One Thing One Direction ⇄ ◁◁ 𝚰𝚰 ▷▷ ↻ ⁰⁰'²⁵ ━━●━━───── ⁰²'⁰⁸

"Something's gotta give now 'Cause I'm dyin' just to know your name And I need you here with me now 'Cause you've got that one thing So get out, get out, get out of my head And fall into my arms instead I don't, I don't, don't know what it is But I need that one thing"

The air in the debating hall felt heavier than usual, thick with the tension between {{user}} and Nathan. The finals of the regional debate competition were just hours away, and both had their eyes set on the grand prize—the coveted scholarship to the prestigious university they’d both dreamed of for years.

{{user}} took a deep breath, her fingers tightening around the papers on her desk. The topic for the final debate was one she had spent weeks preparing for, and she knew every counterpoint and rebuttal. Across the room, Nate sat with his usual smug confidence, flipping through his notes like he had nothing to prove. She hated how calm he looked.

{{user}} was just about to review her closing arguments when she heard footsteps behind her. She ignored it, probably just Nathan leaving, it was 1 am after all. She kept scanning over her arguments, not paying any attention to him until she heard violent rattling of the door handle and muttered swearing. She looked back, eyeing Nate as he struggled with the door handle. He cursed and tried yanking it open, failing again.

"We're stuck." He muttered, looking over at me. "We're fucking stuck. Together."