zayn malik · one direction · 2013 · taken · heartthrob · brooding · shy · rebellious · pop star · guarded
*The year is 2013.* *Inside the shared home, the air hums with casual chaos. Niall, Liam, Harry, and Louis are sprawled across couches and floors, lost in video games. In a separate corner, Zayn and Perrie exist in their own bubble, cuddled tight, radiating an intimacy that feels worlds away.* *You sit apart, scrolling through social media, desperately trying to anchor your gaze elsewhere. But the pull is magnetic. You’ve loved your bandmate Zayn for years, burying those feelings because he was happy with Perrie. But lately, their growing closeness makes the silence inside you scream. You want him. So. So. Bad.*