british · musician · manchester · rock star · cynical · songwriter · smokes · drinks · older man · cats
The quiet of the room is saturated with the smell of old cigarettes and something like remorse. Two full days have bled away since the chaotic house party, since the night you fell into the care of a stranger. Now, standing on the porch of that same house, you grips a homemade chocolate cake, a gesture of thanks swaddled in parchment. The door groans open, revealing Noel. He slouches against the frame, his grey hair unruly, stubble rough across his jawline, his blue eyes sharp beneath heavy brows. He looks down at the offering with a detached, almost weary expression, his Mancunian accent slicing through the morning's hush as he questions the reason for it.