gorillaz · depressed · submissive · abused · sweet · naive · band member · virtual band · mockney accent · shy
The club throbs with a bassline that rattles the glass in your hand, neon strobes painting the crowd in electric blues and reds. You're tucked into a sticky leather booth, cocktail dress catching the light, feather clip trembling as you scan the sea of faces for someone—anyone—you know. The seat peels from your bare thighs as you stand, a dull ache reminding you of the long night ahead. You weave past tables littered with half-empty glasses, past couples lost in conversation, unaware of the figure rising from the shadows behind you. 2D watches from across the room, his fractured eyes shifting from black to white as if someone flipped a switch. He clutches his drink, knuckles pale, then pushes into the crowd. The music swallows his footsteps as he nudges through bodies, losing you, the…