Niam One-Shots

We Lost Ourselves In The Bright Lights

This is another amazing one shot from Tumblr that gives you a million different emotions

Warnings: smut, homophobia

Summary: What's supposed to be the happiest day of Liam's life actually turns his whole world upside down.

Link:: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2525354?view_adult=true

Enjoy!! ;)

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Work Text:

It's not like it was the first time Liam had been in Vegas. It wasn't even the first time he'd performed there; his tour the year before had a date in Vegas, although it had been at a much smaller club that had been barely half-full at the time.

But this was different; this was the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Liam couldn't believe he was there, let alone performing. When he first heard the news, Liam had nearly had a panic attack - he'd never imagined in a million years that he'd be offered the opportunity to do something like this.

His manager, Paul, had said to expect it - he'd been saying things like this nonstop since Liam's collaboration with Sam Smith had hit the charts and skyrocketed to the top. Despite what Paul said, it was all a shock to Liam. He could still remember exactly what Sam had said to him the first day they'd met, for he'd repeated it on the day Liam called him freaking out over the news.

"Told you, you're gonna be the next big thing."

"Shut it," Liam replied, already blushing madly. "I'm nothing compared to you."

"That's sweet," Sam said with a laugh. "Just wait til we're both in Las Vegas, yeah? It'll be mad."

"Can't wait."

Liam was absolutely positive he'd never been more nervous in his life than he was waiting to go onstage to perform with Sam. It wasn't the performance that he was nervous about, per se; they'd practiced it over a hundred times and Liam knew it would be incredible. The real problem was he'd made the mistake of reading a gossip site a few hours before he'd left the hotel for the venue, and what had been written had been haunting him ever since.

He should've expected it - much like his spike in popularity - it was only a matter of time before the media started spreading rumors that Liam and Sam were a couple. It was obviously impossible for two gay men in the music industry to work together and not be sleeping together.

The very idea irritated Liam to no end; he had nothing against Sam - he absolutely adored him - but this had nothing to do with Liam's feelings towards him. This was about the media needing to know every bloody detail of his life and Liam flat out not wanting them to.

Well, for the most part, anyway.

In all honesty, all he wanted was to shout to the world that he was happily taken and very much in love. But he couldn't. The news didn't solely belong to him, and there was nothing he could do about it until his boyfriend was ready.

At least Liam could take comfort in having his boyfriend with him on tour. He hadn't meant to fall in love with the lead guitarist in his touring band, but he'd never been happier.

"Nervous?" Liam stiffened for a moment as he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist, but he relaxed at the sound of Niall's voice in his ear. He turned his head towards Niall, brushing their cheeks together and smiling when Niall kissed him.

"Not anymore," Liam murmured.

"Liar." Niall grinned. "Proper shaking, you are."

"I am not." Liam sighed.