Louis has a crush on the football teams captain, Harry Styles. Louis is to shy to say anything to him so he simply indulges himself in going to everyone of Harry's games and secretly watching him change in the locker room.
Harry centered chapter because he's the birthday boy ☺️❤️
Harry had never been in love, but now with his small boyfriend cuddled into his side while they watch Beauty and the Beast and while they occasionally feed popcorn to each other, Harry's chest feels warm and he can't stop smiling and he just knows this is love.
"Could you pass me the soda, Hazza?" Louis asks softly and Harry hands him their shared drink, trying desperately to conceal his smile which was probably getting borderline creepy.
Louis watches Harry press his lips together tightly, trying to tone down his smile and soon Louis is smiling at him too. "You okay there Haz?"
" 'm great." Harry says, handing Louis the can. Louis looks at him for another second before taking a sip of soda and then returning his eyes to the screen.
Harry had no idea how the couple had ended up on this Disney marathon, they'd only wanted to see a scene from Mulan and well one thing led to another and after three movies they were on their fourth.
Each boy had only gotten up once to use the restroom, every other moment was spent pressed together on the couch and Harry loved it, he loved the movie, he loved the blanket, he loved Louis.
When Louis' nose scrunches up and he tries to sing along to the movie through his giggles, Harry feels the need to say those words. "Lou."
Louis turns his head and looks at Harry, eyebrows raised expectantly. "I...you're cute."
Harry couldn't do it, he felt it, he felt it in his heart and in his hands and his chest, his lips, his throat, he felt it everywhere, but he couldn't say it.
He couldn't bring himself to say those three words because he was scarred. Usually Harry had no trouble with words, he'd told Louis countless things, had explained how much he cared and valued him in many different ways but he couldn't say those three words that really cemented it all because he was scared.
Louis had smiled and looked away while Harry kept staring, his lips parted because that's not what he wanted to say, not what he wished to say.
Harry stood up and went into the bathroom. "Do you want me to pause it Hazza?" Louis shouts when Harry closed the door.
"No-" Harry's voice cracked, he cleared his throat. "No babe, you keep watching."
Harry placed his hands on either side of the sink and leant forward to look in the mirror and stare at his reflection. This was hard. "You can do it, man, you're Harry Styles." This usually worked, but it wasn't a class presentation or a football game he was preparing for, this was something completely different.
"You're Harry Styles and you-" Harry broke into a smile "-and you love Louis Tomlinson."
Harry stands up straight and clears his throat, pushing his chest out. "Louis...Boo-my love, Louis, I love you." Harry smiles at his reflection and then shakes his head.
"You're overthinking it." Harry points at his reflection. "You stop it, right now."
"Harry are you talking to yourself?" Louis shouts and Harry jumps, quickly flushing the toilet. "No babe!" He replies, hastily turning on the sink and washing his hands.
Harry splashes some water on his face and then leaves the bathroom. Harry dries his face with his shirt as he returns to the living room, where Louis' sitting up waiting for him to return and cuddle.
Louis looks at Harry skeptically and Harry smiles nervously at him. "Weirdo." Louis smirks as he leans into Harry and continues eating popcorn.
The next day Harry grabs Niall when he's walking to his next class. "I need help."
"Obviously, you ever heard of hello? Or I don't know, how are you doing?" Niall smiles and Harry sighs.
"Hi Niall, good morning, how was your cereal? Are we done? I really need help." Harry says desperately.
"Okay fine, what is it? Can we walk and talk though, if I'm late again she's gonna call me mum." Niall says and Harry nods, walking with Niall to his class which is in the opposite direction of his own.
"So, I'm...I'm in love with Louis? But I don't really know how to say it?" Harry struggles with his words and Niall nods as he listens.
"Right, just say it mate."
"I can't 'just say it' Niall, that's the problem, I tried yesterday and I just couldn't get the words out." Harry says.
"Just say it."
"I can't! It's hard." Harry exclaims.
"Really? It's so hard? Harry, I love you. I love you Harry. Hey Harry, you know what? I love you." Niall says with raised eyebrows.
"Oh, so hard." Niall mocks and Harry glares at him.
"It's not the same Niall, I'm scared. You're saying it just to say it, saying it and meaning it is scary, what if he doesn't feel the same way." Harry sighs, his shoulder sagging a bit.
Niall stops in the middle of the hallway, causing the people behind him to huff and then go around. "Excuse me, what did you just say to me." Niall looks around and then looks back at Harry. "Im having trouble with this, in what world would that boy not be in love with you?"
"I don't know Niall, in this one?"
"Harry, he's been pining over you since high school started, we're gonna graduate soon, that's a long ass time and he didn't just like you because he thinks you're hot he genuinely thought you were a good person. You two are inseparable and he looks at you like you're the most important person in the world, you have nothing to worry about." The bell rings when Niall finishes his small speech.
"Oh, I'm sorry-"
"Don't even worry about it, you got this Harry. If it's so hard, do it somewhere that makes you comfortable, good luck." Niall smiles at Harry and then runs off to class.
After some thinking Harry knows what he'll do.
Really short, I'm sorry, I just wanted to get it up in celebration of Harry's birthday. I'll update again soon.
Happy birthday Harry! 💖
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