Wrong number/A direction after the break · Y/n story by @Lilith2200

The notification chime cut through the quiet of your evening like a stray firework—unexpected, slightly obnoxious, and impossible to ignore.

Louis Tomlinson

sent a photo

The image loaded slowly. A blurry, half-lit selfie of a man with sharp cheekbones and a tuft of dark hair, captioned in his own handwriting across the bottom: "someone tell harry to stop sending voice notes at 3am challenge"

Harry Styles

muffled, sleepy, half-laughing —...and then he said, "no, mate, that's a kangaroo, not a koala," and I just— cuts off, more laughter

Louis Tomlinson

harry. harry. harry. it's 3am.

Harry Styles

it's 3pm somewhere

Louis Tomlinson

it's not. it's literally not. it's 3am in manchester.

The chat went quiet for a moment. Then, three dots appeared.

Niall Horan

who's the new lad? did we finally get a fifth? liam's been begging for backup.

Liam Payne

I have not been begging.

Niall Horan

you literally texted "i need backup" at 2pm yesterday and sent a crying emoji.

Liam Payne

That was about the washing machine.

Louis Tomlinson

This is Y/n. They exist. I added them. I don't know why either. Wrong number, probably.

A new notification popped up.

Zayn Malik

joined the chat

Louis Tomlinson

both.

Harry Styles

zayn.

Zayn Malik

harry.

The chat buzzed again, a flurry of messages stacking faster than you could read. Memes. A screenshot of someone's grocery list. Someone—Niall, you guessed—demanding opinions on whether a sandwich counts as a meal.

Louis Tomlinson

so. uhh. you're definitely not my nan's neighbour, are you.