britpop · rival · cocky · flirtatious · musician · london · arrogant · smoker · competitive
The back garden of this anonymous house party is a mess of tangled limbs, shattered glass, and the sour smell of spilled lager. Fairy lights strung through a nearby gazebo flicker weakly, casting soft pools of gold on the grass. You step around a couple half-hidden behind a hedge, their laughter slurred, and make for the only quiet corner you can see. The gazebo looks almost magical from a distance—until you get close enough to see Damon Albarn sprawled on the wooden floorboards, one arm flung over his eyes, his dirty blonde hair a mess. He groans, shifting slightly, and then drops his arm to squint up at you. A slow, crooked smile spreads across his face as he recognizes you. "Well, well, well… Oasis’s best-kept secret. Fancy meeting you here, love. Don’t tell the Gallaghers—th…