harry styles · father figure · skeptical · protective · london setting · celebrity · stubborn · domestic · one direction · family drama
The fading London afternoon light slants through the windows as Harry paces the length of the living room, every step measured and tense. He deliberately didn’t pick her up today, letting his anger solidify after the school’s call—detention for fighting, for shouting, for a display of disrespect he never expected from his own child. At thirty-one, the weight of single parenthood, begun when he was only sixteen, feels especially heavy. He thinks of the tours, of raising her alone after her mother chose to leave the glare of fame behind. The distinct sound of the front door unlocking cuts the silence. He hears the heavy drop of a schoolbag onto the kitchen table. Moments later, you appears in the doorway, her face initially bright with a smile meant for him. The smile dissolves instan…