#Mickey James III

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YOU WRITE ICEBREAKER FANFIC OMG BEST NEWS EVER!!!! also lol fo you have any other family headcannons your enjoying cureently its no big deal if you dont!

I DO!!! my user on ao3 is imdeadsirius and i’m dedicated to exclusively icebreaker fics :)) got my first little au almost finished and should be up this month! soooo excited for yall to see this one !!

Now here’s some headcanons ! I’ll share some more in the future if that’s what yall want

I’ve made a post of this before but Mickey wears a necklace with a “J” charm because he can tells everyone it stands for “James” but the real ones know it’s for “Jaysen”

Whenever Nova + Mickey don’t like someone they call them a “3-in-one” (calling them unhygienic; a user of 3-in-1 soap) ex. some asshole: “I agree with the All Lives Matter movement.” *walks away* Mickey and Nova: “what a fuckin 3-in-one”

Dorian doesn’t wet his toothbrush before brushing his teeth. he says the saliva in his mouth is enough. diabolical.

I touched on this briefly in a fic, but Cauler is a naturally good artist. He’s got doodles for days and they’re all surprisingly lovely. Sometimes he draws in the corner of the page of Mickey’s homework when he’s not looking and Mickey finds it and secretly thinks it’s so fucking cool how genuinely talented he is without even having to try

Novas a huge swiftie. Like. Huge. I mean this chick is a straight white girl with a thing for hockey boys and a canonical ao3 addiction. There’s no way around it.

^ Cauler absolutely hates Taylor Swift. Like. Rolls his eyes whenever the name is uttered. Is visibly disgusted when her music plays in a public facility. The second someone outs themself as a swiftie he’s putting at least 8 feet of space between the two of them and sanitizing his hands in fear

Mickey’s shoe size is legitimately oddly small. Like when Barbie joked that he had fetus feet he was borderline right. Bro’s a men’s 8 on a good day

Mickey falls asleep during class alllll the time but when he does in their public speaking class Celeste and Nathaniel make a game out of stuffing as many pens in the hood of his sweater as they can before he wakes up and then letting him walk around all day with pens falling out of his hood and internally confusing the fuck out of him as he wonders which of his pockets he has pens falling out of unknowingly

^ when his teammates pick up on this they start to do it during the team study sessions except instead of pens it’s like tupperware containers and tissue boxes and stress balls and instead of in his hood it’s them balancing random shit on his body so Mickey’s eventually just like got his head resting on his arm snoozin with everyone’s stuff stacked on the back of his head in a giant tower on the verge of toppling

Delilah is obsessed with asmr and it annoys the shit out of everyone because she’ll just be sitting in the corner listening to *tappy tap tap* when ppl are trying to sleep

Mickey’s mom used to tend to his hair when he was little and it now brings him so much comfort when people play with his hair. Sometimes when he’s chilling with his sisters they’ll sit behind him and take out a comb and brush it out of his face and he’s like falling asleep. The first time Cauler runs his fingers through his hair he absolutely fuckin melts. (Cauler does it a whole lot more after noticing how much he likes it.)

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icebreaker headcanons story things idk what to call these pt 3

Mickey likes nice big oversized hoodies. This leads to him consistently stealing Jaysen's hoodies whenever Jaysen leaves them in his vicinity or dorm. So once Jaysen went to visit his family Mickey didn't have any hoodies that smelt like him or were nice and oversized since Jaysen stole them back to do laundry. So Dorian just ended up lending him one of his. So when Jaysen came back he was just so confused. Like why is my boyfriend wearing your hoodie?!?! Dorian was like "why are you beefing with me rn my bro was cold???" Jaysen since then has consistently given Mickey his hoodies so it won't happen again. Mickeys is quite happy with this but he also only accepts Jaysen hoodie's if they smell like him. However obviously if it's one of his friends like Dorian he doesn't care just as long as it's oversized.

[duckyjokes]

Y'all I've been reading Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei and when I tell you I am losing my mind over these boys. I'm barely on chapter three and they have a grip on my heart. God damn.

Mickey James III >>>>>

[seaglasstortellini]

Icebreaker was such a fun read!

[grooviestguru]

okay so i just read icebreaker by a.l. graziadei and LOVED IT for so many reasons, but i couldn’t help but think to myself that mickey james iii is basically hockey’s neil josten without the murder and violence and trauma. (i’m aware that those elements are part of what makes neil neil, but trust me, the correlation is there). 

it goes like this: i’m part of a team sport that i love and i’m determined to be the best and i’ve never tried to know my teammates before but now the upperclassmen are making me bond and i actually... love them? and my mental health really isn’t the best and i’m aware of this but will also tell everyone i’m fine????? and that really compelling guy on my team who is amazing at the sport but is also my nemesis but we start sharing extended eye contact and what can this mean because he hates me????? what is this personal growth i’m experiencing in my first year of college??? what are these FEELINGS?????

i love these sarcastic, caustic, irritable, and grumpy children so much. these fandoms should be best friends.

[will80sbyers]

I have to say Mickey James III is exactly the depressed bisexual representation the world needs

[sapphiccooper]

I need more Mickey James III content PLEASE it’s for my health

[bluesargentirl]

i haven't been active in months but i desperately need someone to talk to about icebreaker

[comfortqueers]

Cauler and Terzo🤍

"He smiles, so soft and beautiful it makes my heart stop for a second or two. I don’t think anyone’s ever looked at me like that before."

- Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

I just want to say that Mickey and Jaysen are my adorable babies and they deserve all the happiness in the world.

[hmmm-shesucks]

I’m rereading icebreaker for the third time and I’m telling you Dorian Hidalgo is the love of my life. I can’t even explain how much I love him.

[desdasiwrites]

– A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

[chronic-optimistt]

don’t mind me. just thinking about the fact that mickey canonically gets a tattoo of a crown for the royals. because they gave him hope for the first time in a long time. and allowed him to find joy in his future finally. and maybe he wants their impact permanently etched into his skin to look at for the rest of his career as a reminder. nope don’t mind me. totally normal about this.

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Raaaaah icebreaker headcanons pt 5 because im watching movies

Mickey really likes movies like fantastic Mr fox, Coraline, isle of dogs, and kubo. He also really enjoys studio Ghibli. His movie taste hasn't really changed since being younger since he likes to watch the same movies over and over. He likes weird kids animation.

Jaysen also watches studio Ghibli because he has younger cousins who like them, but he enjoys more 80s movies that are gonna change your life view like breakfast club, the dead poets society, karate kid. Stuff like that.

Dorian likes superhero movies like DC and marvel he tells people he likes them both equally but likes DC a tiny bit more . He also likes 80s movies that are gonna change your life specifically ferris buelers day off, and the rest of them. Dorian only watches studio Ghibli because of barbie but he doesn't hate them

Barbie likes studio Ghibli too, but he doesn't really have a preference towards movies and will watch whatever but he does like, SLC punk, spirited away, and, fight club.

They however all grew up watching random kids shows on every channel they could so they weren't really just Disney kids they were everything kids. Dorian and barbie also had Saturday morning cartoons on Telemundo. Mickey liked putting on nature documentaries specifically about sea and river animals to piss off Nova. Jaysen having an older brother meant his choice was usually overpowered by Shae. Mickeys was too because of Nova since they have a 4 week difference but Mickey would fight Nova.

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The Talk part 3/3

Part 1: https://www.tumblr.com/perfectbananaglitter/701297777559355392/the-talk-part1?source=share

Part 2: https://www.tumblr.com/perfectbananaglitter/703470832957210624/the-talk-part2?source=share

“-I’m sorry, they did what? Do you want me to beat someone up?”

I was expecting this reaction when I decided to tell my sisters about the bet. What I wasn’t expecting, however, was Jade threatening my teammates with her 50 kg on a good day.

I gaze at my sisters, who seem to be in a silent conversation.

Jade turns to Bailey, “Sidney and Karim will help me, right? They wouldn’t miss the chance to mess with the hockey guys. How dare they? That’s so insensitive of them. Who do they think they are? They’re supposed to have your back!” Delilah drops her hand on her thigh, trying to calm her down even a little.

“I just felt so betrayed, not even mad. It didn’t cross my mind they could do something like that. I wasn’t expecting to be welcomed with open arms like we’re heroes. I was worried they would be homophobic assholes. But I didn’t think they would have held a bet on a potential relationship months ago. They didn't even bet to know if we were together or not; No! That was a given. They bet on whether we were going to expose our relationship. Nobody doubts that at one point we’ll sleep together. The question was when, where, and how we’ll say something.

“I mean, it was insensitive of them. They shouldn’t have, and you and Jensen have every right to be mad at them and feel betrayed. But at least, now you can be all mushy with your boyfriend. You need to look at the bright side. You’ll be able to cuddle up on the bus. No more having to twist your shoulder at a weird angle to hold his hand while he’s sitting behind you. And the team won’t think you’re going to tear each other's heads off every five minutes.” Bailey tries to reassure me. She has always been the rational one.

“No, they’ll have to worry about them jumping each other every chance they get…” Jade says with a smirk.

Both my sisters make disgusted faces at the idea of their baby brother having a sex life. And I get it; I don’t want to know what any of my sisters are doing with their partners. I shake my head, trying to get rid of those terrifying images that are unfortunately forming in my mind.

I’m so lost in my fight against those ideas that I don’t realize Cauler is joining us until he’s sitting next to me, his hand on my knee, his voice whispering a hello in my ear.

I freeze for a moment, not expecting him to be here. I turn to face him, my sisters' words still ringing in my head. Cauler looks at me with concern, noticing my hesitation. "Is everything okay?" he asks, his hand still on my knee. “Nobody can see us.” I take a deep breath and nod, trying to push away the anxiety of being in public. "Yeah, everything's fine," I say, hoping to sound convincing. I smile at him and intertwine our fingers.

Cauler looks at me for a moment longer, trying to analyze my face. I can see his brain going miles an hour, trying to know if I’m lying to him. But he nods and squeezes my hand before turning to my sisters and Jade and saying hello to them.

As I watch him asking Jade questions about her latest art project, I can't help but feel grateful for Jaysen’s presence. He always knows when something's wrong and tries his best to make me feel better. I take a deep breath, trying to forget about the bet and our teammates for a while. Maybe a good meal and some company will help me clear my head. For once, I feel hungry and like I could eat the whole menu, so when the waitress arrives to take our orders, I don’t stop myself from ordering everything my heart desires.

But when Bailey asks him how he’s feeling after the bet, the previously light and nice atmosphere switches to something heavy and uncomfortable.

“Hum… I’m… Okay, I guess. It wasn’t nice of them. Terzo was really upset. I get why he was, though. They really betrayed his trust, and he doesn’t give it easily.”

My sisters share a look.

“His trust? Do you mean ‘our’ trust?”

“Hum… I guess?”

“Jaysen, darling, you do realize you were betrayed too? You don’t have to be used, but you’re allowed to. You gave the team your trust, and they broke it too. My brother is a little shit with too many feelings he doesn’t know how to deal with. So he’s a bit overdramatic. But you’re also a victim here. And I need you to tell me you realize that.”

He’s frowning, his eyebrows drawn together. His eyes are fixed on his plate, but I can’t tell he’s not really seeing it.

“Oh.”

Oh. He didn’t. He was so upset on my behalf that he couldn’t be on his own.

His face turns sad as reality hits him. I can only watch emotions crossing his features. I squeeze his hand, trying to bring him an ounce of comfort. But it’s all I can do. Knowing my boyfriend, he needs to process this new information on his own. So for the rest of the meal, he just picks at his food, smiling only when someone talks directly to him. And even then, he often asks them to repeat. He’s so lost in his own head, I can’t help but ache for him, knowing very well what he’s going through.

As we leave my sisters to walk to my room, I can sense the weight of the situation on Cauler's shoulders. Still in his own head, I guide Jaysen to the dorm where we will be able to talk if it’s what he needs. I know he's trying to process everything that's happened, and I want to be there for him. But at the same time, I'm not sure how to help him.

The walk is short. I close the bedroom door as he sits on my bed. "Hey," I say, breaking the silence between us. "I know this is all really overwhelming for you right now, but I want you to know that I'm here for you. We'll get through this together." I sit next to him, draping my arm around his waist.

Cauler looks at me, and I can see the pain and confusion in his eyes. "I just can't believe they would do something like that," he says, his voice barely above a whisper. He drops his head on my shoulder, resting his forehead, hugging me."I thought we were all friends, you know? And now I feel like I can't trust anyone. And I can’t believe I didn’t realise that. How oblivious am I ?"

"I know," I raise my hand to the back of his neck, embracing him.

Cauler, sigh and we continue sitting in silence. I can feel his sadness and frustration, and I wish there was something I could do to make it all go away. But I know that healing takes time, and all I can do is be there for him, no matter what. My therapist would be proud of me.

"I'm sorry," Cauler says, breaking the silence. "I know I'm a mess”

"Don't apologize," I say, putting my arm around his shoulder. "You have every right to feel the way you do. And I'm here for you, no matter what. And if anyone of us is a mess, we both know it’s me"

This answer does make him laugh at least a little, easing a bit of tension from this situation.

After a few minutes, Cauler lifts his head and looks at me. "Do you think we'll be able to trust them again?" he asks, his voice laced with uncertainty.

"With time, I do think so," I say, being honest with him. "They’re our friends, they’ve done something stupid and insensitive. But they didn’t mean to hurt us. And they regret it, so much. Have you talked to Zero?"

"No, I haven’t seen any of the guys, not yet.”

"You should, when you’re ready and not a second before.” I drop a kiss on his head. “I talk with Dori, it was hard, but I think it was the best thing to do.”

He nods but doesn’t move. I pull him so we can lie down together. We stay there bathing each other. We’re alone, and that’s exactly what we need. Some alone time to process what happened. And if I get to cuddle my hot as fuck boyfriend, that’s not so bad.

[until-the-house-shakes]

Icebreaker mentioned!!!! LFG!!!

Have a bunch of cute little chibis that I drew for Dazzling Bookish Shop! These are all designs for acrylic charms included in their monthly subscription (and sometimes their special editions!)

In order the books are: Wolfsong, Ravensong, Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials, All That's Left in the World, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Icebreaker, AFTG, Gideon the Ninth, The Charm Offensive, The Darkness Outside Us and Legend & Lattes ♥

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2023 Characters Wrapped!!

I was tagged by my wonderful mutual and dearest pal @intothenightosphere!!

This is roughly in chronological order of when they became most blorbo to me throughout the year.

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They're all so 💜 to me

(tagging @downyclad @karmauh and @dodgerboxd!! if u all feel so inclined!!)