WhyAreTheyLikeThis
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Little Link by GallaBratt, glvch, Hellcat1980, Rayrayor, WhyAreTheyLikeThis
Fandoms: Shameless (US)
04 May 2026
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Guess who’s back, back again…. Yeah, it’s us! We did a thing and dragged along a new partner in crime. Hope you like it!
Summary: Mickey Milkovich has been through it. Because of the abuse of his father, Mickey often slips into little space, and while his sister Mandy and brother Iggy love him just as he is, Iggy can’t take care of him alone and Mandy has an opportunity that’s just too good to pass up. Trying to find a solution for everybody before she leaves, Mandy comes across a ‘dating’ app for littles. Iggy and Mandy join together to sign Mickey up, without him knowing. Boy is that a risky move.
Ian Gallagher, a highly sought-after caretaker, is little-less. Looking for a new little to care for, Ian reactivates his account on Little Link. After his last little got a lot weird, he was a bit hesitant to take on a new client, but his need to put his skills to use and take care of someone in need is too strong to ignore. The last thing he expected was to come across this blue-eyed, raven-hair sweetheart from his past. The last thing he expected was to fall in love.
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Kinktober2025 by GallaBratt, Hellcat1980, Rayrayor, WhyAreTheyLikeThis
Fandoms: Shameless (US)
11 Nov 2025
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Welcome to Kinktober 2025!
Featuring: GallaBratt, HellCat1980, Rayrayor and WhyAreTheyLikeThis
We’re baaaaaaack!!!!! And this time we’re bringin’ all the kinks to life. Buckle-up kids, we’re goin’ straight to hell with this one.
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“Fucking hell, Mick! Are you okay? What the fuck were you thinking?! You could’ve been hurt!”
It’s kind of nice that Ian’s so worried, but Mickey feels the need to point out the obvious. “I am hurt, bitch! Something popped in my fuckin’ leg!”
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Mickey tries to impress Ian but just ends up hurting himself by accident instead. Basically a recovery fic.
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At the End of the Tunnel There’s a Light by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
05 Oct 2025
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He creeps forward, slowly grabbing the door handle and gently starting to turn it. It isn’t until he hears the small, frightened voice coming from inside that he realizes it isn’t actually a zombie at all. It’s a person.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” The voice cries out as Nick finally gets the door open. “Please don’t hurt me I’m sorry please!”
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In a post-apocalyptic world, Charlie is forced to leave his safehouse after a horde of zombies infiltrates its defenses. He’s on his own, defenseless, without supplies or operating weapons, until one Nick Nelson from the nearby Ailton settlement stumbles across him at the local hospital. From there, well, things can only get better for Charlie, right?
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“So, I’ll just cut to the chase since you don’t seem like the kind of person that likes beating around the bush. I’m here because you need a full time Caregiver and Daddy Dom to help fulfill all the needs your sister can’t, correct?”
Mickey nodded curtly, still not trusting himself to speak as he fiddled with a loose thread on the armchair. The nerves inside of him were only making his stomach roll even worse.
“And just so I’m making sure we’re all clear, you identify as a little and a soft sub, correct?”
Nod.
“Okay, that’s good, thank you for helping me confirm all of that. You’re doing great.”
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In an alternate universe where everyone is either a Dom, sub, or switch, Mickey is a little in desperate need of a caregiver. And Ian Gallagher may just be the perfect Daddy Dom for the job.
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A/B/O Caregiver/Littleverse by BeautifullyBrokenPeople
Fandom Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 May 2026
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Bookmarked by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
24 Nov 2025
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As usual summer before third year is really hard…
After an unfortunate incident with Aunt Marge, Harry finds himself staying with Snape and his live-in boyfriend of 12 years.
Only, Snape is just as awful as ever and his boyfriend is really cool and nice and makes Harry feel important… but as time goes on, it’s clear that all is not as it seems. Because Snape is actually… well, he’s not a decent guy, but he does care about protecting children from abuse, apparently.
But his boyfriend… It turns out that not all guys who seem good end up being good in the end. As he watches his professor’s relationship dissolve he can’t help feeling like an awful person for being an active participant in it.
It never once crosses his mind that Harry was being groomed and abused in a grossly different way than he was used to.
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Not only do old secrets get revealed, but Professor Snape’s boyfriend takes advantage of Harry while he’s staying there for the summer leading to shifts in perspective and possibly… healing?
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Bookmarked by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
18 Sep 2025
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The silence is unnerving.
After 11 years in Statesville, the Omega Correctional Center , he is used to noise, screams, and whimpers.
The state punished omegas that did not fit the mold, and Mickey was one of their toughest.
But 11 years of lockdowns, beatings, and sadistic guards bent him but did not break him.
He jumped at the state's offer.
Now, maybe, he was serving life in a new prison.
Now he was on a remote island estate.
Staring at tally marks in red clay, maybe blood, on the wall.
No longer an Omega convict.
Now, the Alphas keeper.Bookmarked by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
19 Jul 2025
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Ian always thought betas had something over him. They can choose freely, can love whomever they want, regardless of race or gender. They don't have to maintain a bloodline or adhere to societal norms.
But when this omega, this male omega, crosses his path, everything he thought he believed turns upside down.
But it's a difficult path for both of them, navigating trauma and expectations, to find love, to heal, to recover, and to become a family.- Words:
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Bookmarked by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
16 Jul 2025
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While Ian does everything he can to give Mickey stability and security, a new battle begins for both of them:
Against the trauma of abuse and manipulation.
Against the guilt and the feeling of being wrong and defective.
Against society and a system that was never built for people like Mickey.
Can love grow in a world like this?Series
- Part 2 of To Be Found
Bookmarked by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
16 Jul 2025