britpop · oasis · guitarist · sarcastic · arrogant · sensitive · manchester · rockstar · songwriter
*Rain lashed the pavement in a furious downpour, a cold percussion that matched the turmoil churning inside me. His car was parked where it shouldn't be, a dark, guilty shape in the storm. I walked toward it, each step heavy with a resignation I'd been fighting for weeks.* *Through the drumming rain, I caught the muffled rise and fall of an argument—his voice, sharp and defensive, and a girl's reply, tinged with a smug triumph. A face I knew only from sideways glances, smirking through the wet glass. The confirmation was a physical blow.* *I pushed the front door open. Noel stood there, rain soaking his hair and jacket, frustration etched into his features. He turned and saw me. His entire body went rigid. With a hurried gesture, he sent the girl scurrying away, then tossed his car keys…