Show Me Yours | Matty Healy [15]
chapter fifteen, act two: anobrain
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November 3rd 2013
Tommie truly feels like Stevie Nicks in this moment as she sings lyrics of songs she and Matty had written together, glancing at him from time to time.
Of course, she was not much of a Queen like Stevie herself and didn’t have the energy she had during the whole Silver Springs fiasco.
She had however, given several dirty looks to Matty everytime he tried to approach her on stage, and had gone back to hiding behind Ross in the shadows.
Usually, to try and cheer her up and lessen the anxiety she felt Matty would come over during songs and distract her as she played. Maybe he’d share a dance with her during a break in the song, play with her hair, lean his head on hers as they sang a part together.
But today, everytime he approached her, to the delight of the crowd who cheered a little louder as they had grown to love those little special moments of the shows. She shook her head.
At the end of the show Matty had tried going after her as she moved quickly off the stage, but George had suggested he stay back and distract Adam so he wouldn’t worry.
George had panicked when she wasn’t hiding away in her usual spots, but he had quickly found her when he realised her jacket (and his own packet of cigarettes from his jacket)had disappeared.
“For Christmas I’m gonna bulk buy you a bunch of cigarette packs so you stop stealing everyones.” He tells her as he approaches.
She’s stuck in her head, rethinking the past couple of days over and over. The night with Matty, the conversation this morning, everything.
“Tom?”
“Hmm?”
He holds a hand out and clicks his fingers a little, she shakes her head then starts patting herself down until she finds his pack handing them over to him.
“I-”
“Forgot yours, yeah, you always do.”
“Sorry.”
He shrugs, lighting the cigarette hanging from his mouth and leaning on the railing beside her. He eyes her sceptically for her apology, usually he receives a snark response, ‘sharing is caring’, ‘what's yours is mine’, yet today the one word is muttered, and is muttered so quietly his concern returns. “You alright?”
“Hmm?” She looks up, hands hanging down over the railing with the cigarette between her fingers, “Yeah.”
“What’s going on?”
She glances at him, preparing her little lie but one glance and she knows she can’t go through with it.
“Don’t say nothing,” He tells her, “Something’s wrong. Talk to me.”
Tommie doesn’t say anything to him, she just stares at the floor for a few moments. Instead of focusing on one anxiety, she brings up another, which probably isn’t a good idea with the current head space she’s in.
“I’m just… tired,” She tells him quietly, “And… scared.”
“Scared?”
She nods a little, “Been thinking a lot lately.”
He fakes a dramatic wince and raises his brows, “That must hurt.”
George smiles when he sees her lips twitch a little bit. “Funny.”
“Think I’m in the wrong career,” He tells her, “Should’ve done stand up, could’ve joined Tim on Benidorm or sumat.”
“Yeah, would’ve watched you on all the shitty UK panel shows that are weirdly always hosted by, like, Jimmy Carr or James Corden.”
He hums in agreement then gets back on track, “So, what’re you scared about?”
She shrugs, “I don’t know.”
“Come on, Tom, you know I have weird fears- I mean, nothing as weird as birds, that’s a stupid fea-”
“They’re scary things okay!” She jumps to defend herself, “They could fuckign peck your eyes out G, how you gonna play the drums blind, huh?”
“Well, I’m sure it's been done, by like.. Fuckign Hellen Keller or someone like that.”
“And why do they fly?” She continues on, “It’s fucking strange, they’re fucking strange. It’s a valid fear.”
He raises his hands and steps back with playful eyebrows raised, “Well, I can guarantee whatever you're scared of isn’t as stupid as birds.” She shoots him another glare.
“I’m scared something bad will happen soon, with us, the band… like,” She sighs running her hands through her hair, when the cigarette catches George is quick to take if from her hand so she doesn’t singe her hair, “I don’t know, G, and that’s what’s fucking my head up.”
They stay in silence for a while, George doesn’t know what to say, so he doesn’t say anything. A trait that she wishes Matty has for those situations where he should just keep his mouth shut.
The silence stretches until Ross lets them both know that their uber has arrived to take them out for drinks.
She sighs, “I’m gonna head back,” She tells George but he loops his arm through hers shaking his head, “G, I won’t be able to get in anywhere.”
“Come on, we’re famous.”
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“Come on, we’re famous.” Tommie repeats bitterly as they walk away from the fifth place that has turned them away in the last hour.
She sighs looking back at the group, most moody and annoyed at the walking then to George who’s skipping ahead, “Another one up here, Irish bar, bound to let us in, come on.”
She sighs tugging his hand so he’ll stop, “I’m just,” She glances back again, eyes drifting over Matty who stands with his hands in his pockets, looking anywhere but at her, “Gonna head back, I don’t fancy drinks anyway.”
“Okay, we’ll walk you back-”
“G, it’s fine.”
“You’re not walking through Vegas at eleven on your own.” Adam says sternly.
“Tommie?”
She turns quickly, lips curving a little, “Hey, Caleb, what are you doing out here? Got a gig?”
He goes to hug her, arms lifting, but she stands completely oblivious and unmoving causing him to awkwardly act as if he was trying to lean on the fire hydrant beside her, “Um no, no, me and the band, we moved out to California, it’s Micthell, the guitarist, remember him?” He questions, she nods (she doesn’t remember him), “His brother’s bachelor party tomorrow night.”
“Oh cool, that’s uh, your version of a stag do, right?”
“Assuming that’s the party of the groom?”
She nods and he grins nodding back, he glances round the band passing smiles around, “Hey, ya’ll.”
The five of them cringe at the same time, Matty muttering something under his breath receiving a nudge and a quiet hidden snort from Ross.
“So, you guys had a gig?”
“Hard Rock Casino.” Matty butts in before she can open her mouth.
His smile widens, “Really? Supposed to be great in there, that’s where we're going tomorrow night.”
“Yeah?”
He nods, “Where are you headed?”
“Uh, these guys are gonna go bar hopping and I was just on my way back to the hotel now.”
“Cool, cool, shall I walk you? Wouldn’t want you wandering around alone at night.”
She glances back at the four, they’re all watching lined up in a row, all shaking their heads but she smiles at him, “That’d be great, thank you.”
“Tom-” Adam tries to protest but she smiles at him.
“I’ll see you guys in the morning, alright? Don’t get too drunk, show tomorrow.”
She gives them no time to argue and turns around with Caleb in tow.
As they walk, and he talks about his band and how they’re doing, she sneaks glances at him and takes him in.
He’s the complete opposite of every guy she has ever had a crush on.
Which has only been three people (excluding Alex Turner and Jenson Button).
The first guy was in primary school, he had this horrible bowl cut with dark brown eyes and equally dark brown hair.
The second was in comp when she was in year 10, he was taller than her, much taller than her by almost an entire foot. He played rugby, took ICT and PE as his GCSE’s and had, you guessed it, brown eyes and hair. Only he had this horrible mullet haircut that she weirdly found attractive. The moment he cut it off for a buzz cut half way through the school year the crush was gone.
The third guy was when she was younger, and well, it was Matty. The more she thinks of that one the more she realises it never really went away.
Caleb is completely different.
He has blonde hair that's slicked back, not like a sexy Alex Turner kind of slicked back, more like old mafia American movies kind of slicked back. But it looks good on him, his face is a wider, square shape and he has some darker stubble with larger eyebrows and brown eyes.
He’s not short, but he’s not exactly tall either, probably a few inches shorter than Matty.
He’s dressed differently to his vest and jean shorts she first saw him in, he has a tank top with a striped shirt over it and a pair of blue jeans.
“You had food? Was gonna pick some up for my friends and I, if you’re hungry we can make a stop. On me.”
“I am not one to turn down free food.”
“Tastes better free, right?”
She nods and thanks him as he holds the door open of some shitty 24 hour diner.
They sit at the back by a window and order, he has a burger and a strawberry milkshake, asking for two straws, she asks for just a plate of chips, to which the woman looks at her weirdly and she then clarifies by saying ‘fries’, with a dr pepper.
When food comes and they’re tucking in, she starts asking about the band, and how they’ve been doing since he saw her a few months back.
She tells him about the tour, and the festivals, going into too much detail of the Arctic Monkeys gig, he doesn't seem to mind, he happily sips from one straw of the milkshake and nods in encouragement.
“Where are you guys going tomorrow?”
“Tucson, then flying to Spain on the fifth.”
“The fifth?”
She nods and he mutters a quiet, “Damn.”
“What?”
“Was going to ask if you wanted to maybe get dinner, like, actual dinner, with me. You know, on a date.”
She looks down, “Is this not good enough to be a date?”
He shrugs, “I like to treat girls a little better than a dingy, greasy diner.”
Just as he says it the waitress walks by and pauses to cast a glare over her shoulder making Tommie lean back and quietly laugh into her hand.
He purses his lips and sends one of his charming smiles over to her, “Don’t order anything else, they’re gonna spit in it.”
“I’ll be sure not to.” She says, lifting the bottled dr pepper to her lips.
“So,” She then goes on to say, “If this were to be a date, and I, theoretically-”
“Of course, theoretically.”
“Agreed, what would we do?”
He thinks for a moment, “You strike me as the adventurous type.”
She’s not. She likes comfort and staying in her little self created box.
“First, I’d take you to see a gig of some shitty underground band-”
“Dirty Delights?” She questions and he fights back the smile at the sight of her own teasing smile, “Heard they’re pretty shit,” She shrugs, “Couldn’t even get drunk frat boys to join in.”
“I know, and I heard the drummer is a grade A asshole, he is also very attracted to this guitarist from that band. 1975, heard of them?”
“Oh yeah.” She nods, “They’re the talk of the music industry, next Fleetwood Mac.”
His teasing smile turns serious, “I think you could be.”
“What?” She pops another chip in her mouth and chews as he tilts his head.
“Be the next Fleetwood Mac.”
She snorts and drops the half bitten chip to lean back against the booth, he smiles bigger, “I mean it, you could be. You and Matt up there. Chaining each other up.”
“Oh my God, that is like the worst saying I’ve ever heard.” She giggles.
He smiles at the sound she makes, “What? It's been said.”
“By who, a serial killer?”
He raises a brow at her but doesn't comment, “Okay, back to it. We’d go to a gig, listen to some music, dress way too over the top for the back alley bar we’d be at.”
“Back alley?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you from the creeps.”
“Hope so. But I warn you, I’ve got a very harsh right hook.”
He nods quickly, “Noted. I’ll make sure I’m never on the receiving end.”
“Then,” He carries on, “We’ll make use of our fancy outfits. Go to a nice restaurant, have a seat out on the balcony, you’ll make a comment about the stars- you seem the type- and I’ll ask about you. I’ll pretend to listen but I’ll actually be staring at you cause you,” He pauses and watches her cheeks tinge red, “You’re just so pretty in the moonlight.”
“What then?” She presses on.
“I’ll walk you back to your hotel, you’ll invite me up but I’ll tell you about my no kissing on the first date rule, you’ll ask me how many dates is okay for a kiss, I tell you at least five and you roll your eyes. It's not what I believe, I just say it so I’ll get to see you more.”
“And… happily ever after?” She questions.
He nods, “Happily ever after.”
“Hmm, maybe I’ll take you up on it.”
“Maybe?”
“Maybe.” She agrees as she stands and grabs her jacket, “Now, walk me back so I can invite you up.”
She sighs as he follows her out, a fake sigh as a smile stretches on his lips when he turns to nod at the hotel behind her, brows raising suggestively. “Afraid to say it, ma’am, don’t kiss women on the first date.”
She hums, “Guess you’ll have to take me on another.”
“Florida.” He says suddenly, his hands now in his pockets as they walk side by side.
“Hm?”
“The Big Ticket festival,” He clarifies, “We’re playing, You going to be there?”
She nods, “December?” He tells her ‘yes’, “Yeah, we’re going, I convinced the guys we need to go to Disney World.”
He nods, “Then,” He pauses opening up the hotel door for her, “That’s our first date.”
She turns to the lift but can just see it's open with a few people inside and jogs a little to get there faster, “Hold the door.”
Ross perks up, smiling lazily with his head poking out, “Tommie!”
She smiles at the four guys packed inside the lift, “Thanks guys, uh,” She turns back around to Caleb who’s passed a wave to them over her shoulder.
Matty raises a brow at him when Tommie’s not looking and turns his nose up in disgust.
“So.. Florida?”
She nods, “See you then.”
“Thirty five days,” He tells her, “I’ll count them down.”
“Surprised he can count after that awful count-in that he did back in Texas.”
George nudges Matty to shut up and Caleb looks up at him again, Tommie smiles, the muttering having gone unheard and as she goes to turn around ready to step inside but Caleb gently touches her hand for her attention.
“Think I might want to break my rule.”
“I wouldn’t hold it against you.”
He smiles and closes his eyes, leaning to place a simple peck on her lips, “Florida.” He says against them before walking backwards.
She stands there awkwardly only moving once he’s completely disappeared to step inside the lift.
The doors close slowly, no one says a thing.
“Ooh, Florida…” George says in an American accent as he grips Ross' face, “I’ll see you in Florida, my little alligator Queen.”
“Break your rule, Georgia boy, kiss me.” Ross says in a high pitched voice as they both start making kissing sounds at each other's hands holding each other's faces.
Adam giggles loudly, unable to stop and Matty stands there silently.
“Designated sober friend?”
He doesn’t say anything, just nods, “I’ll take Adam and George.”
“Adam’s bunking with me.” He says simply and she nods.
“Okay, uh, Ross is with John, right?” He nods again, “John’s beside me so, I’ll take them both.”
“I can handle my friends, Tommie.”
She nods, “Yeah, you’ve made that very clear.”
“Doesn’t seem to have bothered you much.” He comments, gaze still forward as she tries to untangle Ross’ hand from pulling on George’s hair.
The door opens and she ushers Ross and George, who are still hanging over each other, out into the hallway, like some kind of tired single mother.
She watches Matty and Adam head down the opposite way, Adam’s arms wrapped around Matty’s waist, his head on his shoulder.
Matty looks up as he opens the door, peeling a clingy Adam from him, his eyes catch hers and she pauses in the doorway.
“Goodnight, Matty.”
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random thought but i love eugene mirman's gene sounds ESPECIALLY when gene is sleeping. they're so good & cute
louise tina bob and linda looking @ gene literally exactly like this when he forgets how his song goes at breakfast LMAOO
love that tina and louise seem to actually pay attention to what songs gene is writing and what they're about despite the fact that there are SO MANY. supportive family <3
gene's dream.... bro that was god speaking to you. like for real wtf
also im only a minute in and there are SO MANY good screenshots already he's such a cutie i love him so much!!!! <3 gene episodes my beloved
"Now I'm going to change into last night's pajamas, AKA my only pajamas, and brush my teeth with Tina's toothbrush because that's what I accidentally did last night."
"Wait, what?"
gene and tina are so silly?? 😭
me and gene share many similarities including waking up in the middle of the night every two hours for no fucking reason. like THATS relatable
MR AMBROSE APPEARANCE LETS FUCKING GOOO‼️‼️ why does his voice sound slightly sped up is he okay. does he have a new voice actor?? he sounds slightly off not like in a bad way its just strange
THERE WAS A NEW VOICE ACTOR BCUZ BILLY EICHNER WASNT CREDITED maybe bcuz its such a small appearance but thats very weird. i feel like mickey fans in season 12 episode 6 when loren did that horrible mickey impression 😭😭 also whoever did his voice in this episode wasnt credited so it was somebody from the main cast doing an impression of him. will try to figure out who. sorry episode review cancelled i need to figure out who the hell voiced mr ambrose in this episode
based on the fact that u cant obviously tell who it is i dont think its eugene mirman and probably not h jon benjiman?? dan mintz can only do one voice so its not him either. probably either john roberts larry murphy or a random crew member who they didnt bother to credit
(most likely billy eischner just wasn't avaliable to voice mr ambrose due to his movie career etc so i dont blame them but it was noticeable enough to ME that i needed to figure it out. not even a bad impression honestly the average fan wouldnt notice)
"What do you lucid dream about?"
"I do revenge stuff on people who were mean to me in high school, some fantasy and science fiction, some adult stuff I can't tell you about."
this is literally the gayest thing mr ambrose has ever said omg FHFMDDJKSKS i cant believe this drama club ass nerd was bullied in high school who could have guessed. not me thats for sure
(now somebody has to write a fanfic about mr ambrose having Adult Stuff dreams about mr frond. i want this on my desk by 3pm tomorrow)
love mr ambrose and his gay ass curly hair..... mr ambrose my beloved <33 kisses u
i dont have anything to say im just strangely invested in gene's lucid dreaming plot at this point. Love all his silly little dreams and its incredible he never seems to have any nightmares or anything!!
this is reminding me of the movie where gene had a dream and he was scared that he wasn't good at music and that people weren't going to like his performance and the aliens came down to told him to stop 😭😭💔 his insecurity that he might not be that good a musician literally makes me cry. he's so sweet and kindhearted my babyy boy
CAN I SKIP SCHOOL AND GO BACK TO SLEEP LMAO
"Even successful musicians went to sixth grade, Gene."
"That's a MYTH!!"
weirdly mr ambrose started sounding completely normal at some point like did his voice actor come back and just wasn't credited?? or whoever did this impression was REALLY good jfc
mr ambrose HATES these fuckign kids bro
HES SO UNHINGED LMAO 😭😭
NOT THE STARING AGAIN. why are they literally just this image every single time gene plays music in this episode im gonna cry
love this specific frame of gene running his hand through his hair
awww bob is such a good dad
sidenote but this subplot with tina and louise is so stupid it actually made me laugh LMAO the fucking girl cricket. thr female cricket. like what if he's gay huh what then
"or if she's not his type she also makes a great best friend. she's a good listener" THANK YOU louise for acknowledging the cricket might be gay. she's an ally 🙏
AWW GENE WRITING HIS SONG <3 eugene mirman isnt a Good singer (not hating he literally says that all the time. they have to record each line seperately bcuz he cant sing on key) so its hard to tell when they're trying to make gene's songs seem good or not but this is really sweet. u can tell he just loves music so much
why is gene's song kinda making me emotional..... like this show is usually 50/50 on if it actually wants to take gene's songwriting ability seriously but in this episode its so clear how much he LOVES music and songwriting and how talented he is at it. he has trouble with focus and commitment sometimes but thats never an issue when it comes to his music and he'd happily spend an entire afternoon writing a song from start to finish (even skipping out on dinner) because he was so hyperfocused. love how much respect they give gene in this episode tbh
deeply appreciate the "larry murphy as teddy" credit despite teddy not having one single line in this entire episode. Literally just a legacy credit at this point
I LOVED THIS EPISODE 😭😭💕 i dont think it'll be as widely popular as some other episodes this season but as a gene fan and an artist this episode really resonated with me. the ending sequence was actually really beautiful (gives me the same vibes as "your heart's not broken its only growing" tbh) and i loved gene's song and all the different costumes they put him in for his dreams!! tina and louise's subplot was really cute too. very enjoyable episode if you're a gene fan or just a casual viewer who wishes he got more focus. he's SO SWEET and so passionate <3
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episode 7 of becoming elizabeth review: live laugh lie
This episode felt so long. Easily my least favourite. Everyone was stupid or an asshole or a stupid asshole.
+ mention of archbishop... don’t even say his name?? How are we going to have Cranmer in season 2?? it’s going to be very Remember the New Guy
+ the Ambiguous Religion Preacher man is going to be burned in his clothes, that’s quite unusual. Usually it was in the shift. Y’know, cloth being expensive, it would a terrible waste to burn a whole doublet
+ My pyrophobia breathed a sigh of relief when it cut away from the burning... until they CUT RIGHT BACK TO IT. at least the fire looks fake.
+ they just call him ‘a dissenter’?? I assume they mean Anabaptist? Why not just say Anabaptist?
+ Ed flipping through a book... gifted kid burnout
+ good to acknowledge Mary wasn’t the only monarch burning people. Anabaptists were burned during Edward’s reign, and 4 were burned in London in 1570 something.
+ “I always liked your father” did you??
+ Stephen Gardiner worrying about ‘balance’ on the council and burning dissenters... Stephen Gardiner would not give a flying fuck if Protestants burn more radical Protestants. He’d be there with popcorn.
+ “we are going to make England great” I said “again” sarcastically and then Dudley said “...again” and I burst out laughing. Real subtle Anya. Love the nuanced commentary. Not since The Spanish Princess has a show been so subtle.
+ “a girl not yet 16 made fools out of all of us” did she though?? In history, yes. This show, not so much.
+ Another extra with no hood! Just stick a hood on her! This isn’t a crowd scene where everyone needs a hood so you crack out the crappy ones for the extras at the back.
+ “he is the fucking king” love that that’s an in-universe meme.
+ This Elizabeth is not very good at reading between the lines. Why does she need everything spelled out for her?
+ Oliver’s facial expressions are the best. He can bring comedy to the most mundane lines.
+ “I can’t do the crazy thing... Ok for you i will do the crazy thing” is an A+ dynamic.
+ “England’s not done with you yet” and now that’s some neat foreshadowing
+ “They burned a man in Whitehall” why does Gardiner care?? There’s nothing to imply he was Catholic. If he’s not Catholic, Gardiner wouldn’t give two shits. This is the guy who tried to bring down Katherine Parr for crying out loud!
+ “thought you’d seen enough of the Tower by now Stephen” hehehehehehe
+ then Girlboss Dudley throws Gardiner down the stairs!!
+ “do you need carrying” i wish the whole ep was just Dudley being mean to Gardiner.
+ Henry Grey LITERALLY tells Jane to watch what she says around powerful people and then she just... doesn’t. babe.
+ the whole scene with Elizabeth and Jane....i hate it with a fiery fiery passion. It’s just a nasty scene of two people being horrible to each other for no fuckign reason.
+ Elizabeth plays a few notes that sound like the show’s theme... the show hasn’t earned that.
+ “spurred to treason to acquiesce to your desires” “oh I’m schooled on men by my sister, i wonder how she got so wise”. Can Mary let ANYTHING go? I understand her resentments regarding her past but why she can’t she just drop the subject of Tommy S? WHO SHE DIDN’T EVEN LIKE? Why must she KEEP being like ‘i told you so’? That ain’t how you get friends.
+ Mary did not earn that hug. She didn’t even apologise!
+ Aaaand then Mary is horrible again in like 2 seconds.
+ Illiterate doesn’t necessarily mean uncultured. Early medieval kings like Alfred and Charlemagne were illiterate because it wasn’t a skill they needed. They had scribes to dictate to, and servants to read aloud to them.
+ “don’t hide in places I’ve shown you are good for hiding in” made me laff. I’ll miss Girlboss when he is executed.
+ STOP PUNCHING ROBERT YOU BASTARDS
+ the iconic red dress... they haven’t earned it.
+ Elizabeth defending herself... should have been last episode.
+ Bloody handkerchief of doom!
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