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Even so, there was something familiar about the voice but Brooks couldn’t quite put his finger on it. /// Brooks runs into Mickey and Ian again and he's a little scared of Mickey if he's being honest

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Lip, to everyone in the kitchen: Guess what?

Mickey: Nobody likes you?

Lip: Can't ruin my day, Mickey

Mickey: Ooh, a challenge

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When tasked with baking cookies for his ROTC group so they can take them to children in the hospital, Ian asks Mickey for help

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Ian, trying to impress Mickey: I've been going to the gym lately Yev, looking up at him: You should go inside when you get there

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Could definitely see Mickey doing this to Mandy (without putting a heart above the I) post-series

Like sure, maybe they're not really keeping in touch a ton but occasionally they'll send one worded letters like this one

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“This is all your fuckin’ fault, Gallagher.” 

“Oh, sure. I infected the whole house. Fuck off and go to sleep.”

Seemingly everyone that Ian knew was sick in some way. As of late, the Milkovich house came down with the flu. Svetlana was the first, complaining about a sore throat, then gradually it passed down to some of the other Russian girls, then Iggy and even little Yevy had a cough they were monitoring. Ian started to feel unwell the other day, with Mickey being the last to get anything. 

He should’ve known his boyfriend would be just as bitchy, if not worse, now that he was feeling so bad. 

They were both in bed, hacking, sneezing. It was fucking awful. Ian was exhausted, yet couldn’t get comfortable enough to fall asleep and stay like that. 

Mickey glared at him, his face flushed and hair all askew. “Been tryin’ to but I gotta listen to you fuckin’ cough all night.”

Whatever Ian was going to say in response to that was forgotten when he quickly turned his head away from his boyfriend to cough loudly. 

“That’s what I’m fucking talking about. Jesus Christ, go to the damn bathroom or something.”

“I’m not getting up every time I have to cough,” Ian said, annoyed. 

“Well, you ain’t stayin’ in this bed.”

“Or what, you’re gonna kick me out? You barely made it out to piss earlier.”

“You wanna fucking bet?”

The door to their room swung open. It was Svetlana; she had a blanket wrapped around her, shivering. She shot them both a nasty look, though it was relatively mild given her weakened state. 

“Girls and I can hear you,” she said plainly, her voice coming out nasally. “Stop talking.”

She left after that, not bothering to shut the door.

“It’s my house, bitch!” Mickey yelled, his own voice hoarse. Huffing, he laid his head back down on the pillow. “Can you believe her? She thinks she owns the damn place.”

“She probably has a headache.” Ian certainly did. “We were being a bit loud.”

“Who’s side are you on?”

“I’m not on anyone’s side,” Ian said calmly. “I’m just saying.”

“Sure,” Mickey snarked. Ian rolled his eyes. Then he muttered, “Asshole,” to himself but the redhead had caught it nonetheless. 

“I’m an asshole? You’re the one that’s bitching all the time. Newsflash, Mick: You’re not the only one that feels like shit!”

Micky sneered, shivering. Despite the flair of irritation Ian was feeling, he didn’t want his boyfriend to suffer. 

“Come here,” he grumbled. 

“What for?” “You’re cold,” Ian scooted over to make room for him, “just come here.”

Usually, Mickey would’ve argued more but not today. “Fine,” he went over there, curling into Ian’s side. The redhead threw an arm over him, wishing he could be breathing in the unique scent of his boyfriend. “You cough on me and I’ll knock you the fuck out.”

“Oh, shut up.”

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So I have a question

How do you know when you need to tag things like internalized homophobia or homophobic language? We know it's part of Mickey's character, especially early on and if Terry is in the fic or mentioned, it'll likely feature some slurs or something

I never know if it's actually necessary to tag those things or not

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Hi! 17 for the ask meme please? ❄️💖

Where do they get their Christmas tree from? Buy it? Steal it?

So I feel like Mickey wouldn't really care about having one, it's not like he ever really celebrated anyway. Ian feels the opposite. He wants to decorate and everything

So anyway, they go to the store but it's kind of expensive and well, they're just starting to make more money for themselves so they might just have to wait until sometime next year to buy a fake one or whatever, plus the ornaments and lights. Ian is dismayed but he understands

He moves on, focusing his attention onto their niece and nephew. Mickey, though, is bothered because he knows that Ian really wanted a tree for their apartment. So one December afternoon, he tells his husband that he's going out for a bit, has to help Iggy out of a problem he got himself into

He gets out of there before Ian can question anything and try to come with him

In reality, Mickey does meet up with Iggy but they have a plan

There's a lot where you can buy Christmas trees and him and Iggy are parked around the corner. They get out, walking around and look for a few morons that'll fall for their scheme

And sure enough, they find one. This man is complaining, presumably to his wife, about the outrageous prices nowadays- especially if you want them to put the lights on the tree for you

"Ay," Mickey approaches them while Iggy lingers back, pretending to look around. "I can do that for you."

"For how much?" The man says suspiciously

"Ten."

"Really?" The man seems interested

"Lewis, it could be a scam," his wife says with a frown

"Listen, man, if you wanna pay some greedy bastard for a tree, go ahead," Mickey shrugs. "Or I can do it for ya."

It doesn't take long for them to both agree so Mickey says it'll be done in like 10 minutes. They thank him and he and Iggy quickly take the tree and the lights to Iggy's truck and off they go

Back home, Mickey puts the thing up himself when he realizes that Ian's gone. He looks at his phone and sees a text from his husband- he'd gone to bake cookies with Debbie and Franny

Iggy was going to help with the tree but Mickey lost patience with him and forces him out of the apartment

(It takes a lot of work. Mickey gets frustrated and wants to throw the thing out of the window but refrains)

Sometime later, Ian returns. He stops dead in his tracks, staring at the brightly lit tree with an awed expression

"Mick?"

Of course Mickey downplays it and ignores the heart eyes Ian has going on. He mumbles something along the lines of, "Knew you wanted it or whatever."

Ian pulls him in for a searing kiss

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Merry Christmas!!

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Reblog for your followers to send you questions!

How do you think the Christmas celebrations happen for everyone post-canon?

What do you think were the favourite Gallagher Christmas traditions for the kids?

Do you think Ian and Mickey enjoy anything about the winter or are they wishing for spring?

What hot drinks do Ian and Mickey enjoy?

If Ian and Mickey tried to build a snowman, would they be successful? Who makes a better snowman?

Do they ever light a scented winter candle, if so….what is the scent?

Does showering/bathing together become more frequent in the colder months?

Which winter movies do they watch?

How often does the fireplace get used? (Is it ever turned off?!)

Who puts on the first Christmas song?

When they were younger, how obsessed was Ian with Mickey’s winter scarf?

Who was the first one to consider giving the other one a Christmas present or wish the other one Happy Christmas?

What are Ian’s thoughts over the years about Mickey’s bulky, warm jackets?

Did they ever dream about meeting up together during the winter when they were younger?

Does Ian (post-canon) have any special food or drinks he wants to try during the winter?

Do they like decorating their apartment in the West Side?

Where do they get their Christmas tree from? Buy it? Steal it?

What dirty/rude Christmas decorations do they have?

Do you think either of them have a Christmas they kind of liked when they were a child?

Who would win in a snowball fight?

Who shovels the driveway if they ever have that problem?

Who hates the cold more?

How would they cope if they got snowed in?

What are their favourite types of winter clothes to wear?

What are their favourite types of winter clothes to see the other one wear?

Do either of them ever get roped into dressing up as Santa for Franny and Freddie? How does this go?

What are their favourite winter smells?

Do Ian and Mickey enjoy any spooky wintery ghost stories?

How many blankets do they have on their bed?

When do they put up Christmas decorations? When do they take them down?

Do they like any winter sports?

How do they warm each other up when they’re cold?

If they wear Christmas jumpers, what kind do they wear?

If they both get sick at the same time, how do they cope?

Pick one New Year’s Eve at any point in pre-canon/canon/post-canon, what’s happening?

Do they have any wintery nicknames for each other?

Any other wintery headcanons?

Favourite wintery fanfic/fanart/gifset/edit?

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Iggy, when Ian and Mickey kiss: That's kinda gay, not gonna lie Mandy: We're literally at their wedding, Iggy

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Hopefully the next chapter of 'Cause Baby We're Just Reckless Kids will be out before the 28th (which would mark 2 months since an update)

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Ian: I’ve never been more challenged in my life. Marry me Mickey: No Ian: Then prepared to be wooed Mickey: Not from the likes of you Ian, excited: You’re going to be mine

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Mickey: love is fake Ian: *kisses Mickey's nose* Mickey, with his voice breaking: I stand by what I said

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Mickey: Ian's nose twitches in his sleep sometimes Mickey: like a bunny Mickey: it gives me heart palpitations Iggy: when I asked how you've been I was expecting something less sappy but ok

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Ian: I’ve made progress with Mickey Lip: He put you in a headlock Ian: It was a romantic headlock