South Side Bromance

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Listing Series

• Friend Zone by Katicusdramaticus

  Fandoms: Shameless (US)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  24 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich
  • Ian Gallagher & Mickey Milkovich
  • Ian Gallagher & Mandy Milkovich
  • Mandy Milkovich & Mickey Milkovich
  • Ian Gallagher/Kash Karib
  • Ian Gallagher
  • Mickey Milkovich
  • Mandy Milkovich
  • Kash Karib
  • Linda Karib
  • Lip Gallagher
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • slow burn friends to lovers
  • Mutual Pining
  • Friendship
  • Romantic Friendship
  • Canon? What Canon?
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Eventual Romance
  • Canon-compliant slurs
  • Canon Compliant Homophobia
  • Kash Karib is a Creep
  • Protective Mickey Milkovich
  • Ian Gallagher doesn't know how or when to ask for help
  • Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich are best friends
  • eventually
  • POV First Person
  • POV Alternating
  • Artist Mickey Milkovich
  • Bonding Over Trauma
  • quick burn enemies to friends
  • ROTC Ian Gallagher
  • Closeted Mickey Milkovich
  • Mickey Milkovich has a uniform kink
  • Teen Angst
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Mentioned Monica Gallagher
  • Mentioned Fiona Gallagher
  • Mentioned Frank Gallagher
  • Mentioned Terry Milkovich
  • Serious Injuries
  • Gunshot Wounds
  • Mickey Milkovich in Denial
  • Mickey Milkovich In Love
  • Ian Gallagher In Love
  • Not Actually Unrequited Love
  • Arrested Mickey Milkovich
  • Upset Ian Gallagher
  • Soft Mickey Milkovich
  • Soft Ian Gallagher
  • Ian Gallagher in uniform
  • Season/Series 01

  Summary

  When Mickey finds out that he may have chased after that Gallagher kid based on some bogus intel, he resolves to make it up to the guy.

  --OR--

  A look at what Ian and Mickey's journey would have looked like if they had a foundation of friendship long before they got together.

  Series

  • Part 1 of South Side Bromance

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  20,040

  Chapters:

  7/7

  Comments:

  15

  Kudos:

  50

  Bookmarks:

  18

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  1,021