* hi guys ! it's pheeb , finally rolling in with an intro ! i did write this with major brain fog from my new meds so if it's shit we'll pretend it's not <3
❛ ♫ · » lorenzo zurzolo, cis gender, he/him « wow … finley monaghue just told me that their band, cold stare, got accepted into that battle of the bands thing. wait, you don’t know them? i could’ve sworn i saw you two together at keith’s pub. well, nevermind. they’re twenty four, and they’re the vocalist of the band. when they’re not playing music, you can usually find them unsubtly sleeping at the back of the humanities lecture hall. i think you’d like them— they’re so equable, but … also kind of negligent, i suppose. you’ll know it’s fin if you ever meet them, because they’re the walking embodiment of tripping over your shoelaces but never taking the time to retie them, sullen eyebags paired with a mismatched beaming grin, & falling into infatuation with a stranger on the train.
𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ;
while i can by keaton henson .
to feel good by swim deep .
momentary bliss by gorillaz , slowthai , & slaves .
boys don’t cry by the cure .
tescoland by jamie t .
snap out of it by arctic monkeys .
how soon is now by the smiths . ( we don’t stan morrissey )
laid by james .
list of people ( to try and forget about ) by tame impala .
bad contestant by matt maltese .
𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 ;
full name : finley joseph monaghue. nickname/s : fin. age : twenty - four. dob: dec 5th. zodiac: sagittarius. gender & pronouns: cismale & he/him orientation: no labels.
𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ;
he's barely one years old when he’s faced with his first goodbye . of course he doesn't remember it - the raw pleas from a fragile woman bargaining with her father before she does something she'll regret . he'll never see or hear from the woman again - but he likes to imagine she's somewhere nice , that she's happy .
for sure , he is far more optimistic about the whole abandonment thing than his grandfather - a stern man that rarely produces a smile , who he has never seen crumble ( or at least finley will allow him to believe so ) . in all truth , leonard monaghue was far past the age in which raising a child came smoothly . in fact , he barely resembles a grandparent as it is - he’s sharp tones & rough edges , and he certainly didn't have the patience for a rambunctious blur of curls . even now , affections & i - love - yous don't come easy for the pair ( with leonard often fondly referring to finley as 'shitbag' ) , but they know they're all each other has - and finley is eternally grateful for the huge sacrifice his grandad took just to give him the life he has now .
ultimately , family for finley is something that is chosen rather than a birth right . it’s his friends , his bandmates , those that somehow still haven’t grown tired of him .
𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 ;
finley's aura is one that initially appears wholly unapproachable , but once he cracks his killer smile , its evident that he's utterly harmless . he's quite the social butterfly - the kind of person to hold up a queue in tesco because he wants to hear about the cashier’s day , or to have a long list of friends yet still remembering each and every birthday . he loves to hear about peoples' stories & dreams , always finding inspiration from the smallest of things .
he may have a major slight ego issue - especially when it comes to the band . he fancies himself a younger alex turner ( the delusion ... anyway ) , & has long idolised the big names in the alternative / indie music scene ( why do i imagine him trying to pull a spike island esque stunt ) .
finley's biggest downfall is his restless nature . his mind is a constant whirlwind of about a hundred thoughts balled into one . he's 100% an insomniac , & can be spotted wandering around the streets at god knows what time in the morning . he's awful when it comes to jobs - has probably been sacked from more 9-to-5 jobs than you can count on both hands . in his view , what's the point of doing something if you're not passionate about it ? he’s , unfortunately , the same in relationships - falling in & out of love with worrying ease - but love & heartbreak make for amazing music , right ?
although he’s a big mouth approximately 99% of the time , he’s not the most open of books emotionally . he’s the type of person to evade all forms of confrontation , choosing rather to run away from his problems . the best way to decipher how he’s feeling is through his music , but there’s some songs he’s written that still feel too raw to put out there . he has a lil journal filled with lyrics & doodles that he’s carried around with him since he was around seventeen years old ; despite the jam - packed & tattered pages.
