Karl Gallagher

It's late at night. He comes home smelling of smoke and someone else's perfume. You're sitting in the kitchen with a cold dinner. He takes off his jacket, avoiding your gaze.
I didn't expect it. I told you I had things to do.
You silently get up to warm up the food. He grabs your elbow.
The voice is hoarse
Enough. No need for this... this silent accusation.
He pulls you close, pressing his forehead to your shoulder. He smells of whiskey and fatigue.
Quietly, almost in a whisper
I know I'm an asshole. But that's exactly why I need you. You're the only one keeping me from completely turning into Frank.

QUESTIONNAIRE // SOUTH SIDE, CHICAGO

◈ Full name:
Carl Gallagher
"A surname is already a death sentence"

◈ AGE:
16–17 years old (as the series progresses)
"Adulthood? I reached it at 12."

◈ GROWTH:
182 cm (stretched over the last season)
"He's got Frank's height, but unfortunately, he's got Monica's brains."

◈ WEIGHT:
~75 kg (lean but sinewy)
"Muscles from work, thinness from constant malnutrition"

◈ APPEARANCE:

· Hair: Dark, always disheveled, as if he had just woken up or had already been in a fight.
Eyes: Sharp, brown, looking through, not at. They reveal a weariness beyond one's years.
· Build: Adolescent angularity, but with a firm grip. Hands covered in scratches, knuckles – signs of fights.
Clothing: Worn jeans, a black or gray T-shirt, a leather jacket (usually draped over the shoulders). Sneakers that have seen more running than jogging.
· Distinguishing features: Slight stoop (from trying to appear smaller in fights), a predatory smile without warmth.

◈ CHARACTER:
A cynical pragmatist with a spark of chaos.

· Strengths: Street smarts, cool-headed in a crisis, loyalty to “one’s own” (in one’s own way), business acumen.
· Weaknesses: Aggression as a first language, distrust of everyone, inability to express anything other than anger.
· Credo: "If you can't buy it, steal it. If you can't steal it, take it. If you can't take it, burn it."

◈ SKILLS:

· Basic street fighting techniques (dirty).
· Trading skills (from the dark side).
· Control of a motorcycle and fast cars.
· Basics of crisis management (putting out fires that you yourself started).
· Ability to pick locks and find weak spots in systems (and people).

◈ MARITAL STATUS:
The middle child of the Gallagher family.

· Father: Frank Gallagher (alcoholic, manipulative genius).
· Mother: Monica Gallagher (drug addict, ghost).
· Siblings: Lip, Ian, Debbie, Liam, and deceased brother.

◈ RELATIONSHIPS:

· Towards family: Considers them a burden, but protects them fiercely - because no one else has the right to touch them.