0_0) There is some sexy stuff going on in this chapter, just a lil heads up for the people who don’t care about reading that kinda stuff.

Also a HUGE thank you to @shameless-notashamed for being so kind and supportive and beta reading this whole mess for me. <3 You are the best Sara. xo

Now, happy reading and I hope you enjoy. :)

Continue reading chapter two on Ao3 or start at the beginning with chapter one.

[mytangledmind]

that’s the way we get by

Summary:

A good day, a good week, even several good months don’t mean shit when there is one single, tiny, random thing that catches you off guard and throws you for a loop. Doesn’t matter how good you did or how far you have come. It sneaks up on you and fucks you over.

“Don’t want ya to do this shit on your own, Ian.” Mickey says sincerely. And Ian exhales a shaky breath, gives him a small smile and scoots closer. He takes Mickey’s left hand and brings it to his chapped lips and kisses each digit slowly, caressing the rough skin with his mouth, loving the feel of cool metal, when he reaches Mickey’s ring finger.

Or.

A story about Ian and Mickey and how they tackle their life together on Chicago’s West Side.

Notes:

Whooops, my hand slipped.

I know there are plenty of post canon/future fics already out there, but I miss these guys terribly and I couldn’t stop thinking about what the future might hold in store for them. ;0;

The series finale sadly left so many things open or completely untouched and I am biting my nails bloody over here ‘cause I need answers! lol

I’m not sure how long (or short) this is gonna be tbh. I would say let’s see how this goes and where they wanna takes us, okay?

Thanks for reading, and have fun! :)

Continue reading on Ao3

[mytangledmind]

Daddy Issues

Summary:

Sometimes all you can do is say ‚fuck it’ and try your best.

Or

Mickey and Lip talk.

Notes:

Hi. :)

I wish the show had given us more of Mickey and Lip and how their relationship, given time, might had evolved into a genuine, tough-love friendship.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy! :)

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[mytangledmind]

I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive.

Summary:

Mickey lets out a soft whine when Ian’s mouth suddenly drops open, forming an O and his pink tongue darting out to lick over his upper lip.

Notes:

Hi.

I know no one wants this, no one asked for this, but here we are after all. I simply had to get this out of my system.

The dynamic of Ian and Mickey and their *monogamy plus* arrangement was simply too intriguing and I couldn’t stop myself and had to explore it.

This is a filler scene for the episode 11.07. If the whole scenario wasn’t your thing or made you feel uncomfortable, please be cautious! This might not be for you and you don’t want to read this.

To those who give this a try, thank you for reading and have fun! :)

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