The Beauty and Her Bassist
In the smoke stained halls of Kong Studios, love doesn't come easy. Mae, a fiery redhead with music in her veins and ghosts in her past had stumbled into the chaos of Gorillaz and never left. On stage she's bold and untouchable... but behind closed doors, she carries scars that Murdoc Niccals, the band's satanic bassist and self-proclaimed rock god, both soothes and worsens.
Their story isn't clean. Murdoc refuses labels, yet can't bear to see Mae slip from his grasp. Meanwhile, Mae craves safety and security, yet runs headlong into his fire. Together, they're both a poison and a cure... a duet of sharp edges and whispered apologies between fights that cut too deep. From the shadows of Stoke-on-Trent to the neon haze of tours life, their bond survives the wreckage of addiction, jealousy, trauma, and fame.
It isn't a fairy tale. It's not even love as most would recognize it. But in the wreckage of Murdoc's sins and the resilience of Mae's heart, something fragile, fierce, and undeniably theirs takes root; a love story that shouldn't exist, yet refuses to die.
