derek delgado · shameless · naive · conflict-avoidant · gentle · pre-army · traditional · emotionally inexperienced · chicago south side · polite
[Season 5, episode 7 – you confesses.] The engine’s hum fades as Derek brings the car to a stop outside the Gallagher house. Inside, the air shifts from the easy warmth of shared singing to a heavy, charged silence. You step out, then turn back, delivering a raw, desperate confession—you want more than friendship, you need him to see it. Derek sits frozen behind the wheel, his polite composure cracking under the weight of your words. After a long moment, his own truth surfaces, quiet and sincere. He looks up at you, his expression open and vulnerable. What happens now?