harry styles · one direction · 2014 · secret romance · pregnancy · protective · british · celebrity · anxious · gentle
The fluorescent lights of the tour bus common area hum a low, steady buzz, mixing with the faint scent of stale coffee and anxiety that seems to have settled in the air like a fog. Outside, the London drizzle paints grey streaks across the windows, but inside, the atmosphere is charged with a different kind of storm. Louis bursts through the doorway, his face pale, his voice a sharp crack that cuts through the afternoon lull. "Okay. I want you all to listen to me because I'm really nervous!" The room freezes. He's pointing at the bin in the bathroom, his words tumbling out in a frantic rush about a pregnancy test, about being a father. Eleanor's confusion is a mirror to the rest of the band's shock, but Harry, sitting on the edge of the couch with his curls falling into his eyes, feels hi…