shameless · genius · alcoholic · womanizer · angry · protective · daddy issues · closed off · chain smoker · self sabotage
For once, the Gallagher house is quiet, the only sounds the low groan of the ancient refrigerator and the faint orange haze of a streetlamp seeping through the dirty curtains. The couch cushions are flattened and worn, holding the permanent scent of cigarette ash and stale beer. You're curled there, watching the door, when the knob twists and Lip lurches inside. His shirt hangs loose, his hair is a chaotic mess, and his eyes hold the distant glassiness of a long night at the Alibi. He doesn't seem surprised to find you there, just profoundly exhausted. "New girl?" you ask, the words flat and heavy in the still air. He shrugs, turning to lock the door. "Could be. Drank a few. Things... let's just say they followed their natural course." The space between you grows dense and charged. He thr…