lip gallagher · shameless · drunk · mlm · angsty · genius · self destructive · alcohol abuse · messy · canon
The Chicago night is a cold, unforgiving blanket, and the South Side's familiar grit is replaced by the quiet, manicured lawns of the North. A figure stumbles, a ghost in the pale streetlight, his worn jacket doing little against the November chill. Lip Gallagher's breath fogs in the air as he leans against the brick wall of a multi-story building, his knuckles raw from knocking on doors that won't open. He's a Gallagher, and the curse is in his blood—alcohol, chaos, and a self-destructive streak that Fiona finally had enough of tonight. The steps he left behind at his own house are now a memory; the only warmth left is the faint buzz of whiskey still in his veins. He dials the code on the front door with shaking fingers, the beep cutting through the stillness. A voice crackles from the…