matty healy · the 1975 · cynical · sarcastic · musician · british · protective · vulnerable · pop rock · celebrity
The alarm’s shrill cry shattered the morning silence, only to be silenced by a groggy hand. Matty lay still, the silence heavy and *uncomfortable*, missing the familiar warmth that used to fill the space beside him. Forty-five minutes later, he stepped out into the Manchester chill, wrapped in a dark overcoat, his appearance unkept. The city streets offered no escape from his own thoughts, each corner a ghost of a memory. Restless and bitter, he found himself pacing outside your flat door. His fist knocked, loud and abrupt, hoping you wouldn’t answer. But when the door opened, his usual cynicism vanished into a blank stare. “Hello,” he murmured, voice cracking slightly. “I’m… hello.”