Niam One-Shots

Read My Mind

quite short but I really wanted to update for you guys because you're so amazing.

not my one shot! creds go to @geekplusdirectioner on tumblr!

Enjoy!

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Work Text:

Niall was fully aware that he was paying his lecturer zero attention. He gazed blankly at the projector screen, feeling his lips twitch upwards when his boyfriend beside him absently brushed his thumb across his knuckles. Gently squeezing the hand of the boy to his right, Niall found himself slipping into thoughts of all the things he would rather be doing.

'Cuddling with Liam... kissing Liam... touching Liam... sleeping with Liam... just LIAM.'
Shaking his head a little as he slipped a little too far into his thoughts, Niall felt his cheeks colour just a little.

'Awkward if someone could read minds,' he thought with a tiny smirk. 'Cough if you're a mind reader.'

Niall froze completely when he heard a cough.

'What the FUCK?' Looking to his right to where Liam was scribbling in his notebook, Niall thought, 'Cough again.'

Sure enough, Liam turned his head slightly and coughed into his shoulder before returning to his notes.

Niall felt as though widening his eyes any more would result in them falling out of his head.

'NO.' He subtly pulled his hand from Liam's to scratch the back of his head, deliberately neglecting to re-join their hands.

xXx

As soon as their lecture was over, Niall was up out of his seat and packing his things into his backpack.

"Whoa, Nialler, slow down," Liam chuckled, sliding his things into his own bag. "What's the hurry?"

With a deep breath, Niall shook his head. "Nothing." He gave Liam a smile. "Let's get back to my room, yeah?"

"Alright," Liam grinned.

'Coincidence,' Niall decided firmly.

xXx

The thought didn't leave Niall's head all afternoon, through the whole of Anchorman, through dinner in the communal kitchen, right up to cuddling on his bed with Liam, which always led to more. He felt Liam lips make contact with his neck, pressing tiny kisses along to his pressure point.

But Niall wasn't in it. He half-heartedly brought a hand up to the back of Liam's head and loosely gripped his hair in an attempt to play off his mood.

Liam sighed heavily and lifted his head. "You're not up for this," he commented.

Sending Liam an apologetic look, Niall closed his eyes with a huff. "Had something on my mind."

"I know," Liam replied quietly.

"Just... something from the lecture today-"

"I know," Liam repeated, his voice at a steady level. "I know."

Niall opened his eyes and frowned slightly at his boyfriend. "What do you mean you know?"

His heart rate picked up a little. 'Cough if you're the mind-reader.'

Meeting Niall's eyes, Liam asked quietly, "Is coughing really necessary?"

Niall yelped and sat up on his bed, scooting back from Liam so there was a good foot of space between them. "What the actual fuck, Liam?!" he exclaimed.