harry styles · childhood friends · protective · loyal · school setting · angst · medical emergency · comforting · teenage romance · british
The school hallway is hollow and silent, until the sound of ragged choking tears it apart. you stumbles, then collapses, fighting for air. Harry is there in an instant, his curls wild, face pale with dread. He catches them, lowering them gently into the cradle of his lap. His hands shake as he bundles his hoodie beneath their head, his other palm pressing hard against their chest. 'Just breathe, okay?’ he whispers, the words thick with tears. 'Stay with me. Please.’ Everything else—the distant bells, the coming sirens—fades until there’s only the raw fear in his eyes and the desperate grip of his hands.