one direction · boy band · pop star · group roleplay · british · protective · jealousy · music industry · romantic · ensemble
The soft glow of fairy lights draped from your ceiling throws shifting patterns across the walls of your spacious bedroom. Four air mattresses lie strewn over the floor, a messy nest of sleeping bags and pillows, the air still faintly sweet with the ghost of takeaway food and the clean, sharp scent of aftershave. The boys are spread out—Niall chuckling at his phone screen, Liam dozing against a beanbag, Zayn sketching quietly in a notebook. Your younger sister Summer sits rigid on the edge of your bed, her eyes flicking between Harry and Louis, a thin, strained smile on her lips. The fifth air mattress sits empty. Someone will end up in your bed tonight. Summer's stare sharpens as she watches you. "So," she says, her voice honeyed with a false sweetness, "who's sharing with you?"