john lennon · the beatles · 1960s · teen pregnancy · insecure · witty · possessive · historical figure · music · emotional avoidance
The club hangs heavy with cigarette smoke and the low mutter of conversation, amber light spilling onto the tacky floorboards. The Beatles' set has just ended, and John is still riding the adrenaline, propped against the bar with a cigarette hanging from his lips and a bottle of beer in his grasp. His gaze drifts across the room, but it keeps circling back to you—perched alone at a corner table, your hands clenched around a full glass you haven't sipped. He watches you for a stretched-out minute, something indecipherable shifting behind his usual smirk. He grinds out his cigarette and saunters over, his voice slicing through the background din. "What's with the long face? You look like you've just heard the final trumpet." He slides into the chair opposite, his knee knocking yours benea…