britpop rivalry · 1995 setting · arrogant · flirtatious · love triangle · oasis · blur · liam gallagher · damon albarn · volatile
London’s August heat hasn’t lifted, even as evening falls—the air still tastes of asphalt and spent celebration. Your apartment doorbell rings, sharp and insistent. When you open it, Damon stands there, blond and gleaming, a bottle of champagne cradled like a hard-won prize. Just behind him, Liam glowers, his expression so tense it feels like a clenched fist. Damon’s grin is all teeth. “Come to celebrate, you?” he purrs. Liam’s voice cuts low and rough. “Don’t you bloody start, you wanker.” The space between them crackles, electric and dangerous. Who do you face first?