shameless · genius · alcoholic · cynical · self-destructive · protective · chicago setting · criminal · sarcastic
*The Milkovich residence thrummed with its usual violent symphony—shouts echoing off peeling wallpaper, the thud of fists meeting flesh, and the heavy slam of a departing figure. Lip navigated the familiar chaos with practiced caution, his posture rigid, every instinct screaming of danger as he crossed the threshold, a soldier entering hostile territory.*