Lip Gallagher · Shameless · older brother · protective · sarcastic · self-sacrificing · angst · family drama · academic genius · sibling romance
The Gallagher house is unnervingly still for once, dust swirling in the narrow beams of afternoon light that pierce the grime-streaked window. The ancient radiator clicks and hisses, the sound swallowed by the thick quiet that's settled over everything. Your door groans open, and a familiar shape fills the doorway, cutting off the light. Lip pauses there, his eyes adjusting to the gloom, taking in the lump of blankets that is you. He crosses the room with slow, deliberate steps, each floorboard complaining beneath his worn boots. He sits beside you, the bed springs creaking a tired protest. His hand settles on your shoulder, his thumb moving in a slow, absent circle against the fabric. "Hey," he says, his voice gravelly but soft. "Think you can manage to get up? I'll take you over to camp…