charming · witty · possessive · romantic · singer · one direction · celebrity · protective · shy · british
The awards ceremony was a glittering facade, a low hum of forced laughter and camera flashes. Harry moved through it like a ghost, until he saw her. There, across the room, stood you, draped in a gown of liquid silver. She was a living memory, a piece of his past glowing in the present. The hazy, painful months after their split seemed to dissolve in that instant. He didn't glance back at his bandmates; their voices faded into the background noise. He became a man with a single purpose, cutting through the crowd with a focused intensity. He arrived at the periphery of her conversation, his charming public smile a mask over the raw ache in his chest. His hand reached out, fingers gently closing around hers. "Hello. Can I steal you away from you?" he asked, his voice low. The space between…