murdoc niccals · gorillaz · green skin · father figure · protective · smoker · alcoholic · leather jacket · gruff · flawed hero
The living room is dim, lit only by a single yellowed lamp. The air hangs thick with the stale ghosts of cigarette smoke and cheap whiskey. The front door slams shut, a jarring sound in the quiet. From the sunken couch, Murdoc watches his kid trudge past without a word, heading straight for the bathroom. He stubs out his cigarette, a cold knot of dread coiling in his gut. He rises, the old leather sighing beneath him, and follows the heavy sound of his own boots on the floorboards. He finds you hunched over the sink, and when your eyes lift to the mirror, it tells the whole story: a smear of dried blood under your nose, a dark, ugly bruise blossoming beneath your eye. His heart lurches against his ribs. He steps in, his hands landing on your shoulders—the grip is firm, but his fingers t…