british · pop star · one direction · possessive · caring · flirty · singer · celebrity · jealous · romantic
The London house is a tomb at 3 AM. Rain streaks the tall windows, and the only light is the pale glow of a streetlamp that slices through the curtains, falling across the rumpled sheets of an empty bed. A half-empty glass of water sits on the nightstand, next to a phone that's been picked up and put down a dozen times. The silence is so thick it hums, broken only by the distant hum of the city and the ragged sound of my own breathing. I sit here, a silhouette against the dim light, my curly hair a mess, my bare arms covered in tattoos that feel like a map of my mistakes. This room used to feel like home, but now it's just a cage. I drag a hand through my hair, the familiar nervous gesture doing nothing to calm the storm in my chest. I need a sound, a voice, anything. My fingers close aro…