#marstheterrible

[gallavich-headcanon]

hi this is my 3rd time writing it (my app keeps crashing) and ngl im kind of annoyed so ill keep this short and sweet cus the last time i tried writing the idea out here it just disappeared, so:

a magic au

mickey is a dealer of sorts, he gets his clients all and any ingredients they need for spells and potions, as well as other things they might need. he gets a new client and the first meeting doesnt go well, the person isnt too keen on his gruff and no-bullshit attitude. they end up fighting and mickey is cursed into a cat, the only way to break the curse being to get someone to treat him the way he treated the witch.

ian is a healer witch, he meets mickey in one of the worst ways he could - as hes walking out of the corner shop he almost knocks the cat out with the force with which he opens the door.

the cat - mickey - hisses at him, his tail held out stiff and straight very obviously unhappy with being hit. ian, lover of all things living, immediately feels terrible crouches down and takes something out of one of his grocery bags and holds it out to mickey.

the cat looks at him doubtfully but smelling the piece of ham the red head is holding out in his palm mickeys tummy rumbles almost painfully (its been two days since hes been turned and hes had no luck in getting anyone to feed him or finding anything to eat in the wild) so he carefully moves closer to the man and takes the ham out of his hand quickly and practically devours it.

ian feeds him a few more pieces until the cat visibly calms down, he even pets it scratchingg behind its ear as he whispers apologies. then he stands up slowly and with one last look at the cat moves to get to his apartment. he doesnt notice the panicked look on the cats face.

it takes mickey all of 3 seconds to decide that hes going to follow the man. in the last 2 days no one seemed to even notice him, he cant chance another 48 or so hours of hunger and general misery.

he follows the man home and hopes the stranger will at least give him some more food before he closes his doors in his face.

ian doesnt notice the cat is following him until hes in front of his house, and by then he feels like he has to get the cat in for at least one night.

he makes dinner for both himself and the cat and after spending the evening in front of the tv he goes to bed. during the night mickey wakes up and decides its as good time as any to get started at annoying the man until he shouts at him. admittedly he feels kind of bad to be pushing stuff to the ground and digging in the plants but its his only chance at getting back to being human. by the time hes done its almost dawn and the sky is turning grey, he curls up next to the bed and waits for the man to wake up and start screaming.

except he doesnt. when ian gets up, moves out if the bedroom and into the combined living room and kitchenhe notices the mess right away, but instead of getting angry he just chuckles to himself lowly. he did bring a cat home and as far as hes aware cats need entertainment to stimulate their brains. he quickly cleans up before getting breakfast (for himself and the cat), getting dressed and leaving for work. when he comes back, hes carrying a bag filled with different types of cat toys.

mickey is so fucked.

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tldr;

mickey gets cursed into a cat and to break the curse someone has to treat him the same way he treated the witch (i.e. yell at him) ian finds him in front of the grocery store and feeds him, mickey follows him home and ian takes him in after which mickey gets fed again only to decide during the night that if hes ever to go back to being human he needs to piss the guy off in a major way, cue mickey knocking stuff off the table, and other places. it seems to be going well, the destruction not too much but seemingly enough to get yelled at. except ian doesnt yell, he doesnt even get mad. he lets out a barely audible giggle and as he comes home from work later that hday, hes carrying a variety of cat toys.

i got this idea at 2am yday and couldnt get it out of my head or write it down in a way that made sense so here is a bunch of words that seemed to make sense to me, hope you dont mind. also would really appreciate your thoughts♡

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HOLY SHIT MARS! OKAY I AM SO EXCITED!

mickey is a dealer of sorts, he gets his clients all and any ingredients they need for spells and potions -> This reminds me of a fic I read but I can't think of the name...

mickey is cursed into a cat, the only way to break the curse being to get someone to treat him the way he treated the witch. -> okay this is very fucking cool. So he treated the witch like shit and now he needs someone to treat him like shit...

ian, lover of all things living, immediately feels terrible -> of course he does! I would too! poor kitten! He's so tiny and pretty.

he doesnt notice the panicked look on the cats face. -> poor Mickey! he's probably so tired, especially after finally eating for the first time in two days. he probably needs a warm place to take a fucking nap.

but instead of getting angry he just chuckles to himself lowly. -> Oh Ian you're such a sweet man. Mickey is never turning back into a human, isn't he?

MARS I need more! I am not kissing you better continue this story! This is such a cute idea. Mickey will try to do the most fucked up things and while Ian probably punish him (no snack, spray him with a water when he tries to eat the plants) he doesn't yell. Mickey tries to bite him and Ian thinks that they're playing.

But life as Ian's cat isn't so bad. He gets cuddles and warm bed and food, He can watch tv while Ian is at work. I'm dying to know how long it takes Ian to realize this isn't a real cat.

[gallavich-headcanon]

heyhey~ i have to warn you, the more comfortable i get the more messages youll get from me hdbxh

im in a restaurant right now and just had this idea appear out of nowhere and would like your opinion of it, namely:

gallavich cookbook, incl:

chef/book author mickey

food photographer ian

meet ugly (im not super set on any particular meeting, any thoughts?)

slow burn

both immediate sexual tension and unbearable awkwardness

having to work together for months because mickey refuses to rush any recipe and insists on ian taking pictures in a chronological order (meaning once mickey comes up and perfects recipes ian has to get to his kithen/apartment to take the pictures of the process and final dish)

at some point ian catches himself taking more pictures of mickey than the dishes and is embarassed abt it but still cant help looking them over once hes alone

obligatory canon compliant: ian falls first mickey falls harder

thoughts? uwu

OH I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING!

I am a sucker for meet uglies in general but with I&M it's truly chef's kiss. What do you think about bumping into each other in the supermarket before the works together? Ian is staring at the organic tomatoes (as he does) it give him inspiration, okay? and Mickey wants him the move out of his way, because Mickey has finally found inspiration for the dish he wants to make and it would make perfect sense in his new book- why won't this giant carrot cake MOVE already? so yeah he snaps at the stranger in front of the tomatoes.

Oh, slow burn, my beloved. Working with each other for weeks, waiting for Mickey to come up with the recipes, reshooting them again and again because they are both crazy and need it to be perfect.

Maybe at the beginning Mickey wont let Ian taste his food, even after the shoot is done? pure out of spite?

at some point ian catches himself taking more pictures of mickey than the dishes -> Yesss. It's kind of embarrassing when he shows a colleague some of his work and accidently comes across the Mickey folder.

What if one night Mickey is making this dish that has to bake for like 4 hours and they start in the afternoon but when it comes out, it's not what Mickey wanted. He wants to start over, but it's getting late. Ian just wants to get over with this one, so they start over. While waiting for it to bake, they drink some wine and Ian falls asleep on the couch. Mickey doesn't have the heart to wake him? I don't know where I'm going with this lol

both immediate sexual tension and unbearable awkwardness = the perfect combo.

[gallavich-headcanon]

hi hello anon!

ive come across this tiktok and could think but wonder what would mickeys reaction be if a strangers (ians) dog came up to him on the l? would he get mad? maybe crack a smile and pet it?

what do you think?

Oh no mars there’s no link )))):

I need to see it please tell me you still have the link

[gallavich-headcanon]

this appeared on my tl and just

ian as the interviewer and mickey as the interviewee

thats it just wanted to share 🤭

I saw this on tiktok! it's so fucking cute!

Ian would be extroverted like that and go around talking to people (he's probably do it for Lip, who is conducting some kind of experiment lol) And Mickey wouldn't find anyone else attractive enough when Ian is right in front of him...

[gallavich-headcanon]

hi hello~

i just saw this tiktok and thought

actor ian being a presenter at an awards show and mickey being so drunk at a random bar he kisses the tv thats hanging on the wall every time ian comes on screen

no one believes him ian is his boyfriend no matter how much he insists its the truth

next time mickey comes into the bar with ian and he thinks the bartenders look shocked because ians pretty famous and doesnt think much of it, that is until some time goes by and one of them comes up to the table their sitting at and instead of asking ian for a picture or an autograph they ask if they could show him something

they recorded mickeys little stunt - he should be mortified as he doesnt remember it happening but the way ian looks at him after he stops laughing is honestly worth all the humiliation in the world

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MARS MARS MARS

Okay I need this pleaseeee if anyone ever writes a fic about famous singer/ actor Ian please for the love of god put this in!!!!

The fact that Mickey would have to be soooo drunk to do this 😂 like not only kissing a tv, but multiple, in the middle of a bar, telling everyone about his hot boyfriend.

Hes just so supportive of his boyfriend, you know?

Maybe Ian has been famous since he was pretty young, so the people just think it was Mickey teen / childhood celeb crush. Not knowing he has been with Ian since before he got famous.

Ian would eat this up with a spoon! I’m sure he would be so happy to see the video and ask the man to send it to him so he can watch it whenever he misses Mickey.

And if this is a way to make Ian feel so happy and loved, much is willing to do it at every award show.

Mars this brought me so much fucking joy.

🖤

[gallavich-headcanon]

its me again, what abt a print shop au?

mickey works at a print shop, spends all his days printing documents and boring shit like that for ppl its honestly mind numbing at times

ian is asked by a coworker to pick up their online order from mickeys store, its all good the shop is near the office so its really not an issue

except when he steps in and tells the guy at the desk which order hes there to pick up the guy seems like hes just barely holding in laughter

(ian thought hed be picking up some documents but it turns out its some ridiculously bad edits of him and other ppl from work in various situations ians face is terribly superimposed onto a carrot with equally awfully done abs or smth)

(after ian leaves he decides to come back again cus the guy was soooooo hot, cue ian ordering prints of some more ridiculous stuff - smth like comic strips with stupid puns, and the better they get to know each other the more personal it gets. im imagining a slow burn where at some point ian orders 8 pages each with a single word that form "will you go on a date with me?")

(Again sorry this is taking so long)

Oh my god this is such a fucking cute idea !!!

What if Mickey leaves little notes, commenting about was Ian’s prints? Like little sticky note and he puts it on top of his prints? just in case he’s not the one working the day Ian picks it up, Ian will still get the comment from Mickey?

Ian can’t play it cool, of course he would do something silly like that. And maybe Mickey tells him “you know it’s a lot of pages you’ve wasted,” and Ian thinks he’s being turned down, but Mickey continues “I would have said yes the first time, you fucking goof!”

[gallavich-headcanon]

i just had this pop into my mind and had to share with someone, please bear with me♡♡

what if one day ian decides to go to a therapist, its his first visit probably a couple weeks maybe months after the wedding and he comes back home and tells mickey about it

he gets into the kitchen, kisses mickey and starts talking after a single "how was it" from his husband, thats all he needs cus hes been thinking the whole session over all the new information settling in his brain, things he already knew and a lot of things he needs to look into. as is always the case with ian, when hes excited/emotional about a topic, he gets really into it, and though this topic is a bit bittersweet to him, it's also really interesting. the different approaches the therapist told him about, the sheer variety of therapy types he needs to do some research on should be overwhelming, and it is a little bit but its also fascinating to him, and so he tell mickey all about it. starting with the therapist and how the meeting went and going into the technicalities of therapy types and so on. It's a lot of information, but ian knows mickey will hear him out even if he talks for a long time.

except mickey isnt exactly listening, not because he doesnt care (he cares a lot and will ask ian questions about everything later) but cus his mind is wandering around admiring how hot ian looks all passionate and sexy. its always been so attractive to mickey when ian talks about things hes interested in, especially if he knows a lot on whatever topic hes talking about. mickey is not a weak man, but when ian gets like that, he's a lovestruck idiot that still can't believe he gets to spend the rest of his life with the redhead.

and so mickey only gets back to earth by the end of ians story

'(...) yea, so she said i should try looking into cbt, ya know?'

mickey freezes for a second, he might not know a lot about the whole therapy thing but cbt is definitely a term hes accustomed with

"... you mean like the torture?" he asks eyebrows high on his forehead.

"no, like the thera- wait, what do you mean torture?!" ians now looking at him like he grew a second head.

"well, you said cbt, right?" ian nods warily, not certain where his husband is going with the sentence "...cbt stands for cock and ball torture, no?" as mickey finishes his sentence he can see his husbands eyes grow wider. fuck, he shouldve been listening instead of daydreaming this is definitely not what ian was talking about.

"mickey, honey, you think my therapist would recommend cock and ball torture as a form of therapy?" the redhead looks at him incredulously but theres no condescension or pity in his voice like there could be if someone else was explaining something to mickey and he didnt get it. it was teasing, not in a mean way just the usual teasing they were both so familiar with, the way that came with smirks and goading each other on and ended in very hot sex (especially if it was mickey being bratty).

"i mean i dont know, maybe itd help or somethin'" he was smirking now too, his husband approaching him slowly and pinning him to the counter.

"you werent listening at all, huh? what got you so distracted that you couldnt even listen to your husband?" they were face to face, ians hands steady on his hips.

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thats all i got jdbcjd but i imagine it would end with ian punishing mickey for not listening (in a sexy way ofc) and then afterwards theyd actually talk about the therapy and ian would explain to mickey what cbt stands, besides cock and ball torture jdbxj

ohoh and mickey would totally check out all the different therapy types when ians not home/not around him, partially cus he wanted to know more about what therapy would be like for ian but also cus hes thinking of getting a therapist himself and mickey is nothing if not thorough so he obviously needs to see what hed potentially be getting himself into

okay thats actually all i wanted to say, i hope you dont mind the lengthy message from a stranger i just really love your headcanons and this is the first one i had in a loooooooong time and km pretty sure its thanks to you so yea jdbdj just wanted to share and say thank you♡♡♡♡

Hello my darling! Welcome welcome!

We support Ian and Mickey getting the professional help that they need in this blog!

I agree that Ian will just wait for the tiniest que from Mickey to start blabbering away! I feel like when it comes to Ian’s mental health it’s not like him for Mickey to not be in focus, you know? I mean, Mickey is still human, with eyes that can see his gorgeous husband, so it does make sense. Just a bit out of character.

Hahaha not Mickey thinking cock and ball torture might be a treatment for bipolar disorder 😂 I wonder if he would have gone with it if there were studies to back that theory up. I think he loves Ian’s dick so much that it would make him sad to hurt it.

Ah cocky Ian back at it again! I LOVE it when Ian catches Mickey flustered and teases him about it. There’s some switch in Ian’s brain that flicks and he goes into his dominant mode. Mickey triggers it by accident all of the time.

cus hes thinking of getting a therapist himself and mickey is nothing if not thorough so he obviously needs to see what hed potentially be getting himself into -> yesss! Mickey deciding to go to therapy. I always love to read people’s headcanons about how he chooses to tell Ian about it.

lengthy messages from a strangers are my favorite! (You don’t have to be a stranger though) always tell me your headcanons please! I love hearing them 🖤

[gallavich-headcanon]

hello, my head is empty and i saw a baby bird on my dashboard, cue

mickey finding an egg in ians garden one day when ian asks him to water the plants (ian has to stay a little longer at work but insists at watering the garden at the same time every day)

at first he isnt sure what to do, he should probably leave it be right? but then again what if some animal takes it and eats it or something? it doesnt look like any egg hes seen before so he takes to google, searches by image and comes up with the conclusion that it must be a northern cardinals egg (i checked and its a common red bird in chicago)

he takes the egg inside and after making a very diy nest in a shoebox goes back to google

i can see it so clearly - mickey researching everything there is to know about caring for an egg, not even intentionally it just kind of happens. one second hes just trying to make sure on the type of bird its supposed to be and the next hes checking craigslist for heat lamps

i cant decide whether or not mickey would tell ian right away. maybe hed be embarassed, try to hide it for a while? or would he be so busy reading about caring for an egg he doesnt even notice ians back home until its too late to even think about hiding it?

its something that unexpectedly becomes so very important to mickey, lets him explore his more delicate side in a way that he never has the chance to before. a small step towards warming up to being a parent, perhaps?

idk where i was going with this, my brain literally just saw a baby bird and thought mickey

thoughts?

also it could go either way, aprox. 14 days pass and the egg hatches everyone is happy and either they keep the bird until it can safely leave or they keep it as a "pet" of sorts or the egg doesnt hatch at all but ian convinces mickey that they could get another egg, buy it from someone that cares for birds or something just so they know for sure that that one will hatch

(thats a more "angsty" approach - mickey thinking he did something wrong, is overwhelmed with emotions he doesnt understand. its emotions he never gave himself the chance to process, a lot of things that hes had bottled up for years - the egg not hatching acting as the straw that broke the camels back)

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Mickey finding an egg in the garden is such a funny idea!

(I googled it for y'all)

(i checked and its a common red bird in chicago) -> hahah I appreciate the research!

One second hes just trying to make sure on the type of bird its supposed to be and the next hes checking craigslist for heat lamps -> Listen, he's a go big or go home kind of guy. No in between. He's so cute though! trying to take care of the egg.

I cant decide whether or not mickey would tell Ian right away. -> I think he would be embarrassed but way more concerned for the egg, that he comes clean right away! He's worried about the egg! He needs help. Ian can laugh at him later but he needs someone to keep it warm while he googles more things.

idk where i was going with this, my brain literally just saw a baby bird and thought mickey -> me with every single thing that happens to me lol

NO TO THE ANGST I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE MICKEY BEING HEARTBROKEN BY A DEAS BABY BIRD.

I want it to hatch, and Mickey would take care of it, until it's read to leave. Mickey would be extremely sad when the bird leaves but at least it's healthy and happy. When Ian asks him if he wants to get a bird / pet, Mickey declines. These were the most stressful 3 weeks of his life, he's exhausted. The keep a picture Ian took of Mickey and the egg/bird on the fridge.

I have so many feelings about Mickey and that egg.