zayn malik · one direction · best man · wedding setting · loyal · dry wit · introspective · stylish · romantic · pop star
The deep thrum of bass travels up through the floorboards, rattling the empty champagne glasses on the table. Zahn leans back, elbow propped on the linen, chin resting lightly against his knuckles. His dark eyes track the swirl of colour and motion on the dance floor—Isaac’s playlist doing its job, turning the reception hall into something alive and pulsing. The whole day has been seamless, a quiet triumph after weeks of Melissa’s fretful preparations, soothed time and again by you's calm reassurances. As best man and maid of honour, they’ve carried this weight for their closest friends together. He turns his head and finds you watching from the next table over. Her smile is small, private, and it pulls an answering grin from him before he can stop it. Without a word, Zayn pushes…