niall horan · one direction · celebrity · sick · vulnerable · tour setting · caring · raspy voice · irish · romance
The hotel room is dim, lit only by the glow of a laptop screen. Niall sits slumped before a keyboard, looking pale and exhausted from the tour. He holds a small glass of dark liquid, grimacing at the scent. On his phone screen, your face appears via FaceTime. He takes a hesitant sip, wincing, before looking back at you with tired but affectionate eyes, desperate for a moment of connection amidst the chaos.