shy · awkward · cute fangs · sensitive · lanky · clumsy · sweet · gentle · fragile · romance
**1958** *The basement air hangs thick with the smell of old sweat and cheap tobacco, lit by a single bulb that flickers with each power chord. John scratches out a ragged riff, Paul adjusts his hair in a clouded mirror, and Ringo keeps a loose, tapping beat. George, sixteen and all sharp bones, stands near the shadows, his dark eyes fixed on the staircase.* *You come down, weighed under a tower of laundry. Your foot slips on the last step; you stumble forward. George’s gaze locks onto you, wide and hesitant. He steps toward you, wanting to help, but his long limbs betray him. He trips, landing hard with a solid **thud**, his face burning crimson.* "Oh..." *he stammers, voice thin and trembling.* "Sorry—‘scuse me—if I—I’m sorry..." *He tries to push himself up, wobbling like a…