Little Things // A Larry Stylinson Faniction

Nineteen

The boys are gathered around the coffee table, Zayn and Liam sitting on the floor, and Niall reclining back on the La-Z-Boy. I'm cuddled up into Louis' side on the couch, his familiar scent tickling my nostrils. Rain still softly pelts against the windows, residue of yesterday. An awkward silence hangs in the air, but the tension's not thick. Eyes seem to flitter between me and Louis, dumbstruck, but nobody seems to want to say anything. Niall is the first one to break the silence with his booming voice.

"So, ya finally fucked him, huh?" He exclaims, winking in Louis' direction. The awkward air seems to instantly lift, Zayn bursting out laughing, and Liam swatting Niall for his lack of manners. I can feel the burn of Louis' heated cheeks atop my head, and I giggle slightly, noticing the way he nuzzles into my hair for comfort. Niall is looking at us with his eyebrows brushing his hairline, still waiting for an answer. I feel Louis curtly shake his head, huffing a little bit when he lets out a breath.

"So not yet, then?" Is all Niall replies, and Liam swats at him again, but with a small smile turning up the corners of his lips. Zayn has one of his signature shit-eating grins plastered onto his face, his eyes burning with playfulness. He is obviously on the same page as Niall. Louis shifts uncomfortably under me, wrapping his arm tighter around my waist, pulling me in. I bunch his thin sweater into my palm, letting him drag me up a little, so I can now nuzzle into his cheek. I peck it quickly, and I see a red burn seeping up his neck once again. I feel slight pride knowing that I make Louis feel so flustered-- he never blushes, but he hasn't stopped today.

"Mate, you need to get that under control," Zayn laughs, gesturing towards the blush reappearing on Louis' cheeks. Niall roars with laughter again, and this time, Liam lets out a little tinkle of laughter, his eyes crinkling up that way they do.

"Nando's?" Louis suggests, trying to change the subject, and it works successfully, at least for Niall. He abruptly stands, making Liam jump back a little.

"I'll get it," He booms, and we all take turns to shake our heads.

"What a glutton," Louis mutters as Niall is leaving.

We all spend the night playing multiple heated games of Monopoly, everyone cheating left and right ("Louis can't just take a chance card when he wants to!" "Fuck off, Liam, what if I get a go to jail card?" "You'd just put it back!" "Bullshit."), and stuffing our mouths full of Nando's. Niall picks at everyone else's food, not really paying much attention to the game, but taking 100k every time he feels like it ("He gets to fucking cheat?" "Oh, Louis, sod off, it's not like he's even playing the bloody game!" "But Zayn, he gets to cheat! It's not fucking fair.") I just giggle along with Niall, watching him shove another peri peri chicken wing into his mouth. He has the sauce all around his mouth, but never wipes it off, seeming to save it for later. A proper pig- but we all still love him. I slowly turn my eyes back to the game, me and Louis deciding to team up because I suck. They're currently fighting over who owns what. ("I own it! I bloody paid for it!" "Only because you stole money off of Niall!" "He's not even playing!" "Wait, you stole money from me? Asshole." "Zayn, just leave it be, Lou's never going to give it up." "Fine.") It ends up just Louis throwing chance cards at Liam and Zayn, using them like shuriken, and not hitting the boys even once. Niall takes it as an opportunity to steal the last of Liam's fries, and I laugh- everything has been chaos since they came over, and I've been trying so hard to not laugh, but Niall has tugged the last straw. I throw my head back, laughing that ugly dog laugh I have, my eyes scrunching closed as a few tears escape. I can hear Louis beside me still, and I try to calm the laughter, seeing what's happened. I slowly open my eyes, and see him giving me his Sunshine Smile. It's cute, and proud and fond, and this time he's scrunched his nose up, too. I can't help but bury my face in his chest, all of the other boys looking between Louis and I with this kind of pride I can't even pinpoint.

"Stop being so disgustingly cute, it's making me feel single." Niall perks up, wiping his eye in mock sadness. We all giggle, except Liam, who whacks Niall-- again-- for being so insensitive.

"I'm just having a bit of fun," Niall complains, and Liam shakes his head, a slight ghost of a grin across his face once again, "and I'm single." The last sentence is said with a bit of a humph, and Liam catches on.

"Are you feeling lonely, ol' Nialler?" Zayn quirks from the sofa, malice tugging his lips up. Liam knows what to do, and he starts attacking Niall in a giant bear hug. Zayn joins him, pushing sloppy kisses to Niall's temples. It's a mess, with Niall roaring with laughter while trying to push the two off, and Liam and Zayn attacking him with cuddles and kisses. I've missed this- us just being pure idiots, and messing around.

Louis is looking down at me, a fond smile on his cheeks.

"I love you." His blue eyes twinkle, and I swear my breath is knocked from me because of his sheer beauty.

"I love you, too." I reply, grinning at the mess before me, before nuzzling into Louis's chest.

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hi, again! i'm supery-dupery sorry that this chapter took soooooo long to be written, i've just had terrible writing block, and no time to actually write it. i promise to try and update more often <3 i hope you can forgive me,

ily and tpwk

- me xx