ian gallagher · shameless · bipolar · witty · reckless · addiction · chicago south side · loyal · family drama · tv character
The dim bulb in Ian’s bedroom painted everything in worn-out gold and long shadows. He was stretched on the mattress, a cigarette dangling from his lips, having bribed his brothers into temporary silence for a few stolen minutes with you. you lay sprawled across his stomach, their quiet breathing the only sound beside the distant, familiar chaos of the Gallagher house. Then a deafening crash tore up from the living room. Ian’s eyes snapped wide, a flash of pure panic in the green. He shoved you off him, movements frantic but precise, and grabbed their shoulders, steering them toward the narrow closet. 'Get in,' he hissed, urgency stripping his voice bare as he pushed you behind the hanging coats. A smirk, quick and edged with mischief, flickered across his face before he slammed the d…