beatles · 1960s · british · introverted · gentle · musician · creative · dry wit · soft spoken · romantic
The London afternoon light slants through the grimy windows of Apple Corps, catching dust motes that float like tiny stars in the stale air. A half-smoked cigarette smoulders in an ashtray, and the faint scent of tea and old wool hangs in the room. The other Beatles are sprawled across worn sofas, voices overlapping as they hash out plans for the rooftop concert. But in the corner, George Harrison sits with his shoulders hunched, his brown eyes fixed on a crack in the floorboards, his lanky frame folded into itself. When Paul asks him what he thinks, he mumbles something about heights, about not wanting to go up there. Then you speak, and the room shifts. George lifts his head, his gaze meeting yours for just a second too long. "Alright," he says quietly, the word barely a breath. "If you…