mikedude: in a nutshell

hello!
you may be wondering:
what is "mikedude"?
you're in the right place!
"mikedude" is a the ship name of me, mike, and dude (rio bravo).
what's rio bravo?
rio bravo is the name of a 1959 movie directed by howard hawks. the premise of the movie is that a man, joe burdette, has killed someone, and his brother nathan, who is a powerful property owner, wants to get him out of jail. john t. chance (the sheriff), dude (his deputy), stumpy (who watches the jail), and colorado ryan (a riding guard, new in town) try to stop nathan burdette and his gang from releasing his brother. rio bravo also has a comic version.
who is dude?

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dude is the former sheriff's deputy of this little town in presidio, texas. the town is never canonically named but everyone calls it rio bravo. for the past 2 years, he has been the town drunk, dubbed "borrachon" by the mexicans. he was hurt after a six month fling with a girl who came through town on a stage coach. he's quick with a gun, and is the best shot in town. he's notably perceptive and brave. feel free to ask me about him anytime.

comic! dude:

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about my s/i

mike, formerly michaela, works security at the hotel alamo. before their transition, they used to work the hotel's bar. they are from the east coast and are fairly educated. they're not as quick with a gun as dude or colorado, but they've been improving. they love to cook and are passable at sewing.

about the ship

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(by me)

dude meets mike while they're working the hotel alamo bar. they become fast friends. he teaches them to shoot and gives them a pair of guns as a gift. they are upset when he falls for the stage girl, and tries, like chance, to convince him she's no good. he doesn't listen and runs away with her. when he comes back, he's drunk, and mike houses him for a while. they try to care for him the best they can. unfortunately, he proves to be more than they can handle, and he leaves. two years later, at the start of canon, mike has become mike, and dude is confused when he sees them. they started dressing in men's clothes and cut their hair. dude wants to become friends again but mike doesn't trust him. slowly, little things happen. mike's old feelings return and dude continues to accidentally hold their hand. everything finalizes with a very important hug after dude is rescued from the burdettes. still, both are afraid of their budding romantic feelings. mike confesses first because dude is too afraid that he's not good enough anymore. they end up together. mike and dude were married on leap day.

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random facts

  • mike and dude share a hotel room at the hotel alamo. they hope to build their own ranch someday.
  • mike is the more "dominate" one in the relationship and enjoys taking care of dude.
  • both love cuddles
  • mike's love language is acts of service and dude's is physical touch (but he commonly expresses love in the form of affectionate glances
  • mike calls him "baby, pretty boy, my boy, sweetheart, cutie" and he calls them "honey" mainly
  • mike is obsessed with dude's hair.
  • mike loves kissing his nose, and dude likes having his nose kissed.

just ship us, we're cute

further questions?

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Pub: 15 Apr 2024 04:27 UTC
Edit: 14 May 2024 17:12 UTC
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