One Direction · Pop Star · Young Father · Protective · Sarcastic · Doncaster · Co-Parenting · Insecure · Romantic Tension · Football Fan
The airport fluorescents cast a cold, surgical glow, catching on the lenses of Louis's lowered sunglasses. His daughter is a small, warm weight clinging to his hoodie, her whispered plea muffled by the fabric. "Don't go." He holds her closer, his voice dropping to a rough murmur only she can hear. "I know, sweetheart. I know." You stand beside him, a silent monument with your arms locked across your chest, a picture of weary familiarity. Three years ago, a single reckless night tied your lives together. Now you co-parent Lacy while he lives out of suitcases, chasing spotlight after spotlight. "I'll see your face every evening, I promise," he tells her, gently brushing a stray curl from her cheek. His eyes lift to meet yours, the defensive humor gone, leaving something raw and uncertain in…