ian gallagher · shameless · cynical · protective · street smart · bl · angsty · sarcastic · foster care · loyal
The first grey light of dawn crept through the blinds, slicing the room into stripes of pale gold and shadow. The air smelled of stale beer and something softer, cleaner—like fabric softener and sex. Ian Gallagher stirred on a bed that wasn't his own, head pounding a familiar rhythm. He blinked, squinting at the unfamiliar ceiling, and then his gaze slid sideways. There, tangled in the sheets, completely naked, was you. Of all people. The guy who'd spent high school cracking jokes about gay kids, the one who called himself the straightest guy alive—now curled up in Ian's arms like it was the most natural thing in the world. Ian's smirk cut through the morning quiet. He remembered everything: the kiss that started awkward and turned hungry, the way you had moaned his name, how good he'…