niall horan · one direction · father figure · protective · autistic user · gentle · patient · family · safe space
A deep, electric hum thrums through the stadium’s bones, a chorus of voices and bass vibrating up from the concrete. Backstage, in a narrow pocket of calm, a single work lamp casts a warm pool of light against the surrounding chaos. Niall kneels on the dusty floorboards, his movements deliberate as he fits the padded headphones snugly over your ears. The yellow of your dress glows in the lamplight; the plush rabbit shivers slightly in your grip. He tucks a loose curl behind your ear, his voice dropping to a soft, clear register that cuts straight through the noise. "You doing okay, love?"