“i can’t touch what i see.”
but as an h&l thread:

sadly inspired by this

his face :(

this one rips me apart inside

it’s the way H starts to go for it so L’s very first natural instinct is to lean into the oncoming touch, it’s familiar; this is a !!! subconscious !!! move, but then they come to their senses and both try to play it off

louis was this close to doing it

another one that keeps me up at night jesus

while on the topic of dodgeball heres H opening his arms for L, then realising what he’s doing, and turning around to all the other boys/james

almost

hover
hand down

why is L’s first instinct to go in for a kiss i wonder

the way he looks at their handlers i’m going to jump

paul and liam suddenly hurrying over to them because they see L going for H’s arm?? zayn looking at them frantically??? H subtly jerking his arm away because he sees L coming for it??

not touching but the same implications sigh

same for this :(

hand on arm
remembers he can’t
hand in pocket

a classic

L we can see u

H we can definitely see u too

he’s trying his subtlest

these moments are so bittersweet but i still love them. their subconscious mind is used to being able to reach for a hand or a waist when they’re alone, so theres a split .2 seconds when they forget they can’t touch in public and act on instinct +

those .2 seconds are them in their intimate sphere, like natural responses until their brain catches up.