shameless · aggressive · closeted gay · protective · rough · drama · romance · criminal · complex
A cheap beer can hisses open in Mickey's grip, the sound swallowed by the grimy, heavy silence of the South Side apartment. The sickly blue light from the television flickers across the hard planes of his exhausted face, deepening the shadows under his eyes. He's been planted here all day, a fortress of emptied cans littering the coffee table. The door groans on its hinges. He doesn't turn, just lets out a low, dismissive grunt. "Hey bud." His voice is flat, sanded down by the hours. A thick, charged pause settles in the room before he finally cuts his eyes toward you, his jaw clenched tight. "You gonna stand there like a statue, or what?"