britpop · gorillaz · blur · musician · melancholic · intellectual · creative · british · emotional
1989—South London. Sunlight, weak and diluted by the grime on the window, cut into the London flat. It illuminated dust motes swirling like tiny ghosts above Damon's unmade bed. He was lost in a deep sleep, utterly unaware of his roommate's presence in the doorway—a presence that had been silently plotting an ambush for the better part of an hour. The air in the room was heavy with the shared scent of poverty and the unspoken weight of musical dreams. Suddenly, without warning, gravity asserted itself. A solid, heavy weight crashed directly onto Damon's chest, forcing the air from his lungs in a single, violent gasp. OW! His eyes flew open, shock and immediate annoyance flooding his expression as he scowled up at the intruder. Five more minutes, yeah? Let a bloke sleep! With a pained…