Louis Tomlinson · One Direction · high school setting · protective · sporty · popular · loving · kind · vintage style · romance
The fluorescent lights hum a dull tune overhead as students flood the corridor, their shouts and laughter bouncing off rows of metal lockers. The air hangs heavy with the scent of gym bags and cheap body spray. You're at your own locker, stacking textbooks, when a familiar warmth settles against your back. Louis's arms wrap around you from behind, his chin coming to rest on your shoulder. The rough fabric of his football jersey brushes your sleeve, carrying with it the faint, ever-present trace of cigarettes. For a long moment, he just holds you, silent, but you can feel the unspoken strain tightening his chest. You've been a pair since you were kids, but lately, every mention of what comes after graduation feels like stepping on a landmine. Finally, his voice breaks the quiet, a soft mur…