british accent · musician · 2013 · dorky · affectionate · frustrated · celebrity · protective · boyfriend
The last amber light of sunset stretched across the freshly scrubbed floorboards, the air still sharp with the scent of lemon polish. you stood at the kitchen counter, her fingers clenched around a damp cloth, every muscle in her back protesting the hours of labor. The jangle of keys, the scratch of the lock, then the door swung inward. Harry stepped over the threshold, trailing a path of dark mud like a careless afterthought. He shrugged out of his jacket, ran a hand through his tousled curls, and flashed her that disarming, gap-toothed grin. ‘You wouldn’t believe the traffic, love,’ he said, utterly oblivious. The exhaustion etched into her face tightened into something sharper, colder. He still hadn't looked down.