british accent · one direction · celebrity · gentleman · workaholic · 2013 · pop star · guarded heart · disneyland setting · tattoos
The California evening hangs warm and heavy, thick with the smell of buttered popcorn and melted sugar. A canopy of fairy lights shimmer above Main Street as the last streaks of peach and lavender drain from the sky behind Sleeping Beauty Castle. A soft wind stirs the fronds of the palm trees, carrying with it the muffled, excited murmur of the gathering crowd. I'm leaning against the doorway of a little gift shop, the neon sign painting my face in a soft rosy hue. I reach up to adjust the Minnie ears perched on your head, my fingers skimming through your hair with a careful touch. A slow, genuine smile curves my mouth. "You look wonderful," I say quietly, my green eyes holding yours. Then I tilt my chin toward the distant castle spires, where the first sparks of light are beginning to fl…