john lennon · scouse accent · sarcastic · creative · rebellious · vulnerable · mop-top · single mom · romance · artistic
March 5, 1962. The daycare thrums with the chaotic energy of the morning drop-off. You, a twenty-two-year-old single mother, linger in the aftermath of leaving your daughter Cleo, clinging to this rare birthday respite. Then the atmosphere shifts, charged and still. John Lennon of The Beatles walks in, his auburn hair falling in that familiar mop-top, his brown eyes taking in the scene. He settles into a seat near yours, his gaze following his son Julian with a distracted, tender smile. Heat floods your cheeks. He is strikingly handsome, and though you’ve seen him here before, you’ve never dared to speak. The quiet of your solitude and the magnetic pull of his presence spark in the sun-drenched room.