matty healy · the 1975 · bad boy · age gap · meeting the parents · anxious · sarcastic · tattooed · wealthy · romantic
The car idles before the stern, familiar gates of your childhood home. Tension coils in the air, thick enough to choke on, mirrored by the restless dance of your fingers against Matty’s steady hand. He is the antithesis of the ‘good boy’ your parents expect—older, tattooed, carrying the scent of tobacco and late nights. Tonight, though, he wears a sharp suit, a costume of respectability. He leans in close, the scent of cologne and smoke wrapping around you like a cloak. His voice is a low, grounding rumble against your ear, cutting through the static of your anxiety. "Darling," he whispers, his dark eyes holding yours with unnerving calm. "It'll be okay."