#intro to quantum dating

[deedala]

Ian and Mickey from Intro to Quantum Dating by @spoonfulstar

[alchely]

Started "Intro to Quantum Dating"

Did not expect to be doing a light review of my linguistics uni course while reading it.

It's weirdly nostalgic to read about it again since it's been a few years already but also informative cause it obviously wasn't in English when I was studying it.

[thelibertini]

Heartstopper season 2 AND Intro to quantum dating update. Happy day!

[samsgreystreak]

My favourite part of quantum leap is the intro. all 1 minute and 13 seconds of it. how it's in time to the music but not in the obvious ways. the random images of historical figures and dates that float around. but most of all how it's over a minute long and waits till the very end to credit the actors, the only 2 actors in every episode. and how they don't add any cast credits until after the intro. it's basically a fan cam. and I love it.

[iandarling]

🖤773 Green - Here

🧡Intro to quantum dating - Here

🖤Like real people do - Here

🧡One good thing - Here

🖤The fine art of falling for you - Here

🧡Last of a dying breed - Here

[heymrspatel]

hi! hope you're doing well <3 do you have any long gallavich ao3 fic recs? can be any rating :)

hi hi! i'm doing alright 🥰 i hope you are too!! 💙

i am... notoriously bad at giving recs, but i'm going to try my best to list a few that live with me at all times (while trying very very very hard to not feel bad for leaving anything out/forgetting anything!)

now, i'm not sure what you constitute as long? so, i've just gathered a few that are over 50k? ok!

completed fics that make me want to shout into the sky:

literally aaaanything by @goodkwuestion but The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher and The Fine Art of Falling For You have a very special place in my heart!

Dancing After Death by @squidyyy23 - i made audible noises while reading this fic. idk what that tells you, but i hope it explains it.

M8TE by @gallawitchxx - i was all "idk idk idk if i'd be into a/b/o... eeeehhhh" and then this came along! and i- *slams fists on table*

Since We're Alone by @lethargicmick and @buffymilkovich - the way i became irreversibly unhinged by this story... my heart!

Undead Agents of Chaos by @abundanceofnots - god, it's so fun! all the ups and downs. it's so beautiful. so original! Y E S!

and i'd be just silly not to mention Cooperative Gameplay and Like Real People Do by grayola - iconic. full stop.

wips that i love and make me want to punch straight through a wall:

Sweetpea by @whatthebodygraspsnot - my beloved, my heart, my love, my joy, my light! (the fic, the universe, the characters, the author)

wait! and also That 'Redhead Babyface/FUCK U-UP' Duality - if ya wanna get hooked immediately. if ya want flirty banter. if ya want that funny, good, blessed writing style that scratches that itch! dis ees da one!

Tender Hearts and Other Maladies by @whatwouldmickeydo - world building of my dreaaaams!!!

Intro to Quantum Dating by @spoonfulstar - my absolute comfort fic!

Ristretto by @howlinchickhowl - the cooooziest and funniest coffeshop au! it's like a warm hug, i tell you!

Ian Gallagher and All of His Mistakes by toraten - i enjoy me a piece of life fic and this one is just so good!

Love Is a Ballfield by and_i_take_it - obsessed obsessed obsessed will never let this one gooooo!!!!

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also! @gallavichfanficlibrary is an amazing resource for fic recs! they've got a great tag system that makes things super easy!

and also! *sounding the alarm* everyone feel free to tac on your favorites!

and and also! i hope you're having a lovely day wherever you are! 💙

[gallavichfanficlibrary]

Hey! Kinda new around here and was wondering if you could tell me what these fics are TIPDIG, CG, SPEE, LRPD, and I think there’s a few others. I keep seeing these in like fic recommendations posts but I can’t figure out what the actual title are? Is there are son people keep abbreviating them?

Hi hi, welcome to the fandom <3 People really like abbreviations in here for some reason! It usually happens to the popular fics with longer names that you assume everyone knows anyway and you don't want to retype everytime you mention it. But there is absolutely no logic behind it because there are some pretty popular fics that never get abbreviated :D

The ones you've mentioned are:

TIPDIG - The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher

CG - Cooperative Gameplay

LRPD - Like Real People Do

For SPEE we had to think for longer, we've never seen it before but we assumed it was something recent, and the one that fits seems to be - Silent Pain in Emerald Eyes. None of us has read it yet, but it's probably this one :)

Other popular abbreviations you might see:

NTW - None the wiser

EATS - Etherized Against the Sky 

ITQD - Intro to Quantum Dating

LIAB - Love is a Ballfield

SHITW - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

YNSUA - you'll never see us again

Triple C - The Casanova Catering Conflict

And of course TSTLSOOM - Teenagers Scare The Living Shit Out Of Me 

There are too many fics that get abbreviated, so we can't name them all. But if you ever see another one and get confused - hit us up and we'll decode it for you ;)

[mmmichyyy]

weekly tag wednesday ☁️

tagged by @heymacy @stocious @deedala @lingy910y !

name: michelle

age: 31

your time zone: pst

what do you do for work? i work at a small office doing mostly paperwork and customer service

do you have any pets? no

what first drew you to this fandom? never thought i'd be part of a fandom community but everyone here is so nice and welcoming so here i am!

are you a morning person or a night owl? night owl for sure

what are your hobbies? watching movies and tv shows lol

how tall are you? 5'3ish

if you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? there are places i want to visit but i can't picture myself living anywhere else than where i am now

favorite color? purple

favorite book? anything written by haruki murakami

favorite movie? this is the hardest question anyone can ask me because there are so many categories of movies i like, but my top 4 on letterboxd right now is happy together, the farewell, marcel the shell with shoes on, ocean's eleven. (if anyone has letterboxd add me)

favorite fic? for gallavich - ian gallagher and all of his mistakes, intro to quantum dating, until it bleeds, geometric progressions (series), etc etc

favorite musical artist: phoebe bridgers, gracie abrams, mayday parade

what is your average screen time so far this week? there are some things that are best left unknown

what’s the first app you open in the morning? depends which notifications i see first

how long have you been on tumblr? i started using tumblr in 2011, stopped for a few years, then created this one in 2021

finally (and i know this one is hard) tell me a fun fact about yourself: this isn't fun but i'm lactose intolerant

tagging @gallawitchxx @thisdivorce @gardenerian @heymrspatel @spoonfulstar @sam-loves-seb @blue-disco-lights @crossmydna @whatthebodygraspsnot @metalheadmickey @callivich @sickness-health-all-that-shit @sgtmickeyslaughter @loftec @darlingian @jrooc @suzy-queued @mybrainismelted @creepkinginc @palepinkgoat @crestfallercanyon

[jrooc]

✨Weekly Tag Wednesday✨

Thanks for the tags you wonderful humans @energievie @mybrainismelted @roryonic (Hi and welcome to Tumblr!) @gallapiech @sgtmickeyslaughter

Name: Jess

Age: A Nosho and a half or a Pie plus a slice

Location: The land of poutine and maple syrup

And now...

Latest music discovery: Chapell Roan 100% 'cause of @deedala

Latest movie: American Fiction - it was good until the end

Last TV show you finished: Taskmaster

Most recently started book: The Scottish Boy and Bride - both adapted from FanFic and both great.

Most recent trip out of town: Mexico

Most recent trip out of the country: Also Mexico. Boy do I miss the beach. And the sun. And the margaritas.

Most recent gift you made yourself: Made? I wrote a chapter of an ABO fic I may never publish. Bought? I booked a facial.

Most recent gift you made to someone else: I wrote @bawlbrayker a short, v random birthday fic 🎁

Most recent text message you received: The hubs texted me "you are my world" from upstairs lol *blush* probably cause I had a meltdown earlier hahahahahah

Most recent text message you sent: I gave my cousin dinner options for tomorrow to choose from

Last fic you read: Doing a group re-read of @spoonfulstar's amazing Intro To Quantum Dating! I forgot how truly funny this fic is.

Last drink you had: Sparkling water

Last thing you ate: Australian Maltesers

Latest piece of clothing you bought: Its been a while.. shorts I think for my trip?

Latest piece of advice you received: Try and remember how you talk to yourself on a confident day and write it down. Then repeat it to yourself when you're struggling. (Great advice. Stay tuned if I take it)

Latest piece of advice you gave: Don't get in your own way. You have a great background, its about figuring out how to tell your story. (Advice I succckkk at taking myself so thats fun)

Latest thing you promised yourself: That I won’t keep making the same mistakes.

Tagging @blue-disco-lights @bawlbrayker @ms-moonlight-inn @rayrayor @francesrose3 @mickeysgaymom @gallavichsuperfan @heymrspatel @too-schoolforcool @creepkinginc @stocious @transmurderbug @guinguin1984 @doshiart @callivich @astaraels @spookygingerr @ifallonblackdays @sillygoofygoobersstuff @such-a-barbarian @lee-ow @palepinkgoat @suzy-queued @crossmydna @michellemisfit @deedala or just waving hi

[deedala]

✨ weekly tag wednesday ✨

thanks for tagging me @heymacy @energievie and @mybrainismelted !! 💖

(disclaimer: there is presently a glitch with tumblr that only allows you to tag 5 people per line in your text posts. to remedy that, you can separate your tags into different lines as i have at the bottom of this post to ensure that everyone that's tagged knows they've been tagged!)

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name: deanna

age: noel

your time zone: EST (or apparently EDT currently as its during daylight savings? when it goes from UTC-5 to UTC-4. Time is a construct.)

what do you do for work? i help color other peoples comics

do you have any pets? narp

what first drew you to this fandom? i had tried several times to watch shameless since it started but kept getting turned off by how gross frank was lmao. i really like cameron monaghan though and back in 2022 i was just in a good place (apparently) to finally push through (and skip!!) the gross frank shit and watch the show. i think i watched some of it. and then i went and just watched gallavich scenes on youtube? and then i went BACK and rewatched all of the actual show? over and over again lol. my love of cameron monaghan and shameless's vibe just finally clicked into place amen.

are you a morning person or a night owl? i guess moreso a night person since i suffer desperately from revenge bedtime procrastination. but also at the same time i dont like sleeping in very late either or itll feel like the whole day fucked. but also i wanna sleep for 9 hours.

what are your hobbies? tv and film enjoyer, drawing, reading, video games, being silly

how tall are you? 5'2" or 157cm (please help me reach the things on the top shelf)

if you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? iceland? ireland? new zealand? ...really into lands ig

favorite color? mint green

favorite book? the masked empire by patrick weekes still holds this spot

favorite movie? the fall, the eagle, love and monsters, princess bride, the mummy, vampire academy

favorite fic? intro to quantum dating, cooperative gameplay, fine art of falling for you, love is a ballfield, none the wiser, two of your earth minutes, the menagerie, apotheosis, ma--*the microphone is forcibly removed from my hands*

favorite musical artist: chappell roan, cake, petey, dove cameron

what is your average screen time so far this week? thats none of my business

what's the first app you open in the morning? discord~

how long have you been on tumblr? 12.5 years

finally (and i know this one is hard) tell me a fun fact about yourself: i dunno if its a *fun* fact but i used to be a licensed cosmetologist. i know how to do all the things i just realized i hate interacting with customers and could not bear to carry on with that a career after about a year of it lol

and now i shall tag some precious nuggets who can play or simply accept this offering of a🫸 face squish 🫷😚 @darlingian @too-schoolforcool @michellemisfit @thepupperino @metalheadmickey @softmick @callivich @vintagelacerosette @squirrel-fund @creepkinginc @whatwouldmickeydo @gallawitchxx @mickeysgaymom @suzy-queued @crossmydna @gardenerian @mmmichyyy @tanktopgallavich @rereadanon @heymrspatel @the-rat-wins @iansw0rld @loftec @palepinkgoat @themarchg1rl @jrooc @thisdivorce @blue-disco-lights @sam-loves-seb @sickness-health-all-that-shit @samantitheos @lee-ow @sleepyfacetoughguy @transmickey @lingy910y @tsuga-of-mars @ardent-fox @purplemagpie @captainjowl @wehangout @mikhailoisbaby 💖💖💖

[alchely]

Decided that before embarking into the journey of the longest fanfic of our fandom "Intro to Quantum Dating" I'd check out the other fanfictions by the same author, to see if it was worth it.

Well...here I am, with tears streaming down my face telling you all that this story is worth reading, it's bittersweet, it's sad, it's happy, it's thought provoking, I loved it.

I am so glad I read this before compiling a personal Top Gallavich Fanfic that I've been told I should make ='D

[gallawitchxx]

2022 gallavich fandom faves 🤘🏼🖤

at the end of the year, i tasked a ton of us with picking some favorite creations from this year (& beyond!) & BOY DID Y'ALL DELIVER! here's what's sticking with us as we begin another fabulous year of making stuff about ian & mickey:

fics we're looking forward to re-reading 📚:

Sweetpea & The Switch-Up by @whatthebodygraspsnot 

These Foolish Games by @suzy-queued

Dancing after Death  by @squidyyy23

That's a Wrap by @crossmydna

OnlyFans series by @gallavichgeek 

Intro to Quantum Dating by @spoonfulstar

M8TE by @gallawitchxx

Change Like Shifting Shadows by @thisdivorce

Not so Secret Santa by @sweetbee78

Your Question Has Been Received by @celestialmickey

Since We're Alone by @buffymilkovich & @lethargicmick 

Catch a Spark, Start a Flame by @shannee10 and @o-on

Proud (Outro) by @twinklyylights

Meet the Neighbours series by @arrowflier

Ian Gallagher And All Of His Mistakes by toraten

Like Real People Do, Cooperative Gameplay & Things Beyond Mistake by grayola

The Captain of My Soul by lilbatfacedgirl

Hooking Up With Feelings by @peppermintkatie

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher, Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace & You Can Bite Me by @goodkwuestion

None The Wiser by @loftec

Restoration by @palepinkgoat

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art we can't stop thinking about 🎨:

Roadtrip Boys, Hickey Mickey, Shibari Ian & “More of a grape guy, huh…” (Sweetpea) by @heymrspatel

You're Under My Skin, Man, “Show Me What You’ve Got Tough Guy ;)”, & Sweetpea by @milkovski 

You're Under My Skin Shirt, Man by @gallawitchxx

Ask Box Christmas Cards by @deathclassic

Westside Mornings by @mikhailoisbaby

Kinktober Series by @suzy-queued

Commissions by @mariemarion

Sweethearts by @psychicskulldamage

WARM GLOWING WARMING GLOW by @loftec

Priest Ian, Rosary Hands & Mornin' Sleepyhead by @mishervellous

All the Mickeys by @spoonfulstar

1 year Anniversary Collection by @galladrabbles

Gallavich Kinktober 2022 by @darthvaders-wife

Mirror Selfie by @steorie

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until next year! xx

[mudpuddless]

007 fest 2024 masterpost

[big fan of the new system. weekly deadlines help a lot with planning and keeping to the plans without planning too much and struggling to keep up]

intro post

->John Doe, Janitor, only kind of a patriot and only during work hours

writing

->Inner workings (The day to day business of keeping MI6 afloat set in an imaginary time period between quantum of solace and post no time to die in which Q, Eve and Bond are chaotic best friends)

art

a wild James Bond appears (wearing the `raw dogging life crop top)

->a tired Q appears (in a stolen sweater) id in alt

->comic sketches 1-5 (Inso for Inner workings) id in alt

recipes (in the notes of the chapters where they appear)

->shrimp-parsley-tagliatelle (agent friendly bc frozen/pantry items only)

->vodka-tomato-spaghetti (bonds and Eve's depression meal. Q is chilling)

beta read

->A Quiet Lunch by Arwen88 on AO3 (Tanner and Mallory spend Lunch together because they are the two only people not interested in smalltalk. everyone else thinks they're dating)

->The Real Stuff by Arwen88 on AO3 (the sequel to A Quiet Lunch where Tanner and Mallory ARE dating but no one is surprised. weird...)

[sam-loves-seb]

gallavich questions

thanks for the tag (and the questions) @callivich !!

What’s a fic you’ve read more than once? intro to quantum dating by @spoonfulstar, i think i've read it 3 or 4 times now, it's one of my all time favorites

What’s a gifset you always have to reblog? anytime i see a gifset from that one s5 deleted scene, yeah that one, i have to reblog

What’s a headcanon you can’t stop thinking about? i have a very specific headcanon for a tattoo ian gets post-canon for mickey, and i hesitate to even explain it now bc i think one day i do wanna write a fic about him getting it, but whatever--my headcanon is that he gets an M tattooed on his left ring finger and it's a subtle yet sweet nod to his husband. (i could talk about this for 9 hours but i will limit myself and stop here)

What’s a fanart you love looking at? i've spent an obscene amount of time staring at this fanart by @doodlevich it just checks all my boxes (domestic, husbands, fluff, etc.) and it's so well done, i'm obsessed with this pieces

What’s an idea you’d love to create if you had the time/inspiration? listen, i have this idea for a rock band au that lives rent fucking free in my head, and if i can find the time and the inspiration to actually turn these vibes and unorganized plot points into actual words and a coherent story in the new year, then maybe it'll see the light of day in 2024 but no promises. for now, i leave you with this: four milkovich siblings are in a rock band that is rising to success with the launch of their second studio album and subsequent tour, and ian gallagher is lead singer mandy's (fake) boyfriend--at least in the eyes of the public--and he spends some time that summer touring with the band and hooking up with their lead guitarist in secret until the band's manager/father catches wind of what's going on behind closed doors

What’s something you’ve discovered since entering this fandom? A new trope you love? A different analysis of the show? Something else? i've always been a post-canon enthusiast for almost all of my ships, but i think before gallavich i always envisioned them with a very cookie cutter standard american dream family with the house and the careers and the 2.5 kids, which usually fits a lot of my ships, but with gallavich i... don't have that same vision ?? i think they're actually my first ship that i hc more often than not without kids in their post canon life, which is a new vibe for me entirely but i kinda love reading/writing it. idk if that answers the question you asked, but it definitely answered a question

What’s an underrated trope or concept you’d like to see more of? honestly i want more s9/10 prison era gallavich fics (and/or fanart). i think it's a gold mine era with so much untapped potential, and there are very few fics/series/whatever that really get deep with it and get to the good stuff of these two boys who haven't spent any significant time together in years but still love each other like they did way back when

What’s your favourite season? And has this changed after multiple rewatches of the show? it flip-flops for me between s4 and s5, like right now i think it's s5 but idk if i could actually pick one or the other as my absolute favorite

What’s a plot hole you wish had been answered or resolved? i would give my left arm to know how the fuck (and why the fuck) mickey started rolling with his dad again in post-prison s10 era, like in 10x08 he's going to terry for advice on how to protect ian, just for terry to try to kill him again 3 episodes later ??? make it make sense john wells i'm under your bed

What scene or moment do you feel isn’t discussed enough? personally i think the promise ring scene in 10x09 is criminally underrated and not talked about nearly enough, like you don't understand how happy that scene made me (stay with me here) seeing mickey stand up and fight for the future he really wants with ian and not settling for anything less

What line/dialogue/description from something else (a poem, a book, a tv show, a movie, or something else) do you feel describes Ian and Mickey’s relationship? can i do song lyrics? i'm gonna do song lyrics--i've always thought the song godlight by noah kahan was very gallavich, especially the chorus, and especially during s4/5/6 era and it may or may not be a piece of inspiration for my big bang canon divergent fic

What do you think is next for Ian and Mickey post-finale? i think they take a while to really settle into their new place and and make it their own, and it's a bit of an adjustment (for both of them) to fit in with this new crowd and this new environment, but they're learning how to grow and evolve together and at the end of the day that's all that really matters to the both of them

tagging: literally anyone who wants to play bc my brain is tired and i am too tired to try and remember everyone i probably should tag

[heymrspatel]

Weekly Tag Wednesday! Thursday! Friday!

my low energy making me not want to participate in this tag game vs the WHOLE LOT OF YOU THAT MADE ME FEEL ALL NICE AND LOVED WITH THE TAGS!!! 😭 thank you @jrooc @creepkinginc @deedala @suzy-queued @arrowflier @metalheadmickey @lingy910y @mybrainismelted @francesrose3 @dynamic-power @mmmichyyy @mickeysgaymom @transmickey @ardent-fox @milkovichrules @skylerwinchester @juliakayyy @softmick @too-schoolforcool @tanktopgallavich and @lupeloto (i hope i didn't miss anyone!)💙💙💙

🔤 Name: julissa

🎶 Last song you listened to: summer by brockhampton

🎵 Artist on Spotify giving you the feels right now: hozier and boygenius are battling each other

👯‍♂️ Fave Blorbo Moment:

🍟 Your guilty pleasure snack: flaming hot cheetos probably lmao

🌮 What food are you craving today: grilled cheese!!!

📖 Last fanfic tab you opened: intro to quantum dating by @spoonfulstar it is my absolute go to when i need comfort! it's a warm hug, a fuzzy blanket! my beloved 💙

🖌️ Favorite fic project you've created: i am not a writer so this doesn't apply. but, i've done some art based on fics! i loved working with @metalheadmickey on the artwork for cinematic! and i also really got a kick out of drawing these two cuties for sweetpea by @whatthebodygraspsnot 🥰🥰

👩🏼‍🎤 Next tattoo you want (or would consider if you're not a tattoo person): my number one is line art of a bouquet of flowers with my grandmother's middle name in a lil ribbon

🧐🆓 What's living in your head rent free this week: the fact that it's already november and time seems to be flying and what do you mean the holidays are around the corner it was just summer like what do you mean by that huh answer me i was just on vacation in august what do you mean i have to buy christmas presents stop lying ok enough of this no it isn't nearly 2024 fuck right the fuck off and-

i'm late so i'm skipping the tag. but, if you want to play please do and tag me so i can seeee! ily happy weekend! 💙

[gallavichfanficlibrary]

hey :) Any recommendations for WIPs?

Hey :) Some WIPs we're enjoying now:

Africa - AU. When Ian lands himself an internship with famous wildlife photographer Mickey Milkovich he can’t believe his luck. Spending one month traveling through South Africa with his big hero is a dream come true.

second chapters - When Mickey’s PO assigns him a job at the local library, he’s pleasantly surprised—not that he’d ever admit it. Practically lived in the prison library, and what better way to start his new life than with a career he might actually enjoy.

Ristretto - Ian works the late shift at a coffeeshop. When he gains a new colleague with a wicked sense of humor and a sinfully hot boyfriend, he starts to think maybe he should be trying to do more with his life than perfecting his latte art.

The Menagerie - Ian finds himself splurging on a membership to an exclusive BDSM club and meeting the notoriously hard-to-please club veteran, Mikhailo Milkovich.

Tender Hearts and Other Maladies - The magickal tattooed Mickey + plant mage Ian + small town fantasy elements + Ukrainian folklore fic.

Intro to Quantum Dating - College AU. This is a falling in love story.

Out of Nowhere - Enemies to lovers AU with gangs and hidden money. The Gallagher gold. Mickey wants it. Ian will do anything to protect it. Who will cave first?

Sweetpea -Sweetpea, the stray that eats his neighbors flowers, is a little asshole of a cat. But Ian still hopes to win her over with treats from his lunch [...]. Just as he thinks he's starting to get her to like him, everything flips on its head. You see, Sweetpea is not a normal cat. And Sweetpea is not a she.

Your question has been received - A tumblr AU with a bit of a twist.

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