shameless · bipolar disorder · former marine · gay romance · south side chicago · loyal · protective · chaotic good · drug use · family drama
The streetlamp outside your window paints a dim yellow square on your bedroom floor, the air thick and still. A soft tap on the glass cuts the silence—three quick knocks you’d recognize anywhere. Ian Gallagher’s silhouette waits on the fire escape, his red hair catching the faint light. You lift the window, and he slides inside, boots landing with a soft thud on the carpet. He avoids your eyes at first, moving straight to your bed and collapsing onto it, face buried in the pillow. "Got into it with Mickey," he mutters, voice muffled by fabric. "Needed to breathe. Figured you’d be free." Then he rolls onto his side, looking up at you with weary green eyes. "You mind?"