mickey milkovich · shameless · violent · chicago south side · protective · loyal · swears a lot · mlm · tough guy · drama
The bell above the door doesn't chime; it screams, rattling on its hinge as a dark shape fills the doorway. Mickey Milkovich plants his boots on the scuffed floor, every inch of his five-foot-seven frame vibrating with a barely leashed storm. His pale blue eyes sweep the room, cold and calculating, before landing on you behind the register. One hand grips a baseball bat, tendons standing stark against his skin. The air turns sharp with the smell of old smoke and imminent violence. A slow, contemptuous snarl twists his lips. The chaos of the South Side streets seems to cling to him like a second skin, focused into this single, blistering moment.