#noel fisher i love you

[wrinkly-fucking-qtip]

Mickey Looking at Ian

(yet another Noel Fisher appreciation post)

No because LOOK at the way he's looking at Ian. But not just Ian, Ian's hair. Noel has made continuity with specific Mickey gestures, and that's just one of the many reasons why I adore Mickey as a character, and Noel as an actor. It's all of the subtleties of a human that make him such a raw character, fascinating to admire in terms of performance. It's becoming a broken record at this point but every time you watch a scene you just catch these little things that make him the standout character he is, thanks to Noel.

I present you three different scenes where Mickey's eyes flicker from Ian to his hair, almost like on instinct, cause this is the man of his dreams apparently. No one else does it for him like Ian. The insane amount of love and desire he has for his ginger soulmate is outstanding.

« I like fucking carrot tops, like with the freckles and the pale skin... fucking alien looking?? »

Yeah you do Mick, yeah you do.

EDIT: Adding the scene from prison cause and someone in the tags mentioned it, it's just so cute, cause I keep thinking of Mickey nagging him to get the buzzcut again, so Ian's response to Fiona about the hair was an excuse.

He is so grossly in love with this redhead.

[7x10mickey]

IAN & MICKEY || SHAMELESS - SEASON FOUR

[ohnopeh]

i love the idea that ian finally understands he had been making mickey believe he wasn't loved enough for not singing the paper.

he goes to mickey showing a ring and mickey is hopeful but also wary of what is happening, then ian says it

i love ian, but darling, you can be a bit dumb (its okay you are learning)

what could have mickey possibly thought? that ian will marry him cause gallagher keep their promises? that's all to it? is it not because he supposedly loves him and genuinely wants that?

the look on mickey's face as he realises what ian said makes me think that it was the moment mickey fears were ''confirmed''. ian didn't love him enough, of course he wouldn't, why would he? ian bought the promise ring, yes, but he still wouldn't wear it but hang it on his neck where he can hide it, is mickey not it? and then mickey says it

he realises mickey had been thinking ian didn’t love him and that’s it, he tried many times. by coming out, being there during the whole diagnosis, being broken up with but still thinking of him and hoping to be together, thinking he will be with him in mexico and then getting himself back to prison so that he can be with him, support him through all that. but that was it. he didn't have it in him to fight for them anymore, he had the rights to finally put himself first and say ''that's enough''. ‘you don’t love me enough now, and that’s fine, it’s cool.’

but ian fucked up. he now knows that mickey believed he wasn't enough, he wasn't the right one for ian.

it didn't even cross his mind that it could have been a possibility, cause since the diagnosis, ian had been so sure that he wasn't worth of mickey and the pain that comes by being around him, loving him.

so ian thinks : how can you ever be so sure you love me? how can you even possibly be in love with me when i have such disorder that won't make it easy for you? what do you even see in me to think i'm worth all of that?

the only explaination ian can think of for someone like mickey to fight so hard for their relationship to work is that : he's either crazy or he never experienced any other type of relationship before.

cause ian has, ian has dated other people after mickey and none of them loved him. one cheated on him, gaslighting him that it was okay cause it was a chick and not a guy. the other made it a challange for ian to be attracted to him, didn't respect ian when it came to his trauma regarding monica, didn't really care about ian being off his meds, being more concerned that his mania was making him the star of the news and not what trevor really wanted. mickey had never done that, mickey had always been there for ian and he knows that— he knows that mickey is the one he loves and the one that will do anything for him. he broke up with him because he loved mickey too much and wanted him to be free.

being with those people made it impossible for ian to even pretend that mickey wasn't the one he loved and that loved him back.

but mickey? he never had a relationship other than the one with ian, so how could he know that ian is the one if he never dated anyone else? someone ‘normal’, someone that wouldn’t make him worry and watch for his mood swings?

ian is telling mickey that he has a choice to do better— he’s telling him that out there, there’s someone that won’t hurt him, that won’t make mickey think they’re not in love enough to take the big step with him. cause ian knows mickey is everything— but how could mickey know that ian is that for him too?

i love how mickey’s expression changes as ian speaks. it's the moment it hits him that ian loves mickey enough, he loves him too much so that he questions himself just as much, deciding for both of them (once again) what mickey needs and who he shouldn't be with.

and i love that mickey finally understands everything, he understands why ian broke up with him in s5 and tried to move on and pretend mickey wasn’t what he wanted. mickey's first reaction is just to shake his head and say ''jesus christ, ian.''

and ian looks so confused, he might be thinking : what did i say wrong? i know i am right, you know that this is true. i'm a problem, i'm not worth it, can't you see? but that's mickey’s limit, it was ian’s moment to work on his not worthy of your love shit and realise that it’s all bullshit cause mickey is all in for them. he always has been no matter what.

and mickey knows so well that he can't do anything else to prove it to ian. he straight up tells him the answer to lip's ''figure out why you don't wanna marry him.'' 'cause he doesn't believe he's worth it. but mickey has proved him enough, mickey has told him what's ian true fear is and its not mickey's love for him that will fix it. it was ian's job to work through with it (and he did!! of course he did) back when this episode came out, i was so angry and frustrated about it, i guess growing up makes you see things differently uh?

[heymacy]

mickey + his puffy coat in 4.09

[romidoes]

— my heart is yours to take

[thirstyvampyr]

honestly? queen shit

[multifandom-lesbian09]

The day Sadie Sink, Walker Scobell, Brady Noon, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, Noel Fisher, Leo Howard, Dana Heath, Havan Flores, Luca Luhan, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, or Sophia Lillis get cancelled is the day I just end it all and bury myself alive in my backyard

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

can we start to give emma kenney the credit she deserves for not only her acting skills, but her comedic timing? like, noel did amazing in this scene obviously, but emma’s delivery of her lines and screaming will never fail to make me laugh like oh my god

[mikhailoisbaby]

A year ago I remember someone telling me to do a gallacats comic and I started last year but mental health got shitting and what ever and it never got complete but this the part I did complete.

With that that being said I remember my gallacats art being the first that did really well and gain me many of my follower and I wanna say thank you @gardenerian for that because once they saw it and reblogged my art was finally getting seen so thank you so much Mel it means the world to me so , this silly little shitty drawn comic is for you

From that small reblog you that u probably have no memory in gave me my new start and reason to keep going , thank you mel for the bottom of my heart thank you .

(Original gallacats art )

[imikhailotakeyouian]

I love him so much 😭😍😍😍

[theyaremycrocsyoudonut]

Motherfuckers of the Shameless and, more specifically, the Gallavich fandom listen up. Just because you like the ship, does not mean you get to comment rude stuff about Cameron's and Noel's girlfriends and wife under their social media posts. I love the ship too. It gives me incredible amounts of serotonin. BUT THERE IS A VERY CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SHOW AND REAL LIFE. The actors behind your favourite characters are humans too. They can see the stuff you comment and so can their loved ones. I thought we all learned that a character is not the same as the actor that portrays them when we were like 10, but apparently some of us are still struggling. I've seen so many comments bashing on Noel's wife and like. Why? What in the actual fuck is wrong with you that you can't distinguish between a SHOW, a literal work of fiction, and the ACTUAL every day life we are all living? If your media literacy is so incredibly low or if you are actually this delusional please get off social media for a little bit. It will probably be good for you.

In conclusion:

Ian Gallagher ≠ Cameron Monaghan and

Mickey Milkovich ≠ Noel Fisher

So, pretty please, with sugar on top, stop fucking acting like it.

[suzy-queued]

DVD Commentary: These Foolish Games

@stocious asked if I could share behind-the-scenes commentary from These Foolish Games. @shamelessdvdcommentary

Give us some stats - (when you wrote it, word count, how long it took to finish, is it a one-shot/multi-chapter, etc) I wrote it from March through November of 2022. It's a 15-chapter fic, 96,884 words.

What was the initial inspiration for your story? I love the "Shop around the Corner" scenario where people fall in love via text but hate each other in person. I've only seen versions of that trope where the love portion happens via letters but they remain enemies in real life. I wanted to see what would happen if they were chasing each other in a huge love square. Picture me giggling and saying, "All we want out of Gallavich stories is to see them fall in love over and over again. What if every major character in this story is either Ian or Mickey in alternate forms?!"

What was your favorite scene to write? Hands down, it was chapter 4, when they watched the training video. This Mickey is based on a friend I had in high school named Jason. He and I had health class together, and we'd chat and joke around during class. But two strange things happened: (1) when we were OUT of class, he wouldn't even make eye contact with me. It was like I didn't exist. (2) when we watched videos IN class and the lights would go down, it was like we were dating. He'd hold my hand and lock our feet together and trace shapes on each other's arms. I never knew anyone who could Jekyll and Hyde so quickly between three different dynamics. Were we friends, strangers, or crushes? That history with him churns in my brain, and I wanted to capture how that felt in this story.

How did you come up with the title? I took the title from Jewel's song.

Other working titles included: This Bitter Chase Addicted to that Rush Shock + Awe Rules of Engagement Cock it and Pull it Locked and Loaded Brace for Impact A Shot in the Dark Caught in the Crossfire Come Out and Play Mark and Misfire

Are there any little moments or references you hope readers will notice? That every chapter (except one) had a two-word title. I like coming up with chapter titles, and I thought that was fun.

Was there anything you struggled to write? If so, how did you overcome this? I painted myself into a corner with the criminal aspect. My notes said something like, "Hector is doing something related to theft in the facility. This theft leads to unsafe circumstances. These unsafe circumstances are serious enough for his franchise to be threatened." I know nothing about trampoline engineering. I know very little about underground markets and precious metals. You don't hear a lot of media coverage of trampoline parks as mob fronts. I visited soooo many sketchy websites and researched what could possibly net Hector a decent enough chunk of change. I read documents about safety liability and franchise law. The takeaway is, anything can be solved with the right amount of research.

You know what was really fun to research? Videos of people doing wall runs.

Did the storyline change in any way as you wrote the story? I started with a more dramatic rivalry between the laser tag staff and the bounce center. It was a blood feud, and if you crossed those lines, you'd be dead. It was a life-threatening and tense dynamic, which we as the readers would see as parody but the characters would take 100% seriously. Total noir, Quentin Tarantino vibes. The more I wrote, I couldn't sustain that intensity with a straight face.

Jett was originally "Finn," but I didn't want "NotFinn" to have the same initials as "Noel Fisher." Chara was originally "Samantha."

If you are writing a particular trope or genre, was it your first time writing this? I never put so much texting into a story! Whew! It was cool to figure out how to do AO3 skins for this story. I set it up so that Ian's texts were always orange and Mickey's texts were always blue. That was done with a skin, so I didn't have to code it fresh for every chapter.

What are you most proud about in the story? (plot, characterization, dialogue, twist/cliffhanger, etc) I'm most proud of keeping the identities straight. It was … a lot. With all the Shakespearean name swapping, the reader could still follow who was who (I hope).

Are there any ‘behind the scenes’ info you’d like to share - e.g. what’s going on in a characters head in a certain scene or how you came to write a certain line? I can share a little about the process of keeping a long story straight. I made a dossier of all the characters, locations, and scenes as I was going. That way, I could glance at the notes instead of having to re-read entire chapters to find details.

As with all my stories, I hand-wrote this one. I filled three notebooks.

Are there any ‘easter eggs’ in your story - e.g. references to other stories you’ve written, a trope you often use etc? One trope is that I create art for each chapter. I also like to create logos for each story I make. Here is the full TigerZone logo:

I also create Spotify playlists for all my stories. Here is the one for These Foolish Games.

If you’ve chosen your most popular story, are you surprised by the popularity? This is my most commented-on and kudoed fic, which makes me so happy. I think it's well-deserved.

Were you nervous or excited to post this story? Yes. The nerves never go away, no matter how much you've written.

Anything else you’d like the readers to know about the story? Here are a few images that show the inspiration as well as what was happening in my life as I wrote it.

Our family (pre-covid) enjoyed laser tagging and trampolining.

We had a tornado and major power outage in 2022, which didn't stop me from writing. We took a trip to Chicago, and I was poking my head into every laser tag arena we saw.

That summer, as I was writing, Noel was in Brooklyn filming The Calling. I also went to Brooklyn, a few weeks later.

After the story was complete, my husband gifted me a printed copy. 😭❤️

This is open to all writers! Pick your favorite story you’ve written or your most popular or the one you think deserves some more love! Or ask your followers to suggest their favorite fic of yours!

Thank you for the ask! This is so much fun. I can't believe how many wonderful friends I made from this fic.

[blue-disco-lights]

✨ Tag Game Wednesday ✨

Thank you dearest @darlingian @lingy910y @energievie @mybrainismelted @deedala @mmmichyyy @stocious @francesrose3 for tagging me!

~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: Julia

Age: What Kat said

star sign: Taurus (heyyyy Becki)

your first language: Russian second language: English

favourite lip product: laneige lip sleeping mask (not just for sleeping!)

the best food dish you can make without a recipe: name the omelet you would like! (i’m very much not a cook)

If you drink tea, what kind?  I LOVE genmaicha/ brown rice tea and jasmine green tea

If you drink coffee, what roast do you usually get? As I have a very sophisticated palette … jk, much like wine, I barely know the difference…the kind that doesn’t taste burned so i guess light roast

favourite thing to watch on youtube right now:  I grew up with music videos on MTV, so I mainly watch those on YouTube now 

favourite thing to watch on youtube in 2012: probably choreography/dance videos 

favourite item of clothing right now: consistency is key - the 5+ gray-or-black long sleeves I wear on rotation

favourite item of clothing in 2012: most likely a pair of teal converse

fandom

three movies you recommend: Austenland, It Happened One Night, Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion

your favourite concert: Depeche Mode

have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion? Maybe just the Shameless Reddit collectively lol

have you ever left a fandom because of the fans? No, just phased out the channels i subscribe to 

the best tv show you watched last year: The Bear, The Last of Us, Severance

do you have a fancasting you just can’t let go of? How about Noel Fisher in every lead role on a TV series in the past 4 years? 

a ship you’ve abandoned:  i think i’m too new to online shipping to have abandoned one yet

on a scale of 1-10 how willing are you to share your ao3 history? You are welcome to peruse… tho be warned i’ve followed some tags down some twisty paths…

do you have a fandom tattoo? (do you want one?) i only have one tattoo and i’m still on the fence about getting more

what fandom do you wish was bigger? will get back to you!

has a finale ever ruined a show for you? sigh… Lost

have you…

swam in an ocean? Yes! ever been vegan/vegetarian? for a couple of weeks gone skinny dipping? Nah gone skiing? I have, going downhill fast is not something I enjoy tho been to a convention? i event managed a couple of animecons at an old job!

If you'd like to play today 🪄 @mickeyheartian @creepkinginc @such-a-barbarian @sickness-health-all-that-shit @krysmiss @vintagelacerosette @michellemisfit @thepupperino @heymacy @spacerockwriting @sweetbee78 @captainjowl @gallawitchxx @whatthebodygraspsnot @metalheadmickey @suzy-queued @heymrspatel @rayrayor @crossmydna @palepinkgoat @ms-moonlight-inn @guinguin1984 @gallabitch73 @thisdivorce @ifallonblackdays @skylerwinchester @jrooc @sgtmickeyslaughter @callivich @sam-loves-seb @samantitheos

and if i didn't tag you, consider yourself tagged and then pls feel free to tag me so i can see what you wrote :)

[idealuk]

Hi! I don't know if I am your Cas fan anon or you had others 🫣 but I was mostly offended that anyone would compare Tommy with Castiel

I guess I am wondering if Tommy is such an amazing character (to merit comparision with Cas) where were the fans who advocate for him now after chim begins and prior his underdeveloped relationship with buck

Tommy rose to popularity after he got to kiss fan favourite buck because as a standalone character he doesn't stand out that much whereas thee Castiel, Angel of the Lord, multidimensional wavelength of celestial intent had a short appearance at the of the first episode of spn s4 and so many people fell in love with him that he stayed and changed the face of spn forever (and it was part because the character was so interesting and part misha collins and his acting choices, 2 things that even right now tommy lacks)

So sorry for this rant and thanks for reading!!!

You are the one and only.😉

I want to thank you for prompting me to elabourate on that post.

Castiel, like Mickey, Robert/Aaron, and Eddie, had an intriguing quality to him from the start, whereas Tommy just doesn't (and that's honestly not a slight against Lou). He isn't being written with one. His characterization is just what's in the script. It's literally paper thin and that is how Lou is being directed. Misha as Castiel and Ryan Guzman as Eddie had to be intriguing from the start for the roles that they were playing, Ryan Hawley and Danny as Robert and Aaron had to be intriguing from the start because of the type of show they were on, and Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich was so undeniable that Gallavich shippers became the bane of John Wells's existence making him rehire Noel multiple times until we got our happy ending. Though, like John, Eric underestimated how much people would find Castiel truly intriguing (so, yes, kudos to Misha). Lou has said that he's been told to not veer from the script in any way (he can't even call Buck Buck).

Tim is being very clear and decisive.

[jrooc]

✨ Tag Game Wednesday ✨

Thank you dearest @juliakayyy @energievie @mybrainismelted @deedala @mmmichyyy @stocious @francesrose3 for tagging me!

~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: Jess

Age: A little younger than Noel

star sign: Libra ♎️

your first language: English

second language: I can swear pretty expertly in Quebec French

favourite lip product: Glossier’s Bom Dot Com- lifesaving in Canadian winter

the best food dish you can make without a recipe: Chicken Pot Pie or fish tacos with mango salsa. Or seared tuna. I’m a decent home cook.

If you drink tea, what kind?  British black tea. I like Typhoo or the green box

If you drink coffee, what roast do you usually get? Medium

favourite thing to watch on youtube right now:  Gallavich edits or workout videos

favourite thing to watch on youtube in 2012: was I on YT back then? Maybe music videos or Queer as Folk clips?  

favourite item of clothing right now: My Gallavich sweatshirt from Redbubble

favourite item of clothing in 2012: Probably ripped jeans like I’ve been wearing every day for years

fandom

three movies you recommend: Kiera Knightley’s Pride and Prejudice, Garden State, Empire Records

your favourite concert: Rilo Kiley or Wolf Parade. Maybe Modest Mouse? There’s been a lot of shows, man

have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion? Im afraid of Shameless Reddit

have you ever left a fandom because of the fans? No but I’m pretty new to fandom. Hi! Happy to be here 👋🏻

the best tv show you watched last year: The Bear and The Last of Us (Julia this is great I’m just stealing your answers lol)

do you have a fancasting you just can’t let go of? Noel Fisher and Cameron Monaghon

a ship you’ve abandoned: JimmySteve/Fiona

on a scale of 1-10 how willing are you to share your ao3 history? 10 but Proceed at your own risk. As Kaka said I’m apart of the weird shit channel on discord and have seen some things.

do you have a fandom tattoo? (do you want one?) 1000% but probably something subtle or hidden. Maybe a line of dialogue like “Sorry I’m Late”

what fandom do you wish was bigger? Shrug emoji

has a finale ever ruined a show for you? How I Met Your Mother .. wtf

have you…

swam in an ocean? Yes! (Currently right next to one) ever been vegan/vegetarian? Never I love meat. gone skinny dipping? Yupp gone skiing? Yes but not a fan. been to a convention? For work? Too many.

Waving hi or tagging @deathclassic @skylerwinchester @creepkinginc @ms-moonlight-inn @redwiccanrobin @mickeysgaymom @tv-obssessions @such-a-barbarian @gallavichsuperfan @peppaspice @guinguin1984 @ian-galagher @darlingian @librasrenaissance @samantitheos @sleepyfacetoughguy @crossmydna @heymrspatel @heymacy @sam-loves-seb @sgtmickeyslaughter

[golden28s]

Totally optional, fun Gallavich questions ☀️🌙

thanks for tagging me to the coolest person @callivich 💖

What’s a fic you’ve read more than once? i havent read that many gallavich fanfics since i watched the show in like april BUT im loving Africa and ill probably read it once it's finished

What’s a gifset you always have to reblog? s7 gifsets are really person to me but also maybe s10 and s11 because they reached the peak of softness

What’s a headcanon you can’t stop thinking about? maybe that ian would tell mickey "i told you so" when they become parents and mickey turns out to be an absolute incredible dad that will play, sing, dance anything with his children.

What’s a fanart you love looking at? maybe @gallavichonly @heymrspatel and i accept recommendations btw id love to see more fanart

What’s an idea you’d love to create if you had the time/inspiration? id probably write like a series of one shots based on taylor swift songs

What’s something you’ve discovered since entering this fandom? A new trope you love? A different analysis of the show? Something else? i think that not judging characters, like always be aware of their circumstances and what made them do or say that and that might not justify them but it explains their thought process, it explains why and gives them some sort of humanity to their mistakes idk if this makes sense but yeah that, don't judge a character too soon, try to understand them.

What’s an underrated trope or concept you’d like to see more of? the secret dating, we know they secretly dated and stuff but i feel like it's actually a really fun concept to play with despite their circumstances in the show, it gives you so many possibilities.

What’s your favourite season? And has this changed after multiple rewatches of the show? the early seasons have special place in my heart, so s4-5 and i think gallavich totally saved s7, i love that part of the season

What’s a plot hole you wish had been answered or resolved? i would've loved to see ian healing from the grooming and realizing it was grooming, it would've been nice for the character to heal old wounds and start fresh a new life with mickey in a new neighborhood ready to create new memories

What scene or moment do you feel isn’t discussed enough? the just wondering if we're a couple or not scene, we definitely should discuss more the fact that mickey answered too quickly, he absolutely had been calling ian boyfriend in his head

What line/dialogue/description from something else (a poem, a book, a tv show, a movie, or something else) do you feel describes Ian and Mickey’s relationship? im gonna quote noel fisher and as he said: "Ian's been that kind of guiding angel for Mickey so he's going to have to turn into a pretty much kind of a protective angel for Ian"

What do you think is next for Ian and Mickey post-finale? i think they're gonna learn to communicate even more, they were in really good path already. i think the writers didn't have much faith in them in that aspect but the conversation they have in s11 about going back or not to the new neighborhood made evident that they can communicate, they listen to each other and understand the reasons, each other's feelings. so yeah, i think they're gonna get even better at that and also they're not gonna wait that much to become parents. i think they eventually will find new jobs, ian will have his tomatoes and mickey will adore looking at him doing his thing every sunday morning. i really really think they finally found their peace, their home and are gonna be very very happy and disgustingly in love forever because they're also hopeless romantic and want that so bad.

im gonna tag a few people and as always feel free to do it or not <3 @lupeloto @mikhailoisbaby @mickeysgaymom @redwiccanrobin @lyricailove @energievie @depressedstressedlemonzest @juliakayyy