#the casanova catering conflict

[thegallavault]

currently locked in The Gallavault 🔒📚✨

THE CASANOVA CATERING CONFLICT by HORROR_BUSINESS ↳ ↳ with cover art by STEORIE

Multi-Chapter | Rated: E | Word Count: 156K | Completed in: 2017

Ian Gallagher is a young sports model trying to solidify a career in an unstable industry. With a potential career making photoshoot only a few months away, Ian hires a personal chef to make sure he doesn't stray too far from his diet. In comes Mickey Milkovich, a brash chef from the Casanova Catering Company who's just trying to get through the next few months without any hiccups.

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[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 ;)

[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

[jademickian]

15 questions, 15 mutuals (not)

thank you @transmickey, @energievie, and @catluvver118 for the tag!

were you named after anyone? if we're talking about full names, mine's after the fusion of both of my grandmothers' names!

when was the last time you cried? honestly can't remember, but probably around April (finals season, lol)

do you have kids? nop, but i'd love to adopt someday

do you use sarcasm a lot? when i'm annoyed mostly, but generally nah

whats the first thing you notice about people? hair (p.s. if you have curly hair you will catch my eye)

what’s your eye color? very dark brown

scary movies or happy endings? happy endings all the way, but i enjoy scary movies with friends!

any special talents? i can hold at least 3 pencils using my bottom lip

where were you born? somewhere in south east asia 🌏

what are your hobbies? reading, watching films/tv shows, listening to music, writing, annoying my mutuals, etc honestly there's more but i'll stop here

have any pets? yes, 2. a cat AND a dog!

what sports do you play/have you played? i tried badminton once, it was fun but it was just run of the mill stuff

how tall are you? i won't specify but let's just say you will most likely be (and i am sure) taller than me 🧍‍♀️

favorite subject in school? literature, organic chemistry

dream job? being a chef [i love food, it'd be great if i could cook, too lol and also i definitely did not just finish reading the casanova catering conflict (i did)]

won't reach 15 but tagging @grumble-fish, @juliakayyy, @rvane, @gallabitch73, @twinklyylights, @zutaralesbian, @mybrainismelted, @sweetbee78, or  anyone who wants to join !! (ignore if you've already done this and also it's definitely optional)

[mmilkovxch]

Gallavich fic • The Casanova Catering Conflict

Someone asked me to do this one a long time ago and I’m really sorry it took me so long but here’s your aesthetic. I really loved this fic by the way, you should all go read it.

[y0itsbri]

*holy fuck, it’s GALLAVICH time* 💖🧑🏻‍🦰🧑🏻💖- share one (or more) Gallavich fic or art or post that you’ve enjoyed recently, or share something you’ve created recently, or just feel free to say how much you love them! & pass this on to your fellow Gallavich fans!

i feel like a lot of y'all see all the tumblr fics/ art that i like/ create -- (as well as mel's wonderful masterlist) -- so i'm gonna use this opportunity to share some of my favorite gallavich-centered ao3 fics! 🖤🖤

Old Rules For New Side Pieces @goodkwuestion - fbi boys, ocs to die for, truly earns the tag dramedy

Sex Advice, Milkovich-style series - office setting, funny af

Where the Feigned Wind Falls @ianrightsonly - bar owner/ musician ian & tattoo artist mickey, fake dating

Teenage Dirtbag @thisaintmacys-bitch - high school cheer ian & musician mickey (and milkoviches), so so sweet

The Tension & The Spark - single dad mickey & call center worker ian

Miles Between Us @xgoldendays - au 1970s, road trip, diner, slow burn, canon-typical violence

Can't Figure You Out - workplace, infidelity, secret relationship

Silent as Sunlight - college au, deaf mickey

Catch Me, If You Can - gymnastics au!, ian is pretentious, mickey is his new spotter

Flyboy and the Gearhead - mechanic mickey, fighter pilot ian

Signed, Sealed, Delivered - prison pen pals, friends to lovers

if he's the moon, i'm eclipsed - s2/3 era, blind ian

The Casanova Catering Conflict - personal chef mickey & model ian

life without you has been hard - ian visits mickey in prison

but i'd rather be broken than empty - they spread out a blanket and look for shooting stars, post 4x12, depression

Gotta Love A Man in Uniform - emt ian & cop mickey

how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields @gardenerian - straight up stealing mel's summary for this - if something can come from this southside dirt, from which no one expects anything ripe or healthy or vital, what else could grow here? he could grow here

Crush - mickey won't tell ian who his first crush is

The One Where Fiona Finds Out - fiona pov, s4 era

softer, softer - ian teaches mickey how to be soft, hurt/comfort

On Ice - olympic au!, ice skater ian & hockey mickey, wonderful ocs, seriously haven't stopped thinking about this in months

Unknown Number - ian and mickey stay in contact while mickey is in mexico, just enough, s8 au, texting

Like Real People Do @gallavichy - security mickey & escort/ emt ian, a classic, a must read

Southside Scumbags - 3x03, ian and mickey break into a swimming pool, the tension!

Cooperative Gameplay @gallavichy - an all time fav, youtuber mickey & working-at-a-diner/bar-while-figuring-it-out ian, celebrity/groupie to friends with benefits to lovers, LGBT+ issues

[gallavichthings]

This week’s interview is with an author who, despite not having written anything recently, lives forever in our hearts and minds. Let’s give a warm welcome to Kerri, aka horror_business, aka @damnnmilkovich, author of, among others, Dismantling Summer, a witch in wicker park, and the classic The Casanova Catering Conflict.

GT: Tells us a bit about yourself

K: My name is Kerri, I’m obsessed with my two cats, Grimm and Ghoul, and I have a lovely fiancé that I’ve been with for almost nine years. 

I work full time as the general manager of a restaurant which is why I haven’t written anything in awhile since it swallows me up fifty-five hours a week lol. I did most of my writing when I worked reception at a tattoo shop....there wasn’t much to do when the artists were in a session because it was an appointment only shop so that’s when I started dabbling in writing and posting.

I really love music and I know that sounds cliche but...I can’t even count the amount of live shows I’ve been to. Easily close to if not over 100. I’ve been going to concerts since I was 14, I’ve travelled to different states for festivals multiple times and went to warped tour every single year. I’m super into pop punk, metal and 2000s emo (because I am a 2000s emo kid...#imold). When covid hit and concerts stopped I was devastated, it’s like the only thing I *do*, music festivals are the only vacations I really take from work. But concerts are back baby and I got tickets to three shows already for the fall!! Vaxxed and ready to mosh!!

GT: I'm happy for you! I'm excited to go back to concerts as well, and I'm not even anywhere near as much of a music fan as you are! Does music inspire your fics?

Also, you're absolutely not old, I'm way older and I'm not old either 😜 No age for fandom.

K: Music is absolutely a huge inspiration for me. My fic “Dismantling Summer” was inspired by the song “The Boys of Summer” by the Atari’s, and the title of that story was taken from a song by The Wonder Years. Most of the chapter titles from Casanova Catering Conflict are songs lyrics or song titles lol. Music is meant to inspire you and motivate you and I guess it really got my creative juices flowing.

GT: What else inspires you to write?

K: I mean really just Ian and Mickey and their stories. Shameless is the only fandom I’ve ever written for and it was their love and development that really inspired me. I wrote all my fics before Ian and Mickey had their happy ending in canon and they deserved the type of love and support that I believe I represented in my fics.

GT: What kind of fics do you write more often?

K: Most of my work is AU’s. I have four one shots that are canon compliant but my longer, chaptered fics are AU’s. I would really describe my work as like feel good fics. Like I stated before I tend to lean towards more AU’s and I’m light on angst. There’s still some angst and sadness present but I feel like it doesn’t last long and I move on pretty quickly. They deserve to be happy at all times lmao.

GT: Agreed. Do you have a preference for writing Ian or Mickey?

K: I tend to write more from Mickey’s POV then Ian’s, tho I do switch it up! Dismantling Summer is all Ian’s POV, a witch in wicker park is all Mickey, but in Casanova Catering Conflict I switch the POV between chapters.

Mickey is my absolute favorite character ever, not just from shameless either, from anything, so I think that’s why I like writing from his POV more than any other. I just love getting into his head and trying to figure out what he would say and how he would react to certain situations.

Mickey’s a complicated guy, but he’s pretty easy to understand once you *get* him. It’s so easy to portray Mickey incorrectly, he seems to be a pretty misunderstood character (especially for the show writers lmaooo). Even tho I tend to write Mickey a little softer around the edges than he is in canon, it’s because I write him as someone who has realized his full potential and has accepted his sexuality so a lot of his anger in that regards has already dissipated, so I can write him as the confident, driven man he is and not the terrified, ashamed boy that he was.

GT: Lol tell me about it

What's the most difficult thing about writing them?

K: There’s a LOT of trauma to wade through with the two of them, not just as a couple but as individuals. So I think one of the hardest things to navigate is how to write them carrying these burdens still but to not make it their whole story. Their trauma has defined who they are as people and it’s defined their entire relationship so it’s hard not to dwell on Ian’s mental illness and exploitation as a teenager or Mickey’s abusive and oppressive upbringing since there is SO much to be explored there, but I think fic should be about them healing and growing and having a beautiful future for themselves regardless of these factors that have tried to do EVERYTHING to keep them from being happy.

Yes, writing dark and depressing and heavy stuff can be fun and enjoyable and we allllllll love the angst, but we love the healing just as much lol.

GT: That's absolutely true.

And what's the best or most fun part of writing them?

K Their chemistry. Their passion. Their love. They’re funny and sarcastic and smart and wild. They’re complicated and multifaceted and just all around great characters to work with and write about. But the best and most fun part of writing them is just writing about their love for each other and their families.

GT: Do you include other characters from the show when you write?

K: Occasionally. I’ve had Lip, Fiona, Debbie and Mandy have quick appearances in some fics, but for the most part I just stick to ian and Mickey

GT: What about OCs?

K: I don’t tend to do much with OC’s. The two used and somewhat fleshed out were Charles in Casanova Catering and Mickey’s mom in a witch in wicker park.

GT: Tell me a bit about your writing process.

K: I am probably the least organized writer out there lmao. I don’t exactly have a writing process. I don’t outline, I don’t really have plans, I just have vague ideas and scenes and maybe some quotes that I want to eventually get to so I have to connect the dots, a lot of my ideas come to me as I’m writing. I tend to write in order, don’t bounce around a lot and I would usually post the chapter as soon as it was done and work on the next one afterwards. I’m extremely undisciplined and lazy with my writing technique but hey! It got the job done lol.

GT: And done well!

Can you tell me a bit about your history with fanfiction? When did you first get in touch with it?

K: Oh jeez. The first time I read fan fiction was back when I was like 15/16. It was for this band that I was absolutely obsessed with. This was before like....shipping real people was frowned upon (for good reason) but I’m old, remember, so this was before ao3 when I got all my fic from livejournal. To this day it’s still some of the best fics I’ve ever read....I can remember some of the stories vividly! Wish I could go back and read them but there was a huge purge on livejournal years ago and all was lost.

I fell off from fanfic for years after that and didn’t get back into it until I started watching Shameless in 2012 and got into the fandom on here in like 2014. That’s when I fell back into reading fic and the first time I’ve ever written anything for fun in my life. So....thanks Shameless for unlocking a passion and talent I didn’t know I had lol

GT: What are your favorite seasons of Shameless? Or episodes. Or both.

K: Season two and season four have special places in my heart. Season two is just.....ugh....really the true beginning of Ian and Mickey’s story. It’s fun and cute and exciting and they’re ADORABLE. In general, season two seems a little lighter than the other seasons....if you can say that about shameless at all lmao.

And alternatively, season four is another favorite because of how *heavy* it is. The storylines are depressing and dark, but it’s compelling and heart wrenching and the development and life changes that happen to the characters shape the later seasons. Plus, season four is THE BEST Mickey season hands down, no questions asked.

Favorite episodes tho....ugh that’s so hard!!!! Weirdly 1x04- “Casey Casden” because it’s just pure chaos in the best way.

4x11 because.....come on....king Mickey.

7x10...dock scene supremacy.

The wedding episode!!!!! ❤️❤️

GT: Casey Casden, yes! That's one of my favorites too, but people don't usually mention it.

I actually agree with all of yours.

What did you think of the ending?

K: Overall, I think it was somewhat of a missed opportunity. There was so much potential to have old characters come back for Frank’s funeral, Fiona and Sheila and Mandy for example. It just would have been nice to have that catharsis. It was too open ended, we didn’t get closure on a lot of shit that was happening. Just seemed rushed.

But, as far as Ian and Mickey’s storyline goes, I was pleased. They have the business and the apartment and their communication skills have gotten sooo much better. They have a bright future ahead of them and I’m thankful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

GT: What are your headcanons for their future?

K: Mickey and Ian have a beeaaautiful future together. The business takes off and they buy that new truck and hire a few guys like they were talking about. They find a nice, homey apartment that they both feel comfortable in with an extra room for wayward Gallagher’s....and eventually a child! I don’t think they would go the surrogate route, I truly believe they would adopt, and not just because they’re afraid of genetics, but because they truly want to help.

They thrive, they’re comfortable and have a little extra cash to take a vacation once every few years, they’re happy, they’re IN LOVE!

GT: It's perfect.

If you could go back and change one thing in canon, what would it be?

K: 3x666 😭😭😭 that changed everything

GT: What do you think would have happened otherwise?

K: I mean, so much would be different, Mickey’s entire storyline in s4 wouldn’t have existed because Svetlana wouldn’t be there. Would Ian still have run away? I mean his mental illness was going to make itself known eventually, but it probably wouldn’t have been AS traumatic if he was around his family and not in the army and stripping at clubs. Would Mickey have ever come out? Would he ever have the courage to stand up to Terry like that?

Everything would be different. So, as much as that episode truly fucking sucked, it shaped their whole story.

GT: I can't rewatch it though. And I specially hate how the correctional rape was completely shown while loving sex scenes between them get cut or have weird angles.

K: Oh absolutely!! It’s a terrible episode to rewatch and the showrunners are being blatantly homophobic, you can’t show their loving, intimate moments but can fully show the most traumatizing? K.....

GT: Tell me about your experience as a reader then. What are your favorite tropes?

K: I’m a sucker for a good ol’ friends to lovers au, anyttttthiiing that has to do with supernatural stuff like werewolves and vampires and witches etc lol. I love college au’s for some reason?? I’m really fond of au’s mostly but I looooove canon divergent fics as well. I always need some slight angst !! Because the resolution is always so sweet.

Really just anything lmao, as long as it’s well written and catches my attention from the jump I’m gonna enjoy it. There are so many good fics that have been written for this fandom like we’ve truly been blessed.

GT: We have!! Such a diverse collection as well!

What kind of fics do you avoid?

K: Anything with a big power imbalance, like student/teacher or boss/employee (SHITW is exempt from this rule) because it just sketches me out. Age gaps, many underage fics (kinda hard to avoid these all the time since they started their relationship as teenagers :/) or anything that’s just like...... icky 😂😂. Also, not to be a douche, but anything that’s not well written or doesn’t have paragraph breaks or just not using proper grammar I can’t do it lol.

GT: What are some of your favorite fics and/or writers in the fandom?

K: Ahhh so many!!! It’s hard to choose, I feel like my favorites are the fandom favorites lol. My favorite authors are pretty well known.... @loftec, @palepinkgoat, @thevioletjones, @goodkwuestion​, anomalously, andchaos, mellow_yellow, delgay.

My favorite fics? Oh man this is gonna be hard to list them all, but the ones I frequently go back to are...

LIFE, OR SOMETHING!!!

Our stubborn love

This is the road to ruin

Is there somewhere

Rookie Mistakes

OSHA Compliant

Until It Bleeds

Ahhh so many more!!

GT: I know, this fandom has so many great fics, it's nearly impossible to make a list.

What about your favorite from your own?

K: a witch in wicker park is definitely my favorite and the best thing I’ve ever written lol. It’s just....ugh....that fic was entirely self serving and I wrote it for ME which is why I think it’s so great. It’s not my most popular work, but it’s the most well written and evocative piece I’ve ever produced.

GT: How do you feel about comments?

K: Love getting them, terrible at leaving them lmao. I go back and read some of the comments I’ve received every so often just to remind myself that people like my stuff and I contributed once upon a time. I still get new comments on my old works too and that’s always nice to see.

I need to get better at leaving them, I used to be so good at leaving comments too!

GT: What kind of comments are your favorite to get?

K: Any comment is great!! I obviously love the big, long ones where they point out everything specifically that they liked and point out metaphors that I wrote or descriptions that were really good. But even just the ones yelling at me are good too lol.

GT: What's next for you? Do you have anything in the works?

K: I unfortunately just don’t have the time or the energy that I used to when I wrote all my fics, life is getting in the way. I have a few WIPS and even some completed chapters of a story that will never see the light of day, and I still have sooo many ideas floating around in my head so the creative thoughts are there but the drive isn’t.

It’s sad because it’s something I really, truly enjoyed, but it’s been so long since I’ve written anything that the idea seems intimidating now. I’m not ruling it out completely, but as of right now I have no plans to re-enter the fic writing game. :(

GT: I totally get it, it can be daunting to write when you haven't for a while, especially long fics. If you do write some more, I'm sure there will be plenty of people excited to read anything you have to offer, but if you don't, we'll always be grateful for what you've already given us. 💜

Ok, that was my last question. Send your fans a message now. 💕

K: Thank you so so much for your support and your continued love of my work!! The fact that triple c is something that is so cherished and recommended to this day is insane to think about. Thanks for the patience and the kind words and the interest. I can’t believe the comments and kudos I continue to get on everything even tho I haven’t published something in about three years. It means more than you know 💕💕 thank you!

And thank YOU so much for contributing so much to the fandom and doing these writers spotlights. It's so nice to actually be reminded that people care, you’re doing something special here!

[milkovichian]

hi love 💕 2, 16 and 19 please?

hi val 🖤✨

2. favourite fic of the year

i read SO MUCH fic this year and i have so many favourites, but i'm gonna have to pick my beloved orfnsp by the lovely @goodkwuestion. the thrill of waiting for the weekly updates... i was absolutely hooked from start to finish!

16. best bts moment of the year

idk if this counts as "bts" but i absolutely cried at noel's goodbye posts, especially the one for ian 🥲

19. fic you plan to read next year

this one's an older one, but the casanova catering conflict has been on my tbr since like... 2018?? so i'd really like to get to it!

[fandom end of year asks]

[unbridgeabledistances]

Don‘t know if someone already mentioned them but The Casanova Catering Conflict and Can‘t Figure You Out are great as well and really long :)

💖💖💖 ah thank u SO much, i will definitely check those out:’)

[gallavichy]

re: fortunes

someone tracked down the fic! and i do want to comment on it just in case because i am a panicky bitch, and you guys are super nice. i know that what other people think of me is none of my business, but i genuinely don’t ever want anyone to think i stole anything from anyone. 

the fic is the casanova catering conflict. full disclosure: i’ve definitely read it, but i also didn’t at all remember the fortunes (the fic is amazing--it has nothing to do with that; my memory just sucks). i control-f’d the words “fortune” and found the fortune in question: Stop searching, happiness is right in front of you.

and i get it, and i got panicky when i just read it. the first two words are the same. but this is 100% coincidental minus the aid of the fact that i think that one is based on an actual fortune that can be found in fortune cookies (googling it brings up a cookie fortune that is pretty much exactly it). and i was trying to write a fortune that sounded legit. i didn’t reference that fic at all (and again, had forgotten about the fortunes until i was just linked to it today), but i did reference various cookie fortunes on the internet. 

overall, though, aside from the first two words, there are no other similarities. one’s about “happiness,” one’s about “the one.” 

i found mickey’s fortune “To be found, stop hiding,” from a website, and my goal was to write a fortune that sort of paralleled it.

To be found, stop hiding.

Stop searching. You’ve found the one.

that’s all. i re-wrote ian’s fortune a million times, and in my original outline, it was actually supposed to be the super traditional, “the love of your life is right in front of your eyes,” which would have been even MORE similar to CCC, and that one was taken directly from the same website where i found mickey’s. but then i decided to go with the parallel, so i rewrote it while i was writing chapter 15. 

the original iteration of that fortune was going to be “Stop looking. You’ve found the one.” but I decided to switch out “looking” for “searching” because it sounded more fortune-esque.

my heart is racing over the similarity, but i promise it is completely unintentional, and i would never in a million years steal someone else’s work.

what happened here is almost certainly the result of the author of CCC and i most likely referencing or mimicking real fortunes and, by complete coincidence, having two that are worded similarly. no harm meant. no stealing done.

and also, to anyone who reads this, please message me off anon or send me a dm on twitter if there are any concerns with my fics in the future. this was super minor, i know, but don’t throw out an accusation without asking the person about it. i know people tend to jump to conclusions and worst-case scenarios and love to imagine that a person is a thieving asshole, but like, “hey, in chapter x of ‘fic title,’ this author says x, and you say something similar, and i’m concerned that you lifted it” is actually a perfectly reasonable way of coming to someone with a concern without sounding unnecessarily accusatory. making a pronouncement about a person stealing something is really unfair, upsetting, and stress-inducing when it’s a baseless supposition. 

edit to add: horror_business is amazing. the previous paragraph is not about her. we have talked. we are cool. please go read her fic and don’t be an asshole.

[gallavichfanficlibrary]

hiii i was wondering if you know of any fics where ian is talking about mickey to any of the gallaghers, like he’s gushing over him while they listen? or any where ian is gushing over him and mickey overhears? love your blog so much!

Hi! Sorry for a longer wait, for some reason those fics are really hard to pin down, even though there's probably a lot that we have missed! Here is something that fits, more or less:

there's a possibility (i wouldn't know) - Mickey overhears a small, early-morning conversation between Ian and Fiona.

The Sky Is Filled with Stars, Invisible by Day - “Is Mickey your boyfriend?” Those were the first words Mickey Milkovich heard on the morning of his son’s christening. 

He Did Say He Liked Them Sweet - Prompt: Ian gets drunk and Mickey's carrying him home and all of the Gallaghers are there.

The Birth Of The Gallagher Family's "Thug Muffin" - When Ian got drunk, he couldn't keep his mouth shut. And Mickey was often left at a loss for words when his boyfriend would start talking.

Extraction - Lip didn’t think it was possible but Ian is even more sappy about Mickey when he’s hopped up on painkillers from the dentist.

There are many instances in bigger fics where Ian talks about Mickey, but it's hard to list them :) But I'll never forget the scene in The Casanova Catering Conflict where right in the beginning, after meeting Mickey for the first time, Ian immediately calls Lip to announce that he's just met the love of his life :D

Also, take a look at the role reversal list where Mickey is acting soft towards Ian and the Gallaghers see it.

[thisfeebleheart]

yep, your gifs are very good! also.. do u have favorite gallavich fanfics?

Hi there! I most certainly have favorite gallavich fics :)

I tried to narrow them down, so this wouldn’t get too long haha. Also, this list is in no particular order or anything (and I don’t know the tumblr URLs of most of the authors so yeah):

@loftec: None the wiser | Option One | Furlough | Two for One | MiB: Chicago | Elephant | Something Better | White Swallow | Take this waltz 

lilbatfacedgirl: The Captain of My Soul

@beckyharvey29: The Wedding Planner | out with the old, in with you | all comes down to you | Plus One | Bet On That

delgay: Rookie Mistakes

pink_ink: Life, or Something | Restoration

@damnnmilkovich: The Casanova Catering Conflict | Of Burgers and Briefcases | Saltimbocca Saturday’s

@the-rat-wins: Flyboy and the Gearhead | Make the Change | Two of your Earth Minutes

@thevioletjones: Casual | Stranded

SpaceRat: i will be chasing a starlight

andchaos: Is There Somewhere

Mellow_Yellow: Total Frat Move

matchst_ck: I’m Sorry, Did You Say Doctor?

romanticalgirl: He Blinded Me with Science | Bon Appétit 

@jellovich: After It Happened | Heartbeat

kissteethstainred: The Laws of the World | In The Romance Section

missmichellebelle: Princes Don’t Marry Kitchen Boys | Grumpy Barista

@lan-jev: The New Year

I hope the links work and happy reading! :)

[beckyharvey29]

This fic is so sexy, yo...

[dancewithyoutoday]

Quarantine Asks

I was tagged by @sickness-health-all-that-shit, thank you so much dear! ❤️

🌿Where are you isolated? (Country or city too if you like)

Italy.

🌿 What are you currently reading or watching?

I’m reading The Casanova Catering Conflict (finally!), binge watching The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, catching up on the entire Harry Potter saga (19 years later, yeah I KNOW, you can unfollow me now lol) and just keeping up with all the other shows I watch :)

🌿 If you can go outside what do you like to do during this time?

Well, we’re actually still not allowed to hang out outside, go on walks or do sports etc; we can only do grocery shopping and go to work, at least those who can work.

🌿 Any fascinating concept you’re studying?

Nope, I haven’t studied anything for a while now lol

🌿 What kinds of acts of creativity/forms of art are you currently doing?

Uhm, none? I’m not really good at art haha, just wrote a single one shot a few weeks ago, but it was before quarantine anyway :)

🌿 A song/s that resonates with your state of mind at the moment?

It changes every day actually, so I guess this says a lot about my state of mind haha

🌿 Favourite impulsive/’bad’ coping techniques?

Maybe staying up late scrolling through my apps and reading fics, I always hate myself in the morning lmao

tagging @beckyharvey29, @thisfeebleheart, @gallavich-and-millagher, @pemberlaey :)

[laurenkmyers]

Gallavich fics

rec’d by my girl @baneismyexistence thank you for compiling this beautiful list.

The Casanova Catering Conflict by horror_business

Restoration by pink_ink

White Swallow by Loftec

The Wedding Planner by BeckyHarvey29

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher by Shamelessquestions (KagekitsuneXXX)

Melánia by milominderbinder

Noisy Neighbours by brazenlyunabashedlyshamelessly

Boy In The Box by Mellow_Yellow

The Art Of Maintaining Moral Ambiguity by rosaecae

Skylight by brazenlyunabashedlyshamelessly

Teenagers Scare The Living Shit Out Of Me by Mellow_Yellow

Our Stubborn Love by TheWaywardBride

The Captain of My Soul by lilbatfacedgirl

Lost in Translation by Shamelessquestions (KagekitsuneXXX)

Our Freedom in My Sight by lilbatfacedgirl

Ransom by BeckyHarvey29

[misterclaremontdiaz]

even though you're not into shameless anymore (with good reason), do you still read mickey x ian fic? which ones are your favorite?

i do still ready ian x mickey fics. there’s only a couple fave writers still writing for them tho :/ (shout out to anomalously & horror_business for still writing in these difficult times) like my all time favorite? i could read Sexual Harassment in the Workplace a million times and always love it same with TIPDIG. i love The Halfway House - Boy In The Box - if he's the moon, i'm eclipsed -  Restoration - Silent as Sunlight - The Casanova Catering Conflict - The Dirtiest Thing You Know - the author anythingbutgrief & Mellow_Yellow & Loftec - i haven't known you for a lifetime - & Rhythm. so many i love really??? its impossible to name them all also if i follow you and ur a writer just know i love you and ur work.