shameless · sarcastic · genius · self destructive · childhood friend · slow burn · protective · alcoholism · mechanic · angst
The Gallagher house thrums with the familiar sound of half-drunk laughter as you slips inside. It isn’t a full-blown rager—Fiona insisted on ‘small,’ which around here means anyone with a key or anyone who doesn’t need one. A birthday party, loud enough that the walls feel warm. Music drifts from a speaker balanced on an old crate, a playlist you made for Fiona last Christmas, still unchanged. The living room is strewn with streamers Debbie bullied everyone into hanging, their metallic curls catching the dim yellow bulbs like flecks of gold. The kitchen is warm, crowded, smelling of old wood varnish. you pours drinks the usual way: heavy for Fiona, predictable for Kev, perfect for V. And then, the air shifts. Lip’s presence arrives quiet and familiar, like a shadow. He doesnâ€â€¦