SHERIFF OF PADDY'S

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[gangbrains]

𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒

@gangbrains tricked me!

“ what are we doing today, dude? ” charlie’s full of energy today, buzzing around mac. energetic, determined, absolutely incapable of staying in one spot. his hair sticking up in all directions, as usual, giving the general impression that he’d just stuck his finger into a light socket. not like he does that anymore. “ let’s do something! can we skip today? ”

mac thinks on it for a moment , stares out into the distance and fiddles his hands together as he does . his lips press together in a flat line , eyebrows scrunching up - and in turn wrinkling up the bridge of his nose - before he lets out a little satisfied hum and nods . “ we can skip , dude . wanna go to the dump ? we can see if there’s anything we can 𝙱𝚄𝚁𝙽 or find some totally cool shit down there ? ” it seems , to mac , like an awesome plan . definitely better than sitting at school and learning shit that , 𝙰𝙲𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙾 𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝙳 ( which he had overheard ) , was useless and the only way to learn was to be out there like a 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙻 𝙼𝙰𝙽 . so , he’s doing just that . he’s going out there like a real man ! 

[gangbrains]

𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒

charlie’s not sure whether or not mac wants him to  bring food, so he brings two boxes of pizza, just in case. which is good, because he eats most of it on the way and still has some leftover.

he tries to knock as quietly as he can on the door to mac and dennis’s apartment, while balancing an empty and a full pizza box and a flashlight, in case mac wanted to build a blanket fort or something, which sounds kind of stupid now that he’s thinking about it, but he’s not going to leave a perfectly good flashlight, so. “ mac, it’s me,” he tries to shout-whisper ( one of those he’s significantly better at than the other ).

mac is far too relieved that charlie was here , opens the door - after hearing the other shout about his arrival - with a thankful smile . he welcomes the other in , steps out of the way before he’s closing the door quietly . “ thanks for coming over , dude . ” mac says , a little breathless in some overthinking kind of way - as if he’s been holding his breath or pacing around . “ and you brought pizza -- sweet ! ” 

as he nods his head towards the couch , heading there himself , mac isn’t really sure how to start when it comes to talking about his issues that cause him to have sleepless nights . maybe he’ll be lucky and not have to talk , they could just chill out and eat pizza and not even begin to touch on the mountains of feelings that mac keeps locked away . “ so , what toppings did you get ? ”

[ghoulikes-deactivated20210624]

𝙸'𝙼 𝙶𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚂𝙸𝙲𝙺 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚂𝙷𝙸𝚃. 𝙄 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔 𝘼𝙈 . 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙺𝙴𝙴𝙿 𝚃𝚁𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙼𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴 𝙰 𝙳𝚄𝙼𝙱-𝙳𝚄𝙼𝙱 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙰 𝙶𝚁𝚄𝙽𝚃. 𝙄 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙋𝙊𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝘼𝙇 , 𝚈𝙰 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆. 𝙸 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝙂𝙊 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙀𝙎 . 𝙸 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝘿𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 . 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆𝚂? 𝙸 𝙼𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝙍𝙐𝙇𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙇𝘿 𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝙳𝙰𝚈. / ɪɴᴅɪᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴅɪᴠ ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ ᴋᴇʟʟʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɪᴀꜱɪᴘ. ᴀɴᴀʟʏᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙɪʀᴅʏ

[punchincorporated]

shoutout to the wardrobe department for putting mac in comfier tops with muted colors for the dual purposes of showing he has become more comfortable in his own skin + getting the straights used to seeing his relationship with dennis as a domestic partnership so they arent blindsided by macden endgame!!

[ginasporter]

Mandy, here’s what we’re gonna do. I’m gonna make you a decent proposal. Not an indecent proposal like in the movie… because I think to pay a million bucks to get laid… that’s out of the question. I’m gonna offer you $5,000.

[gangbrains]

𝐆𝐂𝐃𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄

@gangbrains​ said:  “ i love you. ”

he   is   waiting   for   the   inevitable   ‘   –   but   not   in   a   gay   way,   dude.   even   though   i   am   gay   ’   or   some   other   bullcrap.   it   doesn’t   follow.   dennis   actually   looks   up   from   this   book   he’s   reading   (   The   Ultimate   Guide   to   Kink:   BDSM,   Role   Play   and   the   Erotic   Edge   ),   expression   puzzled.   “   oh   ??”

the   entire   situation   feels   extremely   familiar.   it’s   exacly   like   back   when   mac   finally   came   out   of   the   closet   properly   (   over   the   goddamn   scratcher   )   and,   even   though   this   was   something   that   dennis   was   more   than   aware   of   for   years   upon   years,   having   it   just   out   there   and   in   a   way,   final   –   hit   different.   this   l-bomb,   right   there   –   also   hits   different.   all   of   the   sudden   dennis   feels   insanely   tense,   to   the   point   of   it   being   painful.   hands   restless,   he   closes   the   book   and   sets   it   aside.   just   keeps   staring   at   mac   for   what   turns   into   an   uncomfortably   long   moment   of   dead   silence.

“–   i,   okay.   ”   with   things   being   out   and   on   the   table   like   that,   properly,   dennis   has   to   finally   battle   with   the   question   that   subconsciously   haunts   him   for   a   while   now.   (   every   goddamn   time   mac   just   looks   at   him   like   that.   drops   everything   to   be   at   his   side.   peels   the   fucking   apples   still,   even   though   it’s   been   ages   since   dennis   asked   for   that.   )   “ –   why   ??   ” 

it’s awkward . mac had prepared himself for it to be awkward . prepared himself to be let down or pushed away , anything of the sort , but not the 𝚂𝙸𝙻𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 . not the weird tense feeling of something so boldly put in front of the other . but , mac keeps standing there . waits patiently for any kind of response that dennis could give him other than the stare . eyes dance around the room , settling on the other for a only a few moments before he’s looking away . 

this was heavy . it sat on his chest and made it a little hard to breathe . mac had been on a little journey the last few years , discovering everything about himself and this was probably one of the last things he had to admit 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙻𝙾𝚄𝙳 . he had been close , stated it before chickening out with the mention of it being in a non-gay way . it was bullshit .  it was in a 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙶𝙰𝚈 𝚆𝙰𝚈 , had been for longer than he ever wanted to admit . still , it’s a little relieving to get it off his chest . a little freeing . all he hopes and prays is that nothing changes whether it’s a good or bad response . 

“ oh ... ” mac wasn’t expecting that as a response . he hadn’t really prepared himself to explain the feelings . he looks at dennis properly though , gaze soft and more telling now than ever . “ well , you’re just -- i don’t know . i think you’re one of 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝙿𝙴𝙾𝙿𝙻𝙴 𝙸 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 , if not just the best , dude . and , you take care of me and i take care of you , we’re always there for each other and 𝙸𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝚂 𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙴 . i get butterflies when you smile at me and i feel really great when you’re proud of me . i like making you happy . and , it doesn’t feel like a chore , it just feels nice . plus , 𝚈𝙾𝚄'𝚁𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙳𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴 , dude . looks aren’t everything but ... you know . i just think that you might be my gay ass love story , den . and , if not . you’re nice to love anyways . ”

[lesbianfreyja]

gay/lesbian pussy solidarity

[gangbrains]

𝙶𝙷𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴𝚂

@gangbrains​ said: “   i’m  sorry  to  wake  you  up ,   but  i  really  need  someone  to  talk  to .   ”

“ yeah man – it’s cool. i mean, it’s okay. i wasn’t asleep. ”  that’s not true, actually – the truth is, charlie had been fast asleep, dreaming of cool shit like explosions and worms with hats, but he doesn’t want mac to feel bad. frank snores beside him, so charlie moves off the bed and over by the apartment’s singular window, still holding the burner phone up to his ear. “ what’s up, bro? do you, like, want me to come over? ”

mac couldn’t sleep for the life of him , tossing and turning - burning up a little , or so it feels like . phone pressed against his ear by his shoulder as he makes himself a drink in the kitchen . “ if you can , dude . i , like , can’t sleep at all and it’s driving me insane . ” mac confesses the obvious just a little , he figures charlie just understands that he needs to talk about his stupid feelings once again - just this time at like two in the morning . charlie knew mac the best though . charlie probably knew nearly every single secret mac has had since he was ten .

[gcdhole-deactivated20241001]

   𝚆𝙰𝚂    𝙸    𝙰   " 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍    𝐎𝐅    𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 “   ??   𝚈𝙴𝙰𝙷.    𝙸    𝙰𝙼    𝙰𝙽    𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶    𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽.    𝙱𝙴𝙸𝙽𝙶    𝚆𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙳    𝙰𝙽𝙳    𝙱𝙴𝙸𝙽𝙶   ” 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃    𝐅𝐎𝐑    𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 “    𝙰𝚁𝙴    𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈,    𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈,    𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈    𝙳𝙸𝙵𝙵𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙽𝚃    𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚂.    /    indie    dennis    reynolds    from    iasip.    canon    divergent.    bound    by    bug.

[ginasporter]

mac mcdonald — the gang gets romantic

[gangbrains]

@ghoulikes​ said:  “  it smells like thai food in here. have you guys been fucking? ”

mac’s never really been the best at covering things up , 𝙴𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚃𝚁𝚄𝚃𝙷 . even more so when it’s a somewhat forward question . he tries his best to not seem taken back or even suspicious and meets charlie with a less than convincing smile , tucking his hands into the pockets of his pants . “ what ? no . in the back office ? we were just hanging out , dude . ” an awkward kind of laugh escapes him , arm lifting to scratch at the back of his neck . “ it’s probably just frank’s stinky fucking chair , bro . ” a very doubtful cover up but then again it was charlie - but , charlie has also known mac since they were kids . 

“ what’s up anyways ? 𝙳𝙸𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙽𝙴𝙴𝙳 𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 , we can talk out there rather than in here . then we don’t have to smell frank’s gross chair . -- you know , we should definitely replace that . 𝙸𝚃'𝚂 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚂𝚂 . we could go chair shopping . just get entirely out of here , and away , and not asking questions . ” mac takes to wrapping an arm around charlie , trying to lead the other out of the room . a smile still remains on his lips , 𝙵𝙰𝚁 𝚃𝙾𝙾 𝙱𝙸𝙶 , slightly painful as he keeps it up .  mac hopes that deep deep down that charlie at least gives up on the question of fucking , even if he doesn’t believe him - which is most likely given the way his face has heated up . 

[honey-and-vinegar-realty]

[gangbrains]

𝙶𝙷𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴𝚂

@gangbrains​ said:  “   i  will  always  believe  in  you .   ”

he laughs nervously, not sure what to say when mac’s like this. the seriousness is – it’s kind of scary, for a reason charlie doesn’t get. “ thanks, man. i don’t really think i’m gonna get it, though. ” he looks down at the example sheet again, all of the letters jumbling together to form nonsense words, bits of gibberish, and then back at his own worksheet, where he’s only barely managed to scrawl his first name in thick sharpie. he got it right on the third try, and the thick ink is bleeding through the thin page like some kind of failure, like kids laughing when he can’t figure out a word, like disappointed sighs from teachers. he looks up at mac again, and mac’s looking right at him like he really means that shit he said about believing in him. ( charlie’s pretty sure he’s the only one who does, sometimes. ) “ but, i mean, we can keep trying? if you want? ”

mac makes sure to meet charlie with a smile , give him that bit of 𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙾𝚄𝚁𝙰𝙶𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃 that was probably needed . they had known each other for too many years , mac thinks it’s stupid to give up on charlie after them all - what kind of friend would he be if he did ? “ it’s up to you , charlie . i mean , i think we can do like half the page max , just once more , and then we can have a break or something ? how’s that sound , dude ? ” mac shrugs . the pen he has been fiddling with for hours finally ends up in his mouth , 𝙰𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙳𝙸𝙳 , and he does a semi-rhythmic tap on the table . “ right . so ... ” mac starts , although with the pen in his mouth it sounds more like a ‘ sh ’ sound than a ‘ s ’ - which easily prompts him to remove it again . “ just like , 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝙸𝚃 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝙴 , dude . read it how you see it and then we can , like , separate it and go over the part that maybe jumbles you up ? how does that sound ? ”

[charliieklly]

[jenniferhills]

i tried making cheesy latkes

[gangbrains]

𝐆𝐂𝐃𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄

“ what,   a   dumbass   ?? ”   dennis   doesn’t   miss   a   beat.   makes   himself   comfortable   in   the   other’s   embrace;   having   mac   return   to   the   couch   so   fast   after   he   told   him   to   do   so   sends   a   pleased   tingle   down   his   spine.   especially   after   the   entire   evening   of   not   having   the   undivided   attention.   don’t   get   him   wrong   –   mac   is   totally   free   to   thirst   over   whoever   he   fancies,   even   if   it’s   a   four   outta   ten   guy   ordering   watered   down   mohitos.   and   if   he   rudely   ignores   all   the   extremely   interesting   things   dennis   has   to   say,   because   he’s   too   busy   staring   at   the   four   outta   ten   ??   whatever.

all   that   dennis   needs   to   know   is   that   he   will   still   come   back   running   if   told   to   do   so.   he’s   not   asking   for   much   –   just   to   be   the   most   important   and   influential   person   in   mac’s   dumb   little   life,   is   all.   “   i’m   pretty   sure   the   word   you’re   looking   for   is   dehydrated   –   and   i   don’t   think   drinking   sugared   soda   is   going   to   help   you   with   that.   ”   and   if   he   tilts   his   head   in   a   way   that   makes   his   eyelashes   brush   against   the   side   of   mac’s   face   when   he   blinks   –   entirely   a   coincidence.   “   can’t   you   get   it   later   ??   i’m   –   comfortable. ”

mac shoves dennis’ shoulder lightly , let his face screw up into a little frown . “ shut up , 𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙷𝙾𝙻𝙴 . ” he mutters , remains relaxed nonetheless . “ i’m just forgetful . you’re a dumbass . sat here acting all 𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚈 or whatever . ” it’s an offhand comment , not malicious or mean just mac analysing the situation in his own little way. fingers lightly tap against his own arm as he settles down just a little more - 𝙰 𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙻𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳 . there’s no way he was getting a drink . “ dehydrated ! that’s it . thanks , dude . what’s the other one though ? the one that begins with a p ? -- why won’t the soda help ? it’s a drink . it’s cool . it stops me from whining , bro . i can keep on whining 𝙸𝙵 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝚃 ? ” mac asks these questions as if they were were important at all , it was conversation though . it kept him from falling into a weird little silence . 

despite his little threat of whining , mac remains 𝚄𝙽𝙼𝙾𝚅𝙴𝙳 . just tries to concentrate back on the tv , hold back the 𝚂𝙷𝙸𝚅𝙴𝚁 that runs through him at the brush of eyelashes against his skin . doesn’t stop the smile that grows on his lips , small but there . it’s the little things , those things that still kind of 𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝙰𝙲 and remind him about certain feelings that he keeps to himself . that he keeps quiet and buried - or he thinks he does . mac has never been the best at hiding anything . “ fiiiine . ” 

[gangbrains]

@ghoulikes​ said:  “ i’m concentrating on the mud. ”

“ dude , that’s like the least interesting thing here . ” mac voices , arms moving out to gesture in front of him . to a bunch of chicks - we won’t acknowledge the 𝙷𝚄𝙼𝙾𝚄𝚁 in this . “ i mean , look at this . bangable chicks ..? the suns out , which means 𝙶𝚄𝙽𝚂 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝙾𝚄𝚃 ! ” following his statement , which was a little too excitable on the context of ‘ guns ’ compared to chicks , mac flexes . looks a little 𝚃𝙾𝙾 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙳 of himself too . still , mac moves his gaze to the mud , features wrinkling up as he concentrates on it . “ what’s up with the mud anyways , dude ? it’s just mud , right ?  ”