I think Brokeback Mountain made the general public mad in a way a lot of other gay movies before it hadn’t because it made people uncomfortable to think of gay men in careers associated with traditional masculinity. It’s okay if the gay guy on screen is a lisping effeminate theatre performer or troubled artist, that’s comfortable, they’re used to that stereotype, it’s okay if they exist in a world separated from them. The idea that there are gay men out there working rugged blue collar jobs in fields like construction, mining and animal agriculture makes them angry. We need to keep telling these stories.
Im sick so here's some headcanons (icebreaker headcanons pt 8)
Mickey sends random pictures of cats from his YouTube videos to friends and just denies it each time. He does it on the random.
Dorian whenever someone is injured from hockey or just sick always, "nothing a little vaporub cant fix" because that's what his parents always said.
Barbie quotes vines constantly it's to the point he doesn't actually realize he's quoting it because it's so ingrained in his vocab at this point.
Jaysen is the person to absolutely just Rick roll people constantly. He'll say he's showing someone a song hand them headphones and blast the rickroll.
AAAAAAW YEAAAAAAAAAAAA
“You miss me that much?” Jaysen teases.
Mickey exhales into the fabric of Jaysen’s coat. “Unbearably so.”
Or: Mickey, Jaysen, and coming home for the holidays.
a christmas addition to my historical au is here!! this was supposed to be finished at the beginning of the month but then I forgot. so here it is now! thank you so much to my few loyal consumers who’ve been waiting patiently for this :)) happy holidays everyone <333
currently procrastinating all of my sworn duties so here’s the icebreaker characters mario kart mains (and why):
Mickey: Koopa Troopa (bisexual icon)
Cauler: Dry Bones (emo)(also matches mickey)
Dorian: King Boo (emo)(makes tongue jokes)
Nova: Toad (classic liberal white girl)
Barbie: Toadette (Nova forced him to match after seeing that Mickey and Cauler matched)
Delilah: Waluigi (mustache)
Jade: Daisy (lesbian)(didn’t know who else to pick)
Icebreaker headcanons pt 7!
Mickey half the time doesn't actually realize Jaysen's flirting with him and takes it literally, and once Dorian and barbie had to witness the most genius pick up line only for Jaysen to get a hesitant nod and chuckle. After a while Jaysen just started getting more direct to the point that when they were dating he just went wanna go out. As he explained this very good specific plan to go on a date. Mickey was so happy because it was direct and actually made more sense to him than the random pick up line.
Freshman royals red flags (headcanons pt 6)
Mickey: has a set amount of words per day but not even he knows how much he can talk before he gets too tired. but every once and a while he will talk more than he has all week combined
Barbie: constantly says "shhhh they don't know I know this hack" and fails miserably every time. An. For example he says It before picking up a cat he sneaked up on but the cat wasn't trained and pissed on him. He hasn't recovered.
Dorian: tells people random outrageous lies that he makes up on the spot about whatever they're talking about, he once told Mickey that the moon landing was fake. Mickey spit out his drink when it happened.
Jaysen: he owns the weirdest slippers like the turkey ones that you find at stores, but he owns multiple pairs and was once spotted with a pair of rat slippers running to class. He's also been spotted throwing them at Mickey which helped fuel their rivalry
When you're thinking of headcanons and suddenly you get stuck with fear of the fact that you could've just made a whole ass new character instead of thinking and adding more to the character. :(
Mickey "I can't what if they're having a bad day" Liam James III
and
Jaysen "excuse me sir he asked for no pickles" Daniel Caulfeild
Don't mind me just imagining the most heartbreaking jaw dropping edits about Mickey James III and Mickey James II to the song "like him" from Tyler, the creator
Don't mind me just thinking about how in "In repair" if max was right about there being a bunch of hot guys tryna dance on and get with Mickey how Jaysen was probably fuming . Also the fact that max met and got to dance with Jaysen's ex Jisung is amazingly connected I love these books. And Jaysen would have thrown hands if he could. We saw the way he reacted to novas sisterly kiss on the cheek. It's inevitable.
you know what they say, you can't spell 'carpe diem' without die
Mickey James III probably tried lots of hobbies when he was a kid but not for fun. He tried them because he thought maybe if he was good at a lot of things other than hockey maybe his dad will come visit sooner. He tried countless hobbies that helped with things that in his mind translated to hockey as well. He only really ever stuck with painting once he finally gave up because he realized his dad wasn't coming back for him. The Vinters however kept all those paintings and have his favorites hung up in their house. And whenever people ask about the paintings they always say "yeah our son painted them ." Because even though he may not be blood to them he's still family.
Raaaaah icebreaker headcanons pt 5 because im watching movies
Mickey really likes movies like fantastic Mr fox, Coraline, isle of dogs, and kubo. He also really enjoys studio Ghibli. His movie taste hasn't really changed since being younger since he likes to watch the same movies over and over. He likes weird kids animation.
Jaysen also watches studio Ghibli because he has younger cousins who like them, but he enjoys more 80s movies that are gonna change your life view like breakfast club, the dead poets society, karate kid. Stuff like that.
Dorian likes superhero movies like DC and marvel he tells people he likes them both equally but likes DC a tiny bit more . He also likes 80s movies that are gonna change your life specifically ferris buelers day off, and the rest of them. Dorian only watches studio Ghibli because of barbie but he doesn't hate them
Barbie likes studio Ghibli too, but he doesn't really have a preference towards movies and will watch whatever but he does like, SLC punk, spirited away, and, fight club.
They however all grew up watching random kids shows on every channel they could so they weren't really just Disney kids they were everything kids. Dorian and barbie also had Saturday morning cartoons on Telemundo. Mickey liked putting on nature documentaries specifically about sea and river animals to piss off Nova. Jaysen having an older brother meant his choice was usually overpowered by Shae. Mickeys was too because of Nova since they have a 4 week difference but Mickey would fight Nova.
@chronic-optimistt literally you. ur the only person who also kind of consistently posts and talks about icebreaker
i cannot emphasize how necessary it is to have a buddy to participate in fandom with. completely elevated experience. don't have a buddy? find someone you like and message them and be their friend. gush over every sketch and drabble and insane headcanon they have. live life to the fullest.
Jaysen when Mickey
And then Mickey's just sleeping next to him
Icebreaker headcanons story things because I finally have a physical copy! Pt 4
Barbie is a FREAK at just dance. Like he's so good to the point Dorian just refuses to play against him anymore. Whenever the royals play games and just dance comes up barbie is like "Hell yeaaaah this is my shit!!". Dorian just groans in defeat and doesn't even play. Every other game barbie is average at but just dance he's just better than everyone. The royals are always mad about because to them its like oh my God how can someone be this good the fuck?
icebreaker headcanons story things idk what to call these pt 3
Mickey likes nice big oversized hoodies. This leads to him consistently stealing Jaysen's hoodies whenever Jaysen leaves them in his vicinity or dorm. So once Jaysen went to visit his family Mickey didn't have any hoodies that smelt like him or were nice and oversized since Jaysen stole them back to do laundry. So Dorian just ended up lending him one of his. So when Jaysen came back he was just so confused. Like why is my boyfriend wearing your hoodie?!?! Dorian was like "why are you beefing with me rn my bro was cold???" Jaysen since then has consistently given Mickey his hoodies so it won't happen again. Mickeys is quite happy with this but he also only accepts Jaysen hoodie's if they smell like him. However obviously if it's one of his friends like Dorian he doesn't care just as long as it's oversized.
I GOT A RICKROLL?!
Your gender is now the first randomized wikipedia article you get. No rerolls.
Icebreaker headcanons pt 2!
Jaysen is a very neat person and likes to make sure everything is tidy and clean. His stuff is all sorted and kept nice and as spotless as he can have it. Mickey thinks its a little bit crazy but mostly impressive that he is so tidy. While Jaysen thinks that it's crazy that Dorian and Mickey live in such a messy room.
Icebreaker headcanons: Mickey traces patterns on Jaysen's skin when he's bored usually during long bus rides or plane rides for away games or just when they are hanging out. Usually it's patterns of three of shapes and lines and then when he restarts to make a new pattern he just like pats him twice wherever he's tracing the pattern. Jaysen is aware but just chooses to stay quiet and try and guess the patterns while Mickey traces them. He usually traces them on his arm or wherever is closest to his arm.
When your so obsessed with the silly s that you put them in a video game so they can have they're little happy life together *most dramatic fake cough you've ever heard* jaysen Caulfeild and Mickey James III. They now have 2 cats
I FIGURED IT OUT JWJFJAKDKAKSK WOOOOOOOOOH
When the grind never stops: tryna read icebreaker from Al graziadei for like the 6th time but i cant remember how to exit a book on my kindle without finishing it so now im reading poetry instead
When you paint you nails black because Cauler would probably paint his and then paint Terzos to match.
NOBODY FUCKING MOVE.
When the grind never stops: tryna read icebreaker from Al graziadei for like the 6th time but i cant remember how to exit a book on my kindle without finishing it so now im reading poetry instead
I should probably change my Tumblr profile photo to the same one I have on discord BUT I FRIGGEN LOVE TENDOU his chaotic energy feels like my brain. Y'all can take him away from me over my cold dead body
i am a micksen truther
Dont mind me just wondering about what wouldve happend if mickey ended up going to boston with jaysen instead of rayleigh
don’t mind me. just thinking about the fact that mickey canonically gets a tattoo of a crown for the royals. because they gave him hope for the first time in a long time. and allowed him to find joy in his future finally. and maybe he wants their impact permanently etched into his skin to look at for the rest of his career as a reminder. nope don’t mind me. totally normal about this.