"You're way too close for me to think straight." 🤍close proximity au🤍

Harry Styles and Blake McCoy met when they were young-two wandering souls who didn't know they were about to find home in each other. What started as fleeting glances and shy smiles turned into years of laughter, love, and growing up side by side. But somewhere between the photographs they took of each other-between the blurry, unfocused shots of their early days and the crystal-clear snapshots of their best moments-life began to pull them apart. Now 31, Harry is left with nothing but an old camera filled with memories he can't quite let go of. Each photo holds a piece of their story: the first night they met, the inside jokes, the fights, the quiet mornings, and the moments when it felt like nothing could ever come between them. But the clearest pictures are also the hardest to look at, reminders of how something so certain slowly faded away. Told through a series of poignant flashbacks triggered by each photograph, Aperture is a bittersweet, angsty romance about love that grows, changes, and sometimes slips through your fingers. It's about the beauty of moments captured, the ache of drifting apart, and the question we all ask ourselves-can a love that feels like home ever truly be lost?

When Ellie Bennett's high-powered corporate career comes to an unexpected halt, she returns to her hometown of Vancouver, hoping to rebuild from scratch. A temporary job at a cosy coffee shop seems like just what she needs-until she meets the shop's charming and enigmatic owner, Harry Styles. Harry's calm demeanour and subtle humour begin to thaw Ellie's guarded heart, while his gentle, attentive nature makes her feel seen in a way she hasn't for years. But as Ellie and Harry's friendship blossoms into something deeper, Ellie senses secrets lurking beneath Harry's warm smiles and late-night messages. When she finally learns the truth, Ellie must decide if she's willing to face the risk of loving someone who might not be hers to keep. With winter closing in, "Where the Coffee's Warm" is a journey of connection, healing, and discovering that sometimes, the greatest love stories come from the simplest places.

When rising actress Harmony Elliana Sol (H.E.S.) realizes she shares initials with the world-famous pop star Harry Edward Styles (H.E.S.), what begins as a fun coincidence quickly turns into a whirlwind of viral memes, mistaken fan theories, and a series of events that bring their paths unexpectedly close.

They weren't supposed to be anything. Just two grown-ups, a little chemistry, and a lot of mutual understanding: keep it casual. No strings, no drama. But when a surprise pregnancy turns their perfectly easy arrangement into something impossibly complicated, Nina and Harry are forced to figure out what it means to raise a baby together - without losing their sanity... or their hearts. It's not a love story. At least, it wasn't meant to be. ---- I've completed the story but I will publish 2 chapters a day only :)

"But Leah never even shed a tear, her face was completely blank. I don't know if she is numb or in shock but it's weirding me out. I've never seen Leah so calm in my life." ~ ~ ~ Leah Davis is numb, so numb that she seems Calm to everyone around her. Too calm for the situation she's in. Everyone is telling her that it's okay to cry and it's okay to be sad. Leah wishes she could just let it out but she can't, she's numb, closed off. She's like a locked safe with a missing key. Is Harry that missing key? {BOOK 2/2} started 10/4/20 ~ 6/11/21 *WARNING* IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ANXIOUS GO READ IT RIGHT NOW! BEST RANKINGS: 15 in #harry 2 in #styles 12 in #direction 22 in #calm ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @cryinginacoolway_132

"Why are you asking me these questions?" I say, I can feel a panic attack coming on. I close my eyes taking a deep breath in and a deep breath out. I don't care how stupid I look. I don't want to have a panic attack in front of him, I've never had a panic attack in front of anyone before. "Well I can tell how anxious you are," he states, pointing to my shaking hands. "And I thought maybe I can help distract from whatever is making you so nervous. Are you like this all the time or is it just me?" he continues. "No, trust me it's not you, I'm like this all the time," I say, my voice now shaking. I feel like I could cry. ~ ~ ~ Leah Davis is a very anxious girl. Anxious to the point where it makes it hard for her to open up to people, in fear of getting hurt. She meets Harry, a confident rock star, at least she thinks he is. He takes her on a wild ride of figuring out how to be open with people. Will she ever be fully open with Harry? {BOOK 1/2} started 7/14/20 ~ ended 10/4/20 BEST RANKINGS: 1 in #harry 1 in #styles 1 in #one 1 in #direction 1 in #anxiety 2 in #onedirection ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @cryinginacoolway_132

Three weeks in Europe. Two heartbroken strangers. One whirlwind romance.

DUALITY - the sequel to IT'S YOU! [Mature] *Please note: There will be spoilers for the first book from below onwards... You don't necessarily need to have read and finished IT'S YOU to understand DUALITY, but it will be more rewarding if you do. If you want a refresher, there's an index at the end of that book, summarising each chapter and the subsequent one shots too. Despite all the challenges, Harry and Eloise have had their busiest couple of years to date. With new movies, tours, an album, a beauty brand, writing, promotion, and - not least - parenthood, they've had a lot to contend with throughout the pandemic. Working together on one truly iconic project was supposed to help bring them closer, not risk bringing them to breaking point. Trying to balance their professional and personal lives is already hard enough when it's all played out in the public eye, but it proves harder still when the storyline seems to start blurring between the two. Pressure, competition, jealousy, coercion, manipulation, deception, guilt... With such high stakes, it's hard to know who to trust, especially when things turn out to be not quite what they seem. In the eye of the storm, it can be hard to keep a grasp on what's real, and what really matters, after all. Please note: This is intended as an exercise in character development and descriptive writing. Harry features heavily - because he's incredibly charismatic and so talented - but I will be mindful to be as respectful as possible. Disclaimers: Contains mature content! And I have no links to Harry, nor any of his associates, nor to Bond or any of the other familiar names mentioned. I'm just borrowing him and them as familiar points of reference for not-for-profit artistic license.

She looks up at me, taking a step forward and smiling slightly, "How can I ever get hurt when I have you here to protect me?" "But you could have gotten hurt," I murmur softly, hanging my head and feeling my shoulders drop, the tension seeping from my body. "No. Stop," She cuts me off sternly but tenderly, "Don't talk like that, Reece. I'm okay, you're okay, we're okay," She speaks softly, reaching her hand up to gently brush her thumb over my cheek, just under the cut that's there. "We're okay," I repeat, taking a small step closer to her. She nods with a small smile, moving her hand down from my cheek and instead placing the palm of her hand on my chest, right over my heart. I know she can feel how fast my heart is beating. I just don't know why it's doing that. ~ Reece Carter is the bad boy of Northwood High. He smokes and he fights. He has countless tattoos covering his body. And he doesn't care about anything or anyone else. Layla Stevens is your average seventeen year-old girl, just trying to get through high school, with the friends she loves and doing the things she loves. When these two cross paths accidentally in an unusual way, they leave and never expect to speak to each other again. But fate has other plans. Layla finds her way into Reece's life and Reece doesn't know what to do about it. This ray of Sunshine suddenly meant something to him. She understood him when it seemed like no one else did. And he protected her from everyone who tried to hurt His Sunshine. Get ready for a story filled with bad pick-up lines, twin telepathy and a lot of fighting. Like, a LOT. Thanks for that one, Reece.