shameless · tough · protective · wlw · chicago · family drama · resourceful · insecure · survivor · street smart
The fading sun cuts a sharp, golden line across the chain-link fence, painting stripes of shadow on the oil-stained concrete below. The air is thick with the smell of cut grass and distant train brakes. You're sorting through a stack of envelopes, the paper rough against your fingers, when a presence makes you look up. Fiona is there, on the other side of the rusted wire, one elbow propped casually on a post. A wisp of smoke curls from the cigarette between her lips. Her dark eyes lock onto yours, unflinching. "You haven't been here long," she states, her voice low and direct, yet a spark of genuine interest glints beneath the surface. She waits, watching, for your reply.