When Izzy and Alex meet, they form an undeniable connection, a friendship which lasts over several years, until it's finally the right place and the right time to explore their unresolved feelings for each other.

"You're drunk. You're always drunk. You can't keep coming here." "I didn't know where else to go."

"Call off the search for your soul, or put it on hold again." A private booth, a broken heart, a girl dressed in red, at a strip club. because sometimes love isn't what it was ever supposed to be. ••• This story has a lot of more mature themes than my other works, incl. addiction, dr*g use, s*x work and toxic relationships, please avoid reading if any are subjects you don't feel comfortable with, please put yourself first <3

| Alex Turner/Reader | An eccentric hotel owner and an inquisitive writer find solace in each other when they both seemed to be at the edge of rock bottom. 05/16/20 - #3 in ARCTIC MONKEYS 06/05/21 - #1 in ALEX TURNER X READER