imagine you’re the neighbor opposite gallavich post canon; what do you spy from across your window?👀
"Oh! The boys? The couple who just moved in? Yeah they're a bit weird and loud, but they're mostly harmless. Most times they hang out the balcony, just to judge the pool-goers downstairs. And..."
"...More than once, I caught them getting high together while wearing camos and bullet-proof vests. Not sure what that's about -- but they're real giggly when they're high!!"
"And the big beefy ginger one is kinda into gardening -- some herbs, some flowers, but mostly tomatoes. He talks and even sings to them sometimes."
("He's um. Mostly off-key, but. I guess it's the thought that counts, huh?")
"Come tax season, the grouchy one sometimes escapes out into the balcony with their laptop and a shit ton of paperwork. He'll smoke like a chimney and chug close to ten energy drinks a night while he's at it. And then they'll argue. A lot. God, those two will yell at each other like they own the whole goddamn apartment complex or somethin'!"
"...And all that yelling would, um, inevitably lead to a face-off. Sometimes they tussle -- and they don't hold back, lemme tell ya!! I once saw the grouchy one break the nose of the ginger one, I had half a mind to call the cops!!"
"But, most times, they resolve their arguments... well... In other ways..."
"What?? You asked!! And they NEVER seemed bothered that everyone and their moms can see them bang out in the balcony! And---"
"--This? This is not what you think. I uuuuhh... I mean..."
Please can you tell us more about the Rowing AU for the WIP ask game? 🤩
Oh hai thar!
So this was the story I wrote last year for Gallavich week... And I had plans to finish it! I did! I wrote a bit more... But I couldn't work out how to end it and other shiny things came along and I haven't opened the draft since last July 🫣.
But here's the original post and maybe if someone, like, raises an eyebrow at it (honestly I'm that easy for motivation sometimes) I'll go back to it someday.
The idea of Ian and Mickey rowing together definitely has a certain something to it... I think I just got a bit lost in the sauce with where to go from there.
plot twist: mickey and alan (the westside neighbour) get along surprisingly well. so much so that mick tries to impart some of that southside wisdom one day.