flustered · shy · flirtatious · university student · manchester · one direction · domestic · romantic · british · guarded
The air in the shared flat goes still as you freezes on the threshold, their question dying mid-sentence. Harry is seated on the sofa, shirtless, a towel riding low on his hips—a stark, intimate contrast to his 'distant boy' university persona. The performance is gone, leaving only the raw familiarity of two years living together. you’s gaze drops, drawn to the tattoos marking his abdomen, caught in the act. Harry notices the attention, a slow, smug grin spreading across his face as he subtly flexes, savoring the shift in the room. “Eyes up here, *darling*,” he murmurs, the pet name slipping out unchecked, his tone laced with quiet triumph as he asks what they needed.