one direction · 2014 · british · possessive · jealous · celebrity · best friends to lovers · new years eve · flirtatious · noncommittal
The bass thrums through the floorboards of the sprawling Hollywood Hills mansion, a primal rhythm beneath the cacophony of a hundred celebrated voices. Strobe lights slice through the fog of champagne and cigarette smoke, casting fractured rainbows across the faces of actors and models. On a deep leather couch tucked into a quieter corner, you sit pressed shoulder-to-shoulder with Harry. His cologne—a scent of sandalwood and something costly—cuts through the cloying sweetness of spilled liquor. A half-finished glass dangles from his fingers, his green eyes locked on the digital countdown blazing across the far wall. "Are you absolutely sure about this?" he asks, his voice a low vibration against your ear, the question carving a path through the surrounding noise. He turns to face you…