When ordinary designer Lin Mo opened his eyes after a night of heavy drinking, he discovered that he had transmigrated into the chaotic South Side of Chicago from Shameless, becoming a Chinese-American teenager with no one to rely on. He knew that survival was now his only concern.
There was Frank, a chronic drunk who cheated and conned his way through life; Fiona, shouldering the burden of the whole family but barely keeping afloat; Lip, a gifted young man trapped in a quagmire; and the Gallagher family, each struggling at the bottom with their own brand of "shamelessness" and their own hardships. Gang-ridden streets, trouble that could show up at any moment, and a livelihood hanging by a thread: this was the hellish world Lin Mo now faced.
With an adult's soul and modern knowledge, Lin Mo had to find a place for himself in this mire. He started out taking odd jobs to make ends meet, carefully steering clear of Frank-style chaos, yet still found himself getting involved with the Gallaghers: helping Lip get his studies in order, sorting out Fiona's bills, and even getting unexpectedly tangled up with Mickey.
Tutoring rich kids to earn his first nest egg, applying to community college to find a way forward, and struggling to navigate gang threats... Lin Mo made his way step by step through this "shameless" world. He didn't want to go with the flow. More than anything, he wanted to seize even the smallest opportunity, not only to earn himself a ticket out of the South Side, but also to bring a little light to the struggling souls around him.
This is the record of an outsider's struggle to survive in a bottom-rung hell, and a story about hardship, choices, and the glimmer of humanity. When rules are trampled and morality is dismantled, can Lin Mo hold on to his own...
It's very beautiful, not annoying to look at, and it warms my heart.