Summary: Both Harry and Aline deal with seeing each other for the first time after 10 years.
Author's note: This is more of a filler chapter, so not much is going on. Next one is gonna be soooo worth it, tho, in my eyes at least. Hope you guys like it, let me know what you think
The hospital doors hissed shut behind them, sealing off the faint beeping and sterile scent that clung to every corridor. Outside, the light was thin and cold, late afternoon softening toward evening. The Sidemen lingered on the steps in a loose, uneven circle, hands buried in their pockets, the silence between them heavier than it should have been after a charity visit.
Harry stared at the ground, thumbs hooked in his hoodieās pocket, shoulders drawn in. Heād come to make children smile, to brighten someone elseās day, but somewhere between the laughter and the goodbyes, heād watched a woman he once knew better than himself look straight through him.
Alina had been polite. Professional. Cold in a way that left bruises.
She hadnāt yelled.
She hadnāt needed to.
āAlright,ā Josh said finally, voice breaking through the quiet. āAm I crazy, or was that doctor really weird with you?ā
Harryās stomach dropped. Heād prayed they wouldnāt notice.
Simon gave him a sidelong glance. āYeah, man. You know her?ā
Harry tried for casual and missed. āItās nothing.ā
None of them bought it.
He shifted, scuffed his shoe against the pavement, the words catching in his throat. āItāsā¦ complicated.ā
A pause, then a sigh. āSheās from Guernsey. We grew up together.ā
Ethan frowned. āYou never mentioned her.ā
āYeah.ā Harryās voice thinned. āItās been a long time. She was my best friend. We wereāā his jaw tightened, āātogether. Before I left for London.ā
Josh let out a low whistle. āWell. That explains the arctic chill.ā
Tobi clapped him lightly on the back. āYou gonna talk to her?ā
Harry shook his head. āShe doesnāt want to hear anything I have to say.ā
āYou donāt know that,ā Vik offered quietly.
āI do,ā Harry said, voice final.
He turned toward the parking lot. The air had cooled into that uncertain hour between day and night, when the sky turned blue-grey and the world began to dim. Behind him, the others fell into quiet conversation, but Harry kept walking. He didnāt look back.
Alina shoved her scrubs into her locker with a force that rattled the metal. The clang echoed too loudly, slicing through the hum of the hospital. Around her, life carried on ā nurses swapped shifts, wheels rolled down the hall, monitors beeped on. It was early evening now, the sharp edges of the day softening into the rhythm of the night shift.
She was angry. At him for showing up. At herself for caring that he had. Ten years should have dulled everything ā his voice, the way her stomach twisted when he said her name, the image of his face the day he left. But none of it had faded. Her pulse betrayed her; it still remembered.
The air outside had turned cool and violet. She crossed the empty service road and found a bench beneath a flickering streetlamp in the small park beside the hospital. The world was still except for the distant hum of traffic and the rustle of leaves. Peaceful, if she hadnāt been living inside a noise that only she could hear.
Her phone felt heavy. She called before she could talk herself out of it.
āLove?ā her motherās voice came warm and faintly breathless, like sheād been in the middle of folding laundry. āEverything alright?ā
Alina closed her eyes. āYeah. I justā¦ wanted to hear your voice.ā
The pause that followed was patient, expectant. āTell me,ā her mother said softly.
āTell you what?ā
āWhatever made you call me in the middle of your shift,ā came the calm reply. āYou never call without a reason.ā
Alina leaned back, the streetlampās light brushing her cheek. āHe came to the hospital today. Part of a celebrity visit for the kids.ā
A small silence. āWho?ā
āHarry.ā The name cracked slightly. āHe called me Nina.ā
Her laugh was dry, humourless. āLike no time had passed.ā
āAnd how did that feel?ā her mother asked gently.
āI donāt know,ā Alina admitted. āI donāt know what Iām supposed to feel.ā
āYou donāt have to know,ā her mother said. Then, quieter, firmer: āYou donāt owe him anything.ā
Alina smiled faintly, her eyes on the empty swings swaying in the wind. āI know. It was justā¦ strange. Seeing him again.ā
āGo home,ā her mother said. āEat something warm. Sleep.ā
āI will,ā Alina promised.
When the call ended, she stayed a while longer, breathing until her heartbeat stopped sounding like panic. The light flickered once, and by the time she rose, the last of the sunset was gone.
Home smelled like fabric softener and leftover takeout. The windows fogged slightly from the heater; Edwardās car was parked outside. She climbed the steps, shoulders heavy, and pushed open the door.
āFinally!ā Joan called from the couch, eyes on her tablet. āWe were about to send a search party.ā
āSorry,ā Alina said, dropping her bag near the door. Her voice was small, her energy stretched thin.
From the armchair, Edward turned, controller still in hand, his blond hair a mess. āYouāre acting weird.ā
"No, I'm not," Alina said, turning to him a little too quick, her voice snappy.
āSheās being cagey,ā Matilda said, stepping out of the kitchen with two mugs of tea, her copper hair glowing under the light. āWhich means something happened.ā
Alina sank into the couch, the cushions sighing under her weight. āIām fine.ā
Edward let out a laugh. āYouāre never fine when you say it like that.ā
On the rug, Victoria looked up from her laptop, her dark hair slipping over one shoulder as she closed it softly. āWhat happened? Another stupid parent?ā
āNo,ā Alina said, eyes fixed on the table. āJustā¦ long day.ā
Joan glanced up, sharp and unblinking. āAlina. Whatās going on?ā
Alinaās fingers tugged at her sleeve. She knew her friends were not letting it go, and maybe a part of her was relieved that she was gonna talk about this with someone. āYou know, the visitors today ā the Sidemen ā one of them was someone I knew. From back home.ā
āWhich one?ā Matilda asked, curiosity edging her tone.
Before Alina could answer, Edward gasped. āYou knew Harry Lewis and never told me?ā
Joan sighed. āHow do you even know it was him?ā
āHeās from Guernsey!ā Edward said, gesturing wildly as if it was something he expected everyone to know. āAnd you live with me! Heās my favorite Sidemen!ā He continued turning her attention back to Alina a look of betrayal on his face.
Alina didnāt blink. āThereās nothing to tell. We grew up on the same street. It was a long time ago.ā
Edward stared, unconvinced. āBut itās Harry Lewis.ā
āNot everything revolves around your YouTube crush, Ed,ā Joan muttered.
āI donāt have aāow!ā Matildaās foot had clearly found its target. Victoria hid her smile behind her mug, the motion so subtle only Alina caught it.
Victoria set her drink down and leaned forward slightly. āYou donāt have to explain anything.ā
āI know,ā Alina said, softer now. āIt just caught me off guard. Thatās all.ā
Joan tilted her head. āYou look like youāve seen a ghost.ā Then, after a pause: āWas he important to you?ā
āNo,ā Alina said quickly. Then, quieter: āYes.ā
The room stilled. No one pushed. They just let the silence settle.
Matilda placed a cup in Alinaās hands. āYou want to talk about it?ā
Alina shook her head. āThereās nothing to talk about. He was my best friend. Then he left. We didnāt keep in touch.ā
No one argued. The hum of the house filled the space instead ā the soft crackle of the heater, the sound of spoons against mugs. Joan rose after a moment. āIām getting cake. Anyone else?ā
A few murmured yeses followed. Edward, still half turned toward the TV, gave Alina a softer look. āYou sure youāre okay?ā
She forced a smile, delicate but holding. āIām fine.ā
The words felt thin in the air. Victoriaās eyes flicked toward her, gentle, watchful, the kind of look that said she didnāt believe it but wouldnāt call her out ā not tonight. Across the room, Edward caught the glance, a flicker of something unspoken passing between them before he turned back to his controller.
Alina leaned against the couch, the low conversation fading into background noise. In the windowās dark reflection, she caught her own face ā calm, steady, perfectly composed. But beneath it, she could still see the echo of the girl who hadnāt learned how to stop remembering.
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imagine about how you meet Tobi?!(and heļæ¼ is very flirty) ļæ¼ Maybe you are friends with freezy and he introduces them?! Please and thank you!!
Collide (Tobi Brown/Tobijizzle/TBJZL)
A/N: I can have a go, I hope you like it!
Y/Nās POV
I sign as I look up and the tall building in front of me
Finally moving to the big city of London
My best friend finally convinced me with his rambling that this would be the best place to get a job and move to
Who is my best friend you may ask?
Well the one and only Calfreezy
Iāve known Calfreezy for the longest time and we have been friends ever since we met
Not long after Freezy moved to the UK, we became neighbours
He was the annoying boy next door that I saw all the time and could never get rid of
He was like the brother I never had
When Freezy started growing on YouTube and made friends with other YouTubers, he decided that it was best to move to London and start networking
I on the other hand decided that I wanted to go to university and get a degree
From a young age, I havenāt really been sure what I wanted to do, so going to university was a big decision
I finally found my love for photography and decided that was the way that I wanted to go with my life
So fresh out of university, I decided to make the leap and move to London, not just so I could spend time with my best friend but to broaden my horizons
I contacted some companies, showed them portfolio and managed to get a internship with a big name company
I knew that I would need somewhere to live and I couldnāt think of anywhere better than the same building that Freezy had done nothing but bang on about since he moved in
Today was my moving in day and Freezy has no idea that Iām about to become his new neighbour
Just like old times
I take a deep breath as I walk into the grand building stood in front of me
I drag my suitcase behind me, whilst holding a box under my arm
I internally groan at the thought of having to go back to my car and grab some more boxes and carry them up to my flat
Suddenly I collide with another body and my box goes flying, along with the contents
As I hit the floor, my eyes go wide as I see the contents of my underwear box spread across the floor
āShit, I am so sorry! Here let me help you pick things upā the males voice says as he kneels down and starts picking up the contents of my box
āNo, no, itās fine really, I will pick things up in a secondā I say in a hurry as I get up and try to pick things but before he can notice what they are
I lift my head up and come face to face with the man that I recognised to be Tobi brown or TBJZL on YouTube, one of the Sidemen and also one of Freezyās friends
He is much more handsome in real life
āIām sorry for bumping into you, I think you dropped theseā he says as he hands me a selection of bras and thongs
At this point, I just want the ground to swallow me up because Jesus Christ this is embarrassing
Shit, I know he is a man of god, so shouldnāt really take the lords name in vein
But then again, Iām saying this internally, so I donāt suppose that he will mind
āItās ok, donāt worry! No harm doneā I say before picking up the rest of the things and putting them back in the box
āIām guessing by the box and suitcase, that you are moving in?ā Tobi says gesturing towards my bag and box
I nod
āYeah, I am a photograhy intern and I needed a place to live, so here I am! Iām Y/N by the wayā I explain with a smile
āMy best friend lives in this building and banged on about how amazing it is to live here, so I thought that i would surprise himā I continue to explain
āNice to meet you Y/N, Iām Tobi! Who is your best friend? Maybe I know himā He says
āCallum Airey, sorry you probably know him as Calfreezyā I say correcting myself
āAhhhh yes, I know Freezy! Iām assuming that Iām you know Freezy then you will know who I amā Tobi says
I laugh at the statement
āAlright big head, yes I do know who you and the Sidemen are, I just didnāt want to seem like some kind of fan girl because after spending time with Freezy in public, I know what they can be likeā I explain to him
Tobi nods
āYes fangirls are lovely but Itās nice to not have people crowding you or in the older days screaming in you faceā He says
I get what he means, when Freezy started to get big and the fangirls used to crowd us and could be all levels of crazy in public but just like the boys have, the fans are growing up with them and have mellowed slightly
I mean they arenāt like directioners but still they are fans non the less
āSo I was actually down here just getting my post, but now Iām wondering if you wanted any help with your stuff?ā Tobi asks
With a smug smile on my face, I say
āWell I think that is the least that you could do, considering my stuff was all over the floor after you bumped into meā
Tobi smirks back at me
āNo the least I could do, would be for me to take you to dinner to welcome you to the building and the least you could do for me would be to allow me to see you in some of this underwear that I so kindly helped you pick upā he says
I let out a laugh
āAlright, Iāll let you take me out, but we will have to see about the underwearā I say as I hand him the box before making my way to the lifts
āYeah, I guess we willā he mumbles as he follows me to the lift
I can see that me and Tobi are going to get on really well
Could you please write a oneshot where Y/N and Harry or Simon (which ever you want) meet during a sidemen blind dating game and they really hit it off. Thank you so much
Blind Dating || Simon Minter
Requested - Yes ^ Thank you!
A/n - I chose Simon bc he was the first Sideman that I started watching. Also bc it worked with the part from the second blind dating video. Hope you enjoy š
3.30.20
"Do you have a name for your penis?" I read off of the card, rolling my eyes a little bit. It's the last one, the deciding factor in who is going to win my heart. Not that I'd ever expect that much from a YouTube gameshow. It had been fun and interesting, but meeting an actual love interest here seemed less likely than meeting one on Tinder.
"Yes." the first guys statement pulls me away from my thoughts, and back to the game in progress. I nod silently, waiting for him to continue.
"Woody Wombpecker." he replies confidently after a couple of seconds. I cringe at the name, as well as the what it suggests about him. Although he earns a sympathy laugh from me, I secretly hope the second guy's is better.
"I was just gonna say Squidward, cause it resembles like, the eyes and the nose..." the other guy trails off as the laughter from the group dies out. It's not necessarily a better name, but it's a lot less weird in my opinion.
"Ok, what did you say again?" I ask the first guy, just to make sure I'd heard him right the first time.
"Woody Wombpecker." he repeats, less confidently this time. I shake my head and glance at the camera before speaking again.
"Yeah, no. You've put too much thought into that." I laugh, officially making the final decision. The guys all laugh, and some of them shout a few random things. The man comes around the barrier and waves awkwardly to me. He looks only a little taller than me, pretty muscular, with tattoos peaking out from under his sleeve. Overall pretty attractive, which makes me question what the other guy looks like.
"Hello, I'm Ethan," he says politely.
"Hi, I'm Y/n" I reply, glancing up to the cameraman, Kon, and waiting for the same question he always asks.
"Do you regret your decision?" he asks, looking between Ethan and I.
"I haven't seen the last guy yet but...yes," I answer, smiling at Ethan. He fist pumps the air as he walks away, causing me to laugh. A second later, a very tall man stops by the edge of the barrier and smiles at me. Immediately, I can feel my face beginning to go red. Some of the others were attractive but him, he's a near perfect representation of my type.
"Hey, uh..." he pauses, looking me up and down a couple of times and rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "I'm Simon."
"Y/n..." I say softly, trying to remind myself that he's just another guy. He steps towards me and I get up to give him a quick hug. His cologne fills my head as his arms wrap around me. The hug lasts just a second longer than a normal, friendly hug would, but neither of us acknowledge it. Instead, we both turn to Kon.
"Are you happy with your decision?" he asks, a knowing smile spreading across his face. Simon and I look into each other's eyes, taking each other in.
"She hasn't said anything," someone on the other side of the barrier points out.
"That can't be a good sign," another agrees, causing me to momentarily snap out of my trance. I step back from Simon slightly and smile.
"Yeah" I say, glancing to the camera and reminding myself that this is all going to be on the internet soon. Simon follows my gaze and then chuckles a little, heading back to his friends. I can hear them high-fiving and can almost make out some of their whispers. Kon calls for a quick break while they get the last guest ready and the guys change seats.
Just as I start to walk away, I hear footsteps quickly coming towards me. I turn around and come face to face with Simon who gently pulls me to the side, just out of view of the others.
"So uh, listen I really feel a connection to you." he says, watching my face for a reaction. I smile up at him and bite the inside of my cheek. It feels crazy to say this could be love at first sight, but maybe it's worth a shot.
"Well, I like you, a lot," I reply quietly, "So..."
"Here," he says as he hands me his phone, "put your number in, maybe we can go out sometime? What's your favorite kind of food?"
"Um, I like Chinese," I laugh, typing my number into his phone and quickly saving it under the name 'blind date girlš'. Out of the corner of my eye I can see some of his friends watching us and I shake my head. Simon takes his phone back and begins hurrying off.
"I'll text you, are you free tomorrow night?" he asks, turning around to face me again. I nod in response and wave to him as he goes to meet his friends. As I walk out, I hear distant cheering and I smile to myself. Looking down at my phone, I see a text from an unknown number. I save it as 'Simon š' and sigh softly, thinking of being on a date with him.
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A/N: This is not a request, just though i would post :)
Prompt: Imagine if Simon was editing for hour and you decided that enough was enough, sending him to bed. In the end, you two cuddled and Simon had finally gone to sleep.
Genre: Fluffy
Pairing: SimonxReader
The computer screen shone bright in the dark room as a pair of ocean blue eys stared at it, half lidded and tired. Despite the urge to go to sleep, Simon had continued editing for hours on end, causing dark bags to form under his strained eyes. He needed to desperately upload the video he had recorded the other day as millions of fans were wondering why hadn't he posted.
But you knew that he needed sleep so getting up off the comfy couch sitting against the wall in his room, you trudged over to your boyfriend and nudged him with your fingers.
"Simon? Baby, you need to go sleep" You whispered and placed a quick kiss on his cheek. A sigh escaped his parted lips as he kept staring at the screen, clicking away.
"I have to get this out, fans are waiting" Simon stated, his free hand rubbing his sore eyes. His faded silver hair had fell in front of his eyes, causing him to look cute and his eyes sparkled even though they showed tiredness. You frowned slightly at his statement and you shook your head in denial.
"If you don't get some sleep, you will pass out honey" You honestly commented "The fans will understand, we are all human, we all need sleep"
The boy huffed under her breath and stood up, finally glancing down at you with a small smile planted on his pink lips. These were the moments you cherished, even though he was sleep deprived, Simon looked cute and handsome at the same time without even trying. You loved the way that his eys swirled with love and happiness, they way that his hair would rustle in the wind.
"Only because you say so baby" Simon said as he grabbed your hand and walked you over to the bed, both of you laying down. Snuggling into his neck, you had felt his hands wrap around your waist and pull you close, your legs tangled.
A sigh of content passed through his lips and he kissed your forehead, the feeling of the kiss lingered.
"Love you" You mumbled, half asleep with a sleepy smile. Muttering a sentence, Simon had finally passed out and quiet snores emitted from him.
As you soon fell asleep too, you tightened your arms around him, his body heat spreading to you.
Simon: you know what I want? I want a lot of things! I wanna be with the woman I love on Valentineās Day! And I want her to love me back! And I want just one moment of relief from the gut-wrenching pain of knowing that thatās never gonna happen!
