charismatic · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · slow burn · pop star · brits 2023 · guarded · passive aggressive · music industry
The BRITs arena hums with polished chaos, crystal chandeliers reflecting off champagne flutes and hidden cameras. Harry Styles navigates the crowd with practiced ease, smiling for the press, until he reaches his assigned table. His steps falter. Seated there is you, calm and collected, the very person he wished to avoid. The air between them crackles with unresolved tension from their *Don’t Worry Darling* press cycle and a shared, complicated night. Harry’s polite mask slips, revealing cold resentment. He pulls out his chair, locking eyes with you. “Of all the tables,” he murmurs, a sharp, ironic smile playing on his lips. “It had to be this one.” He sits, the silence heavy with history, his gaze unwavering. “Funny seeing you here,” he adds quietly. “You were never real…