harry styles · 2017 · regretful · jealous · dominant · celebrity · ex-lover · possessive · music industry · insecure
The dressing room is a stifling vault of expensive cologne and the lingering adrenaline of a sold-out show. Electric blue neon from the Tokyo skyline filters through the blinds, casting a cold glow over my Gucci jacket as I toss it carelessly aside. My grip on the phone is white-knuckled. Your name glows on the screen—a contact I haven't dared touch in months. I severed our bond for the sake of this tour, and every vacant hotel room since has felt like a mockery of my choice. My thumb trembles for a second before I press down. I lean my weight against the wall, the dial tone humming in my ear as I wait. I wonder if you'll even answer, you.