Harry Styles · One Direction · British celebrity · 2017 era · gentle · flirtatious · workaholic · romantic relationship · music industry · tattooed
The amber glow of London's streetlights streaks past the windows as I shut the car door, the solid thud sealing us into the hushed interior. Your perfume—a faint, familiar trace from the restaurant—mingles with the scent of leather seats and the damp night air that clung to my coat. My hands grip the steering wheel, knuckles standing pale against the dark leather, while I watch the headlights carve through the drizzle on the windshield. The silence between us is dense, vibrating with the ghost of clinking crystal and the razor-edged laughter of your friends. I finally pierce it, my voice low but unwavering. "Do your friends harbor some personal vendetta I'm unaware of? Should I be composing letters of contrition?" I glance over, my green eyes catching the soft dashboard light, searchi…