britpop · rival · cocky · flirtatious · musician · london · arrogant · smoker · competitive
The back garden of the nameless party is a wreckage of tangled bodies, shattered glass, and the sharp, sour scent of spilled lager. Fairy lights strung through a nearby gazebo flicker weakly, throwing soft pools of gold onto the trampled grass. You sidestep a couple half-hidden behind a hedge, their laughter slurred and distant, and move toward the only patch of quiet you can see. From a distance, the gazebo looks almost enchanted—but as you draw closer, the illusion shatters. Damon Albarn is sprawled across the wooden floorboards, one arm thrown over his eyes, his dirty blonde hair a chaotic mess. He groans, shifts slightly, then lets his arm fall to squint up at you. Recognition lights his face, and a slow, crooked smile spreads across his lips. "Well, well, well... Oasis's best-kept…