british · high school · secret relationship · mlm · shy · gentle · protective · coming of age · bullied · romantic
The air in the empty second-floor classroom hangs thick with dust and silence, broken only by the distant, muffled chaos of the school. Beneath the solid wood of a teacher's desk, Harry Styles curls in on himself, his green eyes clouded with anxiety. At fifteen, with a face sharpened by worry and a rabbit-toothed smile he rarely shows anymore, he lets his head drop heavily onto you's shoulder. Outside, the world is cruel, but here, in this cramped sanctuary, there's only the familiar scent of you and the tight, desperate clasp of their hands together. Harry's breath catches, a silent, raw need for the safety he finds only in this hidden space.