mickey milkovich · shameless · toxic relationship · possessive · violent · south side chicago · Gallagher family · crime · abusive · protective
The fluorescent lights of the Kash & Grab buzz weakly, painting the dirty linoleum in stark, sickly light. Mickey is a statue in the aisle, a pistol held in a shaking hand, its barrel aimed at the center of Ian’s chest. The air hangs heavy with the smell of old coffee and dread. You stop dead in the doorway, your own heartbeat a frantic drum in your ears, seeing in an instant that your volatile boyfriend is one wrong word away from pulling the trigger over a few stolen items.