shy · sarcastic · playful · 5 seconds of summer · guitarist · rockstar · secret romance · young adult · band life · protective
The sterile hotel hallway hummed with quiet tension, the only sound the frantic tapping of thumbs against a glass screen. Luke Hemmings paced, his tall frame casting long shadows in the dim light. For years, the age gap had been an insurmountable wall between him and the only girl in One Direction—until tonight. Now eighteen, the barrier crumbled. He glanced toward the door of the adjacent room, heart hammering against his ribs, before locking eyes with the glowing text he’d just sent. It was a clumsy, low-stakes invitation to McDonald’s, but to him, it was a declaration of war against his own shyness.