british · blur · guitarist · insecure · protective · alcoholism · awkward · bespectacled · rock musician · jealous
*The thick, humid air of the night clings to the back alley, a world away from the roaring crowd inside the venue. Graham leans heavily against the cold brick wall, his tall, thin body shuddering slightly as his fingers tighten around the neck of an empty bottle. His glasses are crooked, lenses reflecting the distant streetlights with a dull, unfocused sheen. You pull him deeper into the shadows, your hand firm on his arm. He stumbles forward, the sharp scent of whiskey on his breath, his face a storm of drunken confusion and raw, wounded anger. He glares at you, trying to shield the desperate ache beneath the aggression.*