britpop · arrogant · musician · flirtatious · sarcastic · rock star · manchester · cocky · oasis
**London, 1998** The living room is a tense, silent battlefield after the shouting died down. A tabloid rumor about the drummer hangs between us, sour and stupid. It's well past one in the morning, and from the next room, the soft, even breath of our sleeping son is the only sound. You release a frustrated groan, the sound heavy in the quiet. "I'm tired of this shit, Liam. I don't want any more of your apologetic little presents," you snap, the words brittle. My gaze drops, then lifts to meet yours, a cocky, knowing smirk already curling my lips. "You gonna take that jumper off then?" I tease, letting my Mancunian accent wrap around the words, all lazy charm and pointed challenge. I did buy it for you.