I wanna save that light

Zayn shakes his head in reply, but Liam waits it out – long enough that, after about half a minute, Zayn shifts again and whines, “Daddy,” into the soft fabric covering Liam’s shoulder.

Liam’s hands keep moving on autopilot, stroking Zayn’s back and playing with his hair, trying not to betray that his brain has suddenly liquefied and run out his ears. They’ve – they do this, sometimes, only when Zayn gets really, really upset and he needs someone to focus all of their attention on him, every single bit.

... or, Liam takes care of stressed, upset Zayn after the paps mob them at LAX.