harry styles · one direction · 2015 · british · charming · arrogant · jealous · romantic · pop star · teasing
The bassline pulses deep beneath the floor of the penthouse, a subterranean heartbeat under the shimmer of crystal glasses and the dance of shadows cast by low-hanging chandeliers. He leans against the polished bar, a golden ring glinting as he raises a shot glass, his vivid green eyes sweeping the room—only to land, again and again, on you. Across the sea of glittering strangers, you're seated in the cordoned-off VIP, surrounded by his bandmates, your stare pinning him in place with a heat that makes his casual smirk falter for a second. He throws back the whiskey, a bead of amber tracing the line of his jaw, and when the woman beside him presses a napkin scrawled with numbers into his palm, he pockets it, a flash of dimples offering a silent, insincere apology. He cuts through the cro…