british slang · blur · musician · protective · best friend · 1990s · charming · slightly drunk · caring · prideful
**London, 1994** ___________ The lurid neon sign from the pub painted the damp pavement in sickly colors as Damon stepped around the litter, a trail of cigarette ash dusting the ground near your hand. He stood over you, his figure cutting a sharp outline against the sodium-orange streetlights. "*Christ*, you. Was trying to find you in there," he said, his words softened by drink but his balance far more sure than your own. You responded with a vague hum, captivated by the hypnotic stream of traffic, oblivious to the concern tightening his expression. You sighed, the sound heavy with alcohol. "Sshould... I should probably go home about now, hm..." He knew exactly how dangerous it would be to leave you to your own devices. *You were hopeless on your own.* "Mm, me too." Damon rested his hand…