Strong (A Ziam/Zarry AU)

Liam “The Payne Train” Payne has struggled his whole life. On the outside he is tough, unbeatable, macho as they come. He holds the WBA , WBC and IBF titles of World Super Middleweight Champion and has the WBO championship fight coming up...He's the bookies Odds on winner. After all he is undefeated. He's never lost a fight. Except to his Father when, at 16, he came out to him as gay. His father was his trainer and an important man in the Wolverhampton boxing world. He didn’t take kindly to his meal ticket son being homosexual, knew it would hinder his career in this masculine, testosterone fuelled business. Liam could have stopped him, easily, but he had a strong moral compass, even at that tender age. He refused to raise a hand to his father so he took his beating, never spoke of it again and climbed firmly back in the closet. He's been stuck in there ever since. Zayn Malik is “The New David Gandy” Face of Parda, Dolce & Gabbana,Vivienne Westwood's Muse, UN Ambassador for LGBT rights. He is open, out and proud. This doesn’t mean he's camp or wants the whole world to know about his private life. He does however feel a sense of responsibility to show that gay couples are just the same as heterosexuals. Love is Love. After his split with long term partner Harry Styles, Bisexual Lead singer of rock band Filth, he decided to get a new hobby, boxing seemed a good idea....Walking into Payne's boxing club certainly gave him more than a hobby...