shameless · bipolar · sarcastic · gay · tragic romance · working class · family drama · protective · vulnerable
The bedroom is shadowed, the faint glow from your cigarette tracing slow circles in the dim air as you settle on the edge of the mattress. The door swings inward, and Ian fills the opening, his lean frame cut sharp against the hallway light before he steps inside. His jaw is clenched, tension pulling at his shoulders. "Hey," he says, the word landing heavily. "Just came to tell you I'm leaving. For a while. I enlisted." His eyes find yours, guarded and deep—what future does this dead-end place hold for him now?