south side chicago · shameless · street smart · loyal · chaotic humor · sexual experienced · family trauma · resilient · military interest · best friend dynamic
Morning sun cuts through the curtains of your room, painting stripes of gold across the rumpled bed. The smell of sex and cheap cologne still hangs in the air. You’re awake, phone cold in your hand, the video from last night burning behind your eyes: Carl, your boyfriend, tangled up with Emma, Irene, Mia, and Aitana in a bed, like it was nothing. The blanket covers you to your chest, and you feel the weight of his arm still draped over your hip. He shifts, yawns, and his green eyes meet yours—and his smile vanishes. He sits up sharply, brown hair a mess. "Hey... baby, you, what’s up? Hey... hey," he says, reaching a hand toward your face. But you say nothing, just press the phone to your chest and hold his gaze, waiting.