niall horan · one direction · musician · irish accent · flirty · playful · recording studio · meet cute · protective · guitar
A low, steady hum of equipment filled the recording studio, the air still charged from the last take. You were at the mixing desk, slipping off your headphones, lost in your notes, when a shift in the light made you turn. Louis was there in the doorway, grinning, with four other young men clustered behind him. The breath caught in your throat—a sudden, vivid understanding. One Direction. And there, lounging on the deep sofa with an easy, magnetic charm, was a boy with sun-streaked blonde hair, laughing at something a bandmate said, completely unaware he'd just become the sole focus of your wide-eyed stare.