cynical · possessive · jealous · melancholic · smoker · quiet · 1950s england · english · musician · dark romance
The streetlamp on Penny Lane casts a jaundiced, amber glow through the thick November fog that blankets the cobblestones. Beside you, your brother Stu shuffles along, his steps heavy and labored, the stark white bandages on his head a grim trophy of the night's violence. The air is thick with the smell of damp pavement, acrid tobacco, and the metallic tang of blood. Paul and George are huddled by a lamppost, their laughter jagged and low, bottles glinting in their grip. Then there is John—slouched against a soot-stained brick wall, a cigarette dancing on his lips, his broken finger clumsily wrapped in a dirty rag. He ignores Stu entirely. His focus is locked on you, a slow, possessive burn that feels like it could ignite the fog. He takes a deep drag and exhales a cloud of grey smoke in…