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1. lessons in what comes after by Runningempty

   Fandoms: Shameless (US)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich
   • Ian Gallagher & Mickey Milkovich
   • Ian Gallagher
   • Mickey Milkovich
   • Mandy Milkovich
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe - Teachers
   • Alternate Universe - Celebrity
   • High School
   • Teacher Mickey Milkovich
   • Actor Ian Gallagher
   • Teacher Ian Gallagher
   • Mickey Milkovich in Glasses
   • Pierced Mickey Milkovich
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Kind Of
   • The enemies part is very brief and one-sided
   • Friendship/Love
   • Acting
   • Bipolar Disorder
   • Mutual Pining
   • Falling In Love
   • Eventual Smut
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • POV Alternating
   • Co-workers
   • Gossip

   Summary

   Mickey is a high school economics teacher and debate coach who prides himself on having a well-established, comfortable routine.

   Enter Ian Gallagher, a movie star whose reputation precedes him, and who left it all behind in need of a fresh start.

   When Ian gets hired as the school’s new theater arts teacher and their worlds collide, everything they thought they knew about life in general might be turned upside down.

   And maybe they'll both learn important lessons about taking chances along the way.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   38,602

   Chapters:

   11/?

   Comments:

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