#thank you mel ily

[f1-birb]

Put a song for every letter in your url and tag the amount of people in your url!

got tagged by my lovely Mel (aka @sof1shticated)

f - First Class by Rainbow Kitten Surprise

1 - #1 by Imagine Dragons

b - Blood Runs Red by Matt Maeson

i - i did this all for you! by Xana

r - Rattlesnake by Jack Van Cleaf

b - Beautiful Lies by Tanner Usrey

lucky I have a short url so imma tag all the people with longer ones (or might need some luck to find enough songs for a letter) lol:

@geooooooorge, @f1-disaster-bi, @alexi-01, @landinrris, @wunderlichkind, @elementalmoments

as always no obligation to play along <3

[wifegideonnav]

this is true friendship. btw.

[gardenerian]

Mel! I’m so curious about the too many beds idea…..👀

i thought about this all day yesterday 😇 and now i finally have a moment to work through all them thoughts askdljfh

so... i am thinking it's a season 3 era AU situation. ian and mickey know of each other, see each other around the neighborhood - maybe ian's friends with mandy, but ian and mickey haven't managed to fully cross paths yet. but i think they're curious about each other? maybe they can sense something about each other, but they've been juuuuust outside each other's orbit. ian's not an idiot though. he knows mickey's beautiful. he also knows mickey would kick his ass if he told him that (or would he?).

so. frank is still an asshole and the kids end up in the system, so ian lands in a group home with lip. terry gets picked up for some reason (a list of charges, no doubt) and mickey/mandy don't scatter fast enough, so they get placed in their respective homes as well.

mickey ends up in the same spot as ian and lip, while mandy is in a girl's home nearby. lip often sneaks out to meet up with her, so ian finds himself on his own most nights. in a highly fictionalized world where the group home is not over crowded, there are like a billion bunkbeds in their room. mickey claims his top bunk immediately and practically growls at anyone that tries to take the bed beneath him - or anything in a two-bed radius, really.

ian struggles a bit. he can't figure out which bed is comfy enough, or feels safe enough... and he can't sleep without someone snoring over him like lip always does at home. he's tired and cranky and fucking miserable. mickey eyes him across the room as he moves from bed to bed every night, testing each one and failing to sleep.

every night, ian gets closer and closer to mickey's bunk. mickey's hackles go up but he can't seem to snap at ian like he has at all the other kids. he just watches as ian shuffles towards him, then finally stands by his bunk one night. he doesn't even say anything, just raises an eyebrow until mickey raises one back. ian gives him a grateful smile and snuggles up in the bunk beneath his. and they both sleep like lil babies.

and maybe they start nodding at each other in the mornings, then eventually sit together at meals... maybe they start playing card games in their bunks...... there's a billion fucking bunkbeds, they could have several to themselves if they really wanted to, but they stick together in there 🥰 they look out for each other, lie for the other when they're out too late, steal extra portions of food if one of them misses a meal...

one night ian is feeling particularly homesick, and he just lays around on mickey's bunk while he's not there. mickey stumbles in later to find ian passed out in his bed. and he could sleep in ian's bed. or he could pick literally any of the bunkbeds in the place, but he just shoves ian over and climbs in. it's dark, several people have snuck out, and he just wants to feel close to someone.

he's up and out of the bed before the sun comes up and anyone sees, but ian knew 😇 he won't tease him or embarrass him, but he smiles a little softer when mickey steals an extra waffle for him at breakfast. they don't sleep in the same bed again, but things get a little more... tactile between them. lingering touches, etc. you know the drill. even their playful shoves get a little fonder.

when they're both out of there and back home, ian gets mickey that job at the store. now they're firmly in each other's orbit and eventually start fooling around... but they never have enough time together and they start to miss their bunkbed bubble. sweet, brave mickey sneaks ian into his house and! there's only one bed! just the right amount of beds!

AND THEN NOTHING BAD HAPPENS THE NEXT DAY.

FIN.

[imeriayapping]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. Spread the positivity! 🤍

A toast with butter and salt

Talking to my mutuals

Silly text post memes

Shiny beads

Making collages

[mel-loly]

*gives you a flower crown😊*

Hey Tsutsuji!! Hru? How's your day going??

Also- KABZKHAKZBAKABZJSHZJHWJZHWH THANK YOUU!!!! You so sweet!!! I love you a lot :DD💖💞✨

*take one of the flowers from the crown*

I may don't have a complete flower crown but.. Here, one flower/rose to another flower/you! <33

[burninlovebutler]

i thought just an intern 4 was scheduled for this weekend? did I miss it or just mess the dates up in my head?

hi anon thank you for the ask! and i appreciate your love for Intern 💗 it is insane to me that anyone even cares this much about my lil story 🥺💗

i did mention earlier this past week that the next chapter of Forever Winter might be up this weekend but it just didn’t happen bc it wasn’t ready (tho it prob will be up this week)

as of right now, i don’t have a set or estimated date for when Part 4 of Just an Intern will be up as it is very much still in progress but i promise i am working on it! 💗 i just have a rather long writing process (& school has been kicking my ass)

when i’m writing or missing Intern i like listening to its playlist ♥️ just an intern spotify playlist ⛓️🖤

a lil sneak peek to hold u over 💗

also! i love & appreciate all the asks i get for both my fics, they make me very very happy. i LOVE hearing your thoughts - i’m sorry that sometimes i don’t answer a lot of them or takes me a while, please don’t think that i don’t care! i’m just really forgetful or i’m not ready to answer them yet💗

[quee-r-code]

the glorp brothers

[bang-bang-gang]

HELL YES Vera. "Phone"?

[send me a word and i'll share a line snippet of what i'm working on. if there's no match, i will write two new lines.]

this one has 18 hits in the claudio/yuta wip where yuta stresses about claudio's huge meat <3 here is one:

“Yoots, you just need to get laid, baby,” Eddie tells him. “Preferably with literally anyone but Claudio. There’s other guys packing heat out there.” “Maybe it’d help if you gave me some names or phone numbers,” Yuta suggests grumpily.

[amethystsoda]

REAL 😳😳🧡

(Explanation tags)

[sickness-health-all-that-shit]

dear rita, as one of my favorite italians ever, what do you think ian and mickey’s favorite pastas are? how about pizza? or pasties? mmm it’s dinner time 🥰 also hi ily

mel 🥰🥰🥰 one of your favourite italians ever? 🥹 oh, I'm honoured! and ahh a food based question...you truly know the way to my heart 💖 (also hi hi ily too <3)

okay, so. Ian's favourite pasta's gotta have tomatoes, right? and not just tomato sauce, that's too obvious. how about pasta caprese? a fresh, summery pasta salad with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. plus it's got the colours of the italian flag bc 'this is not just a dish, Mickey, it's history and culture on a plate!" ugh what a nerd (affectionate)

I feel like Mickey's favourite pasta would be a carbonara. you know? super yummy, creamy, filling... I mean, it's pasta + breakfast foods like egg and bacon/pancetta, what's not to like?!

we could go a similar direction with Ian + pizza as we did Ian + pasta. a classic margherita? maybe with a nice burrata in the middle, fresh raw tomatoes and lots of basil?

Mickey would perhaps enjoy one of my go-tos when it comes to comfort foods that remind me of childhood: pizza with french fries and cut up hot dogs. again, best of both worlds! pizza + classic fast food staples? yes please. (Ian may or may not steal multiple slices of this from Mickey's plate)

now, for pastries... Ian might go for a cannoncino, which will inevitably inspire dick-sucking jokes from Mickey, especially as he watches Ian eat it 😁 but then Mickey will be tempted by the not any less phallic-shaped chocolate éclair, so Ian will be able to retaliate plenty 😌

some pics to whet your appetite under the cut, my dear ✨🥰

[scoopstrooptm]

@gunspluraltm sent: “Hey.. Robin. Are you busy tonight?” Who was she kidding of course Robin wasn’t busy tonight, but she wanted to play it safe. What with all of their friend group who knows who would steal her away for her special day. It was just a matter of being first - or at least trying to be first. “I’m wondering if you’d like to go to a movie tonight. Just you and me - no one else. Like of course obviously to everyone else we’d be going as friends but- for us, for you and me. I wanted to treat you for your birthday but as my- uh-“ the hesitation isn’t shame for Nancy, no, it was more or less how her head was still reeling from the most recent development in their relationship together. And she bites her lip before she slightly squints at Robin - unamused at the trip over her own words before she steps forward. A slow movement before she lifts her head and veeery gently pecks a kiss on her cheek. Then Nancy can’t help the sheepish smile. “That…” and before Robin can respond her brow twitches before she meets her eye again. “Oh- and .. Happy Birthday… yeah..”

       Even just on its own, hanging out with Nancy Wheeler was a strange turn of events that Robin was trying to get used to. But with the... unexpected way that things had developed between them as of late, Robin still felt like maybe she was going to wake up any minute and discover that it — this, them — was just a dream. And yet even if she pinched herself right now, stood just outside of her front door, Robin would find that she'd still be in this spot right now, perfectly awake. Perfectly sane.

       Except she wasn't. Not on the inside. Not about any of it, and certainly not right now.

       “ Oh, uh, no, I'm not... I'm not busy. ” Steve couldn't get the day off at Family Video to take her out somewhere tonight, so he'd already promised that they'd make up for it at the weekend ( besides, shit, she still needed to tell him about this ), and... and who else would want to take her out somewhere on her birthday? Her parents, sure, but that wasn't the same as going out with her girlfriend. And just as that word fizzed and bounced off of the receptors in her brain, Nancy leaned in for a kiss on Robin's cheek.

       While her brain may have gone into meltdown at that very moment, Robin still smiled a little at the way that Nancy — brilliant, determined, fearless Nancy Wheeler — was stumbling over her words. She reached out for the other girl's hand, giving it a gentle, but comforting squeeze. “ No, I get you. Friends at the movie theater. That...” She trailed off with a knowing glance. “ Later on. ” You couldn't be too careful in Hawkins, after all. One day she'd be free of it. Hopefully with Nancy and Steve in tow. She smiled again. “ Thanks, Nance.”

[itsnotreal]

funny

Quit flirting with me 😩

Anonymously tell me one word that describes me

[gardenerian]

okay so funny that you like the jean jacket Ian is wearing in the mall food court scene. Every time I watch that scene I think Ian looks like an extra from the Robin Sparkles "Lets go to the mall" music video.

I do think we were robbed of seeing Ian wearing a jean jacket at the same time as Mickey though. Can you imagine?? Denim husbands??

My brain is spiralling and now I'm imagining them in light wash and dark wash Canadian tuxedos.

HOW COULD YOU DO THISSSSSSSS

asdlkfh i just think it's a very good episode to look at him in general 😂 helloooo?? not to objectify this man except yes i am going to:

BUT YES DENIM HUSBANDSSSS i love it! and ALSO i honestly mourn that mickey missed ian's s7 leather jacket and precious button down era. it was beautiful and what we all deserved!!!!!

[punk-in-docs]

(Anonymously) tell me what character I have the same energy as.

A vixen bond villain mixed with a cuddly punk rocker. 💜

Anon, how does it feel to know me SO well? Either all of those things. Or I am four Quokkas stacked on top of each other in a trench coat.

[aayakashii]

LDJDKSJDHAHS THANK YOOOUU

THE LITTLE HATS 😭✋️

FALLING DOWN ON MY KNEES

I get a special tour

[burninlovebutler]

uM HELLO ?????????

literally ????????????? WHAT

i normally don’t like to share numbers but this one really blew me away

i’ve met so many people that have brightened my life in so many ways & have really brought happiness & joy to me when i needed it most

i’m SO grateful for this fandom and the connections, experiences & laughs it’s given me

thank you for everyone who was so welcoming to me and made me feel comfortable on here while sharing my lil thoughts/emotions/hormones lmao

and ofc thank you to anyone who reads my fics ♥️ it means the world to me truly

ILY ILY ILY ALL 💕💞💝💘💘💗💓💘💝

(ik this number may not be big in general but it’s big to me okay 😤)

i didn’t really wanna tag bc so many of you mean so much to me but i do wanna give big thanks to these babes who’ve just stolen my heart & who have become part of my daily life 💓💓

@cryingabtab (my 1st wife) - @succsessions (my 2nd wife who’s blog is down 🥲) @powerofelvis (my 3rd wife) @karamelcoveredolicity @troubleinapinksuit @luluthesandgoose @lllsaslll @elvisfatass @loving-elvis @bisexualwvtson @lindszeppelin @samfangirls @sagesolsticewrites @ab4eva @steph-speaks and really anyone who i’ve had a good interaction with, this fandom is so beautiful 😭

you guys really do make my days better 💗💗 i love you all and i’m so happy we met through such amazing men 💓💓