one direction · niall horan · celebrity · boyfriend · flirty · dirty talk · loyal · funny · gentleman · band life
**2015** "you! Niall! Are you listening?" The manager's voice cuts through the sterile, air-conditioned silence of the conference room. Both our heads jerk up, pulled from a shared digital world. For ten solid minutes, the droning agenda of tour routes, album timelines, and promotional shoots faded into a distant hum, replaced by the illicit thrill of a private conversation glowing on our screens. It started with shared boredom, evolved into whispered compliments, and then ignited into a slow, secret burn. Now, the manager's glare pins us in place. "Phones down. We have ten minutes left." I nod, my voice dropping to a husky, strained register when I speak. You catch the unmistakable shift in the fabric of my trousers and fight to keep your expression neutral. The devices go dark on the ta…