I'm sure you're getting bombarded but I just had to send in some of the very few fics I've read this year (hopefully I can read more soon!) 1-Use You As A Focal Point by Jiksa 2-floating in a most peculiar way by we_are_the_same 3-When the dust settles (Will we be alright?) by mercurial-madhouse 4-Do You Know Who You Are? series by behindmeday 5-a little tenderness by disgruntledkittenface 6-I'll Follow You Into The Flames by rmnn sorry that's so many and there's so many more in my mind 😅
Ummm...yes. lol. I sort of impulsively decided to do this and I did not realize how many would be sent in. haha! But omg so many good fics!!
Use You As A Focal Point by Jiksa / @jiksax
“What am I, the fucking twink whisperer? You’ve been nothing but horrible to me. Last time I tried to kiss you, you lobbed a Chelsea boot at my head.”
Louis shows up at Nick's front door on the wrong side of midnight, asking for... things.
floating in a most peculiar way by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed
It's been four months since he last saw him.
(The Coffee Shop / Space AU that I never expected to write)
When the dust settles (Will we be alright?) by mercurial-madhouse (writing_practice) / @mercurial-madhouse
Harry closes the distance between them until the inebriating scent from the newly-presented omega nearly overwhelms him. Learning to balance both genders with their pheromones yet to settle, those who’ve just presented have the strongest scents.
In this world, Louis’ scent is a death sentence. They both know they’re racing fate, luck, and time now.
A ficlet in honor of the brilliant prompt: Male omegas are practically extinct. Most were eradicated due to their magical abilities, leading alphas to fear and envy them and declare civil war. A few hundred years have passed. Louis is a late bloomer, waiting to present as a beta… things don’t go as planned.
Do You Know Who You Are? (series) by @behindmeday
Louis was grateful for his friend who always managed to keep them well fed. Louis had no doubt that without Harry he would subsist on a diet of cereal and tea and not much else.
“I knew I kept you around for a reason,” Louis said as he took a seat on one of the stools at their kitchen island. “I’m pretty sure pancakes are what they mean when they say ‘friends with benefits’.”
Harry’s eyes sparkled as he turned around and smiled at Louis. He held the spatula up and waved it around in a jaunty circle. “They’ll be ready in a few, Lou,” he said, smiling at his own rhyme.
Or, Louis has his suspicions. (This is the summary for the first fic in the series!)
a little tenderness by disgruntledkittenface / @disgruntledkittenface
“Listen, my alpha and I broke up and it turns out that all of our friends were really his friends and I need someone to help me through–”
“No,” Harry practically shouts, the word bursting out of him unbidden. He cringes when he sees the shock on Niall’s face, his pale skin flushing lightly. “I’m sorry, but my answer has to be no. I don’t help omegas through heats. I’m really sorry, Liam knows that, so I don’t know why he would give you the idea–”
“It’s not heat, Harry,” Niall interrupts. “It’s depri.”
Touch deprivation makes a lot of sense now that Harry thinks about it. Niall seems generally unwell; he appears to be weak, his skin is pallid and his lips look chapped, and his breathing is ragged. He’s wearing a cozy-looking sweatshirt, but even over FaceTime, he kind of seems cold, hunched over with his arms wrapped around his body. Harry’s never been around an omega in depri as bad off as Niall looks; most of the time, there’s an alpha friend or family member who can help out with scenting and physical contact.
I'll Follow You Into The Flames by rmnn
“Candidate Zayn Malik, I’m aware. Next time, I expect to see you arriving with everyone else on shift,” Chief Deluca cut in as he went to shake Zayn’s trembling hand. The rest of the crew looked impressed as they took in Zayn’s form. He felt himself shrinking under their lingering gazes, knowing that all eyes were on his unique appearance from his shorn hair to the various tattoos on display. “Right, Malik, this is Captain Payne, you have any questions, you can direct them to him,” the chief explained, gesturing to a figure leaned against the messy whiteboards. The man had his arms crossed as he observed Zayn with a watchful gaze.
That was all it took for Zayn to feel another wave of anxiety crash over him once again. But this feeling was different. This was not first day jitters, or the stress of having to remember people’s names, this was an explosion of something more battling to cripple Zayn’s demeanor. The man, Captain Payne, was utterly gorgeous.
A Firefighter AU where Zayn pines and dwells on his past and Liam withholds himself before feelings override professional judgment.
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