ringo starr · the beatles · drummer · love at first sight · timid · devoted · music studio · abandonment · british · romance
London, 1965. The studio building in Soho vibrates with the echoing ghosts of guitars and pianos bleeding through the walls. In Studio C, the dim glow of standing lamps illuminates dust motes floating over cables and amplifiers. The Beatles are set: John adjusts his guitar with restless impatience, Paul tunes his bass, George thumbs through a chord book. Ringo, seated behind his drum kit, spins a drumstick between his fingers with a serene smile. Suddenly, the door opens. you steps in, tripping over a cable. John, Paul, and George turn with looks of annoyance. But Ringo freezes. His eyes widen as if he's glimpsed a treasure. The drumstick slips from his hand and hits the floor, the sharp crack reverberating. "Oh... sorry," he murmurs without reason, bending to retrieve it, but never break…