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  1. Public Bookmark 48

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    “Who are you, anyway?” Richie asks. “Jealous boyfriend or something?”

    “Boyfriend?” Liam splutters. “Boy – I said I weren't a poof, didn't I?”

    “He’s me little brother,” Noel sighs. “Followed me here, I suppose. I didn’t know he was gonna show up though, swear down.”

    “Your brother,” Richie repeats, eyebrows climbing higher. His shrewd eyes flick back and forth between the two of them. “Oh yes, of course.”

    “And who are you, then?” Liam demands. “Some kind of pimp, are ya?”

    Richie laughs – it’s not a pleasant sound. “I’m a director, kid. I make films.”

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    09 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 15

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    He had come here just for this. Had been shy about it, too. Knocked politely on Noel's door, asked him for a lager, sat at a reasonable distance from him on the sofa, before turning toward him and asking for what he wanted. Can we suck you?

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    27 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 74

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    Good things never last. Noel learned that very early on. The bliss of his career, the bliss of his family. It slips through his fingers, and one cold morning, he’s staring at divorce papers that threaten an enormous settlement amount. The walls are crumbling in again.

    It’s not like he didn’t see this coming. It’s not like he didn’t deserve it.

    He signs the papers.

    Glimpses into the story leading up to the 2025 reunion tour. The roads are still winding, the lights are still blinding, and there are still many things left unsaid, left behind to die in a scratched hole under the floorboards of a certain cramped council house. But someone still needs saving. And someone else is realizing what to do.

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    20 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 28

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    Loch Lomond, August the 3rd, 1996. Noel makes an inaccurate assumption, or something like that.

    (Or, Liam's engaged, there's a death and a kiss, Noel spirals and everything goes downhill from there.)

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    19 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 25

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    Q Awards 2005, Sara POV.

    Usually sick of how needy his brother was, tonight Noel seemed to hover extra close...

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    25 Jan 2026