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. and when he meets the charming, clever, utterly fuckable, redheaded children’s librarian, well, shit just keeps getting better and better. mickey’s definitely not interested in anything serious right now, but what’s the harm in a little fun? fuck, this job’s gonna be even better than he thought.
chapter: 3 / 17(?)
rating: e (eventually)
chapter word count: 6.7k
total word count: 15.1k
and all the hugs and kisses to @gallawitchxx jumping in for some beta love! 🐝💕
i am feeling very sappy as kinktober is halfway over & i continue to sit it out this year due to health & work-load & brain blips. so i just wanted to name an emotional experience i'm having because maybe you're having it too?
things are changing around here. things have changed. interests, time, desires, energy levels, schedules, lives have changed. the bubble that was 2020-2022? 23? has burst for real. people have moved on. that is ok. this is ok. this is life. (woof!) but it's that last one that's been getting to me lately -- the people.
this fandom is so special & there's something really loving about the people that are drawn to this space. my god, the talented, warm, big-hearted, nurturing, genius, creative, expansive, vulnerable, perfectly made people that find their way here!! & all because we happen to love these two fucked-up, growing, frustrating, devoted, horny, idiot felons and soulmates so deeply we want to fucking scream about it on tumblr dot com. my best friends are here.
so yes, what's happened/is happening is sad. i am Sad about it! & also the people keep coming! there's been this new wave of incredible, talented, lovely people who have showed up to take the unhinged baton & do their own lap around the windy city. that is the cycle! it's delightful! my sweet fresh danny devitos, i love your work!! & the best news is i/you/we don't have to fucking go anywhere at all! we can write & make & scream & lose our goddamn minds over these fools for a lifetime. i'm certainly not done. just switching up the pace.
but if you're someone who's moved on or is moving on, go, go, go & may you let love lead you to your next soft place to land. thank you for being such a huge part of my life for the past few years. what we all created together is nothing short of a miracle. thank you. i love you. thank you. ALSO SHOW BACK UP ON MY DASH AT ANYTIME. STAY IN TOUCH. TELL ME YOU ARE SAFE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT YO--
i love this place.
thank you to the pals who are feeding us so good this kinktober.
community makes me emotional!!!!!!
Important question for my Shameless folks - in a situation where Mickey and Ian are married and they each have a bedside table, whose bedside table has the lube?
Hmmm, ok, since it’s October they are getting into the spooky season by
- reading horror books before they go to sleep. Ian reads the story out loud and Mickey provides the important commentary of how every single character is an idiot. Ian leans agains the headboard of their bed and Mickey rests his head on Ian’s chest while Ian reads and Mickey often falls asleep before the end of the chapter. Ian doesn’t mind the drool or the fact he’ll have to reread a few pages the next night so Mickey can catch up ☺️
- carving a pumpkin to put outside their apartment door. But! As they bring their pumpkin home, they are handed a flyer. There are rules for pumpkin carving around the apartment complex. Mickey is pissed. He doesn’t want to follow any of the rules. He wants to carve what he wants. Something scary. Ian is also a bit sick of the constant rules by now, so they do their best to carve the scariest pumpkin ever. However, it turns out most people have ignored the rules and have carved scary pumpkins and so Ian and Mickey’s doesn’t stand out 🥲
- debating whether or not to dress up for work on Halloween. Mickey is against this as he feels the camo is already dressing up. Ian thinks it would be fun to at least wear masks or something. Ian starts searching for simple Halloween costumes online to try and tempt Mickey but somehow they end up looking at sexy costumes and somehow have spent $75 on various costumes that they will definitely not be wearing for work. They will strictly be for wearing in the bedroom…😏
forever obsessed with the contrast between the soft/gentle nature of the van scene compared to the roughness/intensity of the dock scene and how naturally they fell back into that rhythm with one another after having been apart for a year
they are so effortlessly in tune with each other…invented being soulmates actually!
the way you are entirely correct! all shrimped up in my blanket burrito going "hoohoohoooooo the COLLAR BONE!"
LOVE YOU, TINA! I'VE MISSED YOU! thank you for flailing 💙
full on warm, fuzzy burrito. cozy pjs. a nice warm drink. a page straight out of a fall homes magazine. then you zoom in and bam, she’s furiously scribbling fluids and bruises. gotcha folks, she’s cute but she’s got a spicy side. 😈
I MISS YOU (AND EVERYONE), TOO!!! things have been busy, the good kind, but i miss my scroll time with the pals! 🥺 but i couldn’t not stop by to scream some well deserved screams. no real life can keep me from that!
🚨 if everybody would please focus your attention over here for just a moment... 🚨
today is a very special day. today is our lovely bee @gallawitchxx 's 🎉ONE YEAR FIC-IVERSARY!!! 🎉
one year ago today, we were first graced with her mind blowing words. and i thank everything that is holy she hasn't quit blessing us since! (if you missed them fuck, no, EVERYBODY go check them out here)
in one year she has given us:
at least 110k+ words
THREE multi-chap works
a TWENTY-FIVE week continuous galladrabble that hasn't missed a prompt yet
a brand spanking new spicy sideblog
and so much art i didn't even attempt to count them all up
what would our little corner of the internet look like without our resident sweet, spicy, witchy little bee? 🐝
so to honor our girl on her very special day, i am demanding giving everyone the excuse to go bask in her stories, her ficlets, and her art. because it all rocks. and so does she.
Ray, I'd love to know the ways in which Ian and Mickey were annoying to others while in prison together, if you'd like to share your thoughts 🖤
well jessie of course i would like to share my thoughts - funny you should ask :)
Most Annoying Mfs In Cell Block A
the bickering. obviously. right off the bat. it's the way they can produce an hour-long spat out of absolutely nothing and at any hour of the day. not sure if it's worse when it fizzles out to grumbling days after, or when it explodes into them fucking nasty like they aren't surrounded by other people.
because they are. surrounded by other people. who don't necessarily wanna hear them fuck nasty, despite their best efforts to keep quiet (they are Bad at this). just like they don't wanna hear little snippets of new kink discoveries like they're not in prison surrounded by other people. which they are. surrounded by other people.
nightmare power couple at the games tables. doesn't matter what's being played. if there are partners needed, those two motherfuckers are gonna team up and expertly read each other's microscopic facial expressions like the little freaks they are. ian doesn't like to lose. mickey doesn't like to not get all the shit offered as bets.
"pick another book, johnson. ian's been waitin' on this shit for ages." / "switch with me on laundry duty. ... because i fucking told you to, that's why."
eye-fucking each other during free weights. no need to elaborate.
r.i.p. to the mayo packets. can't see a mayo packet at meal time without thinking about ian gallagher's dick from A20
r.i.p. to the fresh meat who thinks he's hot shit and somehow doesn't realize they've been married for four hundred and ten years when he propositions ian for something quick in the supplies closet
r.i.p. to the cell block that night as they revert back to Example 2 and fuck nasty like they're not surrounded by other people. which they are. surrounded by other people. (remember, they are Bad at this.)
Kinky times are here again, and this time we're doing it bingo style!
Rules and guidelines after the read more. ;)
Let's start with those that are true for every event I promote:
All kinds of fanworks are accepted, as long as they're original.
There will be an AO3 community (I'll add the link here later).
Don't forget to tag me using @ at the body of the post so that I can see it and reblog it (you can do it after a read more or by reblogging if you wish to "hide" it).
For fics longer than a drabble, please put them under a read more if you post them fully here on Tumblr (this isn't a hard-set rule, more like a general etiquette thing).
Now for some general Kinktober rules:
For fanart, please use Tumblr community guidelines so that people can avoid the post if they want to. You can also choose to tag it "nsfw" instead, or even add it after a read more. (Again, just a general etiquette thing.)
For fics, please include tags and/or warnings for everything they contain. This makes it easier for those who want to read the things you've written to find them, and for those who don't to avoid them.
And finally, some bingo things:
No, you do not need to post ALL the themes in a bingo card. It's totally fine to post just one fanwork for Kinktober.
There's also no limit, so you can do as many as you want.
Yes, you can also combine them into the same fanwork.
Since there are no themed days this time, you can post your works whenever you want within the month of October.
There are no prizes for this bingo, but those who make a bingo get bragging rights (and a special shout out - just let me know you've done it because I'm likely to miss it).
BINGO: 3 cells in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).
SUPER BINGO: 3 cells in a row in two or three cards.
ULTRA BINGO: 3 cells in a row in four or five cards (are you ok?).
UBER BINGO: All the 9 cells of the same card.
SUPREME BINGO: All 9 cells of the same card in two different cards (good luck with that).
EXTREME BINGO: All 9 cells of the same card in three or four different cards (seriously, are you ok? Is this worth it?).
ULTIMATE BINGO: All 9 cells of the same card in ALL of the five different cards (you get ALL the bragging rights!!! But also, please rest).
Hope everything is clear, but, as always, feel free to send me questions.
