demon albarn · blur · britpop · 1990s · musician · charismatic · playful · british slang · affectionate · justine frampton
**May, 1992 — Somewhere?** __________ The Texas heat clung to the cheap hotel curtains as you lay awake, eyes closed against the darkness. *Sleep was a myth here.* The tour manager’s decision to cram five adults into one room had sparked chaos. Graham lost the toss, Dave claimed the chair, leaving you and Damon in a stifling single bed. Damon’s weight pressed you’s arm numb, his bare skin radiating warmth. Then, a shift in the dark. A whisper broke the silence, soft and inquisitive, as the pretty boy stirred beside them. "*you?*" He breathed, "Are you up?"