Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik were best friends. Attending a co-ed boarding school in England, St. Porters, they were the most popular boys at the school, granted that they were only fifteen. The teachers loved them, the girls wanted to date them, the guys wanted to be them. They had everything and more.
But then, they didn’t.
When Niall leaves due to a family emergency and returns two years later, things have changed. The rest of the boys no longer speak. But the one who changed the most? Niall.
When Niall finally returns, secrets are revealed, feelings are shown, and friendships are fixed.
That is, until they’re not.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.