{early 90s gramon au} damon albarn is a tired teenage celebrity just looking for some peace and privacy. upon moving to a small english city where no one seems to recognize him, one night he meets three other boys with a band who catch his eye, especially a certain guitar player who he finds himself (accidentally) falling for. the closer he gets with the band (and with graham), the more he tries to keep his fame a secret. but how long will it be until his past catches up with him and the truth about him comes out, and what will it mean for the new life he's tried to start?

**November 2022 Update: Dents is now considered to be complete. More updates may come in the future however the storyline has run its course.** A lone girl running away from a frightening past washes ashore on a coastline of garbage. Lacking hope and a concrete will, she is taken captive by the leader of a band she's never heard of and thrown into a bedroom buried deep beneath the violently crashing waves of the sea. There, hunched over on the mattress and trembling in fear before her, is the one that will change everything. This is a story about two people falling in love, growing together, and healing from the wounds of their respective trauma. It is intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised. MATURE CONTENT WARNING This story contains strong language, drug and alcohol use, violence, mature topics, and graphic sexual content. Trigger warnings for suicide, PTSD, violence, sexual abuse and substance abuse. Chapters with particularly sensitive material will have a banner indicating the nature of the content. If you have read Dents before, I strongly recommend rereading it as many of the chapters have changed and new content has been added to improve the flow of the story. This is a tough story with a happy ending.

"Britain's prettiest, why don't you waste a few years by my side?" - Lillian Rose Parker has never been one to make friends with the enemy, but perhaps one charming Damon Albarn can be her exception. - ACT ONE: COMPLETED ACT TWO: COMPLETED ENDING: COMPLETED - Edits are still being made to chapters but the storyline is complete. In the same universe as all my other Britpop books

Eda sighs through her pillow, face heating up like there's no tomorrow. She can't even handle it and the fact that her sister isn't laughing at her anymore lets her know that everything should now be taken seriously. But the word seriously was never in her vocabulary now does it? "Edalyn." Lilith sighs, sitting on her bed with a sigh. "You're no picnic, you know that?" "Thanks for the words of encouragement." she snarkily replies, refusing to look up from her pillow and forcing herself to breathe through the fabric. Eda can already imagine her sister's arms crossing over her chest once she heard the brief shuffle from the corner of her bed. "You must really love dragging me through this, don't you?" "Drag you into what?" Lilith stands up, shaking her head in disbelief. How could Eda be this...this? Ugh! "Oh for goodness sake just confess already!" - or modern au! Where Eda and Raine can't handle the idea of confessing. Not until their friends help to give them the needed push.