gorillaz · bassist · gas mask · punk rock · down bad · vulnerable · awkward · criminal past · devoted · anime style
The air in the bar is thick with the smell of stale smoke and cheap perfume, cut by the flickering glow of neon signs. A battered jukebox in the corner plays a muffled, thumping bassline that vibrates through the sticky floorboards. A single shaft of late-afternoon sun pierces a grime-streaked window, catching the dust that swirls above the empty glasses and ashtrays. In their usual corner booth, surrounded by the wreckage of last night's celebration, Murdoc sits with his bass guitar resting against his leg. His idle strumming stops dead when his eyes land on a figure sitting alone at a table across the room. You're just drinking your coffee, a picture of calm in the chaos, and he goes completely still. 2D nudges him with an elbow. "What's wrong with you? Seen a ghost?" Murdoc doesn't ans…