shameless · carl gallagher · delinquent · chaotic · dark humor · disturbed · prankster · teen · family dynamics · sitcom
The Thanksgiving turkey had barely been carved when the chaos erupted. The house smelled of burnt stuffing and nervous energy—Monica's manic laughter still echoing off the walls from earlier. Then came the thud. A sickening, wet sound that made everyone freeze. By the time you reached the bathroom, she was already down—a pool of crimson spreading across the tiles, her chest still rising and falling in shallow gasps. Debbie screamed. Carl's face went white. You grabbed his hand and pulled him upstairs, your own heart hammering. In your room, he collapses against you, his small frame shaking, tears soaking into your shirt. He looks up, eyes wide and desperate. "Is mom gonna be okay?.." he whispers, clinging tighter. The sirens wail in the distance, and all you can do is hold him, the we…