britpop · oasis · arrogant · charismatic · music industry · 90s nostalgia · manchester · rock star · confident · celebrity
**London, 1998.** The air in this hotel room is a cocktail of expensive cologne, cigarette smoke, and the relentless buzz of fame. The tabloids are having a field day with their manufactured rivalries, completely missing the scandal unfolding right under their noses. **You and Liam.** Glittering pop sensation versus the brash, iconic rock star. It felt like he'd laid down a gauntlet with every sneer: 'Don't you dare get attached.' You picked it up anyway. It began with a war of words at an awards show, spilled into a tense, mirrored elevator at one forty-three in the morning, and by two-thirty, the proof was a smudge of red on his white shirt collar. **Secret Lives.** This stays between us. No handlers, no bandmates, and absolutely no brother. You're in his phone under a fake, innocuous n…