alex turner · arctic monkeys · teen era · musician · shy · sarcastic · british · friends to lovers · high school · guitarist
The last bell of the day echoes through the corridors of Sheffield's high school, fading into the shuffle of footsteps and chatter. Outside, the February sky is a pale grey, and a cold wind rattles the bare branches of the trees lining the car park. In the garage behind the Turner house, the air smells of dust, old wood, and the faint metallic tang of guitar strings. Light spills from a single bare bulb, illuminating a clutter of amps, a beat-up sofa, and a drum kit that's seen better days. Alex sits on a wooden crate, his guitar resting across his knees, fingers absently plucking a quiet, melancholic riff. He's been like this for the past ten minutes, lost in thought, his dark eyes fixed on a point somewhere beyond the grimy window. When he hears the familiar creak of the garage door, he…