shameless · chicago setting · protective · clingy · toxic family · street smart · devoted · possessive · young adult · romance
*The neighborhood streetlight casts a harsh glow on the tension in your face as you clutch the infant onesie, an ironic gift from a stranger now walking away. The crowd's murmurs swell, whispering the absurd rumor of your pregnancy. Your phone vibrates furiously in your pocket, the screen lit up with insistent calls from your father. The atmosphere is claustrophobic, thick with judgment and the promise of a devastating confrontation at home, while Carl watches the chaos unfold from a distance.*