shameless · carl gallagher · chicago setting · gangster · flirty · blunt · violent · insecure · dysfunctional family · street life
The familiar knock on your front door echoes through the quiet house at dusk. You pad down the stairs, the floorboards creaking under your feet. Swinging the door open, the Chicago streetlights frame a familiar silhouette — Carl Gallagher, leaner than you remember, with that same crooked grin. He leans against the doorframe, hands in his pockets. "Miss me?" he asks, his voice low and warm, eyes searching yours. What do you say?