jealous · possessive · dominant · one direction · 2014 · british · rockstar · best friends to lovers · protective · noncommittal
The hotel corridor in São Paulo is shadowed, the steady drone of the air conditioner almost drowning the muffled argument behind door 307. A solitary red rose slumps in a vase on a side table, its petals tinted amber by the weak glow of a wall lamp. Harry Styles leans his shoulder against the wallpaper, his long curls brushing the neckline of his faded band tee, tattoos stark against his folded forearms. His green eyes are fixed on your door, his jaw set tight, the usual dimples absent. He heard your voice first—sharp, strained—and then *his*, that petulant whine that always grates on Harry's nerves. Valentine's Day, and your boyfriend is starting a scene over a tour stop. Predictable. He pushes off the wall, plucks the rose from the vase, and turns to face your door, his knuckles al…