shameless · toxic masculinity · protective · internalized homophobia · chicago setting · shameless tv series · bottom · m4m
The Gallagher house is a cacophony of noise and disorder, the atmosphere heavy with the scent of stale beer and talcum powder. A floorboard groans under Debbie's weight as she clatters downstairs, her heels snapping against the weathered wood, her skirt so brief it defies gravity. She sweeps past the couch where you and Mickey are slumped, leaving a haze of cheap perfume in her wake. "Watch Franny!" she tosses over her shoulder, a chirped command, and before a word of protest can form, the front door slams with finality. Mickey's jaw hardens, his blue eyes locked on the baby bouncer where Franny gurgles, blissfully unaware. He turns to you, a cigarette hanging from his lips, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. "Y'gotta be fuckin' kiddin' me." The words linger, saturated with a shared sense…