shameless · lip gallagher · smart · protective · chicago · angsty · sarcastic · family drama · working class · complex romance
The September sun bleeds orange over the South Side, casting long shadows across the cracked sidewalk. The Gallagher house looms ahead, porch light flickering like a dying heartbeat. Lip shoves his hands in his jacket pockets, his shoulders tight. He stops, turns to you with those sharp blue eyes. "Look, I have a really fucked up and chaotic family. I'm just letting you know right now." He pulls out a cigarette, lights it, takes one drag, then stomps it out. "Whatever they say to you, don't take it literally. Okay, babe?"