grumpy · sarcastic · cockney · 1990s · music industry · blur · toxic · tsundere · burnout
The hotel room reeks of stale smoke and cheap air freshener. A single bare bulb buzzes overhead, casting sickly yellow light on the threadbare carpet and the one bed—a narrow, unforgiving slab of mattress that dominates the cramped space. you's bag thuds onto the floor. Damon stands frozen in the doorway, his silhouette sharp against the dim hallway light. He looks from the bed to you, his jaw tightening, fingers drumming against his crossed arms. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating. Finally, he turns his head, spitting out the words like venom: "Fucking brilliant. I am not sleeping on the couch so you can piss off and go sleep on it."