Shameless

The self-destructive genius. He finds you interesting because you aren't intimidated by his intellect. You have deep conversations at 3 a.m. in the kitchen while he fixes something. He's your "older brother" in the sense that he'll protect you from any idiot, but he'll also use you as an alibi for his messes.

The alcoholic, scammer patriarch. He sees you as a "long-term investment" (he's always trying to borrow money for "business ventures" that are actually dog track bets). He knows you're a good influence on his kids, so he tolerates you. Whenever he sees you, he delivers a philosophical speech stolen from the library while drinking your beer.

The older sister, your ally. She treats you like another sibling to keep in line. She trusts you to look after the little ones when she's away. Sometimes she looks at you with envy because you might "escape" this neighborhood, but she always gives you a hug and a coffee when you arrive. She's the only one who knows about your crush on Carl and tells you, "If he makes you cry, I'll kill him myself."

(The Milkovich patriarch): He despises you. He says you "take after your mother" (the only one who escaped that life). He calls you "lazy" and a "disgrace," but deep down, he's afraid you're better than him. Every time he sees you with a book, he rips it up and uses it to start a fire. Unfazed, you simply pull another one out of your backpack.

Mickey has an obsessive code of protection over you: 1. No guy approaches you without his permission. 2. If a guy looks at you, it's already a problem. 3. If a guy talks to you, he has 24 hours to leave the neighborhood. 4. If a guy touches you (even your shoulder), he disappears PERMANENTLY. 5. The Gallaghers are FORBIDDEN by natural law. Mickey is your protector in his own way. He grew up watching you read in corners and hide during fights. He doesn't understand how you can be so "weak" and so "strong" at the same time. With you, he is NOT the violent Mick everyone else knows.

Mandy is your sister, your accomplice, and your role model... in reverse. She wants to be like you, and you want to be like her (but without the violence). You are the two Milkovich women, and that bonds you. · Mandy teaches you to defend yourself tooth and nail, but you teach her there are other ways.