The Gallaghers - Relationship
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When Fiona gets carted off downstate, the family becomes Lip's responsibility. It's harder than he thought it'd be.
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"She deserted us! I was nine! Nine and taking care of you. Taking care of all of us." 7x12
The day it all changed and how Fiona Gallagher went from daughter to mother.
Second part of the ongoing series following (mainly the three oldest) Gallagher kids as they grow up pre canon.
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- Part 2 of gallagher childhood
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How Fiona met their new next door neighbors and how they became family.
Some fun quotes that are definitely not happening here:
- "Lip and Ian used to do that. They'd spread all the blankets out in the living room [...] see who could stay up the latest." -Fiona
- "Carl was born in the back of a van. You weren't there." -Lip to Frank, 1x07Third in the ongoing series following (mainly the three oldest) Gallagher kids as they grow up pre canon.
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- Part 3 of gallagher childhood
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"Fiona knew Lip and Ian weren't too trusting towards their mother anymore. They still hugged her and went along to her doctor visits, but Fiona suspected they secretly hoped she'd take them all away from Frank, who got worse with every baby. All in all, Fiona's brothers knew well enough not to depend on Monica. Or so she thought."
Monica is in town just in time for parents night at school. Things don't go as planned.
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- Part 4 of gallagher childhood
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Short pre canon story in which the Gallaghers uphold their tradition.
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- Part 5 of gallagher childhood
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Parenting has become a full time job for Fiona. Surely, it would be okay to go to a party and leave her siblings for one night.
Pre-canon story about how one night can change everything if you're a Gallagher.
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- Part 6 of gallagher childhood
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When Lip found out his brother was being bullied, he was ready to kill someone.
Based on the conversation Lip an Ian had in 5x09.
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- Part 7 of gallagher childhood
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When she finds herself in trouble in Mexico, Debbie asks Ian to pick her up. He and Mickey take the road to join her. But everything does not go as planned.
Or, Ian and Mickey face several events that lead them to continue the communication efforts they enterprised in season 11.Series
- Part 2 of A merry little christmas
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Kendall, an orphan abandoned at a young age, embarks on a poignant quest to find his mother, Monica Gallagher, after uncovering her name in his orphanage records. As he discovers he has siblings and is welcomed into the chaotic world of the Gallagher family, Kendall grapples with the complexities of his past and the realities of his new life.
Navigating the unconventional dynamics of the Gallaghers, he strives to understand the reasons behind his abandonment while exploring his identity and sexuality. Amid the tumultuous relationships, Kendall learns the importance of family, support, and self-acceptance, all while uncovering the truth of his origins.
This fanfic picks up from the events of Season 3 of Shameless US, diving deep into themes of belonging, resilience, changing his own reality and the search for love in a world filled with challenges.
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"Ian reaches out his arm. He wants to close the space between them—but also stay right where they are. Him by the pickup counter, Mickey near the sodas, like two strangers eyeing each other in some random store. Or—just Ian and Mickey. Ian and Mickey who’ve known each other nearly twenty years now. Them, on a Thursday morning at Walgreens, the day Mickey comes with his husband to pick up the pills from the new prescription his shrink gave him barely thirty minutes ago.
“Ian?”
The pharmacist’s voice is cheerful. She uses his first name, like they do at Starbucks.
He confirms his name and date of birth distractedly. When he lays the letterhead paper on the counter, he re-read the words written on it. He knows them by heart, without hating them.
"Extended-release medication."
It means one dose a day instead of three for the same effect."
// Post canon, Ten years after his wedding with Mickey, Ian is encouraged to try a new medication plan. During the weeks after he starts this new dosage, he has to deal with the adjustment and a dramatic event Hhappening in the Gallagher family.Series
- Part 4 of Whumptober 2025