Things Have Gotten Closer To The Sun -starseas on ao3

Eighteen

He's only wearing his boxers and a long sleeve t-shirt when he walks into the kitchen, dark hair still wet from a shower. Zayn's sitting at the kitchen table with Niall, and Liam's shuffling around in the fridge, pulling out eggs and milk and setting them down on the counter with a small thud.

"Louis' not in yet, then?" Harry asks, frowning.

"Nah, he's still out." Zayn replies before looking up at Harry, his eyes widening as he takes in the sight.

"Bloody hell," he says, his mouth stretching up into a slow grin. "You two really did shag last night, didn't you?"

"We did not." Harry lies, trying not to smile as he shakes his head and sits down in the seat across from Zayn. He crosses his arms over the glass of the kitchen table, shifting a bit to get comfortable. Zayn keeps looking at him, mouth tilted up like he finds the whole thing so amusing. Harry frowns. "We didn't shag."

Niall laughs. "Tommo's a much better liar than you are, mate. We couldn't get a thing out of him." His words are muffled around a spoonful of oatmeal. "Besides," he adds, still chewing. "You can't waddle into the kitchen like that and then try to pass it off like you weren't properly shagged last night."

Harry laughs suddenly, loud and obnoxious, and he covers his mouth with his hands. His eyes are wide. "Oh my god."

"Aye, shut up," Niall says, grinning. "I've said worse."

"The strange thing is that you actually have." Liam grins, setting an empty bowl down onto the granite countertop before looking over at Harry. "You want anything to eat, mate?"

"No, thanks." Harry says. "Not very hungry."

Zayn laughs around the top of his cup, taking a slow sip of his orange juice. "Still full from everything you got a taste of last night, eh, Styles?"

Harry shakes his head, but can't even help the grin that plays across his face as he looks down at the table. "Now, that's just rude."

Niall laughs, giving Zayn a thumbs up before looking over at Harry again, his eyebrows raised. "So you two are back together then?" He starts, and when Harry says nothing, he rolls his eyes dramatically. "Are you boys dating or what?"

"Dating?" Harry repeats, his hands back on the table now.

"Yeah, you know." Niall continues. "Shagging on the regular."

"I don't know." Harry admits, ignoring the last part of Niall's comment, and he frowns as he realizes that it's true. He really doesn't know. "We haven't talked about it."

Niall shrugs, taking another bite of oatmeal.

He doesn't say another word.