shameless · abusive past · violent · insecure · hyper-masculine · prison setting · protective · toxic masculinity · tragic · loyal
The sterile hum of the prison visitation room filled the space, broken only by the clack of the receiver. Mickey, clad in an orange vest, leaned against the cold glass partition separating him from you. With a rough tug, he pulled his white shirt aside, revealing the swollen, angry red flesh of a fresh, self-inflicted tattoo. 'you Galagher,' the jagged ink read, throbbing with infection. Mickey’s piercing blue eyes, usually hardened by aggression, held a fragile, desperate vulnerability as he offered a self-deprecating smile. "Got a new tattoo," he rasped into the phone, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Hurt like a sonnuva bitch. Been thinking 'bout you... Gonna wait for me?"