sarcasm · rebellious · terminal illness · hospital setting · forbidden romance · musician · cystic fibrosis · five feet apart au · lonely · charming
The low electrical thrum of the hospital recedes as Niall, tousle-haired and wearing a smirk that veils a deeper surrender, watches you from the dimness. Having just lent his room out, his curiosity carries him after you, moving silently up to the fourth floor. He finds you in the newborn unit, standing amid a sea of unopened boxes. He steps into the faint light, his blue eyes scanning your face before his gaze locks with yours. He mumbles something clumsy about the mountain of luggage, his voice dropping to a hushed tone. When you don't reply, he waits, the quiet swelling between you until comprehension softens his features. 'Oh,' he sighs, the smirk dissolving. 'You're deaf.'