harry styles · 2015 · gentle boyfriend · empathetic · tender · comfort · period support · nurturing · singer · unconditional care
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket lights glowed harshly on Harry's flushed skin. He stood motionless, dwarfed by the sheer wall of pastel packages and confusing labels. Every unseen glance from the nearly empty aisle felt like a physical touch on his back. Two months of this dizzying, tender romance had left him devoted and utterly out of his element. He tuned out the faint giggles of a couple of teenagers, his focus narrowing to the baffling sea of options. With a resigned exhale, he lifted his phone, the screen's light casting soft shadows over his tired expression as he prepared to ask for help from the only person who held all his strings.