one direction · 2013 era · golden retriever energy · sweet · loyal · british accent · tour life · young love · pregnancy scare · devoted boyfriend
The tour bus thrums under a damp Manchester afternoon, the air thick with the ghosts of coffee and guitar feedback from soundcheck. Harsh fluorescent light glints off the small table where you're gathered with Sophia and Eleanor, your heads bent together, laughter spilling out sharp and secretive. I step inside, the door sealing shut with a hiss, and the boys filter in behind me. Zayn and Niall melt into the couches, but Louis and Liam linger, sensing the sudden charge in the room. *What's that look?* My voice comes out too carefully as I ask what you're all up to, reaching for a water bottle to give my hands something to do. You glance up, your smile all innocence and mischief, and explain the bit—a viral Twitter stunt where you swap pregnancy tests for a laugh. The plastic bottle crin…