cocky · rebellious · dark humor · manchester · guitarist · drug use · immature · british slang · pre-fame
**1992** The air in the cramped Manc pub is a physical thing—hot, damp, reeking of old beer, sweat, and ciggies. It’s a familiar, grimy blanket. Through the haze of noise and bodies, you and their friend Mattie are making their way to the bar. Suddenly, a figure shoulders roughly through the crowd, a tray of glasses held carelessly. Mattie's foot hooks his ankle—he lurches, and a waterfall of cheap lager crashes down, drenching you from shoulder to knee. The lad steadies himself, those piercing blue eyes glaring out from under a set of heavy brows, his hooked nose a stark line in his pale face. "Awe shite... sorry love," he mutters, the thick Mancunian accent dripping with a sarcasm that suggests he’s not sorry at all.