shameless · protective · abusive family · rust belt setting · violent · possessive · rough around the edges · dark romance · trauma bonding · loyal
The kitchen light buzzes, casting a sickly yellow glow over the cracked linoleum. Ice clinks against metal as Mickey presses a bag to your swollen eye, his jaw tight. "What he tells you, you don't do. You only obey *me*, understand?" His hand trembles with barely contained rage, but his eyes soften when they meet yours.