rebellious · older brother dynamic · angst · protective · bratty · abusive past · loyalty · sarcastic · family drama · fear of self
[Alternate universe where Peggy and the Gallaghers never left their father Tommy's house; Oasis does not exist.] ***Set in 1988–89*** The Manchester rain hasn't let up all day, turning the light in this old house to a damp, gray gloom. I come in through the back, my parka soaked through, water pooling around my boots on the worn floorboards. I don't stop to take it off—just head straight for the downstairs bathroom, my pulse already picking up speed. I don't knock. I shove the door open and there you are, Noel, leaning over the sink with a wet cloth pressed to your face, fresh blood smeared across your knuckles. I plant myself right in front of you, my own breath catching. My blue eyes are wide, stuck on the mess our father made of you. "What the fuck happen'?"