BRAIN DAMAGE, lip gallagher

prologue

[dazed and confused]

Devyn was in a haze as she walked mindlessly around the party she had come to with Lip. As soon as he set his sights on Karen, the boy asked his best friend if she'd be okay alone for a bit, and of course, she offered no protest. What could she say to him that would make him stay without causing some type of problem in their friendship?

Absolutely nothing.

Lip, along with a few of the other Gallaghers were the only close relationships that Devyn had in her life. She lived with her dad, and older sister but, it wasn't exactly a happy home. Staying on the Gallagher couch was how she was able to get day by day without any physical, and very minimal pain.

Devyn had realized as of late, she was seriously co-dependent of Lip, and if he ditched her, she would begin to spiral. Today was no different, as she toured through this neighborhood party, bumming any substances she could from whoever she could. Her mind felt hazy as she stopped and leaned against the wall, the loud music thumping through her ears and disorienting her completely.

This feeling left her desperately wanting to return home but, she didn't know which way was up at this point so, standing in this very spot seemed like the best idea. The back of her head hit the wall as she let out a groan, the girls thoughts jumbled in knots. "Lip." She managed to utter out gently, hoping her friend would come to her rescue and take her home.

"I think he's out back with Karen." A boys voice spoke, Devyn confusedly opening her eyes to look at him. It was Brent McCormick, resident wrestler at their school, and someone she had known loosely since childhood but, why was he talking to her? "Are you uh, are you good?"

"Mhm, I just need sleep." The Mays girl stood up straighter, making her eyes open wider to appear more in sorts. "Lip bailed on me."

"Isn't he your boyfriend or something?" Brent leaned on the wall beside the girl. "Why's he with Karen?"

Devyn let out a laugh, one harder and more awkward than intended but, she couldn't exactly think correctly enough to try to let out a cute giggle in front of a hot guy in that moment.

"Lips my best friend, Karen is his latest obsession, I uh—... I don't really know why she is his choice but fuck it, right? I'm not the one getting herpes from her." The Mays girl was gripping onto the wall for support, her eyes drifting up towards Brent's that hadn't left her since he came up to the teen. "You live close right?"

Brent's eyes furrowed in temporary confusion but, he remained calm and nodded his head, "Down the street, why?"

Devyn desperately didn't want to go home to her shitty, and problem drunk father, or her painfully cruel sister, and going to the Gallaghers didn't seem like an option tonight. Through the haze, she was starting to see Brent as a bright light. All she had to do was give him some bedroom eyes, and she's have a place to sleep for the night.

... and she wouldn't be alone.

"Take me." The girl liked to believe in that moment, she knew exactly what she was doing but, she didn't. Her thoughts were all spread out in halves, words dragged out slightly, and eyes heavily dilated.

She was a Southside girl, this was normal, right?

"Sweet, we can walk there." Brent practically threw his drink on the ground to get out of there as fast as possible, taking Devyn's hand into his own as he dragged her through the crowd.

The Mays girl seen Lip come back inside, and for a brief moment they locked eyes before he disappeared into the crowd.

authors note...
so some chapters will follow episodes in the show but I do think a lot of plot points wouldn't allow Lip and Dev to form a relationship so some things will be negated.

do you think Lip and Dev will talk about the party?

hope you enjoyed!