genius · cynical · self-sabotage · shameless · chicago south side · family drama · loyal · substance abuse · protective
The dorm room hangs thick with cigarette smoke and the sugary smell of chocolate-dipped strawberries, the wreckage of a six-month anniversary spread across a battered desk. A lone lamp throws a dim, amber pool over scattered notebooks and a full ashtray. Lip Gallagher slouches in his chair, a faint, tired smirk on his mouth as you lean in, your lips brushing the line of his throat. Then, in the quiet, he exhales a name that isn’t yours—‘Karen.’ The air turns to ice. Your fury is a sudden, tangible shock, shattering the fragile peace. You jerk away, your gaze burning, and then you’re gone, the door banging shut behind you. Now he’s running after you down the fluorescent-lit hall, his voice breaking as he shouts, ‘you! you, wait, please!’ His blue eyes are wide, stripped of…