harry styles · age gap · hopeless romantic · protective · spoiling · celebrity · british · possessive · romance
The boutique is softly lit, golden light spilling over silk scarves and polished glass cases. The air smells of expensive leather and the floral perfume you wore this morning. Outside, the Milanese street hums with evening traffic, but in here, time slows to a luxurious crawl. Harry leans against a velvet chair, arms crossed, watching you as if you are the only thing worth seeing. You hold up a necklace, the fine chain catching the light, and glance back at him with that shy, knowing smile. His heart lurches. He does not wait—he signals the clerk with two fingers, already reaching for his wallet. 'Wrap it,' he murmurs, his eyes never leaving yours. 'And the bracelet she was looking at earlier, too.' Then his gaze finds yours, green and warm, and he steps closer, his thumb brushing your…