#ian and lip

[ianspaw]

Their hugs are outta this world...

[bellezabelize]

This is such an underrated scene, maybe because I love raccoons.

And dear papa Frank cackling, it just always cracks me up

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

lip and ian / frank and monica

i have so many feelings about them- specifically in 7x08. that episode was very ian and lip, and i think the best part of that episode was this still of ian’s face after lip grabs him and screams at him

his face here is barely visible but it’s so telling. he’s breathing heavily and in shock and overall just seems almost scared. and like, i get it, i would react the same way because who wouldn’t, but something about the way he looks at lip reminds me of this

and i just know that he saw a little bit of frank in lip when he did that. maybe he thought of the story lip told about frank being sober when they were 9 & 10 and then going back to being a drunk, maybe for a second he just associated that with lip.

and not like this was purposeful (or was it?) but ian’s literally wearing the same shirt just in a different color.

lip isn’t frank, just like how ian isn’t monica. they both know this, but still the way they look at their parents vs at each other is similar.

(lip looking at monica when she was manic)

(lip looking at ian when he was manic)

or take lip’s monologue about ian from season six for example,

“you know, he thinks… being bipolar means he’s doomed to be a piece of shit like our mother. maybe it’s true.” “maybe it’s not.”

and just the whole dummy & alcoholic gene thing from season 1 made it so clear that something would happen to both of them.

and the fact that ian is always told he looks like monica and lip is always told he looks like frank, it’s just soul crushing.

and they both date people like their parents. ian dates older guys to fill the void frank created. lip dates unstable (usually blonde) women to fill the void monica created.

in ways, they are like their parents.

both frank and lip were academically smart, both of them were poor but had promising futures, and both of them are attracted to craziness/crazy women. (plus they’re alcoholics).

both monica and ian are caring people. they both have been used by people, specifically used in a sexual way. they’re both queer. (and they’re both mentally ill).

but the similarity between the two brothers is that they want recovery. they don’t want to be like their parents. ian wants his stability back. lip wants his sobriety back. monica was unmedicated, frank was beyond repair, but lip and ian wanted to change and they didn’t want the lives that frank and monica lived.

[worthwading]

Is this too niche ….

[shipcestuous]

It’s so interesting reading peoples thoughts on Shameless because I actually think Lip and Ian had a more interesting chemistry, I liked how often it would feel like they were taking turns looking after each other, but I can see the appeal in Lip and Fiona too. Shameless has given us such good content over the years!

Shows about big families are great. So many things to ship.

[firecrxtch]

Ian was so cunty in s2 lmao the way he absolutely obliterated lip every chance he got

my boy ended every statement with 💅

[ninoochat]

What you and I have makes me free

[fireballazalea]

[gallavichonly]

⭑๋࣭༄˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚ Memories .𖥔 ݁ ˖༄

[mickeygifs]

[ianspaw]

[bellezabelize]

Holy shit, Cameron looks so tall here 😂. I really like this picture of my literal broTP.

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

both lip and ian’s first and last lines in all of shameless were about eachother. i don’t know why i’m so emotional over this.

ian (1x01): first shower!

lip (1x01): you had it yesterday!

ian (11x12): love you, big brother.

lip (11x12): yeah, i love you too, asshole.

[carlgallaghers]

[samantitheos]

"can you buy me pads?—ft. Shameless characters

[mother-of-houseplants-2]

they’re my big three ❤️

alt versions^