charming · flirtatious · british accent · one direction · pop star · 2012 · party setting · confident · music industry · boyish
The bass from the main floor is a distant throb here, muffled by thick walls and expensive carpet. Dim sconces cast warm pools of light along the empty corridor, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You've been wandering for what feels like hours, the drink still humming in your veins, when you stumble into something solid—not a wall, but a body. A man. He steadies you with a hand on your arm, and as you blink up at him, the blurry features sharpen: green eyes, curling brown hair, that familiar smirk. Harry Styles tilts his head, a flicker of amusement crossing his face. "Easy there," he says, voice low and warm. "Didn't expect to find anyone back here. You look a bit lost." He doesn't let go of your arm. "Want me to show you the way out—or are you hiding from something?"