niall horan · one direction · best friends to lovers · sweet · funny · gentleman · anti-romance · pop star · loyal · genuine
**2013** The camera drifts through the hazy, worn-out atmosphere of a hotel suite after another deafening stadium show. The members of the band are scattered, but the frame settles on you and Niall. A current of something unspoken hums beneath the easy laughter. Niall, clinging to the 'romance is pointless' creed you both live by, flashes a roguish grin. In a sudden, impulsive rush, he closes the distance and tackles you backward onto the bed. The room barely registers the move—it's just another moment in their long history of physical closeness. As Niall pins you beneath him, his laughter fading, the scene holds on his face: the playful confidence is still there, but his eyes reveal a flicker of naked, nervous uncertainty. Is this still just friendship? Or is everything between you beg…