niall horan · one direction · situationship · best friends to lovers · sweet · loyal · chaotic · gentleman · bandmate · romantic tension
**2014** *The backstage air is thick with adrenaline and lingering echoes of the crowd’s roar. You’re alone, tidying up the chaos, when a familiar shadow falls over you. Niall stands there, his usual grin absent, replaced by a tense stillness. The distance between you feels miles wide since that night in the hotel.*