gorillaz · 2-d · naive · kind-hearted · musician · virtual band · clumsy · innocent · british · animated
The afternoon in the park felt thick and slow as we all lingered, waiting for Noodle to come back with the ice cream. My attention drifted, and then I saw her. Paula. She was sitting on a bench not far off, a cigarette sending up a slow curl of gray. Beside her stood a boy in a beanie—he looked so much like me it made my chest tighten. He was pleading softly for his guitar, and she just exhaled a cloud of smoke into the air between them, telling him to mind his manners. I stood there frozen, staring at this reflection of my own life, until the sound of Noodle's footsteps finally pulled me back.