#melwritesthings

[mayo-in-the-morning]

Hello mayo lovers! Welcome to episode five of Mayo in the Morning: Crazy Love. Mayo in the Morning is a podcast all about Gallavich fic where we interview writers in the fandom, talk about tropes, the writing process, and give fic recs.

We are joined this time by the legendary @palepinkgoat (aka Karen aka pink_ink on ao3)! Thanks for submitting questions for this episode, we had a great time answering them all.

For our next episode, we will be talking with @suzy-queued (suzy_queue on ao3) -- our topic will be Alternate Universe fics!

Notes and warnings for episode 5 under the cut.

Sexual content

Mentions of mania and depression

Hosts & Guest

Leigh / she/her / @thisdivorce / vitalspark

Howl / she/her / @howlinchickhowl / howlinchickhowl

Karen / she/her / @palepinkgoat / pink_ink

Fanfictions mentioned

The Buzz Under his Skin

Paragraphs

Life, or Something

Restoration

Our Favourite Fics

Karen - let the bodies do the talkin' by Captain_Jowl (WIP) / The Boyfriend Experience by anomalously / wide-eyed walker and do not wander by spock

Leigh - Against Glass by AllThatMatters / a mountain at my gates by melwritesthings

Howl - Order Up by macymacymacy / And I Ain't Seen the Sunshine (Since I Don't Know When) by merle_p

[lingy910y]

omg so happy i can put all my personal favs in one place 😌 i’ve already talked abt these fics so many times but who doesn’t love more praise, right? 🤷‍♀️

where i found you by melwritesthings

Seal My Fate by allyasavedtheday

Text Messages by anonymous

All You Wanna Do series by mmmargo

Black-Haired Ginger series by Squiddy

Empty Crown (my body’s missing pieces) by energie_vie

balancing on the ledge by mmmichyyy

72 Hours series by Chrissy815

Meet the Neighbors by Arrowflier

Roleplaying by Calli_Writes

fragile little fate: portrait of a marriage by siriusmickey

your love, burning constellations & The waves come forward, we are traveling together by sadwhales

Too Busy Being Yours by moonlight_inn

willing on a week day by charlemint

Undead Agents of Chaos & The Real Value of Cheesesticks by ElizaPembroke

Gallavich friends,

Please add your favorite Gallavich fics to this post. Either as a comment or reblog. New, old, give me your suggestions! I don’t mind if I’ve already read them—I’m a re-reading fiend!

Please and Thank You!!!

[farm-witches-fic-recs]

Happy pride to our dearest witches! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

What are some of your favorite fics about David and Patrick celebrating pride? 😊

🌈 Happy Pride, farm witch friends! 🌈

Free Marcy Hugs - @goodiecornbread

It's Pride Time!: June 2021 Pride-Themed Drabbles - TwylasCafeTropical

June Is Bustin' Out All Over (Chapter 27) - asoftplacetoland

look at this photograph - @banesapothecary

love is love is love is love (cannot be killed or swept aside) - @leopxld-fitz

Maybe Rainbows Do Match Our Aesthetic After All - Squigmistress

over the breakers - iphigenias (@oatflatwhite)

Pride - Thechargingsky

Rainbow Rose - Simplythebex

Rainbows have nothing to hide - AWorldOfDreams

step out of the ordinary - melwritesthings 

a string that pulled me (out of all the wrong arms) - @patrickbrewcr

Stick Together Like Glitter - @agoodpersonrose

Toronto in June - @brobeckology, @egoanesthesia

We Go Together - @reginahalliwell You do something to me that I can't explain - @spiffymittens

[tamiettitami]

Can you recommend some gallavich fanfic blogs? <3

i'm just gonna mention everyone i follow and their AO3 accounts, writing tags, etc., so hopefully you'll find someone you enjoy <3 also, if i couldn’t find your writing tag but you have one, feel free to reblog with it and i’ll add it to the list, and anyone who i didn’t add is also welcome to promote themselves in the comments/reblogs!

@iansfreckles - gallavichsecurity on AO3; *drabbles tag @whaticameherefor - whaticameherefor on AO3 @gardenerian - melwritesthings on AO3; tumblr writing tag @husbandian - teatrolley on AO3; fic stuff tag @grabmyboner - grabmyboner on AO3; my fic tag; social media AU tag @gallavich-x - eminawrites on AO3; fanfic tag @arrowflier - arrowflier on AO3; daily speedwrite tag @ianandmickeygallavich - calli_writes on AO3 @howlinchickhowl - howlinchickhowl on AO3; fic tag @southside-forever - southsideforever on AO3 @thisaintmacys-bitch - macymacymacy on AO3 @dreamylyfe-x - coldreign on AO3 @sweetcresta - sweetcresta on AO3; my writing tag @yeah-all-of-it - yeah_all_of_it on AO3

[stocious]

so for the month of september i decided to track all the fics i’ve read and this is how it went. why? for ✨science✨

total number of fics: 72

shortest fic was 823 words and the longest 214,673 words.

so all in all i read 1,776,998 words

i have no point for this but if you want 72 random fics to read check under the cut

Take Your Damn Pills, Ian 1157

I think I was always waiting for you by dancermk 22,021 (chap 6/10)

Barricade by devovitsuasartes 38,184

My Nine Lovers by AnnaRow (chap 10) 4,287

Etherized Against the Sky by Snarfle 213,457

Coincidences do not exist by ermete 32,619

His Name Was, Slave by GallavichGeek13 (chap 6) 6267, (chap 7) 9381 (chap 8) 6927

The Fine Art of Falling For You by Shamelessquestions (chap 8) 5422 (chap 9) 6082

Sweetpea by WhatTheBodyGraspsNot (chap 5) 8625

Stars of Our Own by benignneglect 8440

never felt this before by jinlin5 6729

These Undomesticated Wilds by Arrowflier (chap 1-5) 29,004

M8TE by gallawitch (chap 5) 6,600

One More Night by Ride4812 54,934

Reckoner by vitalspark (chap 10) 5802

blood in, bleed out by brewrosemilk, Whatsastory 214,673

let it blaze alright honey by melwritesthings for catgrassplantdad 4410

Synapses by marie_right 1165

Silent Pain in Emerald Eyes by takeyourpillsbitch (chap 5/10) 30,419

Redheaded Cocktail Slut by RideHimTilHeLikesIt (chap 1-7) 44,800

Rehabilitate by Gallavich4ever 3121

The Only Exception by bluebirdeywrites 45,311

Help Me (Tear down My Reason) by wehangout 34,600

hard to find how i feel by pinkpantherman 1751

Territorial by Yeoldfandomsofmine (dreamerbydawn) 1166

That Milkovich Reputation by The_Asset6 44,766

Apartment 4A by skiesbelow (chap 7/10) 55,249

Iron & Blue by anomalously 38,818

Paper Wings by Speakfuckingenglish for grumblefish 45,888

Slick back My Hair (You know the Devil's in There) by wehangout 24,551

Bound & Free by Ravenheart for gallavichsecurity (chap 3) 6199

I can Still hear You Saying (You Would Never Break the Chain) by wehangout 1792

Bandage Your Wounds (With the salt on My Tongue) by wehangout 32,030

Break Point by energie_vie 13,589

Stop Crying Your Heart Out by nea1891 7038

Shackled by MyRelapse 19,325

Hindered by Rainfall by MyRelapse 4846

Our Stars Will Dance With Each Other by IanGalagher 823

two young lovers, half-priced drinks by sadwhales 41,093

At Attention by Squiddy (re-read) 5395

The Mask of Insanity by AnnaRow 108,595

Brothers of a Different Kind by Squiddy 4436

Don't Stand So Close by AnnaRow 105,803

and i'm your warm receiver by catgrassplantdad 16,691

Lock Me Up, Fuck Me Up by CrossMyDNA 3113

float by catgrassplantdad 6669

Ian is Not a Vampire Slayer by AnnaRow 82,793

A lesson in restraint by Captain_Jowl 6494

burnt by fire without trial by pinkpantherman 3995

kinda raw by catgrassplantdad 6373

your body hurts me (looping round like CCTV) by breedablemickey 2199

you let me violate you by breedablemickey 8733

Unicorn by MickeyMilkG 1448

aching for him by camnoelgallavich 22,108

Evolutionary Love by nostalgic90s (chap 1-3) 18,699

Underneath The Nickel by saphrii 4457

In The Mirror by SmigglePoint 4244

Let Alone Love Him by SmigglePoint 3578

Your Question Has Been Received by macymacymacy (chap 6) 8076

The One That Got Away by ELLA_CINDER 37,154

let me take care of you, man by gallawitch 2125

Change Like Shifting Shadows by vitalspark (chap 9) 5644

never felt this before by jinlin5 12,179

Stasia by awkwardblogger, camnoelgallavich 7522

Everything You Need by takeyourpillsbitch (chap 1) 10,448

Lost in Translation by Shamelessquestions 20,457

In Love With A Stripper. by MickeysTonic 4806

ruined by jinlin5 2859

Obvious Things (We Don’t Tell Each Other) by ElizaPembroke 4488

the silence is all we have by mmmichyyy (re-read) 37,281

500 Subscribers by GallavichGeek13 8413

The Hills; 1914 by inanatticinnovember 16,362

[ao3feed-gallavich]

and your labors will be borne when all is done

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/qvlUZtp

by melwritesthings

He bursts inside these days dripping with sweat and sunlight, freckles darkened against pink skin. Laughing without stopping himself, speaking excitedly without tripping over his tongue. They’re coming along, he tells Mickey. Everybody’s doing great.

They’re doing great.

Words: 6641, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of garden song

Fandoms: Shameless (US)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Ian Gallagher, Mickey Milkovich, Lip Gallagher, Freddie Gallagher

Relationships: Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich

Additional Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Recovery, Healing, metaphors out the ass

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/qvlUZtp

[royalcordelia]

Shirbert Fic Masterlist (Part 2)

A while ago, I created this list with all my ao3 bookmarks on it. Since then, I’ve lots and lots and lots of wonderful content made the writers of this fandom. Hopefully these 50+ fics will tide you over until Season 3 starts!

Eight Dances - Anne with an E by notsxgrump

Is That My Shirt? by ElderofAvonlea

most ardently by donutcats

Sweet studies by serendipitous_rambles

if these delights thy mind may move by dollsome

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and Other Affairs by LettersfromLaika

it goes on and on by morebooksplease

A pesky business by serendipitous_rambles

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. by Ephemeral_Joy

pied piper by thrice

It's nice to have a friend by serendipitous_rambles

Henry by lilzipop for Lil_Redhead

love letters by lucastown

changes by liare

Whatever souls are made of.... by serendipitous_rambles

From Before and Until the End by JaneSkylark

You Fit in My Poems (Like a Perfect Rhyme) by annewithab

Wanna go to a real party? by serendipitous_rambles

Green Gables Coffee & Tea by brightblackholes

be still my foolish heart (don't ruin this on me) by theatrythms

until the sky falls down over me by clumsyhearts

Made of Stardust by Blona222

The Boy in the Barn by lollercakes

holding him together by Teddy0414

A Game of Man Hunt by thearkdelinquents

One Iced Green Tea Latte for Ann by rosesonraindrops

Evolutionistically Yours by violetbaudelaire

Seven and a Half by annewithagee (margaret_helstone)

Anne and Gilbert Offscreen by nianibbles

she's always on my mind by morebooksplease

They make it look so easy by morebooksplease

An Avonlea Valentine by honsandrebels

i've been waiting my whole life to know i wanted you by orphan_account

Milk by lollercakes

silence is the blood whose flesh is singing by ashleykay

Like My Heart is Hitting the Ground by yukiawison

Pick Me Up by kalypso_of_ogygia

Love You Something Terrible by annewithab for Lil_Redhead

The World Could Change Its Heart by novahainn for AdelphaHighbrow

five days of Christmas by thearkdelinquents

under the mistletoe (pale-green, fairy mistletoe) by melwritesthings

Tragical Romance at a Winter's Ball by avonleaace

sleep with me (platonically, of course) by thearkdelinquents

listening to the wind by jamo

The Rainstorm by BrownBerry

From Dawn until Dusk by NotTheProtagonist

Yours, Anne by annewithagee (margaret_helstone)

Gaining the Strength to Live Again by Queen_Andr0meda

please kiss me (it's for science) by topangamatthews

If I can light the world up for just one day by Gayrefrain (orphan_account)

All This Time, I Was Waiting For You by MeggieB

5 gifts between friends and 1 between more than friends by yukiawison

we're going in circles, dizzy's all it makes us by ryanreynolds

You're such a big mess (And I love you) by gayrefrain

The Long Way Home by hlee0890

What is the News? by annewithagee (margaret_helstone)

Why're you staring? by serendipitous_rambles

truth or dare by thearkdelinquents

Caves, Craters and Constellations by one_elderflower_cordial_please

When You Aren't Looking by yukiawison

I like imagining better by annewithagee (margaret_helstone)

'til the sun's seen through my eyes by whataboutateakettle

Goodbye, Ruby Gillis by carrotsblythe

So I pull my Stockings off by middlemarch

It’s such a little thing to weep by middlemarch

An Honest tear by middlemarch

A Man may make a Remark by middlemarch

And the soul a starlit sentry by middlemarch

What of Dreams? by lollercakes

The Logic of being Friends by annewithagee (margaret_helstone)

Queen Anne by carrotsblythe

The Play's The Thing by MrsBanksSisterSuffragette 

i shut my eyes and fall ('cause i know you're right behind me) by irrelevant_owl

The World Before Me by Purple_Slippers_18

The Ask by lollercakes 

I have some fics too!

[deanie1987]

*holy fuck, it’s GALLAVICH time* 💖🧑🏻‍🦰🧑🏻💖- share one Gallavich fic or art or post that you’ve enjoyed recently, or share something you’ve created recently, or just feel free to say how much you love them! & pass this on to your fellow Gallavich fans!

I loved this fic by melwritesthings (@gardenerian here on tumblr). It is such a sweet character study, but with a hint of melancholy because it is Ian after all. I just loved it.

And I am loving the communication and growth that season 11 has finally seen fit to give us and Ian and Mickey!

[bottommickey]

Read - Where I Found You by melwritesthings on ao3. It’s an amnesia fic and it’s so good.

thanks anon!!!

[bbotanyclub]

hello! just wanted to come by and say that I spent a good chunk of the day reading through all of your Anne fics and I love your writing so much! I was wondering what are some of your fave fics for this fandom? or some recent ones that you've read and liked? hope that's not a weird thing to ask you. I'm just always curious about what my favorite fic authors are reading and enjoying when they're not writing!! have a nice day!

ahh! this is such a kind message to find in my inbox, thank you! i admittedly spend an embarrassing amount of time writing during my free time and don’t leave myself as much to read, but my bookmarks are always a good reference for fics that made me Feel Things at one point or another.

(in no particular order and in no way exhaustive of all the things i enjoy)

completed:

one equal temper of heroic hearts by arbitrarily  Strangely Are Our Souls Connected by Fandom_freakout and vocallywritten Into the Sun by goldinavonlea  The Prodigal Son by hornsandrebels (a masterful character study on Cole!) An Avonlea Valentine by honsandrebels I wasn't born for the rose and pearl by buckybunnyteeth (i have spent . . . endless amounts of time contemplating this fic) bless the broken road (that led me straight to you) by cornerinthepouringrain the glaciers made you and now you're mine by melwritesthings

ongoing:

and still the Seelie come calling by illuminatiny False Starts and Second Guesses by The_lazy_eye Half-Agony, Half-Hope / Fickle & Changeable by anignoranthistorian A Broken Silence by celluloiddreams solid ground by antspaul (content warning: this is a continuation the growing season series which is diana-centric and focuses a lot on her eating disorder and relationship with jerry)

[gardenerian]

Fic Writer Interview

Tagged by: the incredible @ianandmickeygallavich, the backbone of this little space 💕

Name: mel! hi! melwritesthings on ao3.

Fandoms: um. asdjfhsajdhka shameless. but i've also written for schitt's creek and awae. also riverdale but those fics are GONE only god can judge me now.

Two-shot: what does this mean 😭 i don't know the lingo 😭 i'm not hip 😭

Most popular multi-chapter: i only have one! but it's where i found you and it is like. 70 hits away from 10k which is INSANE.

Actual worst part of writing: all of it? i guess for me it's getting stuck in the weeds of it, if that makes sense. i get so bogged down in these tiny moments that i lose sight of the larger picture... and then i lose confidence and very short fics take weeks to complete... this is happening right now....

How do you choose your titles: poems and songs, like the simpleton i am

Do you outline: sort of? loose bullet points, really. things i want to be sure to include or remember, just sort of a list of scenes.

Ideas I probably won’t get around to but wouldn’t it be nice: i'd love to make the fried green tomatoes au work out. i've been very very loosely thinking about it, but idk if i have it in me for a multichap again.

Callouts @ me: get out of your own head!!!! also you are really weird about punctuation!!! you don't need all those dashes mel!!!!!

Best writing traits: um. it's pretty? sometimes? i can turn a damn phrase on a good day.

Spicy tangential opinion: is this supposed to be an unpopular opinion? idk if i have any of those. this place is overflowing with talent and creativity these days, and i am super into it!

idk who has all done this since i've been out a bunch today, but if yall wanna, i tag @halcyonlauren @sweetcresta and @mikhailo-m

[ao3feed--bughead]

by melwritesthings

"Betty wraps her legs about him, kissing him desperately. He rocks slightly against her and Betty gasps against his mouth.

Behind them, the dining room door swings open.

Jughead lets go of Betty immediately, who drops to her feet rather ungracefully.

'So,' Chic says through gritted teeth, steely eyes boring into Jughead’s skull, 'is this the gift you’re making for me?'”

[a silly fluffy Christmas fic written for bughead secret santa 2018]

Words: 3131, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Chic (Riverdale), Veronica Lodge, Archie Andrews, Polly Cooper, Jason Blossom

Relationships: Betty Cooper/Jughead Jones

Additional Tags: this is the goofiest of fics, Christmas Fluff, Bughead Secret Santa

[ao3feed-jarchie]

my winter song to you

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2Re42Yo

by melwritesthings

"'I actually wanted to see if you and your dad wanted to spend Christmas here with us.'

There’s silence from the other end. For a moment he thinks Jughead will hang up. He’s opening his mouth to apologize for overstepping when Jug’s voice cuts him off.

'Fred is seriously cool with that?'

'Yeah, Juggie, he says he’d love to be with you and FP.'

Jughead is silent again, and Archie can almost hear him thinking of reasons to say no. Relief washes over him when he hears Jughead sigh and say, 'What time should we be there?'"

[jarchie fluff for riverdale secret santa 2018]

Words: 1561, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, FP Jones II, Fred Andrews

Relationships: Archie Andrews/Jughead Jones, Fred Andrews & FP Jones II, fredsythe if you squint

Additional Tags: Christmas Fluff, Jarchie - Freeform, Riverdale secret santa

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2Re42Yo

[tiredsosleeping]

August 21st is Fanfic Writer’s Appreciation Day (AWAE VERSION LMAO) 💕

credits to belovedyuuri

i know i already posted this but i update it whenever i get the chance so lmao

i was too shy to @ u at first bc well idk lmao but I LOVE U ALL BLESS ALL YOUR HEARTS AND SOULS I WISH YOU ARE HAVING THE BEST DAY AND LIFE

(i’m not even going to give reviews bc i don’t think i’ll do them any justice lol but just read it and u’ll see — it isn’t in order whatsoever!! i Love them all)

01. a world where it’s always june // @humanlighthouse​ (she’s the best i love her)

02. a foul mistake // @curiousnymph

03. afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road // @lydias--stiles (ephemeral_joy) (check out their other fics too lol)

04. all i feel is celestial desire // @tsuukkiii (check out their other fics too lol)

05. the way our horizons meet // @shirbertss​ (theystayalive) (check out their other fics too lol)

06. when the sun goes to sleep // @royalcordelia​ (lil_redhead) (check out their other fics too lol)

07. making the grade // @illusive-delusions (check out their other fics too lol)

08. one equal temper of heroic hearts // @arbitrarily

09. as long as you're with me you'll be just fine // @unfraught​

10. passages of love and adventure (taken from the old fairy tales and older ballads) // @yesshirbert (check out their other fics too lol)

11. the courage of endurance // @brittathebest (i forgot her tumblr username dem tag her if u know her)

12. once upon a winter’s night // @dani

13. avonlea’s summer of 1880 great game of capture the flag! // @christah88​ (check out their other fics too lol)

14. how to move on // @flowerstorm

15. 5 gifts between friends and 1 between more than friends // @yukiawison

16. their own problems // @adelphahighbrow​

17. bind my wandering heart to thee // @opti_miss_tic  

18. promise me (no promises) // @swishandflickwit​ (i adore her so and she has my heart) (check out their other fics too lol)  

19. whenever you’re ready // swishandflickwit

20. can’t you hear the wild music? // lil_redhead

21. the glaciers made you and now you’re mine // @aanneshirley​ (melwritesthings) (check out their other fics too lol)

22. silence is the blood whose flesh is singing // @gilblytheofavonlea (ashleykay) (check out their other fics too lol)

23. days of auld lang syne // @aphrodize

24. the sky was dark but you were clear // melwritesthings

25. to live would be an awfully big adventure // swishandflickwit

26. the progical son // @honsandrebels 

POST UR FAVORITES TOO MY BABIES !!!!!! LET THEM HAVE THE RECOGNITION

[theao3feed-bughead]

maybe this christmas

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2LAT9uj

by melwritesthings

"Betty wraps her legs about him, kissing him desperately. He rocks slightly against her and Betty gasps against his mouth.

Behind them, the dining room door swings open.

Jughead lets go of Betty immediately, who drops to her feet rather ungracefully.

'So,' Chic says through gritted teeth, steely eyes boring into Jughead’s skull, 'is this the gift you’re making for me?'”

[a silly fluffy Christmas fic written for bughead secret santa 2018]

Words: 3131, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Chic (Riverdale), Veronica Lodge, Archie Andrews, Polly Cooper, Jason Blossom

Relationships: Betty Cooper/Jughead Jones

Additional Tags: this is the goofiest of fics, Christmas Fluff, Bughead Secret Santa

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2LAT9uj

[ao3feed-gallavich]

by melwritesthings

He stands at the plot for a while before he begins working. This is it. After weeks of internet searches and sketches in his notepad, it’s time to put it all into action. Ian closes his eyes against the afternoon sun, breathes in the smell of dirt and greenery. Thinks about that giver of dreams. Opens them, squeezes the trowel in his hand.

He works. He works well.

And then: there it is. A goal accomplished. A beginning.

Words: 12990, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Shameless (US)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Ian Gallagher, Mickey Milkovich, Lip Gallagher, mentions of other Gallaghers

Relationships: Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich

Additional Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Medication, Hospitalization, Hypomania and Mania, auditory hallucination, Intrusive Thoughts, Major tomato death, Metaphors, in which you all learn too much about me, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, or like, at least a very hopeful ending