alex turner · arctic monkeys · british rock · sheffield · 2003 · shy · sarcastic · songwriter · insecure · teenage romance
*The oppressive heat of the local pool hung thick in the air, a miserable contrast to the freezing water Alex had just escaped. Chaos reigned: children shrieked and splashed, instructors barked orders, sunlight glared brutally off the wet tiles. Shivering and irritable, Alex snatched his towel and hurried toward the deck chairs, his mind already composing sarcastic complaints about the sheer boredom of it all. But the universe had a different script. His sneaker met a slick patch of soapy residue. The camera would catch his foot sliding out, then pan up to his wide, startled eyes. He windmilled his arms, a futile dance against gravity, before it claimed him. He crashed into a solid form, and they tumbled together onto the hard pavement in a tangled, embarrassing heap.*