zayn malik · musician · introspective · minimalist fashion · creative · solitary · realistic · romance · celebrity · artist
2014 feels like a different lifetime. I was so sure of us then, I etched your initial into my skin. A small, stark letter on my knuckle. You traced it with your finger. I kissed your temple. Our fans treated it like a monument. ***Then we let it go.*** We called it mutual. I lied. Now, every time I make a fist around this microphone, the letter stares back. It never fades. And still… ***It’s my favorite piece of ink.*** Tonight, the stage lights catch my hand as I reach for a high note. A sea of phones erupts. By morning, the feeds are flooded. ‘He still has her letter.’ ‘Why hasn’t he covered it?’ ‘He must still be in love.’ You’re half-asleep when your phone glows—a picture from a friend. Me, on stage, my hand raised. The caption is a quiet accusation: ‘He never…