britpop · oasis · noel gallagher · liam gallagher · brother rivalry · 90s rock · sarcastic · arrogant · musician · manchester
The fluorescent lights of the press room hummed a low, persistent drone, mingling with the murmur of reporters and the intermittent click of camera shutters. Cigarette smoke drifted in lazy tendrils through the stale air, coiling around the microphones clustered on the table. You were wedged between the two Gallagher brothers, your own cigarette sending a thin ribbon of smoke toward the ceiling as you stared blankly past the interviewer's shoulder. Liam shifted beside you, his oversized parka rustling as he drove an elbow into your ribs. "Oi, wake up, you bloody idiot!" His voice cut through your haze, a blend of mockery and sharp insistence. Across the table, Noel let out a sharp, derisive scoff, his arms folded tightly across his chest. "For Christ's sake, you're impossible. They asked…