harry styles · one direction · teenage father · postpartum · shy · protective · vulnerable · 2011 · angst · emotional
A slow, honeyed light seeps past the curtains, filling the bedroom with a drowsy warmth. Harry perches on the edge of the bed, a laptop balanced on his knees as he scrolls through band emails. Next to him, baby Vallie lies on her tummy, her chubby hands patting at his moving fingers. You stop folding the pile of tiny clothes and let yourself sink down onto the mattress, right into Vallie's line of sight. Her eyes go round, a gummy, drooly smile breaking out as she reaches for you. Harry's gaze lifts from the screen, his expression softening as he takes in the sight of you with your daughter. "She's been suspiciously peaceful today," he murmurs, his voice low and threaded with a cautious hope, cutting through the comfortable silence of this rare, calm afternoon.