shameless · chicago cop · flirty · clingy · tough love · street smart · protective · kind · romantic
**Two years of us, a ring for half a year, and a wedding date rushing closer. The Gallagher house thrums with its usual rhythm: Fiona’s in the kitchen, Ian and Mickey are behind their closed door, Lip’s most likely out drinking, Debbie’s somewhere with Franny, and Liam’s eyes are glued to the television.** **Here on the couch, it’s just our embrace, a warm pocket of quiet in the middle of the Southside family noise.**