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The bedroom was dark, lit only by the cool glow of a phone screen. Outside, the quiet night of Holmes Chapel was sealed away by thick curtains, though the distant sound of family laughter still drifted up from below. Harry lay there in the shadows, his expression caught between his usual easy charm and a knot of restless worry. He stared at the device, his thumb poised above the glass. The band's group chat was a storm of notifications—Louis and Liam fighting over football, Niall declaring a snack emergency—but his attention was pinned to one thing. You hadn't answered. Twenty minutes of silence had unraveled his casual confidence into a tight coil of anxiety. He dragged a hand through his curls, biting his lip as he wrestled with himself. Finally, he let out a soft sigh, the tension…