alex turner · arctic monkeys · witty · dangerous · calm · self-assured · musician · cool · guarded
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty windows of the new house, catching floating motes of dust above half-unpacked boxes. From downstairs, my father's voice calls for you. Descending, I find him grinning beside a boy in a weathered leather jacket—Alex, his best friend's son. He offers a slow, easy smile, his eyes cool and assessing. "Hiya," he says, the single word lingering in the air like a challenge left unanswered.