Fic: Never On Your Own
Title: Never On Your Own
Authors: hostagesfic
Rating: Mature
Pairings: OT5 (Niall/Zayn, Harry/Louis, Niall/Harry, Liam/Louis, Niall/Liam, Niall/Louis)
Warnings: depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, irresponsible use of medication and inappropriate mixing with alcohol but no abuse, consideration of mental issues, use of medicinal marijuana, disordered eating (as a symptom/consequence of PTSD).[Spoilers (click to open)]
Pre-fic major character deaths, brief but graphic descriptions of physical wounds (esp. grave cuts, bruises, burns).
Word Count: 29,419 words
Authors’ note: Our full authors’ note can be found on AO3. “Never On Your Own” begins in the fall of 2012, just after the boys’ press tour in Europe. It’s canon compliant up until that point, and to our knowledge up until that point. (The LIC is shamefully absent simply because we didn’t know enough about them in fall of 2012. Also because if they were included there’s no way they’d let Niall be angsty aka like 90% of this plot. Additionally, our Niall drives even though in canon, he hadn’t got his license yet. And medicinal marijuana is legal in our Ireland. /artistic liberties).
Summary: Niall sells his place in London. It’s a Friday afternoon, and he signs the papers feeling a bit numb, a little stupid, and very, very glad. His agent looks worried, and asks if he needs a minute to think about it. Niall doesn’t, but he smiles at her anyway, is polite when he shakes his head, “Nah, thanks. ‘m good.” He isn’t, but he doesn’t think it’s much of a lie when everybody knows.
Or, Niall sells everything he owns in London and buys a posh old castle by the ocean in Ireland. Hidden away from the outside world, he's sad and lonely until one day, he isn’t.
Read here. Accompanying fanmix by lilourry here.