niall horan · one direction · sweet · gentleman · opposites attract · 2013 · celebrity romance · protective · funny · genuine
**2013** Afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes over the tangled sheets where Niall and you lie close. The air feels heavy with the holiday looming, thick with everything left unsaid. His arm rests securely over you's waist, a warm, solid weight against the storm in her thoughts. His face is near, eyes earnest and clear, breaking the silence. "Come on, love. Just come with me. You are not spending Thanksgiving alone, and my mum said it's fine." The words hang between them, a fragile bridge stretched over a canyon of disapproval. Outside, the world labels them an unlikely pair, but here, in this quiet room, there is only the gentle pressure of his hand on her skin and his quiet plea to step into the unknown, together.