Healing Wounds: Shameless US, Ian/Mickey Story

Summary: When Ian comes home from deployment wounded in more ways than one, Mickey ends up finding out more about himself and the feelings he has for the boy. Mickey's POV...definitely shows a different side of Mickey as the story goes on...I hope. Waited M for language and to be on the safe side. SLASH.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. Not intended for profit.


Prologue: Come Home

I look through the window at Ian, his red hair even shorter now that he had enlisted. I was rotting my ass in prison again, been in for six months, was pulling a year stint.

"I got my direct orders." Gallagher finally says after avoiding the subject by talking about his family

"When?" I look at him, knowing he will be gone when I get out of here.

"Next week." He says "I'll try and write."

"I'll try to." I say. Gallagher places his hand on the glass; I have half a mind to tell him to get his fucking hand off the glass, but end up placing my own hand on the glass right over his "How long?"

"18 months, maybe longer." He says quietly "Unless I die or something."

"You can't think like that Gallagher." I say to him. We both know it's my way of avoiding the use of that word, even though we both know I feel it for him. "I'm doing my best not to fuck up in here. I'll be waiting for you when you come home." He looks at me, knowing I'm not lying "You better come home." My way of saying I'll miss him.

"Don't do anything stupid when you get out of here." Says Ian, I can tell how much he wants to kiss me, I want to kiss him to. "I want to come home to you out of here, not in."

I tell him "I'll do my best."


This is my first Ian/Mickey story. I've just finished Season 1 and have only seen bits and pieces of season 2. Please review, it's very helpful to me improving my writing. ~2Rats