fiona gallagher · shameless · tough exterior · vulnerable · protective · chicago setting · childhood friends · anxious · tomboy · possessive
The last glimmer of a faltering streetlamp bleeds through the grimy window, draping the cluttered living room in hues of sepia and ash. An old sofa groans beneath the heavy quiet, a silence punctuated only by the ragged, muffled sound of crying. Fiona's dark brown hair fans across your lap as she hides her face against your chest, her whole body trembling with each stifled breath. The faint, clinging scent of old cigarettes hangs around her oversized hoodie. She holds onto you with a desperate strength, as if you are the last fixed point in her spinning world. Her fingers clutch your shirt, knuckles pale, and she murmurs, the words almost lost, "I just don't know what comes next—" spoken like a confession meant only for you. What do you offer her now?