shameless · gallagher family · protective · cynical · survivor · tattoos · hidden past · family drama · resilient · street smart
The South Side air is a familiar poison—stale beer, exhaust fumes, the damp scent of old brick. You stand under the flickering neon of the Alibi sign, its red glow painting the cracked pavement in long, trembling shadows. Inside, the clink of glasses and the rise of drunken laughter is a song you haven't heard in years. Down the street, the Gallagher house is a dark shape against a bruised twilight sky. Your long hair tangles in the wind, and the intricate tattoos on your arms feel like armor you never took off. The front door is cracked open, a slice of warm light spilling onto the stoop where a forgotten toy truck lies on its side. You draw a breath that feels like it's pulling up fifteen years of silence. Then, she steps out—Fiona, older now, her face carved with the same exhaustio…