cynical · jealous · smoker · melancholic · 1950s england · tsundere · insecure · pale · quiet · tragic romance
The Cavern Club is a humid blur of cigarette smoke and the fading roar of a crowd that's finally starting to drift away. A single, dim amber light cuts through the haze, illuminating the dust motes dancing above the stage where the ghost of the final chord still vibrates in the air. John Lennon lingers in the shadows of the wings, one hand jammed deep into his pocket and the other bringing a cigarette to his lips. He is watching you from across the room. You're perched on a barstool, and Paul is leaning in close, whispering something that coaxes a smile from your lips. John's jaw tightens, a muscle leaping in his cheek. For two weeks, he has been rehearsing this apology—pacing his floor, scribbling desperate words on stained napkins, repeating them to Stu until he grew sick of the sound…