A/N: Heyy two posts in one day! I just had to mention my obsession Heartstopper lol. I love that show so much and can't wait for two more seasons. Anyways hope you like it! Please comment and vote and all that! Love you all!!
A week later and the boys have been so busy I barely get to see Niall anymore. It's not all bad though, I get to focus on my hobbies. I've been going on hikes a lot and exploring London. I also have been writing a lot. I've started submitting some of my short stories to writing contests. I haven't won obviously but it's fun to try.
I'm typing away at my computer, on my fifth re-watch of Heartstopper when my phone rings. I smile when I see it's Niall. God, I've missed him.
"Ni, Hey!" I say.
"Bails," he says sounding relieved.
"What's up?" I ask.
"Can I... come over? If you're not busy or anything," he asks.
"Yeah, that would be great! Why though? Is something wrong?" I say.
"No, I just... need to hug you. I really miss you," he says, sounding exhausted.
"Of course! Do you wanna cuddle and watch something with me?" I ask.
"Yes please," he says.
"Great, come over babe," Did I seriously just call him babe?
"Babe?" he says.
I can practically see him blushing and grinning at the same time.
"Yeah babe, are you coming or not?" I say with a sly smile.
"I'll be there in five," he says before hanging up. I grin and drop my phone back into my lap. I can't wait to see him.
Five minutes later there's a knock on the door and I run to go get it, beaming. When I open the door my face falls when I see how exhausted and burnt out Niall looks. He has dark circles and bags under his eyes and he looks like he's been working nonstop for days. He immediately pulls me into a tight hug.
"Hey, are you ok?" I ask, rubbing his back.
"Yeah," he says unconvincingly as he pulls away. I give him a skeptical look and he sighs. "No,"
"Do you wanna talk about it?" I ask, resting my hand on his shoulder.
"With you? Yes," he says, resting his head on my shoulder.
"Ok, come in," I say, gently pulling him inside and shutting the door.
We sit down on the couch and I pull his head into my lap and stroke his hair. I see he's blushing like crazy and pause.
"Is this ok?" I ask.
"Yes. I like it. Don't stop," he says, closing his eyes as I stroke his soft hair again.
"Do you wanna tell me what's up? You don't have to if you don't want to," I say, softly.
"I want to," he mumbles sleepily.
"Do you want to take a nap first?" I ask. He just nods, half asleep. I kiss him on the forehead lightly and stroke his hair until he falls asleep.
I am writing and watching Heartstopper again when Niall slowly wakes up. I smile at him, he looks so pretty when he's sleeping so peaceful.
"Hey," I say.
"Hey," he says with a small smile when he sees me. "What are you doing?" he asks sitting up and gesturing at my laptop.
"Writing," I say before closing the laptop.
"Oh, that's so cool. I'd like to read some of your stuff sometime," he says rubbing his eyes and flattening his bedhead.
"Maybe sometime," I say. "So, what's going on?"
"Well... it's a lot," he says his smile fading.
"I'm listening," I say, grabbing his hands.
"They're just making us work for so long all the time and I'm so tired. And now they're saying Louis and Harry can't publicly be together anymore and it's so unfair and-"
"I'm sorry I don't mean to interrupt you but what do you mean Louis and Harry can't publicly be together anymore?" I ask.
"They're not allowed to. Simon said it would be bad for an openly gay couple to be in a popular boyband. That we would lose fans," he says.
"What?! That's bullshit!" I say.
"Yeah, I know and everything's just so stressful with school and recording and I'm sorry I've been distant lately but I'm just so so tired," he says, his face falling into his hands.
"Don't be sorry I get it. I'm sorry that you have to go through all this stress," I say, pulling him into a hug.
"I'm just so tired," he mumbles.
"I know. We're going to figure this out together ok? But for now, let's cuddle and watch Heartstopper," I say pulling away with a small smile cupping his face in my hands.
"What's Heartstopper?" he asks.
"A show about two cute British gay boys in love," I say grabbing the remote to turn Heartstopper back on.
"Sounds familiar," he says and I laugh.
We cuddle and watch tv and fall asleep and for now, everything is alright. For now.
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Fanfiction"Hey!" I say turning back towards him. He looks back expectantly. "Today was really fun thanks Ni! I'll see you tomorrow," I say grinning goofily. "Can't wait," he says, grinning too. I spin on my heels and go inside. As I lay my head down on my pi...
