summary: itâs hard for you to get a read on noel. he has a reputation in the scene, especially among other touring crew, as someone who works hard and plays even harder, but youâve never been allowed access to that side of him. he keeps you at armsâ length. at first youâd thought it was to do with your sex â maybe he doesnât think a girl can keep up? â but you know thatâs not true because you see the way he treats the other women in their lives. youâve had no choice but to come to the conclusion that he just has an issue with you. unfortunate, too, considering youâre head over heels for him.
author's note: ooooh this took me a minute to get to...my bad...but hey at least they're gna sleep together in this one! xoxox enjoyyyy
also regardless of warnings i ask minors not to engage w my stuff pleaseeeee i'm so serious!
read part one first pls !! this won't make sense without it <3
pairing: early 90s noel gallagher x f!reader
word count: 4.2k
Itâs been ages since that moment with Noel after their show and youâve hardly seen him since. It had been a one-off gig in the middle of nowhere, nothing else lined up for weeks, and after spending four hours at the pub youâd all gone home with the promise of seeing one another again soon looming distantly on the horizon. The adrenaline rush had yet to wear off; you werenât on stage, but you were always eager to get back out there, especially now. Especially with how youâd left things with Noel.
There had been one time youâd run into him at the shop â youâd seen yourself out for a pint of milk, you think; itâs always one thing or another â and heâd nearly brushed you off before realizing it was you calling his name. Youâd only spoken briefly, exchanged pleasantries, but the look in his eye was damning. It was hard not to feel stripped bare when he looked at you like that.
Enough time has passed since that gig that youâve managed to forget what his hands felt like on your skin, but only barely. Some days, if you were lucky, youâd wake from a dream with the ghost of the taste of him still on your tongue. It was all getting slightly out of hand, but now that you knew how he felt about you, it was hard not to imagine what it would be like to see him again, or to get him alone.
There hadnât been a formal rehearsal in ages â thatâs to say, one that required your presence; typically the band just fucked with their own equipment until a gig rolled around â but you love to be in the space, to mess around with the instruments and the amps when no one else is there to tell you what to do. Itâs how you find yourself meandering down the poorly-lit sidestreet itâs housed on at half nine on a Wednesday evening.
Youâve barely begun to turn your key in the door to the building when it opens from the other side. When you look up, Noel is standing in the doorframe, watching you with an amused look on his face.
âFuck, Gallagher, you scared the life outâa me,â you groan, hand pressed against your chest, and he laughs like he didnât just nearly kill you. The harsh light in the hall behind him halos the crown of his head, making him look like some sort of deity. In another life, youâd have dropped to your knees for him right there.
âHello,â he murmurs, a soft smile on his face, âto you, too.â
âWhatâre you doinâ here? Thought for sure everyone was out today.â
âNope.â Noel backs out of the doorway, allowing you to step past, close enough that you can smell the aftershave on his skin. Heâs wearing that godforsaken green sweater again, and you flex your hand, remembering the way it felt in your fist. You stop in the foyer, glancing back at him and angling your head toward the front door.
âWhere were you just headed?â
âWell, nowhere important now.â His voice sounds so sure, and it makes your stomach flip. He gestures to you to lead the way downstairs and follows hot on your heels as you make your way deeper into the building. Your heart stutters, but youâre careful on the steps to the basement.Â
You cut a look at him over your shoulder when you reach the door to the bandâs rented rehearsal space. âAnyone else here?â
Noel shakes his head, the start of another smile â this time more self-satisfied â pulling at the corners of his lips. âNah, love, just us.â
âAh.â
âThink the better question, though, is what it is youâre doinâ âere. No band, no need to set anythinâ up.â
Watching his face, you gauge whether to tell some outright lie â whether that would be easier than admitting you liked the quiet, liked the smell, liked to strum the guitars poorly when no one else was around â but you shrug and tell the truth instead. âSometimes I come in on days no one else plans to be here and mess around. I like this place.â
âWell, look at that; same goes for me.â
âSâa wonder weâve never run into one another.â
He hums, settles against the wall, and watches as you lean over to untangle some cables. You canât help but think that it must be so obvious to him how aware you are of his presence looming behind you. The silence settling between you feels thick. The closeness brings back exactly what it felt like, his hands in your hair, his bottom lip slotted between yours. Youâre almost lost in the memory of his touch â with the real thing less than a strideâs length from you.
Youâre just thinking of how to break the uncomfortable moment when Noel clears his throat; you canât help but to flinch.
âSâenough of that, donât you think?â
You glance back over your shoulder at him. Noelâs eyes, hooded and with desire written so plainly in them, nearly pin you where you are. He licks his lips and it hits you low in your gut.Â
âCâmere,â he whispers, and you rise, hesitating slightly. He tilts his head, and when you realize he really means câmere, that itâs not a dream, you cross the room and fall into him. Hooking a hand behind one of your elbows, he pulls you closer, engulfing you in his warmth. His aftershave fills your nostrils again.
Noel hums, eyes roving your face. âYou miss me like I missed you?â
The question punches your breath from you, exhaled sharply through your nose, and before you can even think to play it cool, you look up at him from under hooded eyes. âFuck, Noel, I missed you so much, youâve no clue. Thought about you nearly every day.â
âHad to toss one out in the bathroom at the pub that night, you know that? Couldnât stop thinkinâ aboutâŠâ
He pinches the sliver of skin thatâs exposed itself where your shirt has ridden up. You inhale sharply, and he catches the blush topping your cheeks and grins.Â
âDid you?â
Furrowing your brow, you cock your head. âDid I what?â
He fixes you with a câmon, you know better look. It darkens his eyes, parts his lips. It makes him look dangerous. âDid you touch yourself, too?â
You had no idea your face could get so hot, but youâre less embarrassed now â more turned on. Your stomach flips when he brushes the backs of his knuckles across it, his touch triggering your fight or flight. Evidently, you pick freeze instead. âI â I donât ââ
âNo, sâalright, love, tell me. Did you?â
Slowly, you nod, and Noel tips his head back slightly, nostrils flaring.Â
âFuckinâ hell,â he groans, âcan picture it now. Howâd you do it, hm? Where?â
âI â soon as I got home,â you stammer, your throat so thick with want itâs almost difficult to get the words out. âWhen we got back that night, mâflatmates were still out. I â fuck, I got in the bath, and IâŠâ
Noelâs pupils are beyond blown. He starts to reach for the waistband of your trousers, but you both freeze as the door to the building opens right above you. Groaning, he mutters, âFuck, not again, please.â
You push in closer to him â this time, itâs your turn to press your mouth to his neck, lips ghosting across his Adamâs apple until you feel his breath shudder out. Heâs still frozen, waiting for the telltale sound of someone making their way downstairs, and you take advantage of his lapse in composure to cup his hardening cock through his kecks.Â
âF-fuck,â he breathes, murmuring your name, and you lap up the sound of it, surging forward to press your mouth to his. No one comes downstairs, and the knowledge that itâs the two of you alone, no chance this time of interruption, emboldens you. You feel his tongue, wet against the seam of your lips, and part them to allow him to push inside. He kisses you like a man dying, like heâs on the edge of something terrible, and youâre his only salvation. You continue to palm him and feel him stiffen further, sweat beading at your temples. When you remove your hand from him, he groans into your mouth, pulling back and brushing his fingers softly through your hair.
âFuckinâ tease.â It comes out like a breathy whine, and you canât help it; you laugh at him. âSâfunny, yeah? Get a man half-hard and leave him high and dry?â
âIâd say more than half by now,â you bite back, then feel his hand squeeze your hip again. Noel steers you backwards, toward the couch tucked back in the corner of the room, and you gasp when you feel it at the backs of your legs. You let him push you down onto the cushion, then watch as he sinks to his knees between yours. âOh, fuck. Fâreal?â
When Noel looks up at you from beneath his unfairly long eyelashes, you have trouble meeting his gaze, glancing around the room â at the monitors, the pedals near the wall, out the small window that looks out onto the street â anywhere but right at him.
âNah, look at me,â he whispers, shaking his head. Planting both his palms on your thighs, he pushes them apart gently then trails his hands up your legs. âThis alright, yeah?â
Nodding, you reach one hand down to touch his cheek, and he lets you cup his jaw and pull him closer. His hands make their way to the front of your trousers, taking the zip between two fingers and inching it lower. You shift so that he can help you pull them down and off, and you feel exposed in just your knickers. Noel shakes his head, drinks you in, and breathes, âChrist.â
Your lips part in surprise when he presses his thumb against your clit over the fabric, the pressure miniscule but still damning. Noel takes his bloody time, tracing your outline, watching the cotton of your knickers as it grows wetter. He reaches up with his other hand and grasps the hem of your shirt, shoving it up and over your stomach. Your fingers brush against his as you clamber to pull it up and over your head.Â
Whistling, he glances up at you and hooks one finger in your waistband; you whine when he pauses there and angle your hips up, silently pleading with him to just get on with it, already. If thereâs one thing you know about Noel Gallagher, itâs that the man doesnât back down from a challenge, and a flash of that bullheadedness comes over him now. Instead of indulging it, though, he takes pity on you, clicking his tongue and inching the garment down over your thighs. The air in the basement studio is cold against your skin, and Noel wastes no time pulling one leg up and over his shoulder, sighing when he catches sight of you for the first time. His left hand reaches around to cup your arse, pulling you closer to the edge of the cushion.
âSuch a pretty cunt,â he mutters, running his thumb along the seam of you, and on instinct your head falls back against the couch. Noel taps his fingers against the outside of your knee. âNah, love, gotâa look at me, okay? Need you to keep your eyes on me. Can you do thaâ for me?â
The effort it takes to hold your head upright nearly kills you, but you do it, and when your eyes meet his, the pure want in them nearly knocks you out. You nod, your chin tucking closer to your chest.
âUse your words?â
âYes, Noel,â you breathe, crying out when he leans in and licks a stripe, tongue flat, where his thumb had just been. His hand returns to your leg, palming the outside of your calf, holding you still as he pushes his face against you further still, tip of his tongue teasing your folds open, nose bumping your clit in a way that drives you fucking mad. His eyes disappear behind the swell of your breasts as your back arches.
âNoel,â you whisper, and when he doesnât respond â and instead latches his lips around your clit and sucks, hard â you reach a hand down to tug at his hair, keening. âNoel.â
He grunts, fingernails digging into the skin of your calf, and comes up for air, tilts his head to meet your eye. âWhaâ is it, love?â
âYour fingers,â you pant, tensing when you feel his hand leave your backside, feel it then inch its way up your inner thigh. Noel leaves a kiss, lips wet with you, against your pelvis and traces the fingertips of his newly-freed hand over your skin.
âYeah? This whaâ you want?â Before you can respond, one of his fingers presses against your entrance, slipping in and filling you up. You gasp. Yeah. This is what you want.
At first, one is enough. His fingers are thick; he stretches you nicely. He leans back in and clasps his lips around your clit, flicks his tongue against you, finally taking his eyes off of yours. The longer he works you open, the harder your heart begins to thud in your chest. You try to watch him for as long as you can, but the precipice is coming, and it is coming fast.
But then he adds one more, and you donât know how you ever thought youâd be able to come without it. The two together nearly split you apart. His callouses and knobbly knuckles drag against your walls just right; and when he curls them up into you, the couch gives way from underneath, and youâre falling. Clutching his shoulder, you try to push him away, but heâs insistent, chasing your orgasm more fervently than you are. Your thighs shake against his ears.
You donât know how long itâs been, but when you catch your breath â and when the stars are gone from your eyes â Noel is looking up at you with reverence in his own. Your chest heaves, a flush spreading across your breasts under his heady gaze.
âRight,â he says, though it comes out more like a shudder, a sigh. Itâs like he feels out of control, kneeling in front of you like he is, fully clothed and close to coming in his pants like a teenager; like he doesnât know what to do with himself. His hands shake against your thighs and for the first time that night you realize, holy fuck, Noel Gallagher is nervous. He has no idea what to say, where to look. Now itâs his turn not to meet your eye â your turn to take pity.
âCâmere,â you murmur, echoing Noelâs earlier sentiment, carding your hand through his short hair and forcing him to look you in the eye. You smile, pulling him forward to press your mouth against his, and he lets you.Â
Noel holds himself up, hands on either side of your hips, and he lets you kiss and kiss and kiss him, taste yourself on his tongue. He leans over you a moment longer, nose pressed against your cheek, before lowering himself to sit on the couch beside you and tugging at your leg, pulling you against him until youâre halfway across his waist.Â
âThis,â Noel whispers, hips meeting you halfway, âis what I want.â
You nod, tucking your hair behind your ear, and settle into his lap. The fabric of his trousers feels odd â but not unpleasant â against your bare skin, and you try not to think about the mess you must be making of him. You can feel him through them, how hard he is. The thought that youâre the reason heâs so worked up is intoxicating.
âYou this hard for me, huh, Noel?â
You smile at the look on his face, your words taking him by surprise. His lips part before he gives you one of his rare smiles. It reaches the corner of his eyes, pulling them down. Your heart gives a little kick at the sight. You reach behind your back and undo the clasp of your bra, finally ridding yourself of the last of your clothing, and flush under his greedy gaze as it flicks to your bare breasts.Â
âYeah, darling, sâall for you.â
It surprises you pleasantly to find that his undivided attention warms you from the inside out. Leaning down to kiss him once more, your fingers find the buckle of his belt, beginning to work it open. Before you can undo it yourself, his hands chase your own away, practiced and hurried. The belt is discarded behind you, lost to the mess of the studio floor, and rather than rid himself of his trousers and briefs entirely, Noel pulls them down just enough to pull his cock free.
The sight of it makes you gasp. You havenât seen very many in your life, but you wouldnât soon forget this one, even if you had. What heâs â barely â lacking in length he makes up for in girth, and then some. The tip of it is red and angry, and when he fists the base of it, squeezing slightly, it jumps in his grip.Â
âGot rubbers in â in â ah, fuck,â he mutters, shifting so thereâs a bit more room on his left, space for his elbow and your knee, âin mâguitar case.â
You snort, eyes roving his face. His mouth draws a thin line at your tone. Oh. âSeriously? In the guitar case? Noel.â
âCominâ in handy now, arenât they?â He grins, eyes fixed on you as you lean over the arm of the soda and root around in the case. When you shift back into place, your thigh grazes his cock in his hand, and he grunts.
âI suppose,â you laugh, squealing when he pinches your hip. You hand the foil to Noel and watch anxiously as he unwraps it, then rolls it over himself. Wordlessly, he wraps one hand around your torso, tugging gently at the hair hanging in waves down your back. His other fingers dance featherlight across your ribs, thumb a whisper against your bare nipple. You clench your jaw, place a hand on his stomach, and push yourself up until youâre hovering over the tip of him. When you glance up at his face, heâs watching you carefully.
âYâalright?â What heâs really asking is if youâre still sure you want to go through with this.
âMâalright,â you murmur, because itâs all youâve dreamt of for as long as youâve known him.
He lines himself up, leans forward to press his forehead to your temple, and in between breaths, you sink down. His cock presses into you, and at first youâre met with an ache, a stretch that isnât altogether unpleasurable but is certainly unfamiliar. When youâre fully seated, you exhale against his cheek; Noel shifts beneath you and, involuntarily, you clench around him.
âFuck,â he grunts, his forehead slipping from yours to rest against your collarbone. You can sense his eyes catch on where your bodies meet. âSo fucking tight. So wet. Here.â
Noelâs hands settle at your hips, grip gentle but firm. First he pushes you away from him, then pulls you forward; the push-pull feels even better than the drag down had. His eyes flick back up to yours. âLike this.â
He lets you take control but doesnât move his hands away. The fucked out look in his eye does wonders for your confidence, and you experiment with shifting your hips on your own. You watch him draw his lower lip up between his teeth, his brow furrow. The skin on his chest is red and you find yourself wanting to run your fingers through the coarse hair there, so you do. You change gears and ease yourself up and off of his cock, feel him nearly slip from you, before sinking back down to meet his hips.
âChrist,â he groans, hips stuttering when you repeat the motion. âMânot gonna last much longer here, love.â
âThen donât, Noel,â you whine, hips canting. âGive it to me.â
At your words, he grasps your hips and gives one short, sharp thrust up into you, forcing the air from your lungs. Noel plants his feet on the studio floor and angles his hips so that when he fucks into you again, his cock drags along a spot inside you that nearly has you crying. You feel that cliff rising to meet you once again, and he can sense it, too.
âYou gonna come fâme?â The question is whispered against the side of your head, and the desperate rasp in his voice makes you want to. So bad. You nod and tuck your bottom lip between your teeth, one hand fisting the hair at the base of Noelâs neck. His hips quicken against yours, his desperation to make you come growing the sloppier your own movements become. âWords, baby.â
âYes, Noel,â you cry, your eyes falling shut. âPlease.â
When he slips his hand between your bodies to trace circles around your clit, you start to shake. You clench again and hear Noel groan fuckinâ hell, then feel him stiffen beneath you. His breath leaves him in sharp bursts as you come around him, as he comes inside of you, and the two of you melt into one another when itâs all said and done.
âOh my fucking God,â you whisper, stifling a giggle. Noel peels his face away from the crook of your neck and furrows his brow, brushing your hair back from where it sticks to your sweaty forehead.
âWhat the fuck you laughinâ for?â
âI just think itâs funny. How you thought I hated you.â You snort again, remembering the look on his face when youâd pissed him off onstage at that gig.Â
Noel rolls his eyes, murmuring, âAlright, love,â but you catch the smile on his lips, the flush thatâs risen to his cheeks. You gasp when he slips from you, nails digging into his shoulder, and watch him discard the rubber in its wrapper. He brings his hand back up to wrap around you, pulls you against him, and shifts until youâre both flush with the couch cushions, pulling his sweater over the both of you.
Tucked against Noelâs bare chest, his fingers threading through your hair, you sigh and close your eyes. Itâs got to be close to midnight by now and youâre certainly feeling it. You notice his breathing evening out beside you, though his hand continues its work against your scalp, and settle closer to him, ready to join him in the eventuality of slumber.Â
âI can walk you home, if you like,â he murmurs, catching you off guard. âDonât know that itâs a good idea for us to stay here all night.â
âYeah, alright,â you respond, but make no move to drag yourself away. Heâs too warm; youâd just gotten comfortable; and even worse than that, you donât want to think about what will happen after this night is over.
Will the two of you walk out of here and never speak of this again? You donât know what you want, but you donât think thatâs it.
Eventually he pushes against you and the two of you rise from the couch, gathering your clothes from the floor and dressing yourselves in silence. He pulls your knickers off the floor and teases like heâs going to pocket them, until you give him a very cross look and he holds his hands up, feigning innocence. Noel laughs to himself, pulling his trousers up his legs with his back to you.
âNoel?â
He hums, fastening his belt.Â
âWill you stay?â
Noel furrows his brow, glancing over his shoulder at you. Something unspoken hangs in the air while he waits for you to elaborate.
âWhen we get to mine.â
His lips part, and in that moment, every worst case plays out in your mind â heâll tell you to fuck off; heâll tell you it meant nothing; heâll tell you to pack your shit, that youâre fired â but instead, he nods. His gaze skates down your body, then meets yours, and he tells you what you didnât know youâd always wanted to hear from him: âIâll do whatever you want.â
He leads you up the stairs into the foyer, making sure to lock the door behind you, and follows as you slip out into the night. Without thinking, you tuck yourself into his side, and to your shock, you feel his arm drape across your shoulders.
For a moment the two of you walk in silence, the only sound the foxes screaming in the distance and the gravel of the sidewalk scuffing beneath your feet. In the still of the night youâre reminded of how this all began â who urged you to give Noel a chance â and you scoff, laughing gently.
Noelâs eyebrows pinch together. âWhatâs so funny, now?â
You pause and look up at him, at the way the moon is silhouetted behind him, and your heart kicks when you think to yourself how beautiful he looks in this moment. You canât help it; you feel compelled to lean up and press your lips to his. Before you do, though, you laugh again and whisper against his mouth, âLiam is gonna lose his fuckinâ mind.â
summary: itâs hard for you to get a read on noel. he has a reputation in the scene, especially among other touring crew, as someone who works hard and plays even harder, but youâve never been allowed access to that side of him. he keeps you at armsâ length. at first youâd thought it was to do with your sex â maybe he doesnât think a girl can keep up? â but you know thatâs not true because you see the way he treats the other women in their lives. youâve had no choice but to come to the conclusion that he just has an issue with you. unfortunate, too, considering youâre head over heels for him.
author's note: hi hi this is my first fic for noel i hope you love it !! i got a little carried away hehe also my first multiple part fic soooo pls let me know if you like it, it'll motivate me to keep writing the rest (it's mostly written already!)
also regardless of warnings i ask minors not to engage w my stuff pleaseeeee i'm so serious!
pairing: early 90s noel gallagher x f!reader
word count: 3.7k
warnings: none in this part but in the next one......just u wait
âOi, that isnât too heavy for ya is it, little one?â
âShove off, Gallagher,â you scoff, hoisting an amp up under your arm, but your smirk betrays you. You know heâs joking, and you canât help it; you adore the boy. Youâre two years older than him, but he insists on treating you like a kid. Liam pokes your side as he passes on his way back outside, and you nearly drop the amp onto his feet out of spite. The gravel of the alley behind the venue threatens to set you off balance as you trudge through the side door and right onto the squat, square stage. Youâll never get enough of the feeling of watching it all come together.
Youâve been helping Guigsy and Bonehead with their gear since the early days of The Rain, before Liam had joined and suggested the bandâs name be changed â thank God for it. Youâd never told them, but you hated that name. Oasis suited them much better. You did the work, and since you got along well with Liam, too, it just made sense to them to keep you on.
Though you arenât officially on the payroll, the band feeds and houses you on the road, keeping your mind and your body busy. They always toss extra cash your way when they have it, and the drinks flow free when Oasis are around, which doesnât hurt. And then thereâs the music.
Itâs a tragedy that you love it so much, having no musical talent whatsoever yourself, but youâve always known you wanted to be at the forefront of something as it was happening. Watching Oasis come up, and quickly, you knew that you had made that a reality. Youâre more than happy to keep doing work for them under the table, cash coming your way sparingly, as long as you can continue to be in the room when everything happens.
When Liamâs brother, Noel, had come back from touring with the Inspiral Carpets and been asked to join Oasis â well, the dynamic had changed for good then. It was hard to ignore. He had scraped together all this experience on the road and when he walked into Oasis, heâd commanded enough respect that theyâd started referring to him as chief â a childhood nickname, you later learned â nearly immediately. Youâve always felt like the guys considered you a part of the group, but with Noel around, you feel that less and less.
Simply put, itâs hard for you to get a read on Noel. He has a reputation in the scene, especially among other touring crew, as someone who works hard and plays even harder, but youâve never been allowed access to that side of him. He keeps you at armsâ length. At first youâd thought it was to do with your sex â maybe he doesnât think a girl can keep up? â but you know thatâs not true because you see the way he treats the other women in their lives. Youâve had no choice but to come to the conclusion that he just has an issue with you.
Unfortunate, too, considering youâre head over heels for him.Â
âThatâs worth a lot, you know,â Noel mutters as he pushes past you, one hand brushing your back. You shudder at the contact, minimal and through your clothes, like youâve never been touched before in your life. âMaybe donât carry it like itâs a Christmas ham?â
You swallow, thick, around what you really want to say: do that again. âIf youâve a problem with how Iâm lugging along with your gear, why donât you just carry it yourself, yeah?â
âWhatâd we be paying you for then?â
âYou hardly are as it is.â Noelâs chin tilts, winding up to fire off an insult no doubt, when Liam steps back into the building and clicks his tongue in your general direction.
âYou two,â Liam whistles, gesturing over your shoulder to where the venue manager stands chattering to the rest of the band, âneed to knock it off, right? The bickering is doinâ me âead in. Theirs, too.â
âCominâ from you,â Noel mutters, but he bites his tongue after that, cuts you a stern glance, and stalks off to his side of the stage. The amp youâre currently cradling is his, too, and you realize with a sigh that it needs to be set up directly next to where heâs stood winding his bleedinâ microphone cable around the stand.Â
âThis goes just there,â you say, clearing your throat and pointing to Noelâs left when he turns to look at you. The bewildered look on his face shouldnât catch you off guard, but it does.
He scoffs. âThen put it there?â
You roll your eyes and sidle up next to him, your arm brushing his as you work, the heavy smell of lingering smoke on his sweater driving you slightly wild. He takes quick notice of how close you are to him and snaps at you.
âDâyou mind?â
âWell, I donât know what to tell you, Noel, I feel I was pretty clear that this is where the amp goes.â You crouch to tape a power cable along the floor at the front of the stage. Heâs too quiet, and when you glance up at his face, heâs stopped messing with his own cable, nostrils flaring. âNot like you watch me set it up every night or anything. What else am I meant to do with it?â
âSet it somewhere else until Iâve finished? Go do something else?â
âOh, fuck off, like what youâre doing is more important? Draping your microphone just right?â
âDraping?â He rolls the r â forcefully. Noelâs cheeks are tinged pink, the beginnings of a flush creeping out from underneath the collar of his sweater, as well. Heâs just about to lean down into your face when someone clears their throat just feet from you.
âOi,â Bonehead calls from in front of the stage. âYouâre disturbing the locals, you are.â
âCanât you just keep it in your pants âtil after the gig?â Liam is smirking at you, hands perched on his hips.Â
You flush angrily and glare up at Noel, your eyes catching on the muscle working in his jaw. Youâve properly pissed him off, you know that, but he started it. Brushing your sweating palms onto the fabric of your jeans, you stand, backing up.Â
âRight, then, you lot can take care of the rest of this on your own. Iâll be in the van; donât even think about asking me for anything before youâre due on stage.â
âWaitââ Noel calls after you, and you donât turn around, just keep walking until youâre outside, the cool breeze in the air making you shiver. Youâre tempted to kick the door shut behind you, but you figure that might be a bit much.
You take time to cool off, watching the sun set between the buildings from the passenger seat of the van. Thereâs not much to do but think, and so you do: about the blazing look in Noelâs eye when youâd quipped back at him; about the way he looked in that green sweater; about how desperately you wished you could be in his good graces. It didnât seem fair to you to be the only one on the outside.
Liam comes to find you eventually, when the sun is all but gone and the small queue that had gathered has been let inside the building. He leans against the side mirror, pack of smokes in hand, and gestures for you to crank the window down. You relent and do as he asks.
âHe doesnât mean it, yâknow,â Liam murmurs, lighting a cigarette, taking one drag, and then offering it to you without a second thought. You take it, your fingers brushing his, and feel the humming in your blood almost immediately after it touches your lips, like a placebo. âHe just says things, cruel things, and he knows it. He likes gettinâ under your skin.â
âWell, he does a better job at that than setting up the stage, Iâd say.â
That makes Liam laugh, but he shakes his head. âHe thinks yâdonât like him.â
You cross your arms over your chest and stare out the windshield toward the venue. âRight now I do not.â
âYeah, youâre mad at him now, but heâs sure you hate him fâreal. Like he came in and ruined a good thing is what you think.â He takes the cigarette from between your fingers, puffing on it silently.
You turn to face Liam, your own eyes meeting his baby blues, trying to gauge whether heâs telling the truth. Liam hasnât ever had a reason to lie to you before. âWhy would I think that?â
He shrugs. âBeats the living daylights out of me. Youâre a nice girl.â
You glare at him for that comment, but you furrow your brow, glancing back toward the venue. Quietly, almost to yourself, you say, âWithout Noel you wouldnât be Oasis.â
âYeah, he knows thaâ. We all know thaâ. Think heâs just, dunno, insecure since youâve been here longerâan he has.â
âBarely. Thatâs the stupidest thing Iâve ever heard.â
âHey, didnât say it made much sense at all. Just think it matters that you know. And I need you two to figure out your shit before this whole thing implodes.â He gestures, one finger moving in a circle in the air in front of him. âWeâre gonna be big; canât have you lot fucking it all up with your weird sexual tension.â
You open your mouth to argue and Liam barks out a laugh before you can get a word in edgewise.
âGod, should see the look on your face.â
âFuck off,â you mutter, but thereâs no bite to it. He takes a long drag, cheeks hollowing, before handing the cigarette back to you and nodding at you to finish it. You pinch it at the base of the filter. âIâll try to talk to him.â
âYeah, you should.â
âI donât think heâll want to talk to me, though.â You decide to hand the cigarette back to him without taking another drag. Youâre already buzzed enough as it is without the added nicotine.
Liam shakes his head, dropping it to the ground and crushing it under his shoe. âI do.â
The show goes well. You keep an eye on your watch and make your way back inside when you know the band are already onstage, flashing your all access laminate to the security guy at the front door. Youâd kept to yourself til after start time, because you couldnât stand the thought of the band all watching you warily after earlierâs outburst, like youâre a bomb set to explode.
Already halfway through âRock N Roll Star,â you station yourself close to the right side of the stage, where Noel stands with his sunburst Epiphone. You meet his eye and are shocked to find his face shifts softer, like he hadnât expected to see you but was pleased nonetheless. Thatâs new. He plays harder than youâve seen in ages, head tossed back, eyes squeezed shut. More than once he takes his bottom lip between his teeth, and if you didnât know better youâd think he was watching you while he did.Â
With their set nearly over, you make your way back to the tiny green room, cracking open the bottle of vodka from the bandâs rider. The liquor burns as it goes down, your veins alight not only with the alcohol, but with the feeling of witnessing Noel work like that. You sit and drink alone, your mind wandering, waiting for the telltale absence of music that indicates the band are about to appear backstage.
Liamâs the first to arrive and pulls you up from your seat, sweat dripping from his hair. He rubs a hand across the side of his face. âGot his spark back, râkid has.â
âWhat?â
âYou stood that side on purpose, yeah? Manâs not played guitar like that in weeks. Could hardly keep up.â
âI â I didnât stand there on purpose,â you stutter, but Liam shakes his head.
âNah, sâa good thing you did, man,â he says, and when he glances over your shoulder you know the rest of the band have made their way backstage. He cups the back of your head and youâre surprised by the gesture. âGo on then, killer.â
Liam pulls away and runs off to God knows where, readying himself to hold court at the afterparty, likely, and you brace yourself as Guigsy, Bonehead, and Tony all slide past you, murmuring different variations of âgood gig, eh? Pub?â You nod at them and gesture for them to go on without you.
âGive me a sec and Iâll get a start on load out,â you say to a chorus of groans.Â
Boneheadâs not having no for an answer. âCome ând have a drink with us first!âÂ
You shake your head and angle your chin towards the stage. Out of the corner of your eye, you see Noel making his way down the short hallway, and your breath catches in your throat.Â
âBossmanâs here,â you joke, avoiding Noelâs eye as best you can. âI better get a move on.â
âSheâll meet you there,â Noel murmurs and is met with an âaye, chiefâ on Boneheadâs part. They shuffle away, grabbing their meager belongings and muttering amongst themselves, trying to remove themselves from what they anticipate will be an uncomfortable situation, no doubt.
âLook,â Noel starts, but you shake your head and tug at his sleeve, pulling him the short walk back to the stage. He follows â not reluctant; he just follows â and lets you guide him out the side door to the alley where the van is parked. He nearly crashes into the back of you when you stop short and turn on your heel to face him.
âYou think I hate you?â
He stammers, then gives it up after a moment and shrugs gently. In the dim light, he looks caught out. The two of you stand there staring at one another for a beat longer than is comfortable, and while you wait for him to speak, the persona heâs built seems to fall apart. His eyes look sad, almost, but he grits his teeth. You take a deep breath and cross your arms over your chest, cocking your head.Â
âWell, I donât, alright? I donât know where you got that impression. Have I ever made you feel unwelcome?â
âNo, but ââÂ
âRight, then,â you mutter, narrowing your eyes at him. âQuit actinâ like it. Youâre more a part of this band than I am, no need to be insecure.â
âSânot true,â he murmurs in response. Thereâs a tenderness in his voice you werenât aware he was capable of expressing; it catches you off guard. âYou belong here.â
âRight, well, howâs it that you find every opportunity to impress the opposite upon me?â
Thereâs a pause and he lets out a shuddering breath, shoulders dropping right before he takes a step forward, crowding you against the brick wall behind you.Â
âYou intimidate the fuck out oâ me. You know what youâre doing. You just â you make me feel fuckinâ crazy,â he confesses, his gaze now level with yours. Pupils blown, lips bitten raw, you hardly recognize the man standing in front of you now. âCanât think when youâre around. Not used to that, Iâll admit. Itâs really thrown me off.â
You wouldnât have guessed thatâs what would come out of his mouth if youâd been given a million chances. You stutter, struggling to hold his eye, but you place one palm on the center of his chest, making a fist around his sweater. Your breath catches in your throat. âDonât know what you mean?â
âThink you do know.â Noel shakes his head, makes a disbelieving noise, then leans in further. He tucks his face into your neck, his lips nearly touching you. Every nerve ending in your body is alight, the anticipation of him headier than any drug youâve ever tried.
âYou drive meâŠfuckinâ mad,â he breathes, and when he exhales through his nose, you feel it against the sensitive skin behind your ear. One of his hands reaches for your hip, squeezing, pulling you flat against him.
âDo I?â
âYeah.â Noel drops his chin to mouth along your clavicle through the fabric of your tee. You nearly moan at the feeling, biting your lip to ground yourself. He grins, his other hand pushing up and under your shirt, his touch featherlight against the skin of your back. âItâs like, from the moment I joined the band you were always there, always in my line of sight. So headstrong, just pushing me. Temptress.â
You laugh at the way he says it, reverence and admonishment all at once.
âEverything about you makes me feel like Iâve gone off, like I donât know what to do when youâre there, but the alternative is worse. When you walked in the room tonight it was like every light went out but yours. Couldnât focus on anything but you and that guitar in my hands. Swear. Like you lit a flame in me, too.â
âOkay, fuckinâ songwriter.â
He laughs into the side of your face, bringing the hand on your hip up to fist the hair at the back of your head. âItâs workinâ though, yeah?â
You bring your gaze up to meet his and the blatant look of want in his eye punches the air from your lungs. You nod slowly, watch as a lazy grin curls across his mouth. He looks smug. Like heâs gagging for it; like heâs just found out you are, too.Â
When he flicks his gaze down to your lips, you say his name like a warning.
He hums, tilts his head to study you closer, and tucks his bottom lip into his mouth. âYou wantâa go get a fuckinâ beer, is that it?â
âTheyâll all know something is going on ifââ
âLet âem,â Noel interrupts, leaning down to press his mouth to yours. You inhale sharply; the way his bottom lip slots perfectly between yours feels like a cruel joke, so warm and so plush. An unexpected intrusion, but a welcome one, so you kiss him back, and when he presses his hips against you, you feel him. All of him - how hard he is. How badly he wants this, you. The thought floors you, and it takes every ounce of self control within you to pretend you donât notice; this only seems to encourage him. The hand in your hair grips tighter and you groan into his mouth.
Noel mutters against you, âNot like they donât all already suspect weâre fuckinâ.â
âNews to me,â you laugh, but you can tell thereâs a warmth spreading across your cheeks. Noelâs nose brushes against yours. and he hums, low in his throat. You swear you can feel the sound reverberate in your gut. And â god, fuck, his fuckinâ nose. Your imagination betrays you and you get a flash of his face pressed between your legs right behind your eyes.
âBeen hard since we were onstage,â he whispers, and this time the groan escapes you before youâre able to stop it. He ruts against you and your pulse quickens. You hook your fingers in the front of his jeans and pull him closer to you, though thereâs not much room between your bodies to begin with. He kisses you again, this time deeper, and your knees buckle slightly when you feel his tongue slide against yours. From the moment you met Noel Gallagher, youâve wanted him, and now here you are. Just when you had begun to think this was a lost cause.
With your body pressed to the outside of that venue you would have let him do anything to you, but a car honks its horn the next street over, and you start in his arms. Quickly pulling away from him, you glance over his shoulder and bark out a laugh when you catch your reflection in the passenger window of the van. What the fuck are the two of you doing?Â
This seems to snap Noel out of his trance, too. He clears his throat and releases your hair, brushing his fingers over it so it lays flat again. Your eyes flicker over his lips, swollen and pink. From deep in his chest Noel groans, âI â fuck.âÂ
âCouldnât have put it more plainly myself,â you murmur, watching him as he steps even further back, running a hand through his own mop. He seems to shrink, slightly, in the aftermath of whatever just happened. Huffing a breath through slightly parted lips, Noel gestures toward the venue.
âI can help you with the gear, if you want?â
âNo, no, sâokay,â you brush him off, your heart pounding in your chest. If Noel stays with you youâre not sure youâd be able to keep your hands off him. He makes a face like he can see right through you, and you wouldnât be surprised if he can.Â
You watch as he adjusts himself, still half hard in his trousers, and the sight of it dries your mouth. âYâalright?â
âWhat?â He glances down at himself, then clicks his tongue. âIâll be fine, donât worry about me.â
âSure?â
âHundred percent,â Noel says, but he doesnât sound convinced himself. He clears his throat and tosses his chin in the general direction of the venue. âDonât do all that work yâself, right? Leave some of it for the boys.â
You roll your eyes back into your head. âFor the boys? Fuck thaâ.â
âDonât start, yeah, you know whaâ I mean. Just â come ând have a drink with us before the sun comes up.â
âFine, Iâll try.â
âMâserious. Loosen up, have a bit oâfun.â
You promise him youâll meet him at the pub in fifteen minutes, not a minute longer. He makes you swear on your life and laughs when you do. You canât remember the last time youâd seen him smile so much. Itâs a welcome reprieve from what had seemed to you like his usual cloudy mood.
Noel backs away, eyes locked on yours as he goes. When he reaches the venue door, he winks at you before disappearing inside. Your stomach flips, and you tilt your head back to gaze up at the night sky. Just an hour ago youâd thought the two of you would never get along, and now you know what he tastes like. You want more.
God, you are so fucked.
alriiiiight if u've made it this far let me know what you think đ€ i should have the second part done shortlyyyy mwah!
he didnât tell you to kneel â not exactly. [18+]
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he just looked at you that way. chin tipped down, eyes low-lidded, mouth soft with the kind of knowing that made your stomach twist. and when you sank down between his legs, you felt him ease back a little in the chair, one thigh spreading just enough to make space.
âso good for me,â he murmured. not loud. not smug. just⊠sure of you.
his hand found your face, thumb brushing slow beneath your lip. you leaned into the touch like instinct, and he smiled at that â the corner of his mouth tugging, eyes still heavy-lashed and dark. fingers drifted down, tracing your jaw, catching lightly under your chin.
âlook at me.â
you did, heat pooling low just from how steady his voice was. you liked when he spoke like that â like he didnât need to raise it. like he knew you'd listen anyway.
âyou know what i want,â he said softly. âyeah?â
you nodded, breath shallow, hands resting on his thighs. he felt warm beneath your touch, solid. the denim rough beneath your palms. you could feel him already â hard under his jeans, the shape of him pressing against the zipper. and still, he didnât rush you.
his thumb dragged across your bottom lip again, slower this time. âgo on, then,â he said. âshow me.â
you moved carefully. hands to the waistband, button undone, zipper low. he didnât help. just watched you, quiet and focused, his hand drifting to your hair like it belonged there. you freed him with a quiet breath, fingers wrapping carefully around him, already flushed and hard. he hissed under his breath, hips barely tipping up.
you started with your mouth â soft, reverent, kissing the head like you were grateful for it. noel swore again, low and broken. âfuck, sweetheart⊠yâalways so good to me.â
his fingers slid into your hair, not tuggingâjust anchoring. warm and steady at the back of your skull, thumb brushing slow over your hairline. he didnât shove or rush. didnât give you orders. just⊠held you there. like he was giving you time. giving you the chance to show him how good you could be.
âgo on, then,â he murmured, voice a low rasp. âshow me how much you want it.â
you were already on your knees. already blinking up at him, mouth parted, hands trembling a little where they rested on his thighs. and he was already hardâhalf-tucked out of his jeans, flushed and pulsing in the open air, the tip slick with precum, practically begging for the heat of your mouth.
you leaned in. slow. deliberate. he didnât move.
your tongue dragged along the underside of himâlong, reverent, memorizing. he twitched in your mouth, breath hitching. that hand in your hair flexed slightly, but he still didnât guide you. not yet.
âthatâs it,â he said softly. âyeah⊠nice nâ slow. just like that, baby.â
you sucked him in deeper, lips wrapping around the thick head of him, and he groanedâlow, sharp, caught at the back of his throat. his free hand braced against the armrest, knuckles going pale, his thighs tensing beneath your palms.
âfuckinââ christ.â he exhaled. âkeep goinâ. donât stop.â
you let your hand curl around what you couldnât reach, wrist flicking just the way he liked, mouth working wet and slow around him. his hips shiftedâstill restrained, still letting you leadâbut the tension in him was rising. you could feel it. the tremor in his breath. the way his fingers threaded tighter into your hair.
âlook at me,â he said suddenly, voice thick. âlook at me while you suck my cock.â
you did. eyes glassy, cheeks hollowed, mouth stretched wide. and when he met your gaze, something in him justâbroke. his jaw clenched, chest rising heavy with each breath.
âjesus,â he muttered, stroking your cheek with the back of his fingers. âlook at you. such a good little thing. all soft anâ sweet for me.â
your thighs pressed together, pulse fluttering. your mouth moved faster. he groaned again, hips jerking forward just slightly, losing control for half a second. his hand gentled at your scalp.
âdonât take me too deep yet, yeah?â he said, voice gone low and guiding. âjust the tip for a bit. work it with your tongue. make it nice nâ messy for me.â
you obeyed. slow circles. teasing licks. little kisses just beneath the ridge, just how he liked. his breath caught again.
âfuckinâ hell, thatâs it,â he said. âkeep doinâ that, baby. makinâ such a mess of me.â
you moaned around him and he felt itâthe vibration making his hips twitch again. he was close, you could tell. the way he kept slipping up and muttering under his breath. the way his thighs tensed and his hand started to really guide you now, slow little motions of your head back and forth, like he couldnât help himself anymore.
âgonna let you swallow it all,â he whispered, barely holding it together. âmy good girl⊠bet youâre fuckinâ drippinâ, arenât you?â
you whimpered, nodded around him.
âthen earn it,â he said, voice wrecked. âuse that mouth. show me you fuckinâ want it.â
your jaw ached, your lips were sticky, your throat burnedâbut you didnât stop. didnât even think of stopping. because noel was moaning now. rough and breathless, his fingers tightening again, his voice breaking.
âthatâs it. fuckâthatâs it. just like that, baby. take it. take all of it.â
and when he cameâhot and heavy against your tongueâyou kept your eyes on him. kept sucking. kept going until he hissed through his teeth and whispered, âeasy, love. easy⊠thatâs enough now. good girl. so sweet.â
he stroked your jaw, kissed the top of your head. you stayed there, breathing hard, hands resting on his knees, warm and dazed with praise.
âlook at you,â he murmured, thumb brushing slow across your cheek, voice warm and thick with pride. âmine. sweetest mouth iâve ever had. donât need nothinâ else.â
summary: itâs hard for you to get a read on noel. he has a reputation in the scene, especially among other touring crew, as someone who works hard and plays even harder, but youâve never been allowed access to that side of him. he keeps you at armsâ length. at first youâd thought it was to do with your sex â maybe he doesnât think a girl can keep up? â but you know thatâs not true because you see the way he treats the other women in their lives. youâve had no choice but to come to the conclusion that he just has an issue with you. unfortunate, too, considering youâre head over heels for him.
author's note: hi hi this is my first fic for noel i hope you love it !! i got a little carried away hehe also my first multiple part fic soooo pls let me know if you like it, it'll motivate me to keep writing the rest (it's mostly written already!)
also regardless of warnings i ask minors not to engage w my stuff pleaseeeee i'm so serious!
pairing: early 90s noel gallagher x f!reader
word count: 3.7k
warnings: none in this part but in the next one......just u wait
âOi, that isnât too heavy for ya is it, little one?â
âShove off, Gallagher,â you scoff, hoisting an amp up under your arm, but your smirk betrays you. You know heâs joking, and you canât help it; you adore the boy. Youâre two years older than him, but he insists on treating you like a kid. Liam pokes your side as he passes on his way back outside, and you nearly drop the amp onto his feet out of spite. The gravel of the alley behind the venue threatens to set you off balance as you trudge through the side door and right onto the squat, square stage. Youâll never get enough of the feeling of watching it all come together.
Youâve been helping Guigsy and Bonehead with their gear since the early days of The Rain, before Liam had joined and suggested the bandâs name be changed â thank God for it. Youâd never told them, but you hated that name. Oasis suited them much better. You did the work, and since you got along well with Liam, too, it just made sense to them to keep you on.
Though you arenât officially on the payroll, the band feeds and houses you on the road, keeping your mind and your body busy. They always toss extra cash your way when they have it, and the drinks flow free when Oasis are around, which doesnât hurt. And then thereâs the music.
Itâs a tragedy that you love it so much, having no musical talent whatsoever yourself, but youâve always known you wanted to be at the forefront of something as it was happening. Watching Oasis come up, and quickly, you knew that you had made that a reality. Youâre more than happy to keep doing work for them under the table, cash coming your way sparingly, as long as you can continue to be in the room when everything happens.
When Liamâs brother, Noel, had come back from touring with the Inspiral Carpets and been asked to join Oasis â well, the dynamic had changed for good then. It was hard to ignore. He had scraped together all this experience on the road and when he walked into Oasis, heâd commanded enough respect that theyâd started referring to him as chief â a childhood nickname, you later learned â nearly immediately. Youâve always felt like the guys considered you a part of the group, but with Noel around, you feel that less and less.
Simply put, itâs hard for you to get a read on Noel. He has a reputation in the scene, especially among other touring crew, as someone who works hard and plays even harder, but youâve never been allowed access to that side of him. He keeps you at armsâ length. At first youâd thought it was to do with your sex â maybe he doesnât think a girl can keep up? â but you know thatâs not true because you see the way he treats the other women in their lives. Youâve had no choice but to come to the conclusion that he just has an issue with you.
Unfortunate, too, considering youâre head over heels for him.Â
âThatâs worth a lot, you know,â Noel mutters as he pushes past you, one hand brushing your back. You shudder at the contact, minimal and through your clothes, like youâve never been touched before in your life. âMaybe donât carry it like itâs a Christmas ham?â
You swallow, thick, around what you really want to say: do that again. âIf youâve a problem with how Iâm lugging along with your gear, why donât you just carry it yourself, yeah?â
âWhatâd we be paying you for then?â
âYou hardly are as it is.â Noelâs chin tilts, winding up to fire off an insult no doubt, when Liam steps back into the building and clicks his tongue in your general direction.
âYou two,â Liam whistles, gesturing over your shoulder to where the venue manager stands chattering to the rest of the band, âneed to knock it off, right? The bickering is doinâ me âead in. Theirs, too.â
âCominâ from you,â Noel mutters, but he bites his tongue after that, cuts you a stern glance, and stalks off to his side of the stage. The amp youâre currently cradling is his, too, and you realize with a sigh that it needs to be set up directly next to where heâs stood winding his bleedinâ microphone cable around the stand.Â
âThis goes just there,â you say, clearing your throat and pointing to Noelâs left when he turns to look at you. The bewildered look on his face shouldnât catch you off guard, but it does.
He scoffs. âThen put it there?â
You roll your eyes and sidle up next to him, your arm brushing his as you work, the heavy smell of lingering smoke on his sweater driving you slightly wild. He takes quick notice of how close you are to him and snaps at you.
âDâyou mind?â
âWell, I donât know what to tell you, Noel, I feel I was pretty clear that this is where the amp goes.â You crouch to tape a power cable along the floor at the front of the stage. Heâs too quiet, and when you glance up at his face, heâs stopped messing with his own cable, nostrils flaring. âNot like you watch me set it up every night or anything. What else am I meant to do with it?â
âSet it somewhere else until Iâve finished? Go do something else?â
âOh, fuck off, like what youâre doing is more important? Draping your microphone just right?â
âDraping?â He rolls the r â forcefully. Noelâs cheeks are tinged pink, the beginnings of a flush creeping out from underneath the collar of his sweater, as well. Heâs just about to lean down into your face when someone clears their throat just feet from you.
âOi,â Bonehead calls from in front of the stage. âYouâre disturbing the locals, you are.â
âCanât you just keep it in your pants âtil after the gig?â Liam is smirking at you, hands perched on his hips.Â
You flush angrily and glare up at Noel, your eyes catching on the muscle working in his jaw. Youâve properly pissed him off, you know that, but he started it. Brushing your sweating palms onto the fabric of your jeans, you stand, backing up.Â
âRight, then, you lot can take care of the rest of this on your own. Iâll be in the van; donât even think about asking me for anything before youâre due on stage.â
âWaitââ Noel calls after you, and you donât turn around, just keep walking until youâre outside, the cool breeze in the air making you shiver. Youâre tempted to kick the door shut behind you, but you figure that might be a bit much.
You take time to cool off, watching the sun set between the buildings from the passenger seat of the van. Thereâs not much to do but think, and so you do: about the blazing look in Noelâs eye when youâd quipped back at him; about the way he looked in that green sweater; about how desperately you wished you could be in his good graces. It didnât seem fair to you to be the only one on the outside.
Liam comes to find you eventually, when the sun is all but gone and the small queue that had gathered has been let inside the building. He leans against the side mirror, pack of smokes in hand, and gestures for you to crank the window down. You relent and do as he asks.
âHe doesnât mean it, yâknow,â Liam murmurs, lighting a cigarette, taking one drag, and then offering it to you without a second thought. You take it, your fingers brushing his, and feel the humming in your blood almost immediately after it touches your lips, like a placebo. âHe just says things, cruel things, and he knows it. He likes gettinâ under your skin.â
âWell, he does a better job at that than setting up the stage, Iâd say.â
That makes Liam laugh, but he shakes his head. âHe thinks yâdonât like him.â
You cross your arms over your chest and stare out the windshield toward the venue. âRight now I do not.â
âYeah, youâre mad at him now, but heâs sure you hate him fâreal. Like he came in and ruined a good thing is what you think.â He takes the cigarette from between your fingers, puffing on it silently.
You turn to face Liam, your own eyes meeting his baby blues, trying to gauge whether heâs telling the truth. Liam hasnât ever had a reason to lie to you before. âWhy would I think that?â
He shrugs. âBeats the living daylights out of me. Youâre a nice girl.â
You glare at him for that comment, but you furrow your brow, glancing back toward the venue. Quietly, almost to yourself, you say, âWithout Noel you wouldnât be Oasis.â
âYeah, he knows thaâ. We all know thaâ. Think heâs just, dunno, insecure since youâve been here longerâan he has.â
âBarely. Thatâs the stupidest thing Iâve ever heard.â
âHey, didnât say it made much sense at all. Just think it matters that you know. And I need you two to figure out your shit before this whole thing implodes.â He gestures, one finger moving in a circle in the air in front of him. âWeâre gonna be big; canât have you lot fucking it all up with your weird sexual tension.â
You open your mouth to argue and Liam barks out a laugh before you can get a word in edgewise.
âGod, should see the look on your face.â
âFuck off,â you mutter, but thereâs no bite to it. He takes a long drag, cheeks hollowing, before handing the cigarette back to you and nodding at you to finish it. You pinch it at the base of the filter. âIâll try to talk to him.â
âYeah, you should.â
âI donât think heâll want to talk to me, though.â You decide to hand the cigarette back to him without taking another drag. Youâre already buzzed enough as it is without the added nicotine.
Liam shakes his head, dropping it to the ground and crushing it under his shoe. âI do.â
The show goes well. You keep an eye on your watch and make your way back inside when you know the band are already onstage, flashing your all access laminate to the security guy at the front door. Youâd kept to yourself til after start time, because you couldnât stand the thought of the band all watching you warily after earlierâs outburst, like youâre a bomb set to explode.
Already halfway through âRock N Roll Star,â you station yourself close to the right side of the stage, where Noel stands with his sunburst Epiphone. You meet his eye and are shocked to find his face shifts softer, like he hadnât expected to see you but was pleased nonetheless. Thatâs new. He plays harder than youâve seen in ages, head tossed back, eyes squeezed shut. More than once he takes his bottom lip between his teeth, and if you didnât know better youâd think he was watching you while he did.Â
With their set nearly over, you make your way back to the tiny green room, cracking open the bottle of vodka from the bandâs rider. The liquor burns as it goes down, your veins alight not only with the alcohol, but with the feeling of witnessing Noel work like that. You sit and drink alone, your mind wandering, waiting for the telltale absence of music that indicates the band are about to appear backstage.
Liamâs the first to arrive and pulls you up from your seat, sweat dripping from his hair. He rubs a hand across the side of his face. âGot his spark back, râkid has.â
âWhat?â
âYou stood that side on purpose, yeah? Manâs not played guitar like that in weeks. Could hardly keep up.â
âI â I didnât stand there on purpose,â you stutter, but Liam shakes his head.
âNah, sâa good thing you did, man,â he says, and when he glances over your shoulder you know the rest of the band have made their way backstage. He cups the back of your head and youâre surprised by the gesture. âGo on then, killer.â
Liam pulls away and runs off to God knows where, readying himself to hold court at the afterparty, likely, and you brace yourself as Guigsy, Bonehead, and Tony all slide past you, murmuring different variations of âgood gig, eh? Pub?â You nod at them and gesture for them to go on without you.
âGive me a sec and Iâll get a start on load out,â you say to a chorus of groans.Â
Boneheadâs not having no for an answer. âCome ând have a drink with us first!âÂ
You shake your head and angle your chin towards the stage. Out of the corner of your eye, you see Noel making his way down the short hallway, and your breath catches in your throat.Â
âBossmanâs here,â you joke, avoiding Noelâs eye as best you can. âI better get a move on.â
âSheâll meet you there,â Noel murmurs and is met with an âaye, chiefâ on Boneheadâs part. They shuffle away, grabbing their meager belongings and muttering amongst themselves, trying to remove themselves from what they anticipate will be an uncomfortable situation, no doubt.
âLook,â Noel starts, but you shake your head and tug at his sleeve, pulling him the short walk back to the stage. He follows â not reluctant; he just follows â and lets you guide him out the side door to the alley where the van is parked. He nearly crashes into the back of you when you stop short and turn on your heel to face him.
âYou think I hate you?â
He stammers, then gives it up after a moment and shrugs gently. In the dim light, he looks caught out. The two of you stand there staring at one another for a beat longer than is comfortable, and while you wait for him to speak, the persona heâs built seems to fall apart. His eyes look sad, almost, but he grits his teeth. You take a deep breath and cross your arms over your chest, cocking your head.Â
âWell, I donât, alright? I donât know where you got that impression. Have I ever made you feel unwelcome?â
âNo, but ââÂ
âRight, then,â you mutter, narrowing your eyes at him. âQuit actinâ like it. Youâre more a part of this band than I am, no need to be insecure.â
âSânot true,â he murmurs in response. Thereâs a tenderness in his voice you werenât aware he was capable of expressing; it catches you off guard. âYou belong here.â
âRight, well, howâs it that you find every opportunity to impress the opposite upon me?â
Thereâs a pause and he lets out a shuddering breath, shoulders dropping right before he takes a step forward, crowding you against the brick wall behind you.Â
âYou intimidate the fuck out oâ me. You know what youâre doing. You just â you make me feel fuckinâ crazy,â he confesses, his gaze now level with yours. Pupils blown, lips bitten raw, you hardly recognize the man standing in front of you now. âCanât think when youâre around. Not used to that, Iâll admit. Itâs really thrown me off.â
You wouldnât have guessed thatâs what would come out of his mouth if youâd been given a million chances. You stutter, struggling to hold his eye, but you place one palm on the center of his chest, making a fist around his sweater. Your breath catches in your throat. âDonât know what you mean?â
âThink you do know.â Noel shakes his head, makes a disbelieving noise, then leans in further. He tucks his face into your neck, his lips nearly touching you. Every nerve ending in your body is alight, the anticipation of him headier than any drug youâve ever tried.
âYou drive meâŠfuckinâ mad,â he breathes, and when he exhales through his nose, you feel it against the sensitive skin behind your ear. One of his hands reaches for your hip, squeezing, pulling you flat against him.
âDo I?â
âYeah.â Noel drops his chin to mouth along your clavicle through the fabric of your tee. You nearly moan at the feeling, biting your lip to ground yourself. He grins, his other hand pushing up and under your shirt, his touch featherlight against the skin of your back. âItâs like, from the moment I joined the band you were always there, always in my line of sight. So headstrong, just pushing me. Temptress.â
You laugh at the way he says it, reverence and admonishment all at once.
âEverything about you makes me feel like Iâve gone off, like I donât know what to do when youâre there, but the alternative is worse. When you walked in the room tonight it was like every light went out but yours. Couldnât focus on anything but you and that guitar in my hands. Swear. Like you lit a flame in me, too.â
âOkay, fuckinâ songwriter.â
He laughs into the side of your face, bringing the hand on your hip up to fist the hair at the back of your head. âItâs workinâ though, yeah?â
You bring your gaze up to meet his and the blatant look of want in his eye punches the air from your lungs. You nod slowly, watch as a lazy grin curls across his mouth. He looks smug. Like heâs gagging for it; like heâs just found out you are, too.Â
When he flicks his gaze down to your lips, you say his name like a warning.
He hums, tilts his head to study you closer, and tucks his bottom lip into his mouth. âYou wantâa go get a fuckinâ beer, is that it?â
âTheyâll all know something is going on ifââ
âLet âem,â Noel interrupts, leaning down to press his mouth to yours. You inhale sharply; the way his bottom lip slots perfectly between yours feels like a cruel joke, so warm and so plush. An unexpected intrusion, but a welcome one, so you kiss him back, and when he presses his hips against you, you feel him. All of him - how hard he is. How badly he wants this, you. The thought floors you, and it takes every ounce of self control within you to pretend you donât notice; this only seems to encourage him. The hand in your hair grips tighter and you groan into his mouth.
Noel mutters against you, âNot like they donât all already suspect weâre fuckinâ.â
âNews to me,â you laugh, but you can tell thereâs a warmth spreading across your cheeks. Noelâs nose brushes against yours. and he hums, low in his throat. You swear you can feel the sound reverberate in your gut. And â god, fuck, his fuckinâ nose. Your imagination betrays you and you get a flash of his face pressed between your legs right behind your eyes.
âBeen hard since we were onstage,â he whispers, and this time the groan escapes you before youâre able to stop it. He ruts against you and your pulse quickens. You hook your fingers in the front of his jeans and pull him closer to you, though thereâs not much room between your bodies to begin with. He kisses you again, this time deeper, and your knees buckle slightly when you feel his tongue slide against yours. From the moment you met Noel Gallagher, youâve wanted him, and now here you are. Just when you had begun to think this was a lost cause.
With your body pressed to the outside of that venue you would have let him do anything to you, but a car honks its horn the next street over, and you start in his arms. Quickly pulling away from him, you glance over his shoulder and bark out a laugh when you catch your reflection in the passenger window of the van. What the fuck are the two of you doing?Â
This seems to snap Noel out of his trance, too. He clears his throat and releases your hair, brushing his fingers over it so it lays flat again. Your eyes flicker over his lips, swollen and pink. From deep in his chest Noel groans, âI â fuck.âÂ
âCouldnât have put it more plainly myself,â you murmur, watching him as he steps even further back, running a hand through his own mop. He seems to shrink, slightly, in the aftermath of whatever just happened. Huffing a breath through slightly parted lips, Noel gestures toward the venue.
âI can help you with the gear, if you want?â
âNo, no, sâokay,â you brush him off, your heart pounding in your chest. If Noel stays with you youâre not sure youâd be able to keep your hands off him. He makes a face like he can see right through you, and you wouldnât be surprised if he can.Â
You watch as he adjusts himself, still half hard in his trousers, and the sight of it dries your mouth. âYâalright?â
âWhat?â He glances down at himself, then clicks his tongue. âIâll be fine, donât worry about me.â
âSure?â
âHundred percent,â Noel says, but he doesnât sound convinced himself. He clears his throat and tosses his chin in the general direction of the venue. âDonât do all that work yâself, right? Leave some of it for the boys.â
You roll your eyes back into your head. âFor the boys? Fuck thaâ.â
âDonât start, yeah, you know whaâ I mean. Just â come ând have a drink with us before the sun comes up.â
âFine, Iâll try.â
âMâserious. Loosen up, have a bit oâfun.â
You promise him youâll meet him at the pub in fifteen minutes, not a minute longer. He makes you swear on your life and laughs when you do. You canât remember the last time youâd seen him smile so much. Itâs a welcome reprieve from what had seemed to you like his usual cloudy mood.
Noel backs away, eyes locked on yours as he goes. When he reaches the venue door, he winks at you before disappearing inside. Your stomach flips, and you tilt your head back to gaze up at the night sky. Just an hour ago youâd thought the two of you would never get along, and now you know what he tastes like. You want more.
God, you are so fucked.
alriiiiight if u've made it this far let me know what you think đ€ i should have the second part done shortlyyyy mwah!
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