In elementary school, my best friend and I had this game we would play where we were school supplies living inside a child's desk and going on slice-of-life adventures inside it. And I remember that a key component of our school supply society was a sort of religious schism that existed around the purpose and nature of the giant hand that occasionally reached in to grab different citizens, use them, and then return them, because most school supplies considered this an auspicious and enviable moment of being selected for a greater purpose and allowed a glimpse of a vast truth, but pencils considered it a horrible portent of doom because they always got sharpened during it and came back smaller and closer to death. We were third graders btw.
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65k | rated E | AU canon divergence/alternate dimension travel | dream travel
Picture it, 2014, The Where We Are Tour, and Harry Styles has been madly in love with his blue-eyed, loud mouthed, hedgehog haired bandmate for four years, with little hope of ever having the courage to tell him. Enter 1980's teenage rom-com icon and brat pack princess, Molly Ringwald, who transports him into her world, giving Harry the opportunity of a lifetime to live out versions of her movies, in hopes that walking in someone else's shoes will give him the confidence he needs to take that leap and tell Louis he's in love with him.
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The brat pack fic that absolutely no one asked for
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I hope everyone has had a great May so far, and have been enjoying having Harry back! This month has flown by, but I did manage to sit down and read some fics. Hopefully something here will sound interesting to you. Happy reading!
❃ Don't Jump the Gun by @allwaswell16
Louis/Harry | 100 | NR | Actor Harry, Musician Louis, Meet Cute
Louis does not want to be at a movie premiere after-party. Sometimes being loud pays off.
This was obviously the perfect opener, I don't know what Louis was worrying about!
❃ Inside My Naked Eye by @allwaswell16
Louis/Harry | 100 | M | Cam Boy Louis, Office Worker Louis, Coworkers
Louis has a secret life, but he's on borrowed time.
This is a nightmare scenario for sure, Louis must be panicking!
❃ Isn't She Lovely? by @enchantedlandcoffee
Louis/Harry | 312 | G | Kid Fic, Domestic Fluff
"Lou, our jobs revolve around being up at night." Harry chuckled, his voice getting closer signalling to Louis that he'd entered the room.
"Yeah, well apparently I've got dad brain. How could I misplace a football uniform of all things?" Louis groaned before leaning to look through the drawers again.
Or, Louis and Harry as first time parents.
Cute! I love their banter
❃ Wish Answered by @haztobegood
Louis/Harry | 980 | G | Crack, Angst, Wish Babies
Someday when the time is right, they will really wish hard for a baby of their own.
Ever since he was young, he'd dreamed of performing. He’s worked hard to get this far in his career, and he loves touring, being on stage, meeting fans. But what if all his success unknowingly came at the loss of his other dreams? He’s spent many nights lying awake with these questions he’s asked himself a thousand times. It doesn't matter. He knows the answer. The timing is never right. As much as Louis wants it, their wishes never align.
How sweet! If all you gotta do is wish hard enough, it really is a miracle this was the first one. And Harry missed it! He's gonna be livid lol.
❃ Gotta Feeling by @allwaswell16
Louis/Harry | 2k | T | Tour Guide Louis, Mexico
When Harry's life in Manchester isn't turning out the way he thought it would, he decides to visit his best friend in Mexico City. Maybe Niall can convince him to move halfway around the world.
Cute!! Gotta love an interfering Niall, he knew exactly how to get what he wanted.
❃ When the Hills Call My Name (You Bring Me Home) by @neondiamond
Louis/Harry | 1.6k | G | Hurt/Comfort, Grief, Established Relationship
Harry finds Louis on one of the hills of their back garden.
Oh this was lovely! I love that Harry knows just how to be there for Louis. Nothing to pushy, just making sure Louis knows he's there and all the small things to keep Jay close.
❃ Don't Go Anywhere I Can't Follow by @allwaswell16
Louis/Harry | 2.6k | NR | Soulmates AU, Grief/Mourning, Timestamp
Two timestamps for the Limerence verse and inspired by the song Dark To Light
Dark: When Louis visited Liam in the hospital, he had a request that Louis couldn't refuse.
Light: Fate brought two soulmates together as they traveled across Europe. Now, Harry and Louis were ready to celebrate their love with a garden wedding.
I'm fine, I felt like crying today anyway. Absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, getting to see Louis living his best life and letting the memory of Liam be a part of that.
❃ living love in slow motion by ashavahishta
Louis/Harry | 2.7k | T | Cuddles, Fluff, Established Relationship
Louis is on a yacht off the coast of Italy when a storm hits. She’s thrown into the water and has to swim for cover. It’s just when she thinks she’s out of danger that she should worry the most.
Damn that's a lot, intense and slightly creepy in the best way! Harry's pull on Louis, leaving her unwilling to doom her but rather risk herself, yeah this was great.
❃ just a couple of my cravings by @louandhazaf
Louis/Harry | 3k | G | Summer, Quitting Smoking
Summer's just around the corner and Louis' battling his addictions… Cigarettes and Harry Styles.
So cute! One meeting and they're already so smitten. Louis gave up on smoking just for Harry!
❃ Send Me Your Pillow (The One That You Dream On) by @lesbianiconharrystyles
Louis/Harry | 3.1k | G | Nontraditional Omegaverse, Nesting, Fluff
Harry is embarrassed to realize he's nesting but can't stop stealing Louis' things for his nest.
Short fluffy o/o gaybo drabble with lots of cuddles and softness and sock stealing <3
Gah this was cute! I love Harry being so anxious about his nest while Louis just wants so love him.
❃ Running Through The Flames by @louandhazaf
Louis/Harry | 3.3k | NR | Exes, Broken Bones, Coach Louis
Louis and Harry broke up fifteen years ago. Louis sees him again in the most unexpected place.
Oooooh! They're so awkward, not knowing how to react to the other after so many years. But look at all this meddling! they just need to clear the air and they're gonna be great together again!
❃ Scared That My Worst is the Best That I’ve Got by @letthemusicmoveyou28
Louis/Harry | 5.1k | M | Established Relationship, Depression, Anxiety
So while Louis’ proposition is preposterous, it’s also the only compromise his brain seems willing to make at the moment.
Harry slowly raises his head to look at Louis. He’s standing on the other side of the kitchen, elbow resting casually on the edge of the counter next to the sink. His expression is soft and patient, and there’s delicate morning sunlight streaming through the kitchen windows behind him, setting his outlined silhouette aglow. He looks like an angel.
An angel in an old oversized adidas jumper with tattoos on his knuckles, but an angel all the same.
Harry’s voice comes out mumbled and much smaller than he’d like, but it is what it is. As Louis always says.
“Just shampoo?”
(Or five times Louis saves Harry from himself, and one time when Louis is the one that needs the saving).
Oh this was lovely! They truly get each other, helping without being pushy. Louis noticing the little things and making sure he's there for Harry.
❃ where you come in by @sun-lt
Louis/Harry | 5.8k | E | Dom/Sub, Soft Dom Louis, Praise Kink
After a long day, Harry is thrilled to be able to help Louis unwind.
I love soft dom Louis! They really just thrive off each other, with Louis' need to take care of Harry, and Harry's need to please Louis. the perfect combination!
Louis bucked his hips, arching off the couch, moans spilling like honey. “I’m so close already, oh god.”
Harry’s relentless grinding was just the right pace, and his mind was slowly turning into nothing but a pleasure-filled haze, and nothing could stop him from hurtling over the edge soon-
“Oh fuck, my cornbread!”
Louis reeled.
“Wha”-
“My cornbread. I’d left it in to bake, remember? I think it’s starting to burn!”
“You can’t be serious, Harold.”
Or, Harry has been baking cornbread for seven days in a row. Louis has no idea what’s going on, but is ever the sweet and supportive husband. At least their baby, Amelia, seems placated by the bread.
Contrary to popular belief, there is however, a thing such as ‘too much bread.’
This was so sweet! Harry is such a sap, Louis really hit the jackpot.
❃ Uh oh, it’s Magic (when I’m with you) by @kingsofeverything
Louis/Harry | 6.9k | E | Magical Realism, Crack, Magic Dick
Everyone Dreams eventually, and everyone's Dream is different, but all Dreams have one thing in common: They send the Dreamer on a Quest to find their Magic.
It's been months since Louis started his Quest to live as a hermit in a cave in the middle of the woods and he’s not about to let some new guy disturb his hermitage.
Magic dicks! This was ridiculous and delightful! I love that they're both so stubborn, thinking the other is ruining their faithed magic acquisition trip, but then one dream makes them reconsider.
“So, tell me what you want?” The younger boy demanded, and Louis’ mind filled with inappropriate images of Harry. Everything to do with Harry.
“I…” He couldn’t think. Could barely breathe, and his dick was so fucking hard in his track pants he didn’t know why Harry wasn’t pointing it out.
“You…have to do whatever I say for a whole day.” Louis blurted out.
“Deal.” Harry said without missing a beat, his green eyes shining like the light in The Great Gatsby. His easy agreement had Louis groaning, because Harry already did whatever Louis told him to do.
Or, the one where Harry and Louis challenge each other not to get off to see who will break first.
This was great! They're both so desperate for it, it's a wonder they didn't give in sooner.
❃ Light & Bound by SwimmingInAChampagneSea
Louis/Harry | 15.6k | E | Christmas Fic, Friends to Lovers, Shibari
It was supposed to be a December getaway for all five of them, but the weather destroyed that plan. It leaves Harry and Louis snowed in alone in a cabin in the woods, a game of dares their only entertainment.
Sounds innocent enough, right? Wrong.
Oh this was a lot of fun! You've gotta imagine this was what Harry was hoping for as he wrote down that dare. Here's hoping they've got a kinky future a head of them!
❃ Checking Them Out?: How To Use Your Library Science Degree To Get an Alpha by @insightfulinsomniac
Louis/Harry | 19.9k | E | Omegaverse, Librarian Harry, Architect Louis, Strangers to Lovers
When a flirty, attractive alpha patron checks out an entire shelf of literature on omega behavior and omega rights, Harry can’t help but wonder why the man is so interested — is he a really attentive partner, or is he just a creep?
It doesn’t help that this alpha visits weekly to exchange his books… and that he smells absolutely divine.
Whether he likes it or not, Harry has a crush.
This was lovely! I love that Harry falls so fast, and ends up with books in his nest since he's afraid of asking for something of Louis'. And Louis is right there with him, telling Lottie about him and flirting through books!
❃ if i loved you less by @eulogisemeao3
Louis/Harry | 38.2k | E | Uni AU, Frat Boy Louis, Annoyance to Lovers, Bets
At a party, under the thrill of alcohol and victim to his own hubris, Louis accepts a bet to make a stranger fall in love with him in just one month, or forfeit his position as the soccer team’s captain forever. When he meets him, Harry Styles: headstrong, fierce, and intolerant of his antics, he’s forced to reconsider everything. Over the course of the month, Louis works endlessly to please the boy. And Harry, whom he used to think was arrogant, patronising, and far too proud, comes to mean more to him than he ever anticipated.
Once content with his small world of soccer practices, parties, and constant non-committal flings, Louis finds that for the first time in his life, he wants more.
Oh this was lovely! I love that Louis falls so hard for Harry so quickly. He might not want to admit it at first, but God. You know he's gonna do everything to make sure that second chance sticks!
❃ where the spirit meets the bones by @outropeace
Louis/Harry | 64k | E | Omegaverse, Fake Relationship, Hate to Love, Obsessive Harry
When Louis discovers his husband is having an affair that could ruin his future, he recruits the most qualified person he knows to bring him down: Harry Styles, the asshole who's been pining after Louis' husband since university and somehow thinks no one has noticed. Now Harry has to choose between protecting his unrequited love or helping Louis destroy him.
This was a lot of fun! They are both in need of intensive therapy, but they deserve each other. Harry is over the top obsessive, but this Louis deserves someone who puts him and his needs first, and worships the ground he walks on.
Word count: 5327 | Rating: Explicit |
Pairing: Harry + Louis
Summary:
They were always friends, except when they weren’t. And right now, they’re not friends. Theirs was always a relationship of blurred lines, tension and bliss. They were lovers, except when they weren’t. And right now...
(a fic based on the Jeff Buckley song, and dedicated to his memory)
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: One Direction (Band)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Anne Cox, Original Styles-Tomlinson Child(ren)
Additional Tags: Fluff, Smut, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Harry Styles, Alpha Louis Tomlinson, Friends to Lovers, Friends With Benefits, Unplanned Pregnancy, Alternate Universe - College/University, Oblivious, Pining, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Nesting, Scenting, Knotting, Bonding, Light breeding kink, Mpreg
Summary:
For the past three years of university, Harry worked hard to push his romantic feelings for his best friend aside. Now that they’re in their final year of uni, his omega has other plans that slip through the hairpin cracks in his restraint.
Thankfully, Louis readily indulges his incessant and rather out of control nesting behavior. While their closeness doesn’t help Harry with his unrequited feelings, he at least knows that he’s not revealing his deepest secret to the alpha unintentionally. Louis’ genetic lack of a sense of smell allows Harry’s feelings to fly under the radar.
For now.
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A uni AU where nesting behavior and a little body oil sparks a much-too-affectionate friends with benefits relationship that has some very unexpected outcomes.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: One Direction (Band)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Fluff, Meet-Cute, Coffee, First Dates, this is just a fluffy lil story, harry and louis falling in love as usual, One Shot
Summary:
Louis has a crush on the prettiest boy he’s ever seen — the curly-haired guy who sits next to him in his Community Psych class and brings strangely-colored drinks to class with him each day.
And because Louis is incapable of flirting with someone so lovely, all he manages to do is ask about said drinks every day.
Tags: vampire!L, witch!H, enemies to lovers, uni au, soulmates au, pining, misunderstandings, fluff and smut galore!
Summary: When Harry transferred to the University of Mestonwood, he hoped that he'd finally fit in. As a witch, he's much less likely to feel isolated on an entirely supernatural campus, right?
Wrong. Thanks to the cold-shoulder efforts of Louis Tomlinson, president of the vampire Coven, Harry still feels the sting of rejection from the most gorgeous boy on campus. It's doubly frustrating that everyone else, even Harry's only close friend, Niall, seems to think Louis is a great guy.
Harry vows to actively ignore Louis in return, but his plans are foiled when his familiar, Oli, starts turning off their telepathic connection during Harry's classes. It doesn't take long for Harry to find out where Oli is disappearing to - or, rather, who is is disappearing to.
A story of misguided enemies to lovers brought together by a stubborn orange tabby.
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