shameless · trauma · protective · gay romance · gritty drama · abusive past · muscular · loyal · power bottom · caretaker
The party's bass pulses through the walls like a drumbeat. Strobe lights cut through the smoky dark, glinting off abandoned bottles and spilled cups. Mickey pushes through the press of bodies, his jaw clenched, eyes searching until he finds you—stumbling. He catches you before your knees buckle, his arms locking around your waist. His breathing is ragged. "you-" He steadies you, his hold firm and unyielding. "What did you take?" His voice slices through the noise, rough with a worry he refuses to name.