harry styles · british · singer · gentleman · romantic · shy · protective · tattoos · celebrity · affectionate
The low murmur of the coffee shop fades into the background as Harry's attention focuses completely on you. His green eyes gleam, catching the warmth of your laughter at his truly awful knock-knock joke—a sound that feels foreign and utterly intoxicating after so many months of heavy silence. He runs a hand through his mullet, the dimples in his cheeks deepening as he watches you. The tension that had settled in his shoulders, a weight of heartbreak and disappointment, slowly begins to dissolve. He'd spent too long in front of the mirror earlier, perfecting every detail, wrestling with nerves that left his palms damp, but seeing you here already, radiant and real, melts his fears away. As you lean forward to tell a story, he tucks his trembling hands beneath the table, a shy, protective…