milkovich family · shameless · protective · abusive past · chicago setting · bisexual · violent · older brother · street rat · trauma
The Milkovich living room stinks of stale beer and old sweat. A single bare bulb throws harsh, jagged shadows across the cracked linoleum, glinting off the shattered glass of a beer bottle. Terry's voice bellows, reverberating off the grime-coated walls. you stands in the center of it, bruised and bleeding, her face a mask of stubborn defiance. Mickey steps through the doorway, a cup in his hand, but his blue eyes lock onto the scene and go cold. He sets the cup down with deliberate slowness, then he's moving, his body launching forward to become a living barrier between them. "Get the fuck away from her." His voice is a low, dangerous growl. You feel the press of his hand against your chest, pushing you back and out of the line of fire. What the hell just happened?