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Today’s interviewee is the lovely Emma ( @livinginsunnyhell / ProstheticLoVe), author of hits like Never Tear Us Apart, Homecoming and The Evolution of Kissing. While she might still be considered somewhat new to the fandom, having been here for a bit over a year, she has already largely contributed to it and I’m sure will continue to do so in the future!

GT: What can you tell us about yourself?

E: I am an American female who wishes she lived in Europe. I recently transitioned from working in marketing to data analytics. I love traveling, reading, exercising, knitting, coding, and writing. I’m also in the process of moving across the country for the second time. I’ve been writing fanfiction off and on for about 15 years which is nuts to think about. Actually more like almost 20 years but I didn’t publish anything until I was 14. I love writing, it’s my greatest passion, but since I’ve transitioned more into a STEM field it’s exciting to find other things I’m good at too. I definitely have a growth mindset when it comes to my hobbies and in my life in general.

GT: Wow, sounds like you have multiple skills! That's incredible! How do you choose what you want to do when you have some free time?

E: Lol thanks. Yeah that’s a great question cause I honestly have no idea. I wish I had more free time. I’m in the middle of knitting a dog sweater for a friend and I haven’t had as much time as I want to work on it. It was a lot easier when I wasn’t working.

What works for me is having a set goal of what I want to do everyday for writing, exercising, and coding. I got into a really good habit of doing all three of those things after I lost my job and it all kinda stuck. I’ve also virtually stopped watching TV except for new Shameless episodes. I just haven’t had the time. Since I have such little free time right now I’ve been focusing on what I really want to do which is make my writing better, get better at coding, and exercise for my sanity. So it’s really a juggling game and utilizing what little time I have for things I want to work on.

GT: I'm so jealous of your focus. I just graduated in webdesign and I should DEFINITELY practice coding and learn more, but I just feel so tired! Same with writing, I spent a long time not writing anything, trying to get back to it now… And don't even get me started on exercising… Seriously jealous.

E: I know exactly what you mean. I should preface this with saying it took me a very very very long time to get to where I am with writing every day and exercising. I went years without writing especially when I was working in marketing because of writing content for websites everyday and I was burnt out, so I definitely get it. For me, covid weirdly centered me and helped me figure out what I wanted my life to look like going forward. Losing my job really was humbling and a blessing in disguise cause it helped me kinda get back to where I wanted to be. Obviously it’s difficult and I was lucky but it’s not something you do overnight it’s taken years to get this mentality.

So don’t be jealous! That’s awesome that you graduated in web design! It’s a very fun and growing field. I have friends who really love their jobs.

GT: Tell me a bit about your history with fanfiction. You said you started writing it really young. What fandom did you write for?

E: So initially I was obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have notebooks upon notebooks full of Buffy fanfiction that I never published (and that’s deeply terrible). But after Buffy my first fandom I posted in was That 70s show. Then there was Veronica Mars, Lost, Sons of Anarchy, The OC, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Once Upon A Time, Arrow, X-men, and Degrassi (over several years and flowing obsessions). They were all generally never finished.

As I got older, I started to write better and focus more on the art and process of writing. I also developed better grammar and storytelling. I’ve gotten many, many, reviews saying very critical things that in the end helped me be a better writer.

After a while of not writing, I came back to fanfiction for The Vampire Diaries fandom and Veronica Mars when the movie was released. And I think that’s when my writing went from cobbled together fics that were rarely finished to an actual story I was proud of.

What’s really interesting is seeing the upward trajectory of my writing. I wouldn’t recommend anyone reading those early fics (I’d even argue no one read my very first few gallavich fics from last year) but it’s fascinating to see how I went from tiny very terrible stories to ones that were much more in depth and well rounded. The last fandom I was in before gallavich was a super tiny one called Veep and prior to that I hadn’t written in years.

GT: What made you want to get into the Gallavich fandom?

E: I had seen Shameless when it first came on Netflix many years ago. My mom actually watched the show since the beginning and loved it and kept telling me to watch it. Finally I got around to doing it and really enjoyed it until I found out Mickey wasn’t on the show passed s5 so I stopped watching at s5. (Most of my ships never got a happy ending so I didn’t want to watch another ship crash and burn.) Then right before season 10 came out I think I was on Tumblr and saw someone post about Mickey returning so I went and did some research. Once I found out it was true, I decided to rewatch and rediscovered gallavich. And as always when I develop an obsession with a tv show/movie/book, I turned to fanfiction. It’s funny cause I was in a very small fandom so coming into Gallavich was almost overwhelming because it’s so big and there’s so much to read.

GT: Tell me about it! It's impossible to catch up, not that I'm complaining. Which of the fics you've read did you enjoy the most?

E: I know right!! It’s incredible! So the first multi chapter fic I read that really solidified my love of gallavich was The Road To Ruin by bricileur10. I was blown away by that fic. Holy shit. I also loved The Sun, Chasing The Moon by devovitsuasartes. I really liked the method of storytelling and where they took the story post canon. And the other one I read in the beginning and loved was When the Party’s Over verse series by emryses [@merlinoutofcontext]. As you can see I’m very into canon compliant. I also really enjoyed the Our Souls series by @wehangout and Drop Your Guard by allysavedtheday (also I highly recommend Seal my Fate). Now, I’ve also really enjoyed Like Real People Do and Everything About You by grayola [@gallavichy]. And anything by Coldreign, gallavichsecurity, AnnaNSmith [@annansmith], sadwhales, and @captainjowl. I’m trying to get away from only reading one shots but right now that seems like the only thing I have time for.

GT: And what was the motivation for your first Gallavich fic?

E: That’s a great question. So my motivation in general for fanfiction is if I’m dissatisfied with something that happens in canon, I feel unfulfilled, so I need something to help wrap up the story. The reason I write in general is two fold: 1) I can’t find a story I want to read that has the specifics I’m looking for and 2) I can’t get an idea out of my head.

I hadn’t written for about a year I think when I wrote my first gallavich fanfic. (Like I said I had a lot of WIPs that were abandoned and I didn’t want to do that to another fic.) So I started off slow with a fix it fic, which turned out okay. It’s called Fifty-Five Fires and it was set right before 10x10. Then a multi chapter evolutionary fic about their kisses which I loved writing because it expands over 1-10 and I really wanted to write something that explored their history together. I got the idea for The Evolution of Kissing because I saw a showtime compilation of their history and it triggered the idea of exploring their kisses. I was hesitant to write the fic but the idea wouldn’t leave me alone so I did and promised myself I’d finish everything I started and I have.

GT: Has the fandom reception to your fics surprised you?

E: Yes! It does surprise me. It’s funny when I look at my writing I think it’s okay. It’s better than where it was but I still struggle with a lot. It’s such a process. When I read over my older fics and when I say older I mean in the last year, I see the weak areas I should’ve written better rather than what’s actually really good. There are areas I definitely want to work on like I’m too introspective and I need more action. I’m hoping with my upcoming fics I can change that.

GT: When did you start watching Shameless and what attracted you to Ian and Mickey's relationship?

E: I started watching Shameless when it came out on Netflix a few years ago and then came back right before season 10. I’d seen it off and on through the years but until it was on Netflix, I hadn’t seen more than a few episodes here and there thanks to my mom who watched it religiously. I remember her telling me about Mickey and Ian’s relationship and now when we watch it together, she always awws when something happens with them. One of the first episodes I saw was when Ian left Mickey at the border and I remember being intrigued by it.

Initially what attracted me was the bad boy liking the ‘good’ guy. But then I got to know the characters (and understand them more) and I really liked Mickey’s internal struggle toward accepting himself and then his fierce love for Ian. I also loved how Mickey took care of Ian when he was diagnosed with bipolar. I really enjoyed Mickey’s transformation and I loved how sure Ian was of Mickey. Initially, I was really drawn to Mickey but now I’d say I enjoy watching Ian just as much. I have a newfound appreciation for Ian, especially when I rewatch. Mickey’s so much more in your face with everything and Ian is so much more subtle and I really enjoy that juxtaposition. The biggest attraction to their relationship is the history, their deep love for each other, and their friendship. Their relationship is also so layered and there’s so much to explore as a writer and an audience member but you know these characters love each other deeply. You can feel it.

GT: Do you have a preference for writing one of them?

E: I go back and forth cause I want to show both of their POVs. In my multi chapter fics, I switch off. I find writing Mickey easier but I relate more to Ian. Ian I find to be very difficult to write especially as an adult. In the beginning of s11, I found it difficult to write Mickey too. I always worry I write them too soft. But I like writing them equally.

GT: What's the most difficult thing about writing them?

E: Oh that’s a hard question. I’d say 1) keeping them in character. I really strive to keep them in character no matter what and sometimes it’s easier to do than others. I’ve nixed huge scenes and entire ideas cause they sounded off to me or I know I couldn’t keep them in character.

2) the emotional scenes. I’ve written some scenes where they talk to each other and try to work through their shit. This is most evident in Never Tear Us Apart and it’s difficult to balance who they are with what they would say and do in an emotional situation. There are some things I want then to say but I know they’d never say it. So specifically in Never Tear Us Apart Ian and Mickey both open up to each other about different things and they are long speeches but I wasn’t sure how to write what their character would say without it coming off as unrealistic and preachy and off putting. So it’s really that balancing act between believable and being true to their character. I found this particularly difficult with Mickey in the beginning of writing gallavich and then after s11 started. I worry I write him as too soft (and sometimes too smart, even though I think he’s smart) vs. keeping him in character.

GT: It really is a trick balance.

E: It really is!

GT: What's the best thing about writing them?

E: The best thing about writing them is that there’s so much to explore. I love writing canon compliant fics (although I do have an AU coming out for the Big Bang and I’ve started outlining another AU) with them because there’s just so much there. They have an incredible amount of history to choose from and explore and I feel like every time I watch a new scene I discover something else about their relationship I want to write about. You can write teenage gallavich or explore Ian just being diagnosed with bipolar and Mickey finally coming out. Then there’s post s5 and all the things you could imagine after that. There’s Mexico or prison. Finally established gallavich which is my preferred writing niche is a lot of fun to write. My favorite part about writing them is how they take care of each other. I like reading and writing Mickey taking care of Ian when he’s having a low episode and I like Mickey working through his internalized homophobia with Ian’s help. What’s so great about writing gallavich is their history and the foundation of their friendship. They genuinely like being together and that’s the basis for all the fics I write about them. They genuinely just like each other.

GT: Do you do any research before or while writing?

E: Yes lol. I have a whole process. Either I’ll rewatch a few scenes or in the case of Chocolate and Cigarettes I rewatched the entire first season. Generally I’ll bookmark a part to look into later so I don’t lose the writing flow. Usually I research while editing or to get into ‘the mood to write’ I’ll rewatch some scenes.

GT: How much of your fics are outlined and how much is written "on the fly"?

E: All of my fics are outlined. From the multi chapter to the one shots. Outlining helps me so much. I mentioned before that I have a lot of abandoned fics in other fandoms and that’s because I wrote on the fly with no idea where the fic was going. I slowly got into outlining in the last fandom I was in but it wasn’t as intensive as it is now. When I wrote The Evolution Of Kissing, I wrote my first in depth outline and I contribute that to how quickly I finished that fic. Now I outline everything and it’s also a way to help me figure out if I genuinely want to write the fic. If I finish the outline and I’m lackluster about it, then I won’t write it. However I don’t always stick to the outline. Sometimes the fic has a mind of its own. But usually outlining helps me finish the fic, know where I left off, add in little hints to wrap everything together, and check off the scenes and themes I want to incorporate.

GT: How often do you post when you write multi-chapters? Do you write chapters in advance or do you post them as you write them?

E: So generally I post once a week. Usually on Wednesdays or Friday/Saturday. I got into a really good habit of posting once a week. (I used to post sporadically. The gallavich fandom is the only fandom I’ve written on a schedule.) The outlining really helps to guide the story for me. I’ve never written chapters in advanced except for the Big Bang fic I’m working on. That’ll be my first story I’ve written all in advanced and posted at once.

I prefer to write as I post them because sometimes people will leave comments that make me think about adding in other scenes or going in a slightly different direction.

GT: Yes, I totally get that, feedback is important. Speaking of, what are your favorite kinds of comments to receive?

E: It is! And it’s fun to see what people think of the story and what will happen. Lol any comment really, whether someone wants to leave an emoji or a long comment, I’ll take either. It’s just nice to know people are enjoying the story. I do like hearing where people think the story is going or what their favorite parts are. I recently had a lovely reviewer leave an amazingly heartfelt comment that was really impactful. I also love to see people who have read a few of my stories return and leave their thoughts. Honestly I just like engaging with the readers and hearing what they think of gallavich and the storyline I decided to explore.

What I like about aO3 though is the ability to give kudos. I like that you’re able to see if people are enjoying the fic even if they don’t feel comfortable enough to leave a review.

GT: I wish we could leave kudos in every chapter.

E: Yes! I agree. I wish that was a feature too.

GT: What kind of fics do you write the most?

E: Mostly I write canon compliant. I have written a lot of one-shots lately that are bunched together in different series but I like writing multi-chapter fics more. Recently, I’ve had a lot of one-shot ideas. Most of my fics are established but I also like writing pining and getting together. I’m tentatively stepping into the AU world with my Big Bang fic and the next multi chapter fic I write, which I’m planning to be 20 chapters.

Lately, most of my fics are fluffy, but I also have smutty and a little angsty. It’s hard since most of the oneshots I’ve written recently have been very soft and transcending through their history. But for my next fic, I want to move away from that and write more angsty and lots of pining. This is a long way of saying I like writing different things so you’ll find a little of everything.

GT: What about reading, what kinds of fic do you usually read?

E: Oh wow I have so many open tabs right now. Lately I’ve been reading established and s11 fics. I have really enjoyed watching the new episodes and then reading new fics that help to fill in the gaps. I love established gallavich and reading where writers are taking them. I love the little cute domestic moments in fanfic that really bring gallavich to life.

Overall, I love reading canon compliant but I have enjoyed reading AUs with chef Mickey, best friends, enemies to lovers, soulmate, and meet cute fics. I also enjoy reading fics that explore their issues too such as Ian’s bipolar and Mickeys internalized homophobia.

GT: What makes you close the tab and give up when you're reading a fic?

E: Generally my computer crashes lol. Or I finally get around to reading the fic. I also have a spreadsheet of fics that I sometimes put everything into to help keep track of everything. Honestly I’ll close a tab and five more will pop up of fics I want to read or saw recommended. I think right now I have 80 tabs waiting to be read.

GT: Lol no, I meant, what makes you stop reading?

E: Oh lol! Duh. Sorry. I’ve been reading a lot of one shots cause I can’t get away with reading a one am fic right now so that’s helpful to stop reading organically.

Also, I’m picky about what I read. I dislike reading OOC, pet names that wouldn’t happen in canon (like baby and sweetie), saying I love you too quickly, slow burns that aren’t actually slow burns, large grammar mistakes (everyone makes them but when they are happening consecutively it can take me out of the moment.), actions that take me out of the moment or words that a character wouldn’t say, and lots of telling vs showing. If I like the summary, I’ll definitely check it out. This is across all fandoms for me. I really value when someone can write a character in character and show they understand them so fics that miss that mark I can’t get into as much unfortunately. Oh! Also character bashing. And I mean any character.

GT: To be fair, Ian did call Mickey "baby" canonically now lol

E: That’s true and I have to come to terms with that. I also took it as more of a yeah baby type deal! But it’s all up for interpretation. I do like coming up with nicknames Mickey would use for Ian so there’s that.

GT: Which other characters from the show do you like? Do you ever read or write about them?

E: I love Fiona and Carl and Lip. I don’t write anything other than Ian and Mickey but I have my own head canon about Mandy and Carl. I also really like to write family scenes and Ian and Mickey with the rest of the Gallaghers. I guess I like writing Mickey and Ian interacting with other characters (except Frank and Terry) but I wouldn’t write a whole fic about another character on the show.

GT: Wait, tell me more about that headcanon about Mandy and Carl.

E: I’ll probably get a lot of hate for this and it’s not a popular opinion but I think Carl would be great for Mandy. He is the sweetest. I think (minus his White Boy Carl phase) he treats women well and Mandy needs someone who appreciates her. I think her and Carl could be happy together.

Lip was always so awful to her and I think Carl would be the badass she liked from lip with the sweetness of Ian. Carl just had to grow up. It’s really weird I know.

GT: It's definitely unusual, but I've seen worse pairings. It's difficult for me to imagine because I still think of Carl as a child, but in reality Mandy is what, 5 years older? But yeah, it's a bit weird for me, though I've definitely seen weirder, so maybe someone will agree with you.

E: Yeah I know what you mean. I still see Carl as a little kid too. And this is so a futuristic head canon. It wouldn’t happen for like 10 years when it’s one of those things where they run into each other at gallavich’s first kid’s birthday party. They just happen to be eating together and Mandy still sees him as a little kid but they become friendly and hang out at these whenever they’re put together. And a few years after that they slowly become friends after Mandy moves back to a Chicago and Carl randomly runs into her. Over time, Mandy stops seeing Carl as a kid and Carl admits he used to have a crush on her and they one day decide to start dating after they’ve both been stung too many times by other people. So it’s all very much in the future. Like I said it’s kinda weird and I don’t actively ship it. It’s just a nice way for two characters who have been dealt a bad hand in love to get a happy ending.

GT: What's your favorite Gallavich fic that you’ve written so far and why?

E: They’re all my favorites cause they’re my kids lol. But I’d have to say that I’m more proud of some of the fics I’ve written than others.

I really enjoyed writing Never Tear Us Apart and the oneshots that came after that. I loved writing established gallavich and having them start to work on some issues. It was a lot of fun to write the holiday oneshots and dive into their first year of married life.

The fic I’m most proud of though is the Chocolate and Cigarettes series. It’s two five chapter fics, one takes place from Mickey’s POV and the other from Ian’s and it’s from before canon to 1x09. Cigarettes is about Mickey learning to come to terms with being gay and what that means. It’s a deep dive into his sexuality and Chocolate is about Ian learning what love really is. It’s basically how we got from Ian thinking he’s in love with Kash to running to Mickey when Monica comes back. This is the fic I tell people to read when they ask what they should read by me. I really like the themes it explores and how it all comes together. I think it brings to life what could’ve happened behind the scenes in season 1 that we didn’t see.

And after it comes out, my Big Bang fic will be my favorite cause I really love the pining and sexual tension in this fic. There’s a scene that is all sexual tension and it’s description, so it was difficult to write but it came out really really well.

And lastly my favorite one-shot is tied between Sensory Detail and Bathtime For Bondage. The first one deals with clothes sharing for gallavich, which I loved to dive into the history of some of their clothing items and how it ties into their own history. The second one is about them scheduling bath tub dates and I really enjoyed writing Mickey’s growth of enjoying baths and that romantic time with Ian.

GT: Where do you get the inspiration for your fics?

E: Everywhere. It’s really a disease. I get inspired to write all the time. Sometimes I get ideas from moments in the show that I wonder what would’ve happened if something changed or I get inspiration from metas or other fanfics. When I talk to @annansmith, I get a bunch of ideas as well like the bathtub fic. Sometimes I’ll just be running or taking a shower and an idea will hit me that I can’t shake. I have a lot of ideas but not enough time to write them. And also I’ll see prompts on tumblr too. @ianandmickeygallavich just posted a bunch of great prompts that looked fun to write. So really it’s everywhere but it’s what sticks with me that I end up writing.

I have a google doc I dump all my ideas or situations I want to explore into. Sometimes I’ll just write hand holding and I know I want to write a fic or a scene about hand holding. The google doc is about 5 pages and color coded to help me figure out what’s just a fleeting idea and what I genuinely would have fun writing.

GT: Again, I'm very jealous of and amazed by your organization skills.

E: Lol I will gift you my skills. I have a lot of anxiety and planning helps to combat it.

GT: How many fics do you have in the works now? What can we expect from you for the future?

E: So I am working on a little series called The Passing Of Time right now. I have two more parts to finish in that series. It focuses on specific moments in gallavich’s relationship such as friendship, hand holding, romance and shows the development from the beginning to now.

I also have a Big Bang fic that will be coming out that’s an AU. I’m really excited about it. It’s very different than any fic I’ve done before. And it’s an idea I’ve had for a really long time so it’s been great for that to come to fruition.

And then my next project is a multi chapter fic that will also be AU. I would like to write a post s11 fic exploring gallavich’s new life living on the west side. I’d also like to write another fic that continues in The Rest Of Our Lives series which dives into season 11 with fix its and filler scenes. But I only work on one fic at a time so there’s a lot of things I want to write and it’ll take awhile to get around to it. So yes you can expect a lot more from me in the future.

GT: Awesome!

E: Lol thanks! I’m looking forward to it.

GT: Back to Shameless, if you could change one thing that happened to Ian and Mickey on the show, what would it be?

E: Hm... that’s a great question. You know I’m not happy with all of the decisions that have been made or the directions they chose to go in. I had an issue with the start of s11 for instance, but I am happy with where they have ended up. As someone who wasn’t sure after watching 11x1 I have been really happy with the season and I think the finale will be really good. Obviously it would’ve been great if Mickey stayed through the series but I’m not sure if we would’ve gotten the same ending that was as satisfying. I think we would’ve gotten way more drama for drama’s sake rather than letting the storyline go organically. Obviously we’ll never know what would’ve happened post s5 if Mickey stayed, but I would love to know what they had planned. So it’s probably an unpopular opinion but I am happy with the trajectory of the show. There were a lot of trials and tribulations but I’ve never shipped a couple who got that happy ending, who got married, and who we got to see grow. And if we had to go through all of that just to get a really great ending for them, then I think it’s been worth it.

That being said I do have issues with certain aspects of the show. I mean I wouldn’t write so much fanfiction if I was completely satisfied with it. There are areas I wish we would’ve gotten to see more of and themes that I think should’ve been further explored and interesting to see in their story.

GT: Such as?

E: I would’ve liked to see more about how they fell in love back in season 1 and the summer of love in season 2. What was going on in season 2? There’s not much there. We know they hook up but Ian overall doesn’t have a huge storyline in s2. And how do we get from Mickey and Ian just hooking up in season 1 to Ian running to Mickey post Monica’s return? I’ve written my own what I think happens but it would’ve been great to see just a tad more to really understand and see Mickey softening to Ian and Ian learning about Mickey.

In season 4 to 5, it would’ve been interesting to see what happened after Ian wouldn’t get out of bed and how they got to cohabitating with Svetlana. What are Mickey’s feelings there? Especially with Yev. It would’ve been interesting to just get a little more feelings about how Mickey balanced all of it. As for the first low episode, how did they both deal with that? Did Mickey try to talk to him? Did Ian tell him it was just the drugs?

While Mickey was gone, it would’ve also been nice to see Ian miss him more. We’ve gotten some great Mickey missing Ian scenes but it would’ve added to the story (and the heartbreak) if it was reversed. Ian is really depressed in s6 and we can assume why but does he still have Mickey’s stuff around? Does he think about him at all? Does he tell stories about him? Also what happened between s5 and s6 with Mickey’s sentencing? Was Ian there? And Ian visiting Mickey in prison and in juvie. What happened? Did he go often? Did he visit once a week or once a month?

I would’ve also loved to see them more in prison and their life there. What was Mickey thinking? Was Ian more remorseful? How did they come to terms with being back together? Did they have any conversations about the past? Or did they just pretend everything is fine? Prison I think would’ve been the most interesting storyline they pretty much skipped over their time there to get them back to the Gallagher house.

Also later on in their relationship in s10 and s11 I would’ve liked to see how they dealt with Ian’s bipolar. It was such a big thing to tear them apart and yet we don’t see much of it since it doesn’t add to the story so it’s not utilized. I also would have liked to see Mickey talking about Ian leaving him in prison and the border. How did they work through all of that? Or have they? And it would’ve been interesting to hear the follow up and the rationale a little more about the monogamy conversation. How did they end up there? Why are threesomes okay? Will they reevaluate the rules later on? And how does that mash up with Mickey beating someone up when he found out Ian did the porno/was cheating in him? Also the porno? Is that just totally forgotten?

I guess I just wanted to see a bit more into their lives and how they ended up on certain topics and things together. And the themes I’d want more explored are: falling in love, heartbreak, Ian’s bipolar, Mickey’s past, Ian realizing he needed to do better, monogamy, staying in love, parenthood, and dealing with the past.

GT: Basically, we all wanted the Gallavich show. Or at least for Shameless to have better writers lol. I understand the feeling, it's the wasted potential. They could have done much more with them, showed so much more, that we can't help but feel disappointed that we didn't see more. That's the great thing about fanfiction though, we fill in the gaps ourselves, many times over.

E: Yes exactly! It is wasted potential! I actually feel like that too with Fiona's storyline as well. They basically made her storylines all about guys after season 3 and it’s really a shame because I love the family aspect of the show.

GT: What's your favorite season of Shameless? Do you have a favorite episode?

E: Oh shit lol. Hmmmm I really like seasons 1-5. I think they are really well done. I could watch those five seasons again and again. (And I have) without skipping any scenes. But if I have to pick a favorite season... I think I’d say 4 cause that’s where a majority of my favorite episodes lie. However, I’ve also really enjoyed seasons 1 and 11.

Yes I have a favorite episode. I have several. I love 4x11 and 4x12. I also love 10x12 and 5x09. But I’d I have to choose 5x08 because the sorry I’m late scene is my absolute favorite. There are many scenes I’ve watched over and over and have really enjoyed.

GT: That's about all I had to ask! One last thing: how did you come up with your AO3 and Tumblr usernames?

E: Sweet! Well I love Buffy the vampire slayer and one of the characters refers to Sunnydale (the name of the town they live in) as Sunnyhell cause it’s the mouth of hell. And my AO3 name is actually a song by typhoon that played during an important Veronica Mars scene and LoVe is the name of the ship that I enjoyed in Veronica Mars. So it’s a play on the song and on the ship.

I just wanted to say before we finish up that this has been really fun to do and I thank you for the opportunity. I’ve read a lot of the other interviews and I love that you’re doing a wide variety of authors in the fandom. It’s neat to see authors that I’ve read and enjoyed and writers who I’ve never read but now know about and am looking forward to checking out. So thank you so much for doing this and showcasing a wide variety of authors and artists. It’s a great opportunity and I appreciate it as a reader and writer.

GT: Thank YOU for participating, it was a pleasure.

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Biggest Fan // Spencer Reid x Reader

Blurb request by @aberrant-annie ! This was cute tbh.

Summary - Y/n meets her favorite Doctor, and they hit it off.

Prompt - "I'm your biggest fan!"

Y/n's mother had always called her an 'unusual specimen.'

She found it weird that she was so 'outgoing' and 'popular' (by her standards). While also being a complete nerd who was interested heavily in Criminal Justice and Chemistry. She had articles upon articles posted in her room about her favorite theories and subjects. That was the only thing that she was teased about, even a little bit, which was mostly by her family. Her mother, and everyone else, had gotten quite use to this once the girl was out of highschool.

Y/n had actually recently graduated from Hampton University with a full ride just last year. But she was still struggling greatly with finding a full time job with it.

She thought back to all of the interning jobs with the police force and even a very small section of the FBI, but nothing really came of it.

That's when she saw the flyers for the FBI seminar being held at her college.

The flyer was ripped from the utility pole outside of her apartment.

*The FBIs very own BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) is coming to Hampton University June 20th from 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Agents will be coming in to talk about solved cases and answer any questions you have! Agents David Rossi, Emily Prentiss, and Aaron Hotchner. Along with Dr. Spencer Reid and their Technical analyst Penelope Garcia.*

Her eyes bulged as she read the paper, Spencer Reid was going to be there?! At her old college?! **Talking about Crime?!**

She will absolutely be there.

Here she was, standing in front of the building she had spent grueling hours studying in. Making friends, meeting the man the poor girl had her longest relationship with in, and then dumping his sorry ass. A building full of memories.

And was *hopefully* about to make another meaningful memory.

She clutched the small notebook in her hands while the colorful sundress she sported swished with her movements. She peered around the entrance, remembering all the times she had walked in here, not a care in the world. *Except for exams*.

She made her way to the auditorium and looked down at her watch.

*12:15*

Whoops, she was a little early. White sneakers echoed as she walked to the front row, planting herself in the front row. Y/n sat sideways, propping her feet up on the seat beside her and pulling out a book.

*The Dissapearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements*

When she saw it at Barnes and Noble, she read the spine of the book and immediatly bought it when her eyes read periodic table. It was a slight fascination of hers.

She read for a while, finding it so intriguing that she effortlessly flipped through the pages. After about 10 or so minutes of reading, her ears perked up at the sound of a door opening and closing. Assuming that it was another person interested in the seminar, her eyes remained glued to the book. Just to make sure she wasn't too caught up in the book, she checked her phone for the time.

*12:25* Her guess was pretty accurate.

That's when she heard a slight giggle from behind her. She jumped from the seat a bit, slinging her legs over so that she wasn't laying across two chairs. Her hand grabbed my chest over her heart.

"Holy shit!" She looked over to see a familiar face, not one she had expected would be sneaking behind her and laughing. "Dr. Reid?" Her breath calmed. His smile faltered slightly.

"You know who I am?" She nodded profusely. Of course she knew who he was, he was part of the articles on her wall at home. She found his articles particularly interesting.

~~He was the whole reason she came to the seminar.~~

"Yes! I love your writings, I'm probably your biggest fan!" Her cheeks flushed at the comment, so she did what she always did when something slightly embarrassing happened.

*She rambled.*

"I love your article on the method to applying microfluidic electrochemical technologies to single-electron transfer redox-neutral reactions. I thought it was so cool that you went back to Caltech to mentor those students and ended up finding out that placing the components near one another in a microfluid platform worked! I could never even think like that, you are fascinating."

Spencer had never met someone who knew so much about him, let alone someone who was genuinly interested in what he did. Outside of his official career.

Y/n's face was slowly getting more read as she kept talking.

"I'm so sorry, I'm probably totally overwhelming you." She said with a nervous laugh.

"No no!" His hands flew up in surrender. "I'm just kind of fascinated that you know all of this stuff." His hand flew to his mouth in regret immediatly. "That sounded very sexist, that's not how I meant it. You just look a little young to know about it." Now it was his turn for a red face.

"*I'm* a little young to know about this stuff?" She scoffed lightly with a chuckle. "Says the one who graduated high school at 12."

"Touché." He nodded.

"What were you laughing at anyway, you snuck up on me like a ghost."

"Your lock screen." He pointed to her phone, the screen of course displayed a Chemistry joke.

*What do you do with a sick chemist?*

*If you can't helium, and you can't curium, then you might as well barium.*

"Do you have a job that deals with Chemistry?"

"Uh, not yet. I just graduated last year, from here actually." Her hands gestured around the room. "I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Psychology and Chemistry. So I'm not *that* young." She joked. "I've been trying to land a job but it's proving to be pretty hard." She gave a slightly sad smile.

"That's incredible! Do you mind if I ask how old you are?" He was invested in this interesting girl now, he wanted to soak up everything about her and her pretty eyes and gorgeous smile.

"I'm 26."

*Perfect.* He thought.

"Also," his eyes glanced at his watch. "How long have you been sitting here?"

"Around 15 ish minutes now. I like to be punctual" She shrugged.

"Is it still punctual if you're 10 minutes early?" Dr. Reid teased with a smile. This made a smile creep onto her face and her eyes rolled.

"I just wanted a good seat to listen to my favorite Doctor." She replied nonchalantly. It took her off guard how flirtatious and confident she was being all of the sudden, not that either of them minded it.

"That is a valid reason." He nodded at her and pointed his thumb behind him. "I actually have to get going, we ar going over the cases a last time before we present them to the crowd."

"Not that you need it with that Eidetic memory of your Dr. Reid." She grinned. He chuckled back with a big smile, she knew a lot about him, it was flattering.

"Trust, me it's not my choice to go over it a million times." She waved aslt him as he turned to the exit door. Right before he got to the door he whipped around, looking at her again. "You can call me Spencer by the way." Y/n threw up the 'OK' symbol with her hands and his her face behind her book as he stumbled into the door.

*What a girl. How am I going to do this whole presentation in front of her?*

But he did fine. In Y/n's eyes he did *perfect*.

Towards the end of the seminar, the group was giving out their business cards. They went row by row, take one pass it on. But Spencer's was delivered personally. She flipped it over to see a number on the back. He looked at her as she flipped the number side to him, tapping on it and winking.

Y/n watched as the woman she now knew as Emily Prentiss nudged his shoulder and waved at you.

*She hoped to get to know all these people very well.*

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