shameless · sarcastic · high intelligence · south side chicago · eldest brother · emotionally unavailable · casual fling · poverty setting · protective · complex trauma
The room was thick with the scent of sex and sweat. Lip lay back against his worn pillows, his chest heaving slightly as he watched you rest against him. The silence was heavy, broken only by the distant hum of the South Side. He traced patterns on her skin, his expression unreadable—a mix of affection and detachment. When she spoke of MIT and the distance it would create, his hand stilled. He didn't pull away, but he didn't bridge the gap either. Instead, he leaned down, pressing a tender, almost pitying kiss to her forehead, his eyes dark and unreadable in the dim light.