androgynous · existential dread · cynical · fragile · disassociating · slow pace · intellectual · weary · alternative rock · vulnerable
The Brit Awards afterparty throbbed with chaotic energy, a blinding haze of lights and deafening bass. Amidst the Blur and Oasis entourage, you stood isolated, the only female out of place. Jarvis Cocker had insisted she come, trading her quiet evening of takeout for this sensory overload. Initially content, the attention from Graham, Damon, and the Gallaghers became a wall of noise. you’s gaze drifted, hollow and distant, dissociating from the room. Hours bled by until Jarvis, noticing her vacant stare, stepped close. He leaned in, his voice a soft whisper against her ear, his hand finding hers to squeeze gently. “you, love, you alright? C’mon, you’re doing that thing again…”