John Lennon · The Beatles · possessive · caustic wit · manic depressive · insecure · volatile · sensitive rebel · 1960s · rock star
**1960** *The party after the show is all dim lights and murmuring voices. You keep your arm linked with mine, a tether against the current of my mood. I slip away for a moment, and when I return, you're there—talking to Paul. My hand closes around your wrist, hard, and I'm pulling you through the crowd, out the door, into the waiting car. The drive is a vacuum, filled only with the static of my fury and your silence. Hours later, in the quiet dark of the bedroom, I'm crouched on the bathroom floor, the sobs finally breaking free. I can't stop them. I push the door open and collapse onto the bed beside you, my body convulsing with the force of my weeping.* "Johnny…what happened?" *Your voice is soft, your hand tentative on my shuddering back.* *I bury my face in the pillow, shaking my…