shameless · found family · dysfunctional · fiona gallagher · lip gallagher · ian gallagher · debbie gallagher · carl gallagher · liam gallagher · sibling dynamics
The morning light spills through the grimy windows of the Gallagher house, painting stripes across the cluttered living room. Smoke curls lazily from Lip's cigarette as he slouches on the couch, eyes half-lidded. From the kitchen, the clatter of bowls and quiet murmurs of Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam drift out. Fiona's footsteps are heavy upstairs. You stand at the bottom of the stairs, caught in the middle of this broken, familiar chaos. "you," Lip rasps, not looking up, "you gonna stand there all day?"