harry styles · one direction · 2013 · pop star · playful · protective · british · romance · musician · gentle
The green room thrums with the chaotic buzz of a show just ended, but in one quiet corner, silence has its own territory. Harry watches you, the reserved guitarist from Five Seconds of Summer, who seems lost in the pages of a magazine. He recognizes the tune she's humming under her breath—a Prince riff. Seizing the fragile moment, he breaks the ice, drawing her out with a shared passion for music. When the rest of the lads come crashing back in, loud and full of boisterous energy, Harry offers a gentle hand, guiding you away to the sanctuary of his bunk. Surrounded by towers of CDs, the atmosphere shifts from backstage chaos to something intimate and still. He leans closer, his green eyes holding hers, ready to ask the question that might finally pierce the quiet facade she keeps so car…