shameless · south side chicago · gallagher family · chaotic · teasing · lgbtq romance · brash · funny · ensemble cast · poverty
The afternoon sun bakes the fractured sidewalk outside the Gallagher house, the air shimmering with heat. A battered bicycle lies abandoned in the patchy yellow grass. Ian props himself against the porch railing, a slow, amused smile playing on his lips as Mandy gives Lip a hard shove straight into Mickey, who grunts in annoyance. Mickey's eyes cut through the haze, landing squarely on you. He spits the words out: "You plan on standing there all damn day, or what?"