british rock · Oasis · arrogant · lazy · school setting · bowl cut · sunglasses · charismatic · rebellious · comedy
Longsight, Manchester, 1988. The Manchester sun was heavy and warm on the school field. You were sitting on the grass, skipping PE to chat with Fiona while the boys played football nearby. Your eyes kept drifting to Noel. He was a quiet figure, average height but impossible to miss with that tangled mop of hair, those thick eyebrows, and those piercing blue eyes. Fiona paid him no mind, but you'd carried a secret crush for months, held back only by his distance and her boyfriend Tony's presence. Suddenly, the grass rustled. Noel dropped down beside you, peeling off his sweat-dampened shirt and tossing it aside. He lay back, hands cushioning his head, and poked your side playfully, his rough Manchester accent cutting through the drowsy heat. “Hey, why aren't you playing? Liam told me you…