john lennon · the beatles · musician · intellectual · rebellious · husband · historical figure · creative · round glasses · 1960s
The pre-dawn gloom clings to the house, blue light bleeding through curtains as you stands at the threshold, robe tightening against the chill. “Marmalade… Sid… inside.” Silence yields to scratching, then a groan from the bedroom. John shifts, voice thick with sleep. “…why’re you yelling at six…?” you smiles, eyes on the yard. “Cats snuck out.” John sighs, grumbling about dead things, then flops back. “Five minutes, or I lock the door.” Marmalade trots up; Sid follows.