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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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It’s funny, Mickey doesn’t remember it being quite so…well, loud here.
But not funny in a ‘haha nice joke’ type of way. More, funny in a ‘mildly unsettling’ way.’
Sure, Mickey’s used to sounds and people being assholes and all the rest. What he’s not used to is hearing all that shit and actually being safe.
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The Shameless writers did a terrible job of discussing Mickey’s trauma so I’m fixing it because realistically this man should have all the PTSD after the BS Terry, the American prison system, and the fucking Mexican Cartel did to him. Oh, and not to mention the past tension between Ian and Mickey up to Season 10.
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They talked about what made sense. Iggy and Mickey should move into the Gallagher house. Lip did not live at home anymore and Carl had created a man cave in the basement. Ian had the boys' old room and Liam had taken Frank's room. Ian and Mickey could be roommates and given they both regressed it made sense to have him in the same bedroom.
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Ian and Mickey are both age regressors and caregivers Fiona and Iggy think it would be a good idea for the four to live together.
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“Thank goodness,” Nick mutters as Ben stomps away. “Thought I’d never get rid of him.”
His eyes go gentle again as he turns back to check on Charlie, who’s now crying harder than ever. “Hey, it’s okay. Think of it this way, you can move in with some of your mates now. Doesn’t that sound better than living with someone like him?”
Charlie, if possible, only looks even more devastated, and simply cries harder at these words. A sinking feeling enters Nick’s stomach. “You…You do have friends you can stay with, don’t you?”
His worst fears are confirmed when Charlie shakes his head, his tears coming down harder and faster. “I-I haven’t g-got a-anywhere,” he whimpers out in a way that makes Nick’s chest hurt.
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Charlie is forced to attend a rugby team uni party with abusive boyfriend, Ben, where he meets Nick Nelson, the rugby captain. Naturally, Ben fucks shit up and it’s up to Nick to pick up the pieces.
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On this particular day, the day where it had all ended because of sweet, beautiful, kind Nick, they’d been at the club for hours. Charlie had been in the same stress position while Ben fucked him mercilessly for god only knows how long. Charlie was thirsty and hungry, and so very tired. He just wanted to curl up on the floor and rest, but Ben wouldn’t let him. And the more Charlie cried and begged, the more Ben got off. He was close to collapse now, spotting black dots at the edges of his vision as he slurred out for Ben to please stop, when that voice as sweet as honey interrupted Ben’s answer.
“You two’ve been playing an awful long time, and your sub looks like he might collapse without a break.”
Charlie gave a hopeful look at the newcomer, and immediately found himself wanting to sink at his feet and be petted and cared for by him. He let out a needy whine, his entire body eager for protection and respite.
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In an AU where everyone is born a Dom, Switch, or Sub, Charlie’s Dom, Ben, treats him terribly, and club owner Nick decides to put a stop to it. Though, not without both he and Charlie ending up in the hospital of course.
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- Part 1 of AI-less Whumptober 2024
- Part 1 of My Savior series
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Just a Fic where I’m taking requests for SFW age regression oneshots for all of the tagged pairs. Please heed the tags and don’t request anything listed as a ‘no’ in them.
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Nick Nelson: Hi. It seems we’ve matched on here. How’s your night going? :)
Charlie was almost afraid to reply back to the brand new message. But there hadn’t been any dick pics yet or threats to fucking kidnap him yet, so it was at least a step up from what Charlie was used to. Still trying to calm down from the last encounter he’d had, he sent a tentative message back.
Charlie Spring: Hi…I’m okay, I guess. I just downloaded the app today, and it’s been…very overwhelming.
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Charlie Spring is a sub six months fresh out of an abusive relationship, and Nick is the gentle Dom he meets on a BDSM dating app.
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“Can I help in some way?”
The voice is like honey. Like a life raft or a crane pulling him out enough to at least look up with interest. He’s still crying, but he can see a gorgeous looking boy, roughly around his age, with the sweetest, most concerned look on his face.
“I can’t believe it,” Angie is murmuring as she looks between them. “He just…got overwhelmed and shut down. Wouldn’t respond to me at all. I’ve just been calling his name for the past five minutes, and nothing. But as soon as you came he looked straight up at you.”
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Charlie Spring goes to a crisis residential treatment program after getting out of an inpatient psych ward, and Nick Nelson just so happens to be his extremely sweet and kind new roommate.
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He nearly vomits when he sees what’s going on. Charlie’s sitting in his bed, a huge pile of what looks like regular Tylenol in his hand. He clearly means to take the whole handful, and maybe more if he can. Nick barely hears Tori cry out from behind him. He’s already on the move. He races over, running faster than he’s ever run during any rugby match, and grabs Charlie’s hand tightly so that he can’t take a single pill in his hands. The move startles Charlie, and Nick uses that to his advantage, swiping his free hand to knock every last one of those god awful pills onto the floor where Charlie can’t reach. Charlie looks up at him, and Nick can’t help but start sobbing in relief that Charlie is okay, and in horror that he had just come so close to losing the one boy he loved more than life itself.
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After 1x07, Charlie falls into a deep pit of depression and hasn’t been at school for three days. Nick is naturally very worried about him and goes to his house to make sure he’s okay, only to find Charlie in the middle of a suicide attempt when he gets there.
First Heartstopper Fic and I’ve only seen S1 and a few scenes from S2 so far so please give me some grace as I get a feel for writing these characters.
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He’d gotten heat suppressants and scent blockers that same day, never wanting anyone to find out he wasn’t an Alpha. He still hadn’t even come out as gay yet. No one needed to know just how much his body liked cock. Even his own family doesn’t know, and he intends to keep it that way.
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Mickey’s an Omega desperately trying to pretend he’s an Alpha, Ian’s the Alpha that’s falling head over heels for him, and Trevor? Well Trevor’s a bit of a mess, and he might also be in love with Ian.
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- Part 1 of The Alpha and the Omega
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Adjusting. That was what he called it. It was really just a term for those who weren’t like most of the residents on Gluttalia. All who ended up here had an urge to indulge, a drive to feast. Many were large and quite used to enormous meals already. But many came to him as this one did, poor or from third world countries, or in some ways simply not having access to enough food, but wanting it terribly. Kieran had adjusted them all perfectly, and now they lived on their own out in Gluttalia.
His new charge, however, is a special case.
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- Part 1 of The Gluttalia Series
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Fred takes the hand offered, assuming he’s just nicked himself on a Potions knife or something, until he sees the writing. At first it just looks like marks down the back of his hand, until Fred recognizes the handwriting as his twin’s, and the words there are burned in the back of his head: ‘I am going to hell for being a fag.’
“Who did this to you?” Fred’s tone takes on a dangerous quality as his eyes darken. “Tell me right now who did this to you, Georgie or I swear to Merlin-“
“She…she had this quill….” George mumbles, and Fred latches onto the words, eager for any indicator as to what sick, horrible, person would do this to his Omega.
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Umbridge messed with the wrong Alpha’s Omega.
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- Part 2 of Omegaverse Twincest
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“Georgie, darling,” Fred’s voice, in contrast, stays calm. Though he’s worried for the Omega, and though his Alpha is screaming to protect his twin from even the slightest danger, he forces himself not to give into his more basic instincts. George needs him right now. Needs him to be the one to pull him up from drowning in a sea of panic. “Could you come closer, please? I liked what we were doing before, hugging, but it was just too tight, love. Care to try again?”
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In the aftermath of Alpha Fred nearly dying during the final battle, Omega George has a complete and utter breakdown.
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- Part 1 of Omegaverse Twincest
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“But you are my present, sweet boy,” Ian replies. “And since this day is all about doing what Daddy wants, what I want most is to take care of and spoil you. To give you presents and maybe take you out if you’d like. It’s the same thing I always want everyday for you, Mick, just to care for and love you always.”
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Father’s Day is kind of shitty for both Ian and Mickey. So Ian, in typical Ian form, tries to make it a little less shitty.
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- Part 2 of A Little’s Holidays
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To Change The Future: Philosopher’s Stone by WhyAreTheyLikeThis
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
23 Jun 2024
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The strange books really did turn up out of nowhere. Cedric didn’t even know how they got in his dorm in the first place, stacked as neatly as they were. He simply woke up that morning, pulled back the bed curtains, and there they were, sitting innocently on his trunk. There was a single note on top of the first one, and Cedric curiously picked it up to read before even taking a peek at the books.
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Cedric finds a series of books one day. Naturally, he, his boyfriend, and a bunch of other people read them and learn some secrets that Harry has never shared in order to change the future.
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- Part 1 of To Change The Future
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The nightmares and panic attacks are the obvious things. The things Harry lets them see most often. But Sirius can tell he’s hiding something. The long, thick jumpers and pants in the middle of the summer kind of give it away, really.
Remus used to self harm back in their school days. Being a werewolf had always taken its toll on him. He doesn’t do it anymore. He’s gotten far better at controlling his urges and talking to Sirius when he’s fallen into one of his dark moods. It’s why Sirius knows the symptoms so well.
“Should we talk to him?” He asks Remus one day.
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Sirius’s name is cleared, he gets to be in a relationship with Remus, and they’ve adopted Harry. Everything should be smooth sailing from here, but it turns out Harry has some trauma of his own.
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- Part 1 of Recovering Takes Time