the idea that everyone thinks mickey is this dirty feral raccoon to be avoided at all costs because heâs so unstable, but to ian, mickey is the most beautiful, perfect thing heâs ever seen. mickey is ianâs precious little baby
mickey was dirty because he was a neglected and abused child. he used the dirt to sement his public facing image as it helped establish him as the dangerous thug he was (the dirt also kept girls away from his body but thatâs a conversation for another day)
ian recognised this because he kinda sorta did the same with rotc (also he found mickey and his dirty bag persona super fucking hot)
but ian definitely was able to see the softy behind the layer of dirt mask and was instrumental in melting the icy layer and let mickey breathe
once mickey felt safer (and terry was behind bars again) ian was absolutely able to baby him the way he deserved <3



















