one direction preferences / imagines

protective

Harry - Standing in line for groceries, Harry had his arm tightly around your waist. You started unloading everything onto the conveyor belt, but Harry stayed clung onto you. "Harry, can you help?" you asked softly and glanced over him. He nodded slightly and started grabbing a few things, but you couldn't help but notice that he was keeping himself extremely close to you. Closer than usual. Ignoring it you moved up to the cashier and smiled politely at the young man, pulling out your wallet. "I got it..." your boyfriend said quickly, gently pushing you behind him and pulling his card out. "Harry what are you doing?" you murmured, stepping back in front of him and handing the man your card to pay. You heard him sigh and he wrapped his arms back around you tightly. "He's looking at you funny..." Harry whispered into your ear, and you glanced up, seeing the cashier give you a soft smile. You rolled your eyes slightly and took your card back, thanking the young man and grabbing your bags. "Let's go Harry," you chuckled and grabbed his hand, kissing his cheek quickly before handing him bags and heading out.

Liam - Standing at the bar, you ordered you and your boyfriend a couple of drinks, leaning up against the counter. Liam came up beside you shortly after, wrapping his arm around your lower back and kissed your cheek gently, smiling widely. "Hey!" you giggled softly and turned to look at him, leaning closer into his side. "I finally made it," he chuckled, graciously taking the drink from the bartender and taking a hefty sip. You chuckled softly and took your own. "I haven't been here long either babe, don't worry," you smiled and he nodded his head. "Hey, there you are pretty girl, I- Oh..." a man said as he came over to your other side. Liam raised an eyebrow and you rolled your eyes. "How many times did I have to tell you I have a boyfriend?" you huffed, but Liam didn't give him time to answer. He pushed you behind him and stood before the man, raising an eyebrow menacingly. "If she told you no, why the fuck are you still here huh?" he asked in a dark voice. "Liam..." you murmured, pulling his arm back before he could do more. He wrapped his arms around your shoulders tightly, glaring at the man. "Bye now."

Niall - Holding onto his hand tightly, you kept your head down to avoid the flashes from the cameras. Niall pulled his hands away and wrapped both of his arms around your waist tightly, pulling you up in front of him. You bit your lip and pulled his arms over your shoulders. He responded and pulled you right back against him once people started to get closer. There were pictures being taken from every direction and questions upon questions were getting jumbled up together. You could feel Niall's body tensing up behind you and he abruptly came to a stop. "What are you doing?" you murmured as he turned to face the majority of the crowd, keeping you tucked against his chest. "BACK UP YEAH?" he yelled out and you flinched slightly at the sound, pulling away. "Niall stop," you whispered and bit your lip, but he just grabbed you back against him and repeated the same thing. Sighing softly, you let him clutch you to him, rubbing his back soothingly. He pulled you into a store to get away from all the noise, keeping his eyes out the window. "Relax..." you murmured out, trying to pull away slightly. "It's okay Niall... relax."

Louis - His eyes never left the man who had been staring at you the whole time you had been in the shopping center. It had long passed borderline creepy and Louis was getting more uncomfortable than you. "Louis, just ignore it," you murmured, acting casual as you looked through the racks of clothes. "He won't stop staring..." he murmured. "I know, but you're here... he's not gonna do anything as long as you're with me..." you whispered, reaching over to take his hand gently. "And if I wasn't with you, I might not ever see you again," he chuckled dryly and you sighed softly. "Just relax okay?" Louis shook his head but you just shook your head as well, continuing to look. As you were paying, the man started to come up closer towards you two. Louis narrowed his eyes and stood on the side he was, blocking you from his sight. "She's mine mate, why don't you fuck off..." he murmured, a low and threatening voice. The man looked between you and Louis and shook his head with a scoff. You were for sure Louis was about to punch the man out, but before he had the chance, you grabbed his arm and pulled him away.

Zayn - As much as he hated to admit it, jealousy was one thing he found pretty hard to control around you. Especially if it was for a reason that no one else thought was needed other than him. However, there were times when you didn't fight it, thinking that it was sweet that he would become so protective that it was a little ridiculous yet so sweet at the same time. Holding his hand tightly, you searched for baby clothes, trying to find some gender neutral things. "Babe we should go..." he said suddenly, causing you to look up slightly confused. "What? Why?" "Cameras," he murmured, glancing towards the shop's windows. Shaking your head slightly you looked back to him. "We've dealt with them before Z... not like today is any different," you commented and started looking back through the different things. "You're almost ready to pop, I'm getting you out of here before they all show up..." he murmured and brought what you already had to the front to pay quickly. You sighed softly and shook your head, grabbing the bags and following him out to the car. "Don't be mad," he whispered. "Just keeping my girls safe..."