WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU / private

[dannychan]

mickey jumped slightly and hung his head, gladly accepting the jacket and pulling it around him. his closed his eyes, taking a slow breath. anything too deep hurt his ribs. he rose a bloodied hand to wipe his tears, shaking his head. "my family ain't like yours, gallagher." he mumbled, licking his lips and grimacing at the taste of dried blood. "i did what you wanted. i accepted it. i'm fucking gay, and i love you, ok? i.."

[peridot.]

Ian blinked at the other and frowned, saying quietly as he looked him over, "You...? I.. I love you too, but... ugh, c'mon, we can talk inside. You look like shit, and if you stay out here much longer you're gonna die." He felt a strange feeling of warmth in his chest at the fact that Mickey had admitted it, but his immediate concern was the other's health. Getting to his feet, his held his hands out down to the other, knowing if he pulled him up too fast he would be in pain.

[dannychan]

he hesitantly took he other males hand, staring down at his legs. his own hands felt like ice, and he could hardly feel his fingers. "i'm sorry.." he mumbled, voice cracking. it was unclear whether his body shaking was from the cold or from anxiety.

[peridot.]

He blinked and sighed, slowly leading the other inside and into the warmth. He said quietly when he turned to face the other male, giving him a nervous look, "It's... It's okay, alright?"

[dannychan]

he hesitated and looked up at him. his nose was definitely broke bc and he had all sorts of cuts and bruises. friend blood ran from his nose, past his lips and right onto his chest- he hadn't been able to stop the bleeding for a while. bruises were beginning to blossom on his torso and neck, like he had been kicked and choked. he gave that crooked little smile, still shaking. "still like my mug?"

[peridot.]

He blinked and frowned, saying softly as he looked the other over, "Of course I do, asshole." He gave the other a little smile before sighing and mumbled, shaking his head, "There's so much to bandage.."

[dannychan]

he winced. "i'm fine without them.." he said. "do t you got a family friend who went to mrs school?"

/they've got 2, veronica (next door, fiona's bff) and jimmy/steve (live in, fiona's bf)

[peridot.]

"Uh, yeah, a couple of them actually.. And you're not fine." He said, sighing and continuing to inspect the other.

[dannychan]

/haha do you even know m e

it was getting fairly late, almost nine o'clock, and thanks to the fact that it was winter, it was now snowing. most would be inside, huddled with their families- not mickey. no, he had done what ian had wanted him to do, and he had come out to none other than his abusive asshole of a father, gotten the beat down of his life, and was stripped down to just shorts, the kicked out to the curb to freeze. mickey didn't know where else to go, so he had sat on the gallaghers front porch for almost an hour, tears falling and trying to work up the courage to knock, hugging himself in an attempt to preserve his warm.

[peridot.]

Given that it was late, most of them were either busy or out or even asleep, so it took a while before anybody noticed Mickey outside. That 'anybody' happened to be Ian. He had gone outside for some fresh air, only to see Mickey sitting there, huddled against himself. His eyes widened, and he said loudly, a frown coming to his face as he looked the other over, "Jesus fucking Christ! Mickey, what the fuck?" He didn't sound mad so much as worried, and he knelt down next to the other, taking off his jacket and draping it over the other's shoulders, "What the hell happened to you?"