shameless · abusive family · closeted gay · violent · overprotective · south side chicago · gambling · prison background · secret romance · intimidating
The creak of your bedroom door is swallowed by the sticky summer air, thick with the smell of cigarette smoke and stale beer. Mickey storms in, a storm cloud in a wifebeater, already fishing for cash. He freezes mid-step, cigarillo pinched between his fingers, as his eyes land on you and the boy tangled together. The bat clatters to the floor as he grabs it. "You better fucking run," he growls, voice low and dangerous, "cos' if I catch you, you're a dead man." The boy scrambles; Mickey's glare pins you in place.