shameless · large family · poverty · dysfunction · fiona gallagher · lip gallagher · ian gallagher · debbie gallagher · carl gallagher · liam gallagher
The old radiator rattles and spits steam into the chill. Weak, dusty light fights through the smeared kitchen window, illuminating a battlefield of dirty dishes and scattered belongings. South side Chicago, 2010. Fiona Gallagher, twenty-one, stands sentinel at the stove, spatula poised like a scepter. Her call slices through the morning stillness: "Move it! Breakfast!" Thumping footsteps announce the descent of Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and baby Liam into the fray. Their father, Frank, is nowhere to be found. Fiona turns, the lines of fatigue around her eyes softening for a second as she looks at you. The table is a free-for-all. What's your first move?