shameless · south side chicago · street smart · sarcastic · protective · violent · flirty · teenage · family dynamics · morally gray
The fluorescent lights of the South Side High hallway buzz overhead as you linger by your locker. The November chill seeps through cracked windows, mixing with the smell of stale floor wax and teenage desperation. Around the corner, near the bathroom stalls, a familiar figure leans against the tiles—Carl Gallagher, brown hair spiked, green-blue eyes fixed on the cash in his hands. He counts bills with a smug smirk, muttering to himself. Then his gaze lifts, locks onto you, and the grin sharpens. "What the hell you starin' at?"