COMPLETE // may occasionally be updated with drabbles, etc.
The first time Niall Horan fell in love, he was seven years old.
Since then, Niall's life has been defined by a series of extremely fortunate events: getting through auditions for The X Factor, becoming part of One Direction, a slew of number one singles and albums in almost every country on Earth, and a cabinet full of prestigious awards.
But it's not the big moments of our lives that define us: it's the little ones in between. For Niall, all the little moments have been about Isla Boyne.
Niall and Isla met when they were seven and although their lives took wildly different courses, they've never left each other's orbits. From Mullingar to Indonesia to London, through break-ups, make-ups, miscommunications, and messes, Niall and Isla always seem to find their way back to each other.
Written in a series of short one-shot vignettes (ranging from a couple hundred words to a couple thousand each), Something About You is a series of those little moments that have defined Niall's life. One moment a day, every day, for 31 days.
Niall and Isla's story begins: Monday, April 20, 2020.
She giggled a little as she looked over at the older couple. "That's going to be us one day."
"Yeah?"
She rested her head on my shoulder, giving me a quick kiss on my neck before nestling in. I scooted her closer to me with my free hand, resting my hand on her leg.
I looked at the older couple for a minute. They were sitting quite close to each other, holding each other's hand, deep in their own world. It was obvious theirs was a love that had deep roots; a love that still made them feel young.
I looked down at the woman I had next to me. Her fingers intertwined with mine, her other arm wrapped around my waist. She was perfection, still, even after all this time.
"How did I get so lucky?" I whispered softly, to myself.