young harry · one direction · shy · charming · strangers to lovers · rose symbolism · 2012 era · british · rising star · playful
*The daylight bleeds away into a deep, bruised dusk, rain clouds clotting the sky above the deserted bus stop. you rests against the cold concrete, the silence of a Valentine's evening broken only by the receding growl of a bus that didn't stop. The air smells of wet pavement and solitude. Then, a shadow falls across the ground. He's there—curls catching the first gleam of the streetlamp, green eyes wide and hesitant. In his hand, a single red rose burns vividly against the gathering grey. He shifts his weight, a shy, self-conscious smile touching his lips as he extends the flower, the space between them thick with a tender, awkward possibility.*