#gallawitch

[thegallavault]

currently locked in The Gallavault 🔒📚✨

DANCING AFTER DEATH by SQUIDDY ↳ ↳ with cover art by GALLAWITCH

Multi-Chapter | Rated: E | Word Count: 204K | Completed in: 2022

Fresh off a prison sentence, Ian Gallagher is lost, wandering aimlessly through a life that doesn’t feel like his anymore. So when Lip offers him a fresh start halfway across the country, he takes it. He’s not sure what he expected from the small, Northern California town of Charming, but it certainly didn’t involve a closeted, dark-haired, blue-eyed member of the local motorcycle gang turning his life upside down. His head tells him to get the hell out of dodge, but there’s just something about him Ian can’t let go. And maybe he’ll fly too close to the sun and get burned. But it’ll be a beautiful fucking fire.

[ download from The Gallavault | leave love on AO3 | reblog the art on tumblr | follow the creators @squidyyy23 & @gallawitchxx]

[bottomiangallagher]

Oh hello!! On this day of Bee's anniversary, might I recommend one of my favourite things she's ever written?? This little number for kinktober last year that features bottom Ian existential prison smut with a touch of angst and a whole lot of Mickey taking care of Ian.

yes yes yes! i forgot about this one. we are so lucky bee graced us with her presence in fic, art, and life!

cc: @gallawitchxx

[gallawitchxx]

snowballs & sneaking out ❄ by gallawitch

↳ written for the gallavich masquerade 2023

Mickey shows up to the Gallagher House in the middle of the night with a surprise for Ian.

rating: M word count: 2.4K additional tags: alternate universe - canon divergence, S2 if frank didn't catch them, snowballs as a way to get someone's attention, weapons

— a huge thank you to @gallavichthings for hosting this fun event! —

❄ read in full on ao3 ❄

[squirrel-fund]

Gallacrafts • BIG FIC ENERGY 1

I'm really excited to finally have an idea for @gallacrafts !! Special shout out to @squidyyy23 for laughing with me on a few choices and just being an awesome human being.

Guys. There are SO MANY amazing fics out there, but this one... this one has me in a fucking choke hold every time I read it. 🧡🔥

M8TE by @gallawitchxx

*Everything created was inspired by the actual fanfiction entitled "M8TE" on AO3, written by gallawitch. Designs are based on chapter title cards and the written word of Bee. **I took a few creative liberties, tho that are purely self-indulgent**

So, I made some graphics to represent the app itself, including profiles and what the boy's lock screens look like.

Below the cut because I have absolutely no control and made 20+ things. [And tumblr is a dick. I had to postpone this post due to hitting an image limit... rude... so you'll need to zoom in on the collages... I'm sorry 😭]

Front and back of the business card given to Mickey in his care package from Nina:

How the app looks in the Play Store on Android:

Mickey creating his profile + matches:

I'm adding this one alone as well because I'm kinda in love with it:

"He uploads the only picture he has of himself, taken under duress for official use at the security company for ID badges and computer systems. It’s not exactly a mug shot, but it ain’t much better. His jet black hair is slicked back, he’s got one eyebrow just slightly popped, and he’s wearing his signature scowl. Perpetually looking like someone just asked him a question, they had no business asking him."

I HAD to use that picture... like, c'mon. I laughed for around an hour.

•••

Picking, messaging, ignoring... all that stuff:

Deactivation Process:

And then:

[mayo-in-the-morning]

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Mayo in the Morning. We are thrilled to be bringing you this podcast, and even more thrilled if you are actually sitting down to listen! 

Each episode will have an accompanying set of notes so if you hear anything in the show that you want to know more about, hopefully you will find that information here.

If you enjoyed the episode please let us know, the enthusiasm that the fandom has shown for this project has been so wonderful, and we want to make the best show possible for all of you.

Our Ask box is open and we welcome feedback, interactions, professions of undying love etc etc. We may even read some of them on air! This is also the place to get in touch if you have suggestions for episode themes or guests you would like us to invite. We want to hear from you, don't be shy!

Next episode we will be joined by Bee/@gallawitchxx to discuss writing and reading in the omegaverse. No floaties, we’re diving right on in, and we hope you'll join us in the water!

Notes for episode 1 under the cut

Episode Warnings: 

There are no warnings for episode 1

Hosts:

Howl / she/her / @howlinchickhowl / howlinchickhowl

Leigh / she/her / @thisdivorce / vitalspark

Mayo In The Morning

TV shows mentioned:

CSI

Young Americans

Queer As Folk

Midnight Mass

Teen Wolf

Battlestar Galactica

Fanfictions mentioned:

Like Real People Do by Grayola

Restoration by pink_ink

Conflict of Interest / Reckoner (wip) / Change Like Shifting Shadows (wip) - all by vitalspark

Song of the Hearth / Ristretto (wip) - both by howlinchickhowl

Fandom History

In this episode, and in episodes to come, we are discussing various different tropes common to works of fanfiction, if any are unfamiliar to you or you want to know more about any in particular, this fanlore list is a good place to start.

We discussed a few different sites of fandom yesteryear that we once might have frequented, some are defunct, some are little more than resting places for russian porn bots, all can be learned about via the following links:

Fanfiction.net

Angelfire

Geocities

Livejournal

Do you know the Archive Of Our Own? More commonly known as and generally referred to by us as ao3, the universe's most prolific archive of fanworks and one of several projects run by the Organization for Transformative Works who are a seasoned general in the fight against the corporate internet's war on freedom.

Do you know the Gallavich Fanfic Library? They are an excellent resource for fic readers, they recommend fics, find fics you're sure you read once but can only remember one scene from a middle chapter, and also help find similar stories when you've just read something great and need that exact same thing again, just a little bit to the right.

What we’re reading:

Leigh

M8te (wip) by Gallawitch / Thankless Existence (wip) by squirrelfund

Howl

These Foolish Games (wip) by suzy_queue / Veins run red and blue by andchaos

[shinygalaxyperson]

Picrew time 😍

💖💖Got tagged by so many lovely people 💖💖

@creepkinginc @look-i-love-u @mikhailoisbaby !

Tagging @imikhailotakeyouian @francesrose3 @vintagelacerosette @ian-galagher @sweetbee78 @energievie @gallawitch

[creepkinginc-au-vault]

master post: creations.

bookbinding: m8te by gallawitch / dancing after death by squiddy.

gallacrafts, theme 17: wearable crafts.

fanart for chapter 11 of africa by IanGalagher.

@/francesrose3 appreciation post.

fanart for chapter 15 of africa by IanGalagher.

fanart for chapter 16 of africa by IanGalagher.

fanart for chapter 17 of africa by IanGalagher.

embroidery: i think you're alive / chapter 11 of africa by IanGalagher.

playlist: nemo (africa moodboard) for africa by IanGalagher.

fanart for chapter 14 / chapter 19 of africa by IanGalagher.

fanart for chapter 19 of africa by IanGalagher.

fanart for chapter 20 of africa by IanGalagher.

gallacrafts, theme 31: 🌱🍅garden crafts (tomato boy)🍅🌱.

fanart for jack daniel's, part 2 by transmurderbug.

[stocious]

so for the month of september i decided to track all the fics i’ve read and this is how it went. why? for ✨science✨

total number of fics: 72

shortest fic was 823 words and the longest 214,673 words.

so all in all i read 1,776,998 words

i have no point for this but if you want 72 random fics to read check under the cut

Take Your Damn Pills, Ian 1157

I think I was always waiting for you by dancermk 22,021 (chap 6/10)

Barricade by devovitsuasartes 38,184

My Nine Lovers by AnnaRow (chap 10) 4,287

Etherized Against the Sky by Snarfle 213,457

Coincidences do not exist by ermete 32,619

His Name Was, Slave by GallavichGeek13 (chap 6) 6267, (chap 7) 9381 (chap 8) 6927

The Fine Art of Falling For You by Shamelessquestions (chap 8) 5422 (chap 9) 6082

Sweetpea by WhatTheBodyGraspsNot (chap 5) 8625

Stars of Our Own by benignneglect 8440

never felt this before by jinlin5 6729

These Undomesticated Wilds by Arrowflier (chap 1-5) 29,004

M8TE by gallawitch (chap 5) 6,600

One More Night by Ride4812 54,934

Reckoner by vitalspark (chap 10) 5802

blood in, bleed out by brewrosemilk, Whatsastory 214,673

let it blaze alright honey by melwritesthings for catgrassplantdad 4410

Synapses by marie_right 1165

Silent Pain in Emerald Eyes by takeyourpillsbitch (chap 5/10) 30,419

Redheaded Cocktail Slut by RideHimTilHeLikesIt (chap 1-7) 44,800

Rehabilitate by Gallavich4ever 3121

The Only Exception by bluebirdeywrites 45,311

Help Me (Tear down My Reason) by wehangout 34,600

hard to find how i feel by pinkpantherman 1751

Territorial by Yeoldfandomsofmine (dreamerbydawn) 1166

That Milkovich Reputation by The_Asset6 44,766

Apartment 4A by skiesbelow (chap 7/10) 55,249

Iron & Blue by anomalously 38,818

Paper Wings by Speakfuckingenglish for grumblefish 45,888

Slick back My Hair (You know the Devil's in There) by wehangout 24,551

Bound & Free by Ravenheart for gallavichsecurity (chap 3) 6199

I can Still hear You Saying (You Would Never Break the Chain) by wehangout 1792

Bandage Your Wounds (With the salt on My Tongue) by wehangout 32,030

Break Point by energie_vie 13,589

Stop Crying Your Heart Out by nea1891 7038

Shackled by MyRelapse 19,325

Hindered by Rainfall by MyRelapse 4846

Our Stars Will Dance With Each Other by IanGalagher 823

two young lovers, half-priced drinks by sadwhales 41,093

At Attention by Squiddy (re-read) 5395

The Mask of Insanity by AnnaRow 108,595

Brothers of a Different Kind by Squiddy 4436

Don't Stand So Close by AnnaRow 105,803

and i'm your warm receiver by catgrassplantdad 16,691

Lock Me Up, Fuck Me Up by CrossMyDNA 3113

float by catgrassplantdad 6669

Ian is Not a Vampire Slayer by AnnaRow 82,793

A lesson in restraint by Captain_Jowl 6494

burnt by fire without trial by pinkpantherman 3995

kinda raw by catgrassplantdad 6373

your body hurts me (looping round like CCTV) by breedablemickey 2199

you let me violate you by breedablemickey 8733

Unicorn by MickeyMilkG 1448

aching for him by camnoelgallavich 22,108

Evolutionary Love by nostalgic90s (chap 1-3) 18,699

Underneath The Nickel by saphrii 4457

In The Mirror by SmigglePoint 4244

Let Alone Love Him by SmigglePoint 3578

Your Question Has Been Received by macymacymacy (chap 6) 8076

The One That Got Away by ELLA_CINDER 37,154

let me take care of you, man by gallawitch 2125

Change Like Shifting Shadows by vitalspark (chap 9) 5644

never felt this before by jinlin5 12,179

Stasia by awkwardblogger, camnoelgallavich 7522

Everything You Need by takeyourpillsbitch (chap 1) 10,448

Lost in Translation by Shamelessquestions 20,457

In Love With A Stripper. by MickeysTonic 4806

ruined by jinlin5 2859

Obvious Things (We Don’t Tell Each Other) by ElizaPembroke 4488

the silence is all we have by mmmichyyy (re-read) 37,281

500 Subscribers by GallavichGeek13 8413

The Hills; 1914 by inanatticinnovember 16,362

[ao3feed-gallavich]

5 polaroids that ian takes + 1 that mickey takes 📸

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yHhePEW

by gallawitch

🌶 a week of slightly spicy art 🌶 → updates daily 5/29 thru 6/3 ←

Words: 0, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English

Fandoms: Shameless (US)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Ian Gallagher, Mickey Milkovich

Relationships: Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich, Ian Gallagher & Mickey Milkovich

Additional Tags: Art, Digital Art, NSFW Art, but like mild ya know?, just a juicy booty 🍑, 5+1 Things, Husbands

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yHhePEW

[thegallavault]

hi pals! It’s me, bee 🐝, aka @gallawitchxx, aka gallawitch on AO3 & i’m a writer in the shameless fandom! i love me some ian & mickey, but i especially love supporting the incredible community of creators who have been making art for over a decade!

WELCOME TO THE GALLAVAULT —a fully fan-made, totally free collection of beloved Ian x Mickey fics in e-reader (.epub) format, complete with a custom cover that features fan art made by one of the many talented artists in the Gallavich fandom! 🔒📚✨

this means that you can download full fics to your e-reader of choice, and when added to your library, they’ll look like this:

pretty cool, right? 😏

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inside The Gallavault, you'll find:

an Intro & FAQ sheet with details on how to download the fics, find links back to the original works so that you can leave love there (hint hint, wink wink!), what fics will be included next & info on how to submit requests (pspsps: use this tumlr's ask box)!

a Library List of all of the currently included fics with links to them on AO3, links to the Cover Art posts for reblogging purposes, & additional art that's been made for each fic!

a folder of Multi-Chapter fics for download

a folder of One-Shots & Series fics for download

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please peruse what's there & if you have any additional questions, you can always send me an ask here!

i hope you enjoy & don't forget to leave the artists some love through kudos and comments on AO3, as well as likes & reblogs here on tumblr! xx

CREATOR DISCLAIMER: even though all of this work is public and free, i was initially reaching out to creators for permissions! but then tumblr decided i was a bot & i was shadowbanned 😔 so i am nervous to continue. if you are a creator and you do NOT want your work to be included -- that's ok! please reach out to me here on tumblr or at gallawitchxx@gmail.com and i will remove it from the vault, no questions asked!

authors ✍️ : @notherenewjersey @jackieq @damnnmilkovich @metalheadmickey @thisdivorce @thevioletjones @squidyyy23 @suzy-queued @whaticameherefor @peppermintkatie @goodkwuestion @ms-moonlight-inn @devovitsuasartes @dancermk @whatwouldmickeydo @celestialmickey @ianrightsonly @the-rat-wins @abundanceofnots @chat-noir12 @spoonfulstar @mzshko @gallawitchxx artists 🎨 : @steorie @doodlevich @darthvaders-wife @luluxa @filorux @heymrspatel @y0itsbri @auds-and-evens @deathclassic @loftec

[gallawitchxx]

gallawitch x a.u.gust 2023 master list 🤘🏼

thanks @gallavichthings for hosting! 🥳

DAY ONE - Noir Detective DAY TWO - Surfer/Lifeguard DAY THREE - Body Swap DAY FOUR - Teachers DAY FIVE - Cyberpunk DAY SIX - Genderswap DAY NINE - College DAY TEN - Zombie Apocalypse DAY ELEVEN - Coffee Shop DAY FOURTEEN - Hallmark DAY FIFTEEN - Pen Pals DAY SIXTEEN — Soulmates DAY SEVENTEEN — Pornstar DAY NINETEEN - Sports DAY TWENTY — Magic DAY TWENTY-ONE – Celebrity DAY TWENTY-TWO — Bodyguard DAY TWENTY-THREE – Pirate DAY TWENTY-FOUR — Regency DAY TWENTY-SIX — Reality TV DAY TWENTY-SEVEN — Royalty

[milligar]

So I got tagged by the lovely @energievie, thank you 😊 sorry it has taken a few days to get too.

———-

Name: Laura

Age: 33

Height: 5’7

Zodiac sign: Virgo

Where do you call home: North West England

Any tattoos or piercings: one tattoo cough*tramp stamp*cough 🙈 but I still love it so who cares. I did have my ears pierced but they’ve closed up now so no piercings.

Last song you listened to: Creep by Radiohead

Last movie you watched: Eternals. I don’t watch many movies but the husband put this on the other day and I was sucked in.

Last book or fanfic you read: where I end & you begin by @gallawitch, would highly recommend.

Do you collect anything: books, I guess, I have a lot of books.

Morning person or night owl: 100% a night owl. It’s currently midnight and I have work tomorrow 😬

Are you an optimist, pessimist, or realist: realist, I think 🤷‍♀️ I don’t think I’m a pessimist but I’m certainly not optimistic about everything.

Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert: introvert. I don’t do well in large groups or crowds I tend to go VERY quiet. Although, I am much better now than when I was younger. I’m also completely content with my own company. I find I need the peace and quiet.

Do you believe in the afterlife: I don’t know what happens, I guess nobody does, but I have to hope that there’s something else.

A weird or fun fact about yourself: this is the toughest question! I like to eat really sour things. Sometimes my husband will find sour sweets and bring them home to see if they will make me cringe. They usually don’t.

If you could have coffee with anyone dead or alive, who would it be: my mum. She passed away when I was 20. My life has changed so much since then and there’s so much I’d love to tell her.

A quote you live by: ‘You can do anything if you put your mind to it.’ It’s something my mum used to say to me when I was younger.

——

I have no idea who has done this or who has already been tagged so I’m just going to tag a few people and apologise now if you’ve already done this. @ianandmickeygallavich1 @sluttymickey @sickness-health-all-that-shit @sleepyfacetoughguy @dancermk @sully-999. Also anyone who just wants to do this tag, consider yourself tagged too ✋

[captainolicitysbedroom]

I was tagged by the lovely @hope-for-olicity  Thank you.

Rules: Answer the questions and tag nine people you want to know better

- lipstick or chapstick: Neither, I love the bubba gump lip balm though

- Last song I listened to: Save yourself- By Kaleo

- Last movie I watched: Dirty Grandpa

- Top 4 shows: Arrow, Vikings, Outlander, Shameless US

- Top 3 characters: Ragnar Lothbrok, Oliver Queen, Bjorn Ironside Lothbrok

- Top 3 ships: Olicity-Arrow, Brettonio-Chicago pd/justice, Gallawitch-Shameless

Tagging: @vsldvivi @laurabelle2930 @justkillingtimewhileiwait @miriam1779 @joverwatch @fromthewild-north @cb150681 @aguscha333 @pleasantfanandstudent @felicity-said--yes

[mayo-in-the-morning]

What's up Mayo fans? It is officially time for episode 2 - A Beautiful Mess!

Can you believe it has been almost two months since we released episode 1?

The reception for our maiden voyage was so warm and wonderful and we loved hearing from all of you, so thank you for listening, we appreciate you all so much, and we hope that this second outing will prove just as entertaining.

We are joined this time by the delightful and multi-talented @gallawitchxx and what a treat it was to get to talk to her about her life in the fandom and all things a/b/o.

If you have anything to say or you want to get in touch, our Askbox is always open, do drop us a line! Feedback, thoughts, questions for the next episode, we love it all.

Next time we will be welcoming special guest @metalheadmickey into the mayo jar to talk about being CEO of sub!mickey and other smutty concerns, so we hope you will join us again soon!

Notes and warnings for episode 2 under the cut

Episode Warnings:

Explicit discussions of sexual content

Discussions of all aspects omegaverse fanfiction including mpreg

Reminder that alpha/beta/omega dynamics when shortened should be written including the / as without the / it is a real word that is used as a slur for aboriginal people in Australia.

Hosts:

Leigh / she/her / @thisdivorce/ vitalspark

Howl / she/her / @howlinchickhowl / howlinchickhowl

With Special Guest:

Bee / she/her / @gallawitchxx / gallawitch

Mayo In The Morning

Fandom History:

The Omegaverse fanlore page, the history section is a particularly wild ride, read with caution.

mpreg fanlore page

An explanation of why the wolf study discussed is defunct by the man who conducted it

Also, we didn't touch on it in the episode but there has been a very intense legal battle in straight published fiction over ownership of the omegaverse, and if you want to know more about that this video is a really good place to start. It's not short, but it is bonkers. Thank you to @messedwithmandy for first sharing it with me.

Also mentioned:

@gallacrafts

Kinktober hosted by @gallavichthings

@ianandmickeygallavich the queen of incredible prompts and co-creator of @gallavichprompts

@galladrabbles

Fanfictions mentioned:

show me how you do it / where I end and you begin / M8te (now with additional chapters!) all by @gallawitchxx

Roleplaying by @ianandmickeygallavich

Our favourite Omegaverse fics:

Bee

You Can’t Always Get What You Want by @chat-noir12 / drip, drip (so slick) and Half of a King both by @breedxblemickey / Hiding in Plain Sight by tehrbear

Leigh

Alpha (alpha) series @traenawrites / Beneath the Surface by @sunoficarus / My World Has Teeth by @notherenewjersey

Howl

No one wanted this (nor was it asked for) by Personalized_Radio

Fic Recs:

Bee

Ball Kings - youllneverrecme

Leigh

Can I? / The Sun Himself / You will always fall in love, and it will always be like having your throat cut, just that fast all by Anythingbutgrief

Howl

The Casanova Catering Conflict by horror_business

[gallawitchxx]

caught in the act by gallawitch | rated: M | 2K

Mickey's had a shitty day. The cure? A beer at home with his husband and their teenage kid. But he never expected that his daughter would have a house guest...

a sweet anon popped into my inbox asking "if [i] could write something about if maybe mick and ian had a daughter and one day they left her home alone and came back to her fooling around on the couch with a boy? or a girl." why they think i'm the person to write galladads, i'll never know... but i tried anon! i really tried! especially because my sweet precious goblin king nosho's (@creepkinginc) birthday prompts were: fluff with slice of life. SO. here are some fluffy dads! i love you nosho! i love you anon! xx

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It's been a fucking shitty day.

Mickey throws open the front door with all of the force he can muster, ignoring the flare of pain in his bad shoulder. Stupid thing’s been acting up again since the weather’s turned cold. 

The metal of the doorknob cracks against the plaster of the wall in their entryway, and Ian winces. “Mick—“

“Not now, Ian,” Mickey barks. 

[ read the rest below the cut or here on ao3]

What he wants to say is, Fuck off, Gallagher, but they’ve spent over two decades together, and can at least be on a first name basis. Plus, he’s been trying to work on his reactions to things. Be less hot-headed and more thoughtful, or whatever the fuck. But he’s almost at the end of his rope, his fuse already lit and rapidly burning down thanks to a frustrating combination of idiot clients and useless new hires. 

It’s days like today that have him wondering why exactly he thought he wanted to run a business. Be somebody’s boss. Be responsible for keeping the lights on and the customers happy. Even though he's been doing this for years, he can't help but think that it was a lot easier when he was running drugs and whores.

Louder, though, and he's become accustomed to the quiet.

He needs a fucking beer. 

Two maybe, he thinks as he toes off his boots. Shoves them in his designated cubby in the hall closet like the little domestic bitch he is. Even steps out of the way so that Ian can come up beside him and drop his own shoes off. 

Mickey’s not mad at him. No reason to be, they don't even work together anymore. Haven't in years. But Ian'd offered to pick him up after his shift at the new hospital downtown, and he'd stepped right into the crosshairs of an already terrible mood. Mickey just needs a minute to unwind.

Before either of them can say anything further, a slight whimper, of all things, wafts towards them.

Mickey cranes his neck to see further into the house, his rage quickly finding a new target. He feels Ian’s chest close to his back, and lifts a finger to his lips.

Other sounds follow—a hitched breath, the shifting of bodies against the soft, leather of their new couch (a splurge purchase made when all kids and dogs had been sufficiently trained up and housebroken), a small, wet pop that makes Mickey's spine curl.

He catches Ian’s curious stare, their shoulders raising as they make their way to the living room. It all feels familiar, yet odd. Been a while since either of them had their shackles up. The Southside even feels somewhat safe these days, thanks to a new generation of kids and a bunch of gentrifying motherfuckers. 

So it comes as a surprise to see someone strange in their house, making slick noises on their furniture, sticking their tongue down their daughter’s—

“Oh, hell no! You gotta be shitting me!” Mickey yells, Ian right at his heels.

The kid leaps to his feet, his shoulder-length hair as disheveled as his button-down; his eyes and his boner bulging in tandem. He looks to Mickey, horror-stricken, then glances at Ian before looking down towards the girl on the couch: sixteen-year-old Josephine Gallagher-Milkovich, bright red hair sprawled out beneath her wide, green eyes.

“Hey Dad…” she says, shrugging just slightly.

Mickey’s blood boils. “Hey Dad?! Jo, what the fuck?”

She scrambles to sit up, grabbing the blanket at the end of the couch to cover herself, despite being fully clothed. 

Thank Christ.

“I think you should probably leave,” Ian chimes in, pulling Mickey’s attention back to the kid wilting silently to his left. “Door’s just that way.”

“That’s a good fucking idea,” Mickey yells. He takes a step forward and crosses his arms, settling into a wide stance. “Better yet, let’s make sure I never see you again. Got it, Pimple Puss?”

“Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir,” the kid mumbles, shoving on his shoes at lightening speed. He stands, looking at them both. “Uh, Sirs.”

“Yeah, yeah, get the fuck outta here!” Mickey reiterates as the kid runs past him. Mickey swings back around towards his daughter, who has dared to stand up while his back was turned. “Not so fast! You better stay right where you are.”

She freezes, her eyes wandering to Ian. The door slams shut behind them, and he jumps a bit. Shrugs. Shakes off her stare. He wants to be the one to come through for her, soften the blow of what’s about to happen, but he can’t. His hands are tied. Instead, he reaches for Mickey’s wrist, turning him slightly. 

Warm green eyes catch his ice-cold stare.

“Mickey, think about this,” he whispers. His gaze is sweet, and he rubs a little circle with his thumb across Mickey’s pulse-point. It’s soothing, and it brings Mickey back into his body for a moment. Back to the present. Back from another day, in another house, when it was them getting caught. 

Fuck, he hadn’t visited that memory in a while. Didn’t even realize he’d slipped there now until Ian’s breath ghosted his temple, his words evoking yet another day with the same captor. The gun in his hand that time. His eyes wild. Mick, pause.

Mickey sniffs. Gives Ian a curt nod, sucking his lip between his teeth, and preparing to face his dumbass daughter again. “Give us a minute?”

Ian squeezes his wrist, “Course.”

Jo opens her mouth in protest, but closes it again off of Ian’s look. She’s sure he’ll have his own shit to say about the state she’s been discovered in—the rules, and the trust that she knows she’s broken—but that’s sure to be a calmer conversation. Less at stake, and everybody knows it.

“Gonna order us a pizza, I’m starving,” Ian calls behind him as he leaves his two most cherished people to hash it out.

It’s instantly uncomfortable. 

Jo picks at the skin on her lip, her ticks always more Mickey than Ian. Nurture kicking nature’s ass. But Mickey’s never been able to hold steady around a Gallagher pout, so when he finally exhales and meets her eyes, he knows he’s full of nothing but hot air.

"I ain't mad," he says, pinching the bridge of his nose between his thumb and pointer finger–a move that absolutely doesn't say everything's cool.

"You're not?" Jo asks, her eyebrows crinkling.

He drops his hands and takes in her expression, now dancing between terrified and confused. Shakes his head and says, ”Course not. I was banging your pops all over this neighborhood way younger than you are now.”

"Ugh, Dad.”

Mickey chuckles, briefly lost again in different, more pleasant memories; of stock rooms and refrigerators. ”Got caught a lot, too.”

Jo’s shocked. ”You did?”

“‘Course we did. We were dumb fucking kids! Got caught by his pervert boss, by fucking Frank... Another time, too…” He shifts his weight, and thumbs at his nose. “Let's just say that if you're gonna follow in our footsteps and fuck around in the open, you're goddamn lucky that it's us walking in that door.”

Jo nods. She doesn’t know the ins and outs of her fathers’s lives before her. Neither of them have spilled all of their secrets, and some things might never be relayed. But she knows enough to know it was way different from how she's grown up, and she knows that she can always ask. They’ll be honest with her. They’ve made a point to share what’s important, and tell it to her straight. 

She’s a good kid. 

They raised her up pretty damn well, despite all of the fear, and the doubts.

Mickey clicks his teeth, making his way to sit beside her on the couch."A guy though? Really? I mean, I get it.” He pops her one on the shoulder, playfully. “But I was always kinda hoping you'd be smarter than me.”

Jo goes beet red, her arms folding cross her chest. "Uh, yeah, about that..." She takes a deep breath and says, “I’m… queer. I think. I like, uh, both. All? People. I like people.”

“Oh,” Mickey says, his eyebrows shooting up his forehead.

“Yeah."

“Cool."

She squints at him. “Cool?”

"Never really liked anyone 'sides that alien-lookin' motherfucker listening in from the kitchen" – there's a rustling from the room in question as Ian backs away from the doorway – "But yeah, that's cool. Thanks for telling me.”

She nods. "Thanks for listening.”

"Look, I may not be the easiest to talk to or the most in touch with my feelings or whatever, but I'm always gonna listen." He puts a tattooed hand on her knee. "I love you, kid.”

"I love you too, Dad.”

He pulls her in, tight to his chest. Her hands ball into little fists against his back as she wraps around him, and he remembers those same fists grabbing tight to his pointer finger the day she came home from the hospital.

A new surge of possessiveness swoops through him. 

"You being safe?”

“Dad…”

He can hear the eye roll, so he pulls back, taking her by the shoulders trying to catch it in action. Knows she’s embarrassed, but he ain’t done yet. Even as a dad, he can be a little shit. 

"I can tell ya about condoms and lube, though that might not be such a thing for you? I don't know fuck all about a woman's body. Already seen way more than I ever wanted to… And it seems like you're past whatever I woulda told you before…"

She shudders at the outpouring of information, but she’s intrigued. "What would you have told me before?”

He settles back on the couch, spreading his legs just slightly, a mischievous smirk on his face. 

"Aight, I got yer cheap birth control right here. Only costs a penny. You put the penny on the inside of your knee—doesn’t matter which—and then you hold it in place with the other knee.”

He demonstrates, closing his knees together and holding it tight, his hands now raised high in the air.

Jo groans, “Oh my god.” 

Ian plops down on the couch next to Mickey, tired of being relegated to the kitchen. ”You’re a dumbass.”

"'Ey, I think it's a great option,” Mickey balks. “Affordable, ya know?”

"You heard?” Jo asks Ian, her cheeks pinking up.

"I heard,” he confirms, his arm stretching past Mickey to tenderly touch her cheek. “We love you.”

“Love you too,” she says. “And I'm being safe… Haven't really done much yet.”

"Take your time,” Ian says simply. “There’s no rush.”

“He’s right,” Mickey adds, “especially because you’ll be grounded for the next month.”

“A month?! For kissing? That’s not fair!” Jo complains.

“Tough.”

“But you said it yourself I’m not doing anything you two weren’t doing!”

“Fine, two weeks,” Ian says, earning him a “yes!” from Jo, and a scowl from his husband.

“Did you even order dinner in there or were you just listening in the whole time?"

Ian flushes. Grumbles something as he pulls out his phone.

“Fucking figures,” Mickey says. Turns back to Jo. “And we’re your parents, kid. Thing’s ain’t always going to be fair. So, fine, two weeks because your old man’s a pushover, but I better not catch you hooking up on my couch again, capisce?”

“Capisce,” she smiles.

Young, bare knuckles bump against older, inked ones.

“Now, I’ve had a crap day. Make yourself useful and get me a beer, would you?”

[gallawitchxx]

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what's up lil chickadees? i'm flying the friendly skies, so let's chat! thank you to @celestialmickey @look-i-love-u @stocious @creepkinginc @transmickey @sleepyfacetoughguy @michellemisfit @squidyyy23 @tanktopgallavich @crossmydna @francesrose3 & @metalheadmickey for the tags ily all so much! xx

name: bee 🐝

pronouns: she/her

where do you call home? la la land, but i'm a bicoastal bisexual in my heart 😇

favorite animal: dolphins 🐬

cereal of choice: honey nut cheerios 🍯

are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner? i always thought i was a visual learner as i have a bit of a photographic memory. but then i took a test & it said i was an auditory learner... so both? 🤷‍♀️

first pet? my folks had a cat named chelsea when i was born! but then i got fish named katie & braelyn lmaooo 🐟🐟

favorite scent? florida water. a lil citrusy, a lil spicy ✨

do you believe in astrology? i actually don't think that astrology is something to believe in or not. back in the day, it was revered as a science just as much as astronomy. it's literally a mathematical snapshot of the sky at any given point. the mythology of it all is there to help provide context. it's the key to reading the map. soooo take it or leave it, that's cool, but astrology is a valid language regardless of whether or not you "believe" in speaking it 🥰

how many playlists do you have on spotify/apple music? omg so many. i make a mean playlist if i do say so myself 🎶

sharpies or highlighters? i think highlighters? 😎

a song that makes you cry: somewhere in my memory from the home alone soundtrack hahahaha I WEEEEEP 🎄

a song that makes you happy: orange show speedway by lizzy mcalpine 🤘🏼

and finally, do you write/draw/create? if so, use this as an opportunity to shamelessly (😉) promote yourself! don't mind if i doooo! check me out as gallawitch on ao3 or here on tumblr by scrolling the tag # bee writes 🐝 ✍🏼. i also have been known to doodle spicy boys at #bee makes art 🐝🎨.

i'm not gonna tag today because i'm feeling SHY OK, but if you wanna play, doooooo it & tag me so i can see! smooching you 🖤