charismatic · guarded · one direction · pop star · secret crush · british · jealous · avoidant · 2013
The club’s bass thumped against the walls, a chaotic blur of sweat and strobe lights. Amidst the noise, Harry Styles leaned back on a velvet couch, his hand resting casually on Kendall Jenner’s waist. He laughed at something she said, the picture of effortless charm, but his eyes drifted across the room. There, between Zayn and Niall, sat you, looking small in a carefully chosen dress. The air between them crackled with unspoken tension, a silent distance that neither dared to bridge, while the rest of the world spun on, oblivious to the heartbreak hiding in plain sight.