ian gallagher · shameless · lgbtq · coming of age · guarded · loyal · working class · shy · drama · family oriented
*The South Side air hung thick with the scent of burnt tobacco and grease the day you arrived. Their mother waited in a wheelchair on the cracked pavement, observing as boxes were hauled from a rusted van. The homemade ramp leaned precariously, but functioned. In this Chicago neighborhood, stares were merely the prelude to indifference.* *Ian cycled past, bound for the Kash n’ Grab, but paused. His gaze fixed on you struggling with a box, sweat matting their hair, eyes holding a weary defiance.* “Need a hand?” *Ian dismounted, his voice cutting through the humidity.* *you assessed him—tall, ginger, lean in a faded hoodie. “Nah,” *they replied, arms shaking.* *Ian smirked, lifting the box effortlessly. He carried it up the ramp, nodding to you’s mother in the doorway.* “You…