hi it’s me again! okay so- rockstar/boyfriend!harry and nonfamous/girlfriend!y/n……basic trope of “he’s an asshole to everyone but her”. I don’t have any specific scenario or storyline but just that he’s known as an entitled self centered musician but he’s really sweet to her! also everyone knows she’s his soft spot and he likes to talk about her any chance he gets but never gives too much away.
OMG YESYESYES this trope is ELITE. Rockstar!Harry being a menace to the world but turning into the softest, most devoted boyfriend behind closed doors? Iconic.
I’m picturing the media painting him as this arrogant, impossible-to-work-with musician—eye-rolls in interviews, dismissive with reporters, doesn’t play the PR game at all. He’s always making headlines for being difficult, but whenever someone brings her up, his whole demeanor shifts. Like, one second he’s giving the press nothing, and the next, he’s smirking and saying, “She’s great. Next question.”
Or maybe there’s that one viral moment where he’s seen being a complete menace to paparazzi, snapping back at them—until they accidentally bump into her. Then it’s all, “You alright, love?” with that soft, concerned expression, and suddenly everyone’s like, who is she and how does she have him wrapped around her finger like that??
AND THEN there’s the way people catch him being soft. Paparazzi shots of him holding her coffee order like it’s the most important job in the world. Fans spotting him at the airport carrying her bags while she walks beside him, completely unbothered. Maybe there’s even that one time a journalist tries to push too hard for details about their relationship, and he just deadpans, “You don’t need to know anything about her,” but the next day, he’s on stage wearing a bracelet she made for him.
And the people who actually know him? His bandmates, his team? They all just laugh whenever someone calls him an ass because they’ve seen him half-asleep on the tour bus, mumbling “Lemme call her real quick” before passing out with his phone still in his hand. They’ve watched him go from “I don’t do love songs” to sneaking her initials into lyrics.
I have SO many thoughts on this, I swear. Do you picture them being super private, or does he let little glimpses of their life slip in ways that drive the fans crazy?? 😭