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Chapter 21: Ink

Chapter Summary: Ian and Mickey adapt to new circumstances.

Summary: Ian Gallagher is married, stable, happy working as a Paramedic and trying to start a family, but a chance encounter with the foul-mouthed father of one of his patients—who has more ties to Ian than either of them know—threatens to blow it all up.

Length: 4.1k

Rating: Explicit

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thanks to my forever brilliant beta and friend @gallawitchxx and to @callivich for making the banner

#i started this in 2022 and it's 2026. WHAT IS TIME???#gallavich fanfic #gallavich #mickey milkovich #ian gallagher #shameless #shameless fic #ian x mickey #reckoner fic

inkskinned

how many times have you heard i want to kiss girls but it's scary. you have said those words, even. you flinch but you still do feel it - kissing men is easier, dating men is easier. there is already a social contract about it. a republican's wet dream; you had been socially conditioned to "know" what to do, even if it has never explicitly been described to you. the man and the woman get together, end of story.

you want women, of course. you want them, badly. and sometimes you wonder about that. is it because a man isn't real to you? this thing you have with men - is it only easier because you wouldn't have to change anything? your parents can pretend you're "straight", no matter how many times you exit the closet or say i'm at least half gay.

are you just... afraid?

because what if it's not true. what if kissing girls is just as easy - better, even - than kissing boys. what if dating girls means there's no weird subtle power imbalance; means that your life is full of laughter and love.

or maybe it's because if men don't find you attractive - well, okay, whatever. they can choke. you don't exist to make men happy, certainly. you can shave your head and let your leg hair grow out and dye your eyebrows because fuck what men think.

but what do women want? what if you try as hard as you can and you are not what women want? or worse - what if they do want you, but you have no idea how to treat them? certainly dating a woman is not dating a man; and you only have the manual (ha!) for one kind of relationship. everyone at this queer bar probably has kissed and hooked up and knows interesting positions to fold other women into. they've probably had sex in the bathroom and know where to slide their fingers into.

logically you know every body is different. there is no singularly correct way to have sex or kiss or love anyone of any gender. you know some people need to suck toes or do gymnastics or picture wife-roaches. so how hard could it be, really.

but you tell yourself - well, the dating pool is smaller. you have heard so many wlw horror stories from your friends - like their exes randomly appearing at a party, or the time three of your friends all accidentally dated the same person at once. and your lesbian friend warns you - wlw breakups hit harder.

and it's not like you're unhappy. you are happy, certainly. the man you're with now might genuinely be the love of your life. he paints his nails and likes bugs and treats you like a princess.

but still. in the late night, you feel your heart stutter. because what if it isn't really that difficult. what if you're just creating false assumptions in your head in order to fit a fear-based narrative. what if this is your internalized homophobia; what if it's heteronormativity; what if you're the only thing stopping you. what if those rules don't exist, and you're imagining scenarios so that you never take a risk.

what if.

#queer tag

valtsv

it really is unfortunate that loving someone enough doesn't give you the ability to pass not entirely painlessly but with complete trust and encouragement through the boundaries preventing you from reaching into each other's chests and wrapping your hand around the slippery-warm muscle of their beating heart. then again we would probably all be having less sex if this was an option so.

reinapepiada

shipping a consensual, safe & sane pairing all the while i'm shaking my head in disapproval so the audience knows i still love wildly toxic abusive fictional dynamics

soymoss

starling

priestfuckerr

a priest who recites his scripture in your ear as he fucks you, just hoping it will atone him of his awful sins, stuttering on his words as his pleasure overwhelms him. eventually he loses his focus, his mind lost on how good you make his cock feel, only able to whimper out "oh, God, forgive me, please" as his orgasm rocks his body ❤️

#hot

gallawitchxx

care for a cut?

✄ i wrote this au 100 words at a time per the weekly prompts from @galladrabbles. this final chapter is dedicated to my sweet pea anon! thank you for inspiring me! ✄

chapter 4: the big night word count: 1.7k / 6.8k total (completed ✓) rating: m, but spicy chapter summary: ian prepares for a big night with mickey. additional tags: blow jobs, bathroom sex

#bee words!#🐝🐝🐝

quix5gg

happy pride month especially to them

ur-favorite-fishgirl

if you vote me for president i vow to make everything the ocean again. no more land only ocean. this will solve all of our problems and replace them with new, far more interesting problems

romidoes

we take care of each other

#help 😭#so pretty

nobrashfestivity

Marcel Mariën L'affranchi (Freedwoman), 1983

#nsfw

sunnypeachyy

they’re soooo 😮‍💨

#obsessed #hudson williams #sophie nelisse #heated rivalry

heatedrivalrysource

16 Canadian Screen Awards. Including Best Drama Series.

What started as a story about rivalry, passion, identity, and love became something far greater than we ever imagined. To our extraordinary cast, crew, writers, director, producers, and every single person who poured their heart into this series, this honour belongs to all of you. We are incredibly proud to have this work recognized by @thecdnacademy and celebrated alongside the very best in Canadian storytelling.

And to the fans who’ve been with us since puck drop — thank you for believing in Heated Rivalry every step of the way.

🏆 Wins include:

Best Drama Series Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady

Best Direction, Drama Series Jacob Tierney

Best Writing Drama Series Jacob Tierney

Best Photography, Drama Jackson Parrell

Best Picture Editing, Drama Véronique Barbe

Best Sound, Fiction Vincent Riendeau, Martin Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata, Valéry Dufort-Boucher

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction Aidan Leroux, Alder Dunlap, James McCrindle

Best Costume Design Hanna Puley

Best Visual Effects Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier, Felix Arsenault

Best Original Music, Drama Rookies - Peter Peter

Best Original Music – Original Song Olympians - “It’s You” — Peter Peter

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series Hudson Williams

Best Supporting Performer, Drama Series Sophie Nélisse

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Nadine Bhabha

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

2026 Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award

#heated rivalry