𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯, 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵. Zayn and Harry discover that their close friendship was actually evolving into something much more beneath the surface after an encounter in the dark on Harry's 19th birthday. Harry reflects back on the whirlwind of their complicated and intensely passionate relationship, and details the story of what really happened between him and Zayn all these years. • Non AU, highly referential, narrative inspired by an authentic timeline of events. • Contains drinking and mild drug use, strong language and explicit sexual scenes. Best rankings: #1 in zarry #1 in bottomharry #1 in 1D #1 in zayn Completed September 2020 | V

COMPLETED Zayn and Harry are best friends, well, that's all it seems like to the press and fans. But when they're alone, or in the presence of just their band mates, they're able to love on each other and be with each other intimately. In public, so Zayn and Harry know they're listening and love each other they sneak little fist bumps as a signal of love and appreciation when they can't do much more.

I glanced over at Harry. He was looking back at me and I could see his mouth moving in that slow, sexy way of his, but I couldn't focus on what he was saying. I was too busy enjoying how pink and puffy his lips looked, imagining how soft they would feel and how red I could make them if I just leaned in and kissed him. I scooted closer to him and caught the scent of his shampoo. He smelled so clean and I wanted to bury my head in his curls and breathe him in. His eyes seemed to darken as he gazed at me. He was so fucking beautiful that it was almost painful to look at him, like staring at the sun. Harry raised an eyebrow at me and licked his lips, and before I knew what I was doing I was leaning in to whisper in his ear. "I need you." *** Zayn finds himself drawn to one of his band mates after a game of Truth or Dare gets out of hand. The events of this drunken night lead Zayn and Harry to question everything that they thought they knew about themselves. Can love prevail when their attempts to navigate a relationship while living in the spotlight are thwarted by girlfriends, management, fans, and even the other members of One Direction? WARNING: Explicit sexuality. **1st place winner in the boyxboy category of the 2014 1D Watty Awards**