let me tell yāall something. and i know I mentioned this in my fic (lmao) but iāll say it here again bc itās true. harry, liam, louis, and niall all auditioned for xfactor bc they wanted to be famous. they wanted to be performers, they wanted the spotlight, they wanted screaming fans, all that jazz. zayn auditioned bc he just wanted confirmation of his talent. heās never been super adjusted to the level of fame he has. you can see this on every interview, his attitude whenever heās feeling shitty during an interview. all the other boys never show how tired they are or how bad they feel, but zayn doesnāt give a shit how he may come across.Ā on his free time he goes incognito. heās ducked out of several shows bc he was feeling sick but none of the other boys have done that bc THEY ARE PERFORMERS THEY LOVE TO PERFORM. harry fucking LOST HIS VOICE, the ONE thing he needs to perform, and he didnāt duck out of those shows. zayn does this FOR his boys, he enjoys the band, but he doesnāt chase fame. heās quiet about what he does and heās the only one whoās stayed silent as a celebrity. itās no surprise that heās ducking out bc he canāt handle this. iām not saying that he doesnāt want this as much as any of the other boysāiām sure thatās untrue and i canāt speak like i know that at all. but the reasons behind him being in this boyband and performing daily are not because itās his dream, per se, but more because heās made a commitment to it and he loves his friends and it helps him do things like explore his other more apparent interests and support his family.Ā