One Direction Requested One Shots

Kiss Me Like You're Spiderman [Nouis]

A.N.: Requested by someone on Tumblr. 

Louis took a deep breath as he shoved his hands deep in his pockets, tilting his head back as he let out the breath and a flume of fog escaped his lips from the chill of the night. Louis found it was so strange to be back home after months away at university in Brighton, like he was coming home from war and everything was only vaguely memorable.

Louis didn’t really know where he was walking to; he was just… walking… and, soon, his feet carried him down the sidewalk and past the public park. He was about to continue on his way when he noticed that the park wasn’t empty and a faintly familiar boy was rocking back and forth on a swing. Louis recognized him, could’ve recognized him in a crowd or a storm or a blizzard, could’ve recognized him even if he were blind.

It was one of his oldest childhood friends, Niall Horan, and, more embarrassingly, his first and longest lasting crush. It had started harmless as any but had grown so slowly and subtly that, one day, Louis woke up and found himself in love with Niall and he had no idea what to do with it so he left. This would be one of the first official times that Louis found himself alone with Niall after his shattering realization but he was older now, wiser, he knew what to do.

Louis made a beeline into the park, sauntering forward until he stood at the end of the sandbox, feet kicking at the wooden rim of it. Louis cleared his throat and smiled when Niall looked up. “Fancy meeting you here, stranger.” Louis hummed, grinning when Niall’s eyes widened comically.

Niall mouthed wordlessly for a moment before he let out a shout. “Louis!” Niall swung his legs so the swing lurched forward and then he jumped off, landing on wobbly feet before he ran forward. He smashed into Louis and Louis careened a few steps back with a chuckle but he wrapped his arms around Niall anyway, tucking close to him as Niall buried his face into Louis’ neck. “You’re back.” Niall mumbled into his skin, hugging him tighter and Louis nodded and stroked his hand into Niall’s back.

“Mmhm,” Louis said, patting Niall back twice before he pulled away, letting his hands slide from around Niall’s waist slowly. “But… just for the weekend,” He admitted, looking from blue eye to blue eye as he tried to gauge Niall’s reaction.

Niall’s face fell and he pulled his hands away, scratching at his neck with a slight hand. “Oh,” Niall turned away from Louis, letting his arm fall limp at his side before he started walking away, considering the swings again before he started walking toward the monkey bars.

“So,” Louis followed Niall but stopped short when Niall started climbing to the top, sitting on the horizontal railing as he kicked his feet. Louis looked up at him as Niall tilted his head back to stare up at the stars, reaching up a hand to touch at Niall’s ankle lightly. “What are you doing here?”

Niall jumped when Louis touched him and looked down to shoot him a half-hearted smile. “It’s just…” He breathed, averting his eyes as he nipped at his bottom lip lightly. “Everyone’s got a pair, you know?” Niall shrugged, slipping his ankle out of Louis’ hand as he shuffled on the monkey bars until his legs were hooked through the gaps and he was hanging upside down.

All the blood starting draining to his face, flushing his cheeks red, but he didn’t mind because it gave him an excuse to blush. Niall shut his eyes as he started to list off names, “Zayn and Perrie, and Liam and Danielle, and Harry and Taylor…” before he took another long breath, letting it out low. “S’just me now.”  He opened his eyes again and jerked his shoulders, meeting Louis’ gaze par for par. “They’re all busy and you’ve left…”

“I’m back now.” Louis mumbled hopefully and Niall shot him a sheepish grin before he reached up to adjust his shirt because it had fallen askew. Louis’ eyes were drawn to his hands but he looked away to give Niall a sense of privacy as he covered up his skin. Niall tucked it into the hem of his pants before he let his arms hang limp beside his head, rocking back and forth slowly.

Louis chuckled more out of nerves than anything funny and he kicked at the sand, looking around almost awkwardly before he reached up to ruffle his hair. He was thinking it was time for him to make his leave if Niall was still harbouring bad feelings because he had left for university but maybe he could make it up to him now. Or maybe he could just leave.

Louis opened his mouth to speak when Niall cut him off, shutting his eyes and rubbing at the right one with his hand. “Hey, do you remember when we were all playing hide and seek?” He said out of the blue, smiling lightly as he recalled some fond memory.

Louis cemented his feet back into the ground and shoved his hands into his pockets, rocking back and forth on his feet as Niall’s smile was contagious and spread on his face as well. “Which time?” He had to ask because there were a lot of times when they all played hide and seek as kids but this specific time had to mean something special if Niall was bringing it up.

“Um,” Niall hummed low, a soft smile spreading across his lips as fondness clouded his eyes. “We were about 6 or 7 years old. Harry was seeking. Liam hid behind a tree and… Zayn was in the tunnels but you and me hid up here.” Niall kicked his feet softly as he gestured to the monkey bars before he continued. “Harry was so short. And, I don’t know why, but he just wouldn’t look up, remember? Took him ages to find us… Cause, Zayn and Liam couldn’t help so they were standing in the sandbox, giggling, and Harry was about to burst out in tears.” Niall trailed off with a smile, scratching at his arm before he reached up to hook his hands in his pockets, feeling his fingers numb slightly.

Louis nodded because he did remember. He remembered every single time they had all hung out, even when they were little. “I remember.” Louis said, reaching up a hand to thumb across Niall’s cheek lightly, pressing against the reddening skin.

Niall reached down to cover Louis’ hand with his own and he sighed. “I miss that. All of us together.” Niall opened his eyes but they were saddened now and his smile vanished. “I miss Zayn and Liam and Harry and…” Niall’s chest heaved and he shook with a sigh, shaking his head. “And I miss you, Louis. I miss you.”

“I’m right here, Niall.” Louis said, stepping forward before he cupped Niall’s face and stroked his thumbs across his cheeks. Niall stared at him in confusion, seemingly about to ask what Louis was doing but Louis just moved even closer and pushed up on his toes as he leaned in and he just effortlessly slotted his bottom lip between Niall’s, kissing him softly. Louis sucked Niall’s own bottom lip into his mouth, softly working over the skin with his tongue before he pulled away but only just for a moment, leaning back in to kiss at Niall’s lips again.

Niall had had a good grasp on the monkey bars beneath him until Louis started kissing him and, when he returned the kiss, his legs started to lose tension until they just slipped out of the loops and he started to fall but Louis’ caught him and they crumpled in a heap. “Fuck,” Niall gasped, raising his head to look up at Louis. “I’m s-sorry!”

Louis laughed and reached up to ruffle Niall’s hair lightly, sitting up slowly to make sure he wasn’t hurting too badly anywhere. “It’s okay.” He let his hand slide down until he cupped the back of Niall’s head, bringing him close. “As long as I can do that again,”

“I hope you don’t mean the falling.” Niall crawled up Louis’ body a little until he could prop his arms above Louis’ shoulders, planting them in the sand and Louis just smiled because Niall was on top of him and shining and he wasn’t angry anymore and Louis just glowed.

“I don’t mean the falling.” Niall grinned and Louis did too before they both leaned in and I SWEAR IN THAT MOMENT WE WERE INFINITE. BYE.

A.N.: I don't know how to end stuff. Enjoy the TCAs.