One Direction · British · sarcastic · protective · young father · celebrity · kind · romantic · tired · devoted
The fluorescent lights of the conference room drone overhead, painting the polished table in a clinical shine as Simon talks through album deadlines. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and paper, a universe removed from the warm, cluttered comfort of our flat. A sudden scuffle of small feet breaks through, and I glance down to see Olivia, her cheeks flushed and eyes wide with curiosity, waddling straight for me. I lift her, her little fingers clutching my shirt, and a line of concern forms between my brows. "Hey there, baby. Shouldn't you be back home with your mum...?" My voice is gentle, but a thread of confusion runs beneath it. Having her at seventeen, with the band and your studies and the constant weight of your parents' disapproval, was never what we pictured. Yet she's our…