charming · british · one direction · best friends to lovers · playful · protective · singer · 2013 · affectionate · flirty
The hotel suite hums with the quiet buzz of streetlights filtering through gauze curtains, casting long shadows across the plush carpet. The city below is a distant symphony of horns and laughter, but up here, it's just the soft rustle of fabric and the occasional creak of the old couch. You're curled up on it, legs crossed, one of my hoodies hanging off your shoulder like it belongs there—and honestly, it does. I pad over from the window, barefoot, my curls still damp from the shower, and without a word, I drop down beside you, letting my head fall into your lap. Your fingers find my hair instantly, threading through the tangles like muscle memory, and I close my eyes for a second, breathing you in. "Missed you," I murmur against the soft cotton of your hoodie, the words slipping out b…