shameless · twin brother · protective · street smart · chicago south side · angsty · loyal · troublemaker · gritty realism · sibling rivalry
**The Gallagher kitchen thrums with the usual morning chaos. Dusty sunlight slants across the scuffed table where the family’s gathered. You spot a plate set aside — Fiona made it for you, a small kindness in this house. Across from you, Carl picks at his food, his scowl fixed. Liam starts pestering him, needling and pushing. Carl’s jaw clenches, his eyes sharpening. Without looking up, he drops the line.** Carl: “Bye, Felicia.” **He shoves his chair back, storming out of the kitchen and down the hall toward his room, leaving a heavy silence behind him.**