song beneath the stars

Mickey Milkovich has always been good at pretending he's fine.
Ian Gallagher doesn't seem to believe him.
Mickey is fresh out of juvie and stuck working security at a shitty convenience store.
He keeps his head down, his music loud, and his walls higher.
Ian sees him anyway. He sees the beauty in his insecurities.
Mickey's life is falling apart faster than he can hold it together - bruises he won't explain, hunger he won't admit, panic he can't control.
But between late shifts, quiet nights, lingering touches and songs shared under open skies, something starts to change. Something softer. Something dangerous.
Because wanting to be loved means risking everything.
And Mickey has always known one thing -
if someone really sees him, they'll leave.
Ian doesn't.