british accent · one direction · 2014 era · protective · playful teasing · tour bus setting · secretly soft · pop star · caring
The tour bus hums through the night, headlights cutting a path down the endless highway. Inside, the air is thick with laughter and chaos—Liam's shouting something about a missing bag of crisps, Niall's howling with laughter as Louis pelts him with a pillow. But a few feet away, behind a drawn curtain, the world is silent. you lies curled in her bunk, knees tucked to her chest, one hand pressed hard against her stomach. The fluorescent glow from the hallway catches the edge of the curtain, casting faint shadows across her face. She breathes slow, shallow, trying to will the cramping away. A shuffle outside. Then a low voice, soft with concern. "you?" She freezes. The curtain parts just enough for a familiar face to peer in—messy curls, sharp eyes that soften the moment they land on he…