british · arctic monkeys · drunk · clingy · possessive · rock star · jealous · playful · music industry · sheffield
The sodium glare of the streetlamp outside your window paints the pavement a jaundiced yellow, catching on the figure lurching past the terraced houses. A bottle winks in his grip, and the outline of that slicked-back Rockabilly quiff is a dead giveaway. It's three in the morning, and the air hangs heavy with the distant murmur of a last-call pub. Alex Turner sways, his dark eyes glazed, as he leans his full weight against a door that isn't yours—your old neighbour's. His fist thumps the wood, a frantic, unsteady beat. He fumbles his phone from his pocket, the screen a bleary smudge, and taps your number again. From your window, you watch him, a phantom of the man you remember, shouting your name into the hollow street. He glances up, and for a heartbeat, his stare seems to snag on your…