one direction preferences / imagines

stressful day at work

Harry: The minute you walked through the door, all you wanted was a cup of tea and your bed. Your feet were sore from the constant tasks your boss had sent you on and your back was stiff from the amount of heavy objects you were carrying back and forth to your car. "Is that you (Y/N)?" Harry called from the kitchen. You answered by shuffling in, shooting him a soft smile. "Hey Haz," you spoke softly, heading to the cupboard to get out your special tea. "How was work?" he asked casually, leaning against the counter while you started up the kettle. "Oh, it was great!" Your voice was obviously leaking with sarcasm as you explained with great enthusiasm the events that took place. Once you were finished, you took a deep breath and shook your head. "All I want is my tea and bed, Harry," you sighed out, glancing up at your empathetic boyfriend. He came over to you and gave you a soft kiss on the forehead, letting one of his hands rest on your waist softly. "Go upstairs and I'll clean up, then I'll be up to give you a foot rub." "Thank you..." you breathed out softly, setting your empty mug down and giving him a soft kiss before heading upstairs.

Liam: It was finally your lunch break, but despite that, you had decided to work through it. You just had so much to do, that you didn't have time to stop. You quickly picked up your phone, remembering that you had made lunch plans with Liam. "Hey babe, I'm just coming to pick you up," he answered with a happy tone. "Liam... I'm so sorry but I have to cancel today. I have so much work to do, I'm so sorry..." you explained softly, really hating that you had to call off these plans. He was the only person you actually wanted to see today, and now you weren't going to be able to. "Oh," he replied with a soft tone as well. "I really have to go Li, I love you so much and I promise I'll make it up to you." You could almost feel his disappointment through the phone. "I love you too baby. Don't worry about it. I'll talk to you when you get home okay?" You mumbled a goodbye before hanging up and going back to work. Not even an hour later, you were already a frazzled mess. "(Y/N)?" one of your co-workers asked, poking her head into your office. "You have a visitor." You furrowed your eyebrows, looking up just as Liam walked into the office with a couple of takeout bags and a huge smile. "No one should have to skip lunch.

Niall: You were trying so desperately to calm your nerves down after such a long and frantic day. The warm water engulfed your achy body, the bath salts slowly starting to show signs of helping. There was a soft knock on the bathroom door that caused you to open your eyes slowly. "It's unlocked Ni," you murmured out softly, sliding more bubbles up over your chest before he came in. The door opened and in came your boyfriend, holding two glasses of wine. He set them down so he could shut the door without spilling before picking them back up and settling himself down on the floor next to you. "Here love," he said quietly, setting your glass on the rim. "Oh thank you baby," you whispered, smiling softly and lifting one hand out of the water to take it. "How're you feeling?" Niall asked after a couple moments of quiet. "I feel better now, thank you love." You gave him another soft smile, holding one hand out towards him. "You can join me if you want baby. I wouldn't complain," you giggled softly. Niall's eyes sparkled as he took your invitation without hesitation, standing up off the hard floor an slipping off his clothing. Sitting forwards slightly, you made room for him to slip in behind you, leaning back against his chest with such a relaxed sigh. His arms gently went around your waist, resting his hands on your stomach. "Today is over baby... just remember that... tomorrow is going to be so much better."

Louis: The added stress of work on top of barely sleeping was pushing you towards your breaking point. You sat at your desk with your office door closed and locked, just needing some time alone to catch your breath. Your cellphone began ringing, making you jump to attention. When you saw Louis' face across the screen however, you let out a breath and didn't waste another second answering it. "Lou?" "Hey boo," he replied with a chuckle, making a smile appear on your face. "Hey babe," you chuckled out softly, mindlessly playing with one of the pens. "I just wanted to call and check up on you. You weren't too happy this morning." So he had seen through your little masquerade. "I'm really okay babe. Today's just been really long and my boss keep asking me to do things that I just can't get done in one day," you sighed out. "Plus I'm exhausted and I just want today to be over so I can spend at least some time with you before you leave." You heard him chuckle softly on the other end of the phone. "Lou it's not funny," you whined softly. "I know, I know babe I'm sorry. Why don't you just use a sick day and stay home this afternoon and tomorrow. You're rarely ever sick anyways. People will understand." "Are you asking me to rebel against my perfect attendance Mr. Tomlinson?" you chuckled softly, biting your lip. "Of course not babe, it was just a thought," he replied softly. "And a good one. I'll be home in twenty."

Zayn: "Not tonight baby," you sighed out softly, putting your hands on his chest to stop him from continuing. Zayn looked down on you, his eyes drooped softly. "Right baby, sorry," he breathed out softly, falling back onto his side of the bed. "I'm sorry Z... I've just had a really long day and I'm tired and I just want to cuddle..." Zayn turned to face you, cutting you off with a gentle kiss to your lips, letting them linger for a few minutes. "Boo, you don't need to explain. I understand and I would be more than glad to be your cuddle buddy now and forever," he laughed out softly, sliding his arms around you and pulling you closer to towards him. "Did you wanna talk about your day love?" You shrugged softly, resting your cheek against his chest. "It's not even that bad. My boss has just been on my back about this big project and literally none of my co-workers are willing to help, so I'm stuck on it by myself and it just sucks... It's exhausting. I barely even know how to handle it!" "Hey, hey..." he soothed gently, running his hand down your back. "I'm sorry Zayn, but it's ridiculous. I don't even like my job anymore. My boss is so reliant on me and it's not fair. I'm loaded with work and now this project..." you let out a deep breath, shutting your eyes. "Sweetheart, talk to her and if she doesn't seem willing to split the work up, then just give her your two weeks notice right there. No one deserves to be pushed to the limits when there are so many other people." You nodded softly, kissing his collarbone gently. "I'm gonna do that..."