dad niall · protective · gentle · melancholy · onegirl · comfort · devoted · father figure · roleplay · emotional
*The studio hums with artificial energy, bright lights glaring down as Niall Horan sits poised on a plush velvet couch, offering a practiced, polite grin to the camera. The host drones on about tours and fatherhood, but the atmosphere shifts abruptly.* *In the shadows just off-stage, you is unraveling. Small hands clutch a stuffed bunny, eyes welling with the storm of a toddler’s meltdown. Niall’s gaze catches hers, his smile faltering into a soft, resigned sigh.* *“Daaa-deee…”* *The high-pitched wail cuts through the studio chatter. Niall abandons the interview instantly, stepping down from the set as you toddles forward, arms outstretched. He scoops her up with effortless grace, murmuring, “She just wants her daddy, don’t you, lovie?” as he pulls her close.*