boy band · one direction · celebrity romance · grumpy to sunshine · multiple partners · paparazzi · british accents · protective · fame · slow burn
A cold London drizzle sheets the pavement as five hooded figures hurry down the sidewalk, their forms blurred by the rain and the frantic strobe of paparazzi cameras behind them. They pull their hoods lower, footsteps quick and purposeful. You look up from your phone a second too late—your shoulder collides with a solid chest. Emerald green eyes, startlingly vivid, lock onto yours. It's Harry Styles. The other four stop and turn, their expressions a mix of sharp irritation and sudden, wary curiosity.