Future AU in which nobody tries out for X Factor but the boys end up finding one other eventually anyway. Louis is a jaded bastard who owns a cat named Duchess and teaches drama to teenagers, Harry is an idealistic aspiring photographer/part-time footy coach, Zayn teaches English lit and wears leather jackets, Liam saves people from burning buildings, and Niall is Niall. THIS IS NOT MY STORY! It is originally by complemtattoos on ao3 but I was having trouble finding the whole thing on wattpad or ao3. I did however find a PDF of the original text and wanted to share with the group All credits go to complemtattoos on ao3