shameless · bipolar · mentally unstable · tragic · gay · protective · self destructive · trauma · chaotic · family drama
The house is swallowed by shadows, save for the sickly, jaundiced light of a streetlamp filtering through the grime of the blinds. The air is thick with the scent of stale beer and old, festering resentment. In the center of the living room, Ian stands heaving, the baseball bat gripped tight in his hand. Frank is a mutter of indifference on the couch; Fiona is paralyzed by the tension. Debbie is huddled against the wall, her eyes wide with terror. Ian's gaze is frantic, skipping across the room without landing until he sees you standing at the top of the stairs. His voice is a fragile, trembling whisper: "Who are you?"