Can You Feel Where the Wind Is
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Fandom: One Direction (Band)
Relationship: Zayn Malik/Liam Payne
Characters: Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Bodyguard, political figures, Assassination Attempt(s), Flashbacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, mentions of mass panic, Trauma, Being afraid, Crying, Nightmares, Panic, Eavesdropping, It's kind of accidental, Angst, Kind of Forbidden Love, pushing people away, dealing with things by not dealing with them, Numbness, Hidden Feelings, No Smut, american au
It had been a normal day, just like any other. He’d been doing a PR tour for his father’s election campaign, making appearances in marginalized communities to let them know that his father saw them, would work for them if elected. He’d always maintained that his father would make a bigger impact by showing up himself, proving that he meant to keep his promises and was not just sending his son to give lip service. Liam’s advice had fallen on deaf ears, but then it’s not like Liam had listened to his father’s advice either.
Liam still remembers the argument, still remembers the feelings of stubborn exasperation and eventual grudging acceptance, when his father had insisted that Liam needed a security detail while out doing his father’s bidding. He remembers arguing that he had no real power over anything, so no one would care about him, let alone try to hurt him. But that assessment had proven to be untrue today.
Written for @zaynsalbumsficfest
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