E: If you wrote a sequel to a little drop for me, what would it be about? :) ā”
ooohhh, good question! i had to think about the answer a bit.
first of all, i think it would be a long oneshot, not a second fully-chaptered fic. (although a little dropĀ was originally only going to be about 20k and then more than quadrupledā¦)
iād like to bring zayn back briefly. doing that would give me a chance to explore both harryās and niallās reactions to the situation considerably.Ā
i think iād have zayn show up at niall and harryās flatāhis oldĀ homeāone late afternoon, just after niallās got home from work and harryās still at the bakery. maybe heās travelled a lot, seen a lot of the world, been to a lot of museums and met a lot of people, but heās realised that heās still in love with niall and that he did need to leave but he needed to leave so he could realise that he wanted to be with niall.Ā
niall would let him in, maybe not knowing the extent of zaynās feelings but just thinking it would be rude to slam the door in his face because, really, itās been four years and heās over zayn; heās healed, heās had louis and liam stand by him, heās met harry and fallen in love and not even zaynāhis first loveāis going to change how absolutely sickeningly in love with harry he is and how perfect his life is now.
zayn comes into the flat and can immediately tell that niallās not living alone; there are shoes that are too big for niallās feet by the door and cute little dish towels that heās pretty sure niall wouldnāt have ever bought because theyāre just past tooĀ twee. there are pictures of niall with a very beautiful lad with long, dark, wavy hair and green eyes; they look veryĀ in love and it hurts a bit lot. he can see into the bedroom area and his old side of the bed doesnāt look like itās been abandoned because the nightstand has pictures of niall and this other boy and a stack of books about artisian breads and shipwrecks.
but he goes in and decides that maybe he wonāt tell niall heās still in love with him because obviouslyĀ niallās just going to tell him,Ā āsorry, zayn, but iāve moved on with this beautiful lad who wears big brown suede chelsea boots and likes twee little dish towels and wears his hair in a man bun sometimes.ā and, really, good for niall. he knows what he did was horrible, knows he hurt niall. (heād hurt himself too but that didnāt matter right now. heād have to find a way to heal himself now.) and heās jealous and sad and his heart is breaking again, just like it did when he left niall because he thought he needed to, but telling niall all of that wouldnāt change anything.
theyāre sitting in the living room drinking beer and chatting about zaynās travels when harry gets home. harryās only seen a few pictures of zayn beforeāon liamās dresser because he wasĀ one of their best friends for a few yearsāand he knows that this is zayn.Ā
and he knowsĀ what heās feeling is jealousy, unlike the first time he felt it when niall was telling him about zayn the very first time. his usual sweet, gentle, innocent disposition is fighting with this jealousy and itās giving him a tummyache. niall is hisĀ now, not that terrible boy who hurt niall so much. part of him hopes that niall remembers that, knows that. so he walks to the living room and niall does a formal little introduction and harryās sort of looking at zayn, unsure what to say. and then he settles on saying,Ā āhi, zayn. itās nice to meet you.ā he gives the lad a tight-lipped smile and looks him over; heās very pretty and heās got a lot of cool tattoos so he tells him that and then quickly excuses himself to the bathroom.Ā
and now zayn feels awkward and niallās not quite sure what to say. but then harry comes back a minute later and sits down right next to niall on the sofa and wraps an arm around the blonde, pulling him close to his side possessively. niall looks at him, a little surprised because itās usually the other way around unless theyāre in the bedroom, and harry takes advantage and leans down to kiss him in that sweet way that he knows will earn a little tinyĀ whimper from niall. and heās rewarded with a quiet littleĀ āmmmā thatās not loud enough to be obscene but subtly lets zayn know that niall is his.Ā
and then harry turns back to zayn and asks him about cape town because thatās what heād heard zayn and niall talking about when he first walked into the flat.Ā āi always wanted to get down there. i donāt think i could have made it that far, though.ā
zayn stays for a couple hours and they talk. if he canāt have niall, heās glad that harry can because harryās a really lovely lad and heās obviously head over heels for niall and niallās head over heels for harry. heās crushed and itāll probably take him months, maybe years, to get over niall but niall did it and that gives him hope. maybe heāll find his own harry someday.
after zayn leaves, harry picks niall up and carries him to the bedroom.Ā āyouāre mine, niall,ā he states, in case niall forgot.
but niall didnāt forget.Ā āi am, harry. always yours.ā
and then harryās making love to niall on top of their bedsheets, bodies pressed together and foreheads touching as harry looks niall in the eyes and switches between telling niall that niall is hisāāyouāre myĀ boy, niall. only for me, kitty.āāand reminding niall how much he loves himāāi love you so much, niall. youāre sunshine. iāll always be your mermaid. never gonna leave you, love.ā
because itās not just about niall being his boy, not just about fighting the jealousy with possessiveness. itās about reminding niall that heās never going to leave him, never going to hurt him like zayn did; niallās safe and lovedĀ now.
so yeah, i think that would be a start, anyway!Ā
(i also might explore liam and louisā relationship a bit because iāve never been quite sure how they defined their relationship.)