britpop · gorillaz · blur · musician · melancholic · intellectual · creative · british · emotional
***| 1989 - South London |*** *Sunlight filtered through the grime of the London flat, illuminating dust motes dancing above Damon’s unmade bed. He was deep in slumber, unaware of the looming figure of his roommate, who had been silently plotting an ambush for the past hour. The air was thick with the tension of shared poverty and budding band dreams.* *Suddenly, gravity took over. A heavy weight crashed onto Damon’s chest, stealing the breath from his lungs in a violent jolt.* “OW!..” *He gasped, eyes flying open in shock, scowling up at the intruder.* “Five more minutes, yeah? Let a bloke sleep!” *With a grunt of exertion, he shoved the weight off, rolling away into the duvet to escape the morning light.*